Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration on Federal Regulation of Telecom Companies
The justices said the FCC can issue initial penalty assessments, even as carriers argued the process denied them a jury trial.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump's administration, ruling 8-1 to uphold the Federal Communications Commission's enforcement system against legal challenges from AT&T and Verizon.
- AT&T and Verizon challenged $100 million in penalties for selling customer location data without consent, arguing the FCC's in-house process violated their constitutional right to a jury trial.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority that the agency's orders did not create immediate obligations to pay, a regulatory concession from the Trump administration that shifts the enforcement landscape.
- Across the industry, the FCC assessed nearly $200 million in total fines, including $80 million for T-Mobile and $12 million for Sprint, which T-Mobile acquired in 2020.
- Preserving this enforcement system settles a split between appellate courts and maintains a key regulatory tool that other federal agencies also utilize for oversight purposes.
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The 8-1 decision upheld one of the Federal Communications Commission's key tools, though the companies also won a concession from the administration.
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