The Federal Communications Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to revisit the massive fines it imposed on the national wireless carriers in 2024 over the handling of customer location data.

In a filing submitted Friday, the FCC urged the justices to decline to take up the issue for additional review — whether by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit or by the Supreme Court itself.

The case, docketed as 25-1422, centers on Sprint and the penalties the commission issued to the country's major wireless operators two years ago for improperly sharing or selling subscribers' precise location information to third parties. Federal telecom regulators argue judges should not further second-guess those enforcement actions.

The FCC's position sets up a decision point for the Supreme Court in the new term. If the justices grant review, the 2024 fines could face renewed legal scrutiny and a potential recalibration of the commission's enforcement authority over carrier data practices. If the court denies the petition, the penalties would stand as issued, closing a chapter in one of the most consequential privacy enforcement actions the commission has brought against the wireless industry.

The dispute also carries broader regulatory weight. The outcome will help define how far the FCC can go in fining carriers under its statutory authority — a question that has shadowed the commission's privacy and consumer-protection agenda across multiple administrations.

The Supreme Court is expected to decide in the coming months whether to hear the case.