Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine
Summary
The Supreme Court denied Verizon’s request to get back a $47 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Verizon and other phone companies were fined for selling customers’ real-time location data without permission, and Verizon wants another chance to challenge its fine in court.Key Facts
- Verizon asked the Supreme Court to refund $47 million it paid as a fine to the FCC.
- The Supreme Court refused Verizon’s petition without giving a reason.
- Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint were fined a total of $196 million in 2024 for selling location data without customer consent.
- The Court ruled in June that the FCC’s fining process does not violate the carriers’ right to a jury trial.
- Verizon claims it didn’t know it could refuse to pay the fine and wants to argue the fine’s legality again.
- AT&T and T-Mobile are still fighting their fines in lower courts.
- Verizon lost its case in the 2nd Circuit Court, and the Supreme Court affirmed that decision.
- Verizon wants a small change from the Supreme Court to be allowed to reopen its case like the other companies.
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