The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral argument over 2024 FCC forfeiture orders imposing fines on AT&T, Inc. (AT&T), Verizon Communications, Inc. (Verizon), and T-Mobile US, Inc. (T-Mobile), for violating the Commission’s customer proprietary network information (CPNI) rules. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the forfeiture order against AT&T, while the Second Circuit upheld the forfeiture order against Verizon. The D.C. Circuit ruled against T-Mobile and Sprint Corp. in a challenge to their forfeiture orders. The case could have broad implications on the FCC’s authority to impose monetary penalties through enforcement proceedings.
