Telecommunications Archive » March, 2015

Telecommunications - March, 2015

149 articles

• CORRECTED: Dell, HP Win Fees As IP Firm Niro Haller Sanctioned Again
• AT&T Can't Pull Plug On FTC's Data Throttling Suit
• Verizon Enables 'Supercookies' Opt-Out Amid Backlash
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cablevision, Exor SpA, Kion Group
• NY Court Revives MPEG LA's $4M Converter Box Royalty Suit
• Deal To Keep RadioShack Alive Wins Bankruptcy Court OK
• NII Speeds Toward Ch. 11 Trial As Judge Refuses Mediation
• Viacom Wants Court To ID Owners Of 'Nick' Streaming Site
• Charter Inks $10.4B Deal For Bright House Networks
• RadioShack Judge Urges Peace As Sale Fight Enters 3rd Day
• Sprint Pays $131M To Hang Up On Nextel Merger Suit
• Claims Gutted In Harbinger Investor Row Over LightSquared
• DirecTV Can't Cut Itself From $10B Bias Suit, Group Says
• PwC Cleared In Suit Against Chinese ISP
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• Salus To Make New Bid For RadioShack In Surprise Move
• FCC Backs Telcordia For Phone Contract After Neustar Fight
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Australia OKs Data Retention Bill Despite Privacy Concerns
• CRB Decision Stiffed Producers, Fattened MPAA, DC Circ. Told
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• Salus Calls RadioShack Auction 'Sham' In Ch. 11 Sale Brawl
• Cellphone Users Win Cert. In GE Capital Spam-Calling Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Evonik, Union Bancaire
• State AGs Keep Eye On RadioShack Customers' Personal Data
• Telefonica Plans $3.3B Share Offering To Fund GVT Deal
• LightSquared Wins Approval To Exit Marathon Ch. 11
• Comcast Says $45B TWC Deal Review Longer Than Expected
• EU Eyes Copyright, Data Reforms For Digital Unity
• House Bill Encourages Cos. To Share Info On Cyberthreats
• Ergen Makes Peace With LightSquared's Ch. 11 Exit
• Salus Demands Hearing On Its 'Superior' RadioShack Bid
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• Ex-North Miami Mayor Gets 5 Years For Mortgage Fraud Plot
• Deals Rumor Mill: ICBPI, Al Jazeera, PKP
• Telefonica Inks $15B Deal To Shed UK Mobile Phone Unit
• RadioShack Refutes Watchdog Scrutiny Over Ch. 11 Advisers
• NII Slams 'Johnny Come Lately' Bondholder Objection
• Whistleblower Asks DC Circ. To Revive FCA Suit Against AT&T
• FCC Net Neutrality Rules Face First Court Challenges
• US Says Phone Metadata Collection Will Lapse In June
• Deutsche Telekom Fights €70M Antitrust Fine Over Slovak Unit
• High Court To Hear DirecTV Class Action Appeal
• NII Secures $350M Ch. 11 Loan As Creditor Battle Looms
• The Law360 400
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• Texas High Court Says AT&T Can Sue Over Bridge Demolition
• Hellas Liquidators Want Foreign Laws In $1.1B Clawback Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Informatica, RadioShack, Pirelli & C
• Calif. Law Shields T-Mobile From TCPA Subpoena, Judge Says
• RadioShack Heads To Auction With Slimmer Stalking Hose
• Sidley's Blown Deadline In $40M Case Provides Stark Lesson
• DirecTV Hit With $5M Class Action Over Conn. Satellite Tax
• MLB, NHL Viewers Press NY Judge To Certify Antitrust Class
• Netzero, Juno Can't Get Modem Patents Nixed Under Alice
• Hyperion Can't Recoup Prep Costs From Lost IT Contract
• Music Giants Slam Pandora Rights Ruling In 2nd Circ.
• Verizon Paying $3.4M To End Probe Into 911 Outage Failures
• GOP Hammers FCC's Net Neutrality Order At Senate Hearing
• FTC, FCC Officials Push For Stronger Data Security Bill
• Salus Hits Hedge Funds For $129M RadioShack Payback
• FTC Commish Says Data Breach Bill Needs Improvements
• Ergen Cash-Out Paves Way For LightSquared Ch. 11 Exit
• Apple Settles Atty Fee Row After Linex's Patent-Suit Defeat
• Bulgarian Court Latest To Strike Down Data Retention Law
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Cerebus, Solus Bid For Ergen's LightSquared Debt
• Former NBCUniversal Intern Objects To Class Action Deal
• Jury Frees Apple From Core Wireless Patent Suit
• Stroock & Stroock Guides Hunan TV In $375M Lions Gate Deal
• Turtles Seek Class Cert. In Sirius Pre-'72 Recordings Fight
• FCC's Net Neutrality Rules To Face IG Probe, Lawmaker Says
• United Sued Over In-Flight TV, Wi-Fi Service Limitations
• Chadbourne Snags Project Finance Pro In Mexico City
• Hughes Wants Willful Infringement Claims Tossed In IP Suit
• Cable One Dodges Time-Barred ECPA Suit
• Perkins Coie Adds IP Pro To Washington Office
• Adelphia's Creditors Lose Second Bid At $149M Clawback
• 6 Things Telecom Providers Must Know About FCC Form 499-A
• LightSquared Brings Objectors On Board With Ch. 11 Plan
• This Week In Congress: Immigration And Net Neutrality
• New Opponent Emerges To $4.35B NII Restructuring
• House Data Privacy Bill Makes Strides, But Still Faces Fight
• Comcast Wants $28M Sprint IP Win Nixed For 'Unfair' Trial
• Intellectual Ventures Can't Tell Motorola Jury About Licenses
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Hunan TV, Orange SA
• Sirius, Copyright Group End Licensing Antitrust Row
• FCC Halts Clock On Comcast, AT&T Merger Reviews
• King & Spalding Scoops Up Ex-Latham Tax Pro In London
• T-Mobile Fights Subpoena In Caribbean Cruise TCPA Suit
• RadioShack Creditors Demand Access In Officer Probe
• TPG Telecom Drops $1.1B To Buy Aussie Rival iiNet
• Execs Name Top Industry Risks In 2015
• Defense Atty Groups Blast Bharara's Silver Media Blitz
• Twin City Needn't Cover Telecoms' Civil Theft Verdict
• RadioShack Gets Nod For $285M DIP Financing
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive $600M Kraft Spam Email Suit
• BMI Beats Ex-Sly Stone Manager's 2nd Royalties Suit
• FCC Releases Full Text Of Net Neutrality Rules
• Broadcasters Attack FCC Spectrum Auction Rule At DC Circ.
• UK Broadcaster ITV To Pay Up To $1.2B For Talpa Media
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Dutch Court Nixes Data Retention Law Over Privacy Concerns
• FTC Hits DirecTV With Deceptive Marketing Suit
• DOJ Backs WH Proposal For Wider Authority Over 'Botnets'
• NLRB Reverses Arbitration Win In Verizon Sign Fight
• Wikipedia-Led Group Sues NSA Over Online Surveillance
• Pandora, ASCAP Spar In Senate Over Streaming Royalties
• Solus Springs $589M Equity Play In LightSquared Trial
• Aereo's Antitrust Suit Slams Networks' 'Baseless' Litigation
• LightSquared Begins Ch. 11 Trial With $400M Surprise
• Broadcom Gets 3 Wireless Patents Nixed In AIA Reviews
• TPG, Apax Fail In 2nd Attack On $1.1B Hellas Clawback Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Greystar, Airbus
• Florida Sues Four Companies For Computer Support Scams
• Dish Chair Seeks Late Appeal As LightSquared Trial Looms
• USDA Slips Subcontractor's $10M Payment Claim In Fed. Circ.
• FCC To Step Up Broadband Privacy Enforcement, Chief Says
• LightSquared's Ch. 11 Exit Depends On The Unknowable
• Portugal Requests Oversight Of $8.3B Altice-PT Merger
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Cisco In WiFi Patent Row
• NII Holdouts Make Peace With $4.35B Restructuring
• The Importance Of Making Fact-Based Arguments
• Google Settles Skyhook Wi-Fi Location Patent Tiff
• Neustar's $446M FCC Phone Contract Hangs In The Balance
• Carlyle Trims $615M From CommScope Stake
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• RadioShack Gets Nod To Pay Up To $2.5M In Exec Bonuses
• LightSquared Judge Says No More Delays To Ch. 11 Trial
• GOP Intensifies Attack On FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
• GSA Seeks Telecom Comments On $50B Network Upgrades
• Fox, 'New Girl' Creator Can't Toss Copyright Accusations
• Hellas Backers Want 2nd Shot At Safe-Harbor Defense
• 11th Circ. Puts Spotlight On Warrantless Cellphone Search
• Judge Nixes Jury's $1.7M Award To France Telecom In IP Row
• Sirius XM Plans $750M Offering Of Senior Notes
• Market Rumors: Actavis, HKBN, Aldermore
• Privacy Laws In Retro Packaging
• Venable Picks Up More Legislative Expertise With Ex-Senator
• TelexFree Scheme Took In $1B From 1.9M Investors: Trustee
• British Telecom Giant TalkTalk Acknowledges Data Breach
• Judge May Do Intros In Motorola, Intellectual Ventures Fight
• Trustee Targets $3M Bonus Package For RadioShack Brass
• Deals Rumor Mill: Orange, Waddington, Berkshire Hathaway
• Aereo Outlines Repayment Plan After Feeble Ch. 11 Sale
• HP To Pay $2.7B For Aruba Networks
• This Week In Congress: Netanyahu's Controversial Visit