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Telecommunications - January, 2015

124 articles

• Latham's Shake Shack IPO Grabs Spotlight Amid Busy Week
• TPG, Apax Shed Much Of $1.1B Hellas Clawback Suit
• Sens. To Probe Verizon Over Supercookie Tracking
• Electricity-Focused InfraREIT Shares Soar In Public Debut
• Tech Giants Back Cisco Fed. Circ. Appeal In $16M Wi-Fi Row
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Tips On Calif. Wage-And-Hour Law
• Cablevision Sues Verizon Over 'Fastest Wi-Fi' Ads
• DirecTV Technicians Ask JPML To Consolidate FLSA Actions
• NCAA Athletes Should Get Publicity Pay, SAG Tells 9th Circ.
• EU's Russia Sanctions And Tips For The Year Ahead
• FCC Toughens 'Broadband' Internet Standard
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• CBS Faces Intern Class Action After Aborted 'Late Show' Suit
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down IDT Suit Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• Neustar Escapes Securities Suit Over Fumbled Gov't Contract
• Adaptix Ramps Up AT&T, HTC Patent Feud Despite Setback
• CommScope Grabs TE Connectivity's Network Biz In $3B Buy
• TracFone Will Pay $40 Million In FTC Throttling Suit
• General Cable Ducks Suit Over Accounting Errors, Theft
• India Accepts Defeat In Vodafone Transfer Pricing Tax Case
• Powerwave Trustee Sues Ex-Brass In Clawback Suit Blitz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Informatica, HSBC, TE Connectivity
• Oi Bondholders OK Altice's €7.4B Buy Of Portuguese Assets
• FCC Commish Wants Hotels' Bid To Block Wi-Fi Axed
• Market Rumors: Center Parcs, Altice, Sunrise
• Verizon Will Face Bulk Of $20M Contract Suit, Judge Says
• CVC Pushes Forward With Swiss Telecom IPO
• 3rd Circ. OKs Sanctions In Telecom Exec.'s Bankruptcy
• Adaptix Patents In Apple, AT&T, Verizon Suits Ruled Invalid
• Networks Largely Approve Of Aereo's Asset Sale Process
• Sirius Wants 2nd Circ. Ruling On Pre-72s Before Class Cert.
• Cable Giants Oppose FCC Plan To Speed Up Broadband
• Sonus Pushes Back Against Inventergy's Licensing Pressure
• Spain Can't Assess $4.4B Orange-Jazztel Deal, EC Says
• AT&T Swings $1.9B Deal To Buy Bankrupt NII's Mexican Biz
• Duo Gets 6-Plus Years For $30M Telecom Investment Scam
• Altice Eyes $5B Bond Offering To Back PT Portugal Buy
• Aereo Says Broadcasters Are Trying To Stifle Its Asset Sale
• Aaron's Spyware Class Members Can Be ID'd, 3rd Circ. Told
• Google, Apple, Sony Hit Over Pre-1972 Songs
• Telefonica Eyes $15B Unit Sale Amid British Mobile Shakeup
• NXP Slams Marvell With Patent Suit Over Xbox Wireless Chip
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Refresco Gerber, AVIC, Google
• Nexstar Lines Up $275M Note Offering To Back TV Deals
• Cellphone Cos. Duck Some Claims In Consumer Privacy MDL
• Senate Dems. Push Bill To Strike Down State Broadband Laws
• What Legal Departments Can Expect If Buying Into E-Billing
• Israeli Defense Co. Says Satellite IP Is Being Misused In US
• Broadband Cos. Push GOP Net Neutrality Bill
• 19 Calls Added Back In Dish TCPA Class Action
• Farella Braun Snags Latham IP Partner In San Francisco
• FCC Must Wait For Congress On Net Neutrality, Commish Says
• Obama Pushes Lawmakers To Overhaul Cybersecurity
• Google, Viacom Escape Child Web Tracking Suits For Good
• Dish's Hopper Not Barred By Aereo, Judge Says
• Apple, AT&T, Verizon, HTC Get Win In Adaptix IP Suits
• Judge Nixes Most Of Al Jazeera Defenses In DirecTV Feud
• Zayo Eyes $700M Notes Offering To Back Latisys Deal
• 3 In-House Management Strategies For 2015
• LightSquared Cleared For Voting On Falcone-Backed Plan
• GPS Cos. Seek End To LightSquared, Harbinger Liability Suits
• Watch For 8 First Amendment Legal Issues In 2015
• Mobile Wi-Fi Bumps Up Against NIMBY
• Dish, Fox Pause Hopper Battle For 'Highly Likely' Settlement
• Samsung Should Face New IP Trial In ChatON Row, Co. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saint-Gobain, Sysco, China Telecom
• IPhone Class Takes Apple Antitrust Battle To 9th Circ.
• GOP Unveils Net Neutrality Bill That Limits FCC Power
• Swiss Telecom To Go On With IPO Despite Currency Swings
• What Companies Should Know About Changes To Cuba Policy
• Sirius' Pre-1972 Defense Nixed, But No Quick Win For Turtles
• After Obama Push, FCC Faces Fight To Veto State ISP Laws
• Apple, AT&T, Verizon, HTC Lose Bid To Slip Adaptix IP Suit
• RadioShack Faces Cash Deadline, May Soon Hit Bankruptcy
• Cameron Wants US To Call Out Apple, Others Over Encryption
• Major Cos. Team Up To Push For Patent Troll Bill
• Tech Giants Want Flexible IP Language In New Trade Bill
• BlackBerry Quiets Megadeal Buzz To Investors' Chagrin
• Carlos Slim Doubles NYT Stake To Become Top Shareholder
• Judge Approves New ASCAP Alternative License Form
• Media Titans Slam FCC Disclosures In Comcast, AT&T Reviews
• Apple, Ericsson Trade Lawsuits In FRAND Patent Fight
• PTAB Appeal Over Seismic Data Patent Gets Shot Down
• Obama Tells FCC To Protect City-Run Broadband
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Greenberg M&A Veteran For Atlanta Site
• UK High Court To Hear Sony Riot Damage Insurance Appeal
• Swiss Telecom Sunrise Communications Plans $1.35B IPO
• High Court Raises Bar For Cellphone Tower Denials
• Ex-Paul Hastings Atty's Retainer Row With T-Mobile Trimmed
• Telecom Italia Plans Buyback Of Up To $706M In Notes
• Fla. Cellphone Distributor Sues Samsung Over Supply Contract
• O'Melveny Rips Sanctions Bid In Sirius' Pre-1972 Fight
• FCC Resumes Clock On Comcast-Time Warner Review
• College Broadcasters Ask DC Circ. To Nix New Royalty Fee
• Supreme Court Shuns Suit Over IRS Phone-Tax Refund Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: Facebook, MBK Partners, Alibaba
• Tele Columbus Aims For More Than $564M In Revived IPO
• Toyota, Sirius Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Data Sharing
• Grupo Televisa Sells Stake, Buys Cable Co. For $205M
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• FCC Defends Contract Access In Comcast, AT&T Deal Reviews
• FCC Chair Hints At Regulating Broadband ISPs As Utilities
• Palm Name To Be Revived As HP Sells Brand To Chinese Co.
• 6 Industries Primed For M&A This Year
• Leahy, Matsui Relaunch Net Neutrality Legislation
• Patent Atty Can't Snare Other Firms In AT&T License Row
• PTAB Axes 2 Patents After Review Bids Fail To Get Response
• 6th Circ. Nixes Casino Guards' Class Suit Over Meal Breaks
• Verizon Buzz Highlights Market's Hunger For Big TMT Deals
• AT&T Exec Says Cybersecurity Infrastructure Needs Overhaul
• Unisys Settles $13M Army Global-Radio FCA Spat
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chinese Gov't, Verizon, Wendel Group
• Dish Pays $13.9M To End CenturyLink Incentive Fee Dust Up
• Indian Pay-TV Operator To List In US After $300M Stake Sale
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Review Web Conference IP Ruling
• NII Pushes Ch. 11 Hearings Back Pending Analyst Report
• China Drops Rare Earth Quota After WTO Loss
• AT&T Says It's Out Of FTC's Jurisdiction In 'Throttling' Suit
• Fox Accuses NBC Of Trying To Hide Dish Deals
• UniTek Wins Nod For Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Qualcomm Director Settles Insider Trading Row With SEC
• California Cases To Watch In 2015
• German Cable Co. Tele Columbus Rekindles $360M IPO