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Judges Appear Skeptical of Fifth Circuit Decision Tossing AT&T Fine

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If judges in the Verizon or T-Mobile cases rule the opposite way, the issue would likely end up before the Supreme Court. They say the law only governs data the companies have solely as a result of providing common carrier voice services, and not data they could also have as a result of providing data services.

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Major Questions Does Not Apply to Net Neutrality: FCC

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 –  Broadband is straightforwardly a telecommunications service subject to common carrier regulation, the Federal Communications Commission told federal judges Wednesday. Oral arguments in the case are slated for this Halloween, on October 31.

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Judges Probe FCC’s $92 Million Fine Against T-Mobile

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WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Judges questioned lawyers for both T-Mobile and the Federal Communications Commission Monday on whether the agency’s penalty process was upended by a recent Supreme Court decision that found a separate agency couldn’t collect fines without a jury trial. 

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FCC Urges Judges Not to Follow Fifth Circuit in Striking Down Fines

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2025 – After the Fifth Circuit invalidated a $57 million penalty against AT&T, the Federal Communications Commission is urging other courts not to toss nearly $140 million in fines against Verizon and T-Mobile. Jarkesy , which found the same was true of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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If Trump Won, What Would Carr Do as FCC Chairman?

Broadband Breakfast

Carr actually outlined his priorities for broadband and telecommunications policy in a chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 policy agenda. Broadband in the Next Administration Don’t miss the chance to learn about BEAD, spectrum, Universal Service Fund reform, and the future of the internet. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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