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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • February 09, 2026

    Meta Allows Pump-And-Dump Scam Ads, New Suit Says

    A new proposed class action in California federal court alleges Meta Platforms Inc. knowingly allowed pump-and-dump scammers to advertise on its platform and to promote and falsely inflate the prices of certain stocks before selling their shares, gaining millions of dollars from Meta users.

  • February 09, 2026

    Altice Must Face 'Enhancement Fee' Case, Conn. AG Says

    Altice USA should not be able to slip a retooled complaint brought by the state of Connecticut that accuses the company of improperly charging customers a $6 "network enhancement fee" and making misleading representations about its internet speed, a state court has been told.

  • February 09, 2026

    NTIA Approves Nearly All State Broadband Funding Plans

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed off on almost all the recent state-level plans under the government's signature high-speed infrastructure spending initiative, moving projects across the country closer to fruition, a top official said Monday.

  • February 09, 2026

    No 2nd Chance For Failed Junk Fax Ad Suit, Colo. Court Says

    An online fax service provider Monday lost its last chance at persuading a Colorado federal judge not to kill a Telephone Consumer Protection Act suit accusing a group of companies of overwhelming its system with "junk faxes" after the court said no to rethinking its dismissal order.

  • February 09, 2026

    8th Circ. Lets Stand Minn. Law Banning Election Deepfakes

    The Eighth Circuit on Monday declined to block Minnesota's law criminalizing deepfakes that are designed to influence elections, holding in a published opinion that a state legislator waited too long to seek emergency relief and that a political commentator who also challenged the statute did not have standing.

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  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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