{
  "id": 1553075,
  "title": "Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-for-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fine",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Policy",
    "slug": "ars-technica-policy",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-for-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fine/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court has dismissed Verizon's request for a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), effectively ending Verizon's chance to challenge the fine. The court's denial of Verizon's petition means that the company cannot seek a review from a lower court to order the FCC to issue a refund. Despite this setback, AT&T and T-Mobile are still pursuing their own appeals against fines related to the sale of device-location data, arguing that their actions did not violate US telecom law. The FCC imposed a combined $196 million fine on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile in 2024 for selling mobile users' real-time location data without explicit consent.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-for-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fine-1557555",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:00:20.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}