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"description": "They asked the Supreme Court to send the issue back to lower courts",
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"textContent": "WASHINGTON, July 2, 2026 – T-Mobile and Verizon are beginning the process of seeking refunds on multimillion-dollar fines they paid the Federal Communications Commission, arguing they were effectively misled into thinking the penalties were mandatory.\n\nIn last month’s decision in FCC v. AT&T, the Supreme Court upheld the FCC’s authority to issue fines, but on the logic that companies weren’t actually required to pay until the Justice Department sued to collect and initiated a jury trial.\n\nLearn about America250 / Telecom150\n\n\n Learn about America250 / Telecom150\n \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
"title": "Verizon, T-Mobile Want Refunds on Location Data Fines",
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