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Supreme Court Denies Verizon Bid to Pursue Refund on FCC Fine
The wireless carriers are each seeking refunds on a combined $200 million in penalties
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The wireless carriers are each seeking refunds on a combined $200 million in penalties
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T-Mobile and Verizon are also looking for refunds after the Supreme Court ruled initial forfeiture orders are nonbinding
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The rulings expanded FCC data privacy rules and made it easier for the agency to issue huge fines, the group said
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The agency said IM Telecom enrolled subscribers without their consent and violated non-usage rules
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They asked the Supreme Court to send the issue back to lower courts
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Small fines may become less common
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The court preserved the agency’s power to issue fines, but said those forfeiture orders were nonbinding.
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The court sided 8-1 with the agency against AT&T and Verizon.
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DOJ said 84,000 subscribers were ineligible for subsidies. The company didn’t admit any wrongdoing.
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That would preserve the agency's fine powers, but reduce the force of its forfeiture orders.
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The companies want a $100 million refund ‘at the very least.’ Oral arguments are scheduled for April 21.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the issue on April 21.
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Major wireless carriers are fighting the agency’s ability to issue fines in a legal battle before the Supreme Court.
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The high court will hear arguments on the issue in April
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Fines are the agency’s main enforcement mechanism.
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Mobile carriers want justices to find the agency’s process unconstitutional.