Verizon, T-Mobile Want Refunds on Location Data Fines
They asked the Supreme Court to send the issue back to lower courts
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2026 – T-Mobile and Verizon are beginning the process of seeking refunds on multimillion-dollar fines they paid the Federal Communications Commission, arguing they were effectively misled into thinking the penalties were mandatory.
In last month’s decision in FCC v. AT&T, the Supreme Court upheld the FCC’s authority to issue fines, but on the logic that companies weren’t actually required to pay until the Justice Department sued to collect and initiated a jury trial.
