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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T21:46:40.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2026 – AT&T and Verizon continued their push Wednesday for the Supreme Court to find invalid the Federal Communications Commission’s method of issuing fines.\n\nBoth the FCC and the two carriers, each contesting a penalty, have asked justices to resolve a circuit split on the issue. The high court accepted, and oral arguments in the case are set for April 21, 2026.\n\n“The Seventh Amendment entitles defendants to plead their case to a jury before the FCC enters final, binding forfeiture orders against them,” the companies wrote in a joint brief. “It does not relegate them to hoping for a jury in a different suit that may never materialize.”\n\nLearn more about Broadband Breakfast Live Online\n\n\n                            Signup on CHAT for BroadbandLive\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "AT&T, Verizon Make Case Against FCC Forfeiture Process to Supreme Court",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-22T09:53:34.975Z"
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