Supreme Court leans toward backing FCC fines against Verizon, AT&T

Supreme Court arguments make it clear that FCC fines are "nonbinding"

FCC tells Supreme Court its fines are nonbinding unless a jury upholds penalty.

Supreme Court seems skeptical of limiting FCC's power to fine companies

Telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T appealed to the Supreme Court after the Federal Communications Commission found they sold customers’ location data without proper safeguards and slapped the companies with hefty penalties totaling over $100 million.

US Supreme Court leans toward FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Tuesday to preserve the Federal Communications Commission's system for levying fines in a challenge by major wireless carriers to the agency's regulatory power.

Supreme Court grills FCC over its authority to impose fines

The Supreme Court grilled the Federal Communications Commission over its retreat from past arguments that the fines it levied against Verizon and AT&T were binding, after the telecommunications companies challenged the FCC’s authority to issue those fines. The justices heard arguments in the consolidated cases FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC, weighing whether the federal agency’s method for assessing and enforcing fines against tel…

Supreme Court leans toward FCC in clash over wireless fines

The court seemed inclined to preserve the FCC's system for levying fines in a challenge by major wireless carriers to the agency's regulatory power.

Supreme Court leans toward backing FCC fines against Verizon, AT&T

After concessions from the government about its limits, the Supreme Court appeared open to backing the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) setup for imposing massive fines at oral arguments on Tuesday. The justices are reviewing more than $100 million in combined penalties against Verizon and AT&T over their use of customers’ location data. The companies say…