Supreme Court upholds FCC's $200M fines against AT&T and Verizon for sharing location data without consent
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Summary
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the FCC acted legally when it fined AT&T and Verizon nearly $200 million for sharing consumers' location data without consent. The Court rejected the telecom companies' argument that the FCC's fine-issuing process violated their right to a jury trial. The Trump administration had supported the FCC's position, with only Justice Clarence Thomas dissenting.
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· 3 pulledThe Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acted legally when it issued nearly $200 million in fines against telecommunications companies accused of sharing access to consumers' location data without their consent.
In an 8-1 decision, the high court held that the fines levied against AT&T and Verizon in April 2024 were legal because they did not violate the companies' rights to a jury trial.
The telecom giants had argued that the agency's process for imposing fines as a standalone entity is unconstitutional for that reason.
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