( September 11, 2025, 2:55 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 10 denied a petition filed by Verizon Communications Inc. seeking review of a Federal Communications Commission forfeiture order imposing a $46.9 million penalty for violating the Communications Act and related regulations regarding Verizon’s alleged failure to safeguard certain customer proprietary network information, finding that the data is protected under statute, that the finding of liability was reasonable and that the forfeiture order does not violate Verizon’s constitutional rights or the applicable statute....