Verizon (VZ) Loses Final Supreme Court Appeal Over $47 Million FCC Fine

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has had its final legal appeal rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court over a US$47 million FCC penalty tied to customer location data. The decision leaves in place the long running fine and closes Verizon's effort to recover the funds through the courts. The outcome underscores ongoing federal scrutiny of how U.S. telecom companies handle sensitive user information and comply with FCC ru…