Supreme Court denies Verizon's appeal to reclaim $47M FCC fine

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The US Supreme Court has rejected Verizon's attempt to obtain a $47 million refund of a fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission. The fine was related to Verizon's sale of customers' device-location data to third parties. The court's decision means Verizon must accept the penalty without reimbursement. Despite the ruling, Verizon and other carriers continue to maintain that selling such location data does not constitute illegal activity.

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