WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court

on Wednesday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's

$46.9 million fine against U.S. wireless carrier Verizon

Communications ( VZ ) for illegally sharing access to customers'

location information.

A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

rejected Verizon's argument, saying "device-location data is

statutorily protected." In April 2024, the FCC fined largest

U.S. wireless carriers nearly $200 million in total

overmishandling customers' location information.