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US supreme court backs FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines
The US Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission's authority to impose in-house penalties on wireless carriers, rejecting AT&T and Verizon's claims that this deprived them of a jury trial. The 8-1 ruling supported the Trump administration's defense of the FCC's forfeiture orders system.
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