Supreme Court Denies Verizon Bid to Pursue Refund on FCC Fine

The US Supreme Court denied Verizon's request to seek a refund of $47 million in fines paid to the FCC for improper customer location data sales, upholding the FCC's authority to impose fines but ruling these fines are not mandatory until enforced by the Justice Department. This decision affirms a lower court ruling and leaves similar refund claims by AT&T and T-Mobile in varying positions.

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