In FCC v. AT&T, the Supreme Court recently decided that Federal Communications Commission orders are not binding for the collection of forfeitures under Sections 503 and 504 of the Communications Act. The FCC had previously issued forfeiture orders of $57 million against AT&T and $47 million against Verizon and demanded payment within 30 days. Chairman Brendan Carr, then a commissioner on the FCC, properly dissented from the forfeiture order. The companies paid the forfeiture amounts under protest and went to court to reclaim what they viewed as illegal forfeitures.
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