Politics Added 73d ago 3 outlets

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on FCC fines against AT&T and Verizon over location data

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in consolidated cases FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC, reviewing over $100 million in combined FCC fines against the two telecom companies for allegedly selling customers' location data to third parties. The cases center on whether the FCC's method of imposing and enforcing fines violates the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. Justices including Kavanaugh and Gorsuch questioned the government over the FCC's apparent shift in position from earlier proceedings.

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This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.

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Two outlets see justices skeptical of limiting FCC power; one stresses grilling the government over retreat from prior positions; PBS adds Roberts dismissing telecom complaints as a 'PR problem', most reads favor the agency.

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HThe HillCENTER73d ago

“Supreme Court leans toward backing FCC fines against Verizon, AT&T”

PBSPBS NewsHourCENTER73d ago

“LISTEN: Supreme Court seems skeptical of limiting FCC's power to fine companies”

WEWashington ExaminerRIGHT73d ago

“Supreme Court grills FCC over its authority to impose fines on AT&T and Verizon”

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