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Second Circuit Upholds Verizon $46.9 Million Fine for Sharing Location-Based Data

Second Circuit Upholds Verizon $46.9 Million Fine for Sharing Location-Based Data

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

September 12, 2025

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a final decision in Verizon v. FCC, upholding a $46.9 million penalty against Verizon for mishandling customer location data. This ruling has significant implications for our members engaged in telemarketing and SMS text marketing. The Court affirmed the FCC's finding that Verizon violated Section 222 of the Communications Act by failing to reasonably safeguard Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI). The Second Circuit explicitly concluded that device-location data qualifies as CPNI, triggering the privacy protections of the Communications Act. …

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Forfeiture Orders, Court Battles, and the Complexities of Real-Time Location Data in Fifth Circuit's Landmark Ruling in AT&T, Inc. v. FCC

Forfeiture Orders, Court Battles, and the Complexities of Real-Time Location Data

David Carter

April 30, 2025

A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, vacating a significant $57 million forfeiture order against AT&T, has sent ripples through the telecommunications industry and drawn responses from the FCC in other ongoing court cases. This ruling, and the subsequent reactions, highlight critical questions about agency enforcement powers, constitutional rights, and the practical challenges businesses face complying with location-based regulations in an era of heightened data privacy.…

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