WASHINGTON, June 4 : The U.S. Supreme Court backed the Federal Communications Commission's system for levying fines, ruling on Thursday against wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon in their challenge to the agency and handing a win to President Donald Trump's administration.The ruling was 8-1. At issue in the

WASHINGTON, June 4 : The U.S. Supreme Court backed the Federal Communications Commission's system for levying fines, ruling on Thursday against wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon…

WASHINGTON, June 4 : The U.S. Supreme Court backed the Federal Communications Commission's system for levying fines, ruling on Thursday against wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon…

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies

The 8-1 ruling was in response to AT&T and Verizon paying fines for what the agency said was selling access to customer data without user consent.

In an 8-1 ruling, the justices found that the Federal Communications Commission’s in-house process to levy fines doesn’t violate companies’ right to a jury trial. The case…

The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission’s power to issue findings that companies broke the law, turning aside challenges from telecommunications…

The legal battle emerged after the FCC levied substantial fines against several carriers

The Supreme Court sided with the FCC to find the agency's scheme for fining telecommunications companies is lawful.

FCC did not violate carriers' right to jury trial, court says in 8-1 ruling.