AT&T Paid $57M for Selling Location Data, Now Wants It Back; FCC Says No

The FCC opposes refunding the $57 million fine paid by AT&T for illegally selling customers' real-time location data to unvetted third parties and supports upholding the fine based on 84 distinct violations of federal privacy law. The case follows a Supreme Court ruling clarifying FCC forfeiture orders do not create binding payment obligations without Justice Department civil enforcement, leaving AT&T as the only carrier still seeking a refund from these major fines.

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