The Supreme Court has denied Verizon's petition seeking a $47 million refund from the FCC, effectively ending its challenge to the fine. The ruling follows a prior 8-1 decision that the FCC's penalty process does not violate the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. AT&T and T-Mobile are continuing separate challenges to similar fines stemming from the sale of device-location data without consumer consent.
Background
In 2024, the FCC levied a combined $196 million fine against major US carriers for selling mobile users' real-time location data to data aggregators without customer consent. The legal battles center on whether the FCC's administrative penalty process violates constitutional rights to a jury trial.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026 at 04:00 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10