Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission & AT&T

Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission: The Supreme Court backed the Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission's system for levying fines, affirming its authority to impose financial penalties through in-house proceedings. This ruling strengthens the Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission's regulatory power over wireless carriers.

AT&T: The Supreme Court ruled against AT&T, upholding the FCC's system for levying fines, which means AT&T's challenge to the FCC's in-house proceedings was rejected. AT&T had previously been fined $57 million by the FCC for unlawfully selling customer location data.

Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission: The Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission's efforts to reinstate net neutrality rules were blocked by the United States — United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, significantly curbing its regulatory authority over the internet.

AT&T: AT&T, a member of USTelecom | The Broadband Association, benefits from the court's decision against net neutrality rules, which is seen as promoting investment and competition.

Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission: The Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission (FCC) ordered EchoStar to establish a $2.4 billion fund to address qualified claims from creditors related to the shutdown of the Dish Network — Boost Mobile 5G network, following its approval of the AT&T and SpaceX transactions.

AT&T: AT&T is involved in a previously announced transaction to purchase spectrum licenses from Dish Network — Boost Mobile. The delayed closing of this transaction is a key factor in Dish Network's current liquidity issues and Chapter 11 filing.

Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission: The Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission>>> is the government agency proposing and advancing the rules that would bar United States>>> telecommunications carriers from interconnecting with Chinese telecom firms, citing national security risks.

AT&T: AT&T>>> is a member of USTelecom | The Broadband Association>>>, which opposes the Nigeria — Nigerian Communications Commission>>>'s proposal, indicating potential negative impacts on its operations if the proposal proceeds.