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Telecommunications - August, 2015

286 articles

• Broadcast Networks Push For Contempt Fine Against FilmOn
• FISC OKs Phone Data Collection Until Freedom Act Deadline
• Hungarian Telecom Ex-Brass, SEC Trade Blows In FCPA Suit
• Comcast Eyes 5th Circ. After $74M Loss In Network's Ch. 11
• Dish Accused Of Stiffing TV Station On Retransmission Fees
• Navajo Nation Tells FCC Not To Hurt Tribal Lifeline Access
• FCC Says E-Faxes Covered By TCPA, Junk Fax Protection Act
• Qualcomm Lobs 10 AIA Petitions Over ParkerVision Patents
• High Court Urged To Ban Warrantless Cellphone Tracking
• Dish-Sinclair Spat's Impact Unclear On FCC Review
• Cisco Still Off Hook In China, Falun Gong Spying Row
• TV Station Sale Undervalues Spectrum License, Investors Say
• Amazon Beats Sex Toy Bid In Fire TV Trademark Spat
• 9th Circ. Tweaks Ruling On Broadcaster's $15M IRS Row
• Justices Urged To Fix Circuit Split On Welfare Plan Vesting
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• ITC Won't Block Nokia Phone Imports In InterDigital IP Row
• DC Circ. Protects Secret Gov't Programs In NSA Ruling
• Apple Loses $15M Fees Bid In Voice Recognition IP Row
• CaptionCall Slams En Banc Bid In $44M Patent Row
• 'Patent Troll' Must Pay HTC, Motorola Atty Fees In IP Row
• Hearst Asks FCC To Fine Fla. Cable Co. In Retrans Dispute
• Jury Gives AT&T Win In Cellphone IP Row With Enovsys
• FCC's Enforcement Arm Announces New Interference Portal
• Brand Battles: Nestle, Viacom, Canada Goose
• Cleary Snags Former EU Mergers Chief For Antitrust Group
• Mobile Future Attacks T-Mobile, Sprint In FCC Roaming Fight
• Cricket, Plaintiff Can't Stay Discovery In 4G Coverage Suit
• FCC Regs On Shared Broadcast Deals Unneeded, DC Circ. Told
• Biz Groups Fight FCC's Cable Rate Order In DC Circ.
• FCC Chairman Plans Enhanced Reporting For Undersea Cables
• DC Circ. Lets NSA Phone Surveillance Continue Amid Suit
• 4th Circ. View Of Cell Site Tracking May Lead To High Court
• Flurry Of Filings Irks Judge In $548M Apple, Samsung IP Row
• JDS Gets AIA Reviews Of Optical Transmission Patents
• Ex-Weil Shanghai M&A Pro Joins O'Melveny In Southern Calif.
• Rembrandt MDL Deemed 'Exceptional' For Payoffs, Spoliation
• Time Warner Must Pay $5.78M For Fatal Kansas City Blast
• FCC Pressed On 'Katrina Petition' Multilingual Radio Alerts
• Judge Warns Samsung's 'Going To Pay' If It Forces 3rd IP Trial
• Ex-Telecom Heads Can't Nix SEC's Witness In FCPA Case
• TV Station Appeals Order To Finalize $6.4M Sale To 9th Circ.
• CenturyLink, AT&T Accept $933M For Broadband Expansion
• Send FCC Joint Sales Ban Dispute To 3rd Circ., Panel Told
• Far-Flung Nortel Units Told By London Judge To Tally Claims
• NBC Says FCC Exclusivity Rules Needed For Local TV Mandate
• Bar Owner Wants NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust MDL In Calif.
• Canceled HP Account Sparks $58M Contract Fight With Cisco
• AT&T Can't Ax $1.4B FCA Suit, Whistleblower Says
• TCPA Issues Familiar And Unique To Health Care Providers
• Tips For Responding To An FTC Subpoena
• Samsung Wants Part Of $548M Apple Verdict Nixed In IP Row
• Plaintiffs Decry Objections To NHL Broadcast Antitrust Deal
• ASUS Antitrust Suit Sent to Arbitration
• Seattle Mayor Suggests Tweaks To FCC's Lifeline Program
• TV Station Must Finalize $6.4M Sale After Contract Breach
• Ex-Telecom Heads Want Witness Nixed in FCPA Suit
• Frontier, Verizon Nearing States' Approval For Deal
• Dish, Sinclair End Blackout After FCC Intervention Sparks Deal
• Carlos Slim's Telmex Under Probe For Dish Web Video Deal
• AT&T Claims NYC Landlord Denied Access To Cell Site
• Apple, Samsung Race To Fight In Court Over $548M Ruling
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Broker Must Repay $1.4M For Insider Trading
• Texas Firm Wins $4M In Fees In OneBeacon Malpractice Row
• TVEyes Downloads Aren't Fair Use, Judge Says
• Single Mock Spectrum Auction Not Enough, FTC Told
• Tribes Urge FCC To Rethink Okla. Lifeline Proposal
• FCC Commish: Edge Providers Beware Of New FCC Regs
• NAB Pushes FCC For 'Bad Actor Factor' In Retrans Reviews
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Samsung's Bid For Stay Of $548M Award
• Sinclair Broadcast Pushes FCC To Keep Exclusivity Rule
• AT&T Says $10B Race Bias Suit Is A Ploy For Carriage
• CORRECTED: DOJ Cedes Cellphone Tracking Docs To ACLU
• Dish Says Missing Hard Drive Didn't Shield Info In TCPA Fight
• Afilias Wins $10M Verdict In Web Software IP Dispute
• Afilias Seeks $10M Jury Award Over Web Software IP Theft
• Verizon Accused Of Shorting Pa. Towns On Franchise Dues
• Court Says DirecTV Techs Amply Pled Employment Status
• Filmmaker Asks Utah Judge Not To Toss 'Nightcrawler' Suit
• Samsung, Others Hit Bump In Talks To Settle Privacy Claims
• Apple, Amazon, Others Dodge Adaptix LTE Patent Suits
• FCC Orders Sham Telecoms To Pay AT&T $252K
• Investors Target $55B Charter-TWC Deal, Related Offering
• Telecom Group Urges FCC To Do More With Exclusivity Rule
• AT&T, Verizon Urge FCC To Revamp TV Retransmission Rules
• Telecom Ex-Brass, SEC Square Off In FCPA Suit
• Samsung Defends Bid For High Court Stay In IP Case
• Customers' State Law Views 'Radical,' DirecTV Tells Justices
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Samsung Can't Duck Claims It Cheated On Phone Speed Tests
• Sirius Judge Won't Take New Pre-1972 Royalties Radio Suits
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, Fox, HBO, Under Armour
• Radio Co. Not Subject To NY Telecom Excise Tax, Judge Says
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Post Limelight, Could Patent Act Be More User-Friendly?
• High Court Urged To Undo Apple Win In Smartphone IP Row
• AT&T Slams Request For FCC Waiver On Signal Booster Rules
• T-Mobile Urges FCC To Allow LTE Use In Unlicensed Spectrum
• Sprint Sues AT&T Over Unpaid Call Routing Tariffs
• Telecom In Contempt After Evasive Deposition In TCPA Row
• Comcast Can't Recoup $100M After Sports Network Ch. 11
• FCC Gives $26M To Hawaii Telecom For Broadband Expansion
• New Microsoft Suit Decries 'Abusive' InterDigital Licensing
• PTAB Axes In-Progress AIA Review Over Filing Misstep
• Electronics Co. Pushes FCC For Beacon Sales To NGOs
• Cable Org Pushes To Ease Net Neutrality Rules For Small ISPs
• Radio Groups Battle Over Changes To Low-Power Ad Rules
• Dish Unlikely To Face Antitrust Review In Auction Bidding
• FCC Outlines Next Steps In Incentive Auction
• NetTALK Execs Can't Claim Disputed Shares In Control Fight
• Apple Blasts Samsung's Bid For High Court Stay In IP Case
• Verizon Sues NJ Zoning Board For Scrapping 'Monopole' Plan
• Sirius Wants Stay In TCPA Suit, Citing FCC Order Dispute
• DHS OIG Pushes For Tighter Rules On Radio Grants
• CBS, Helferich Resolve Text Message Alert IP Row
• Price Data Crucial In Retrans Deals, Cable Cos. Tell FCC
• Broadcasters, Cable Troubled By FCC Retransmission Change
• Broadcaster Group Asks FCC For Retroactive TCPA Waiver
• FairPoint To Get $37.4M For Rural Broadband Expansion
• Dish Accused Of Hypocrisy In Sinclair Contract Dispute
• FCC Chairman Calls On Congress For Next Generation 911
• AT&T Wants FTC Data Throttling Suit Put On Hold
• RCN Telecom Slapped With TCPA Suit Over Telemarketing
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Takeaways From HTC's Fees Win, 'Pierce The Veil' Loss
• Deals Rumor Mill: Engie, Motorola Solutions, KIC
• Apple Seeks To Nix EON Patent In Wireless Modem Row
• NBCUniversal Bets Big On BuzzFeed With $200M Investment
• FCC Should Delay Certifying LTE-U Devices, Group Says
• Carriers Urge FCC To Deny AT&T, Verizon Roaming Request
• US Decries Ex-Terra Exec's Bid For New Bribery Trial
• Charter Urges Court To Toss TCPA Robocall Suit
• Convention Co. To Pay FCC Fine For Blocking Wi-Fi Access
• USTR Gathering Data For Annual Trade Barrier Reports
• Plaintiff In Sirius TCPA Suit Wants More Time For Class Bid
• Prepare To See More Method Patent Infringement Cases
• Internet Oversight Transition Delayed At Least 1 Year
• AT&T Behind NSA's Biggest Spying Program, Documents Say
• Chinese Mobile Co. NQ Hit With Investor Fraud Suit
• Studios Drop Bid For Injunction That Google Called SOPA-Like
• FCC Votes To Deny Dish Affiliates $3.3B In Bidding Credits
• NAB Says Cable Copyrights Rely On FCC Exclusivity Rule
• High Court Urged To Press DHS For Cell-Disabling Plan Info
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• FCC Reaches Deal With Canada For Spectrum Auction
• Broadcasters Blast Mediacom Bid For Free TV Signals
• New Lifeline Payment Method Rips Off Providers, FCC Told
• Apple Says $15M Fees Justified In 'Kitchen Sink' IP Fight
• FTC Commish, Telecoms Cast Doubt On FCC Privacy Work
• Time Warner Faces TCPA Suit For Robocalling Ex-Customers
• 9th Circ. FRAND Ruling Brings Options For Patent Licensees
• Federal Telecom Law Governs In Sprint Row, 8th Circ. Says
• Industry Panel Rules Against DirecTV Over Rob Lowe Ads
• AT&T Demands Arbitration In Misleading Data Plan Row
• Mediacom Skewered Over FCC Bid For Free Signals
• Al Jazeera Wins Partial Seal In $74.5M DirecTV Suit
• DC Circ. Nixes 'Arbitrary' Split Of Ministries', IPG's Royalties
• Motorola Asks 9th Circ. For Full Rehearing in Microsoft Row
• Apple Quashes Bid For Class Cert. In Message Intercept Row
• FilmOn Argues For Compulsory License In Networks' DC Suit
• NetTALK Says Stock Restrictions Could Cause Bankruptcy
• Feinstein Questions Net Neutrality's Nat'l Security Effects
• Verizon Fights Removal Of Nuke Cleanup Case To State Court
• Limelight Case Widens Scope Of Direct Infringement
• Even After Suprema, ITC's Digital Authority Still In Doubt
• CTIA Asks FCC To Rethink Lifeline Data Security Rules
• Fed Circ. Won't Rehear $548M Apple IP Win Against Samsung
• Haynes And Boone Adds Chicago Office With IP Firm Merger
• DirecTV's Defenses In FTC Deceptive-Ad Suit In Jeopardy
• FCC's Autodialer Definition Is Illegal, Group Tells DC Circ.
• LA Gets Initial Nod For $92.5M Class Deal Over Phone Tax
• NFL, DirectTV Hit With 3rd 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Class Action
• Patent Already Ruled Valid, Judge Hears In Samsung Retrial
• Omni Can't Force Return Of Sprint Docs In Privacy Action
• LTE-U Specs 'Disastrous' For Wi-Fi, Cable Group Tells FCC
• Volvo Sued Over Battery-Killing Satellite Radio Feature
• GM Settles Out Of Dashboard Phones IP Row
• Broadcasters Ask FCC For Broader Channel-Sharing Plan
• Robotic Lawn Mowers Win FCC Approval To Use Radio Waves
• $45M Web IP Verdict Against Limelight Reinstated By Fed. Circ.
• CORRECTED: Al Jazeera Urges FCC To Keep Online Video Unshackled
• SEC Says TelexFree Player Moved Assets, Should Be Jailed
• MPAA Urges FCC To Keep Merger Review Info Private
• King & Spalding Gets 4 Partners From DLA Piper
• FCC Puts Upcoming Airwaves Auction Cost At $226M
• Senators Press AT&T To Get Pac-12 Games On DirecTV
• Telecom Labs Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold $62M Antitrust Win
• FCC Chairman Circulates Proposed Retransmission Review
• FCC Robocall Ruling Backs Man's TCPA Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• AT&T Inks $150M Telecom Service Deal With Marriott
• Sprint Investors Score $29M Fee Award After Settlement
• Frontier Promises Broadband To 750,000 In Merger Review
• The Interplay Between Advertising Injury Insurance And IP
• Industry Moves Closer To 1st FCC Net Neutrality Complaint
• Verizon Wins TRO Of Cablevision Ads Calling FiOS Claims Lies
• CVS Accused Of Autodialed Ads In TCPA Suit
• Brill Says FTC Seeking To Improve Technology Expertise
• FCC Urged To Relax Cable Rules For Online Video Cos.
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To College Broadcasting Fee
• FCC Hits Fla. Travel Marketing Co. With $3M Robocall Fine
• Whistleblower Fights Wisconsin Bell's Appeal Bid In FCA Suit
• Judge Koh Sends Samsung Phone Value Claims To Arbitration
• Judge Won't Rethink $40M TracFone False Ad Settlement
• Comcast Asks Court To Ax 'Dubious' Call Conferencing Suit
• Google Rips Hollywood For Trying To 'Resurrect' SOPA
• '1 Free Misdial' And Other Lessons From FCC's TCPA Order
• Ex-Broadcom Atty Can't Yet Reveal Whistleblower Claims
• Alcatel-Lucent Can't Ax Acacia Unit's Communications Patent
• Sprint Denied New Trial In $7.5M Patent Spat With Comcast
• T-Mobile Wrong On Interference Complaints, Sirius Tells FCC
• Baker & McKenzie Lands Ex-Int'l Trade Prosecutor In DC
• Telecom Group Warns FCC Of Broadcaster Bad Behavior
• NAB Urges FCC To Move Forward With Charter Merger Review
• WWE Hits Thai Broadcasting Co. With $4M Contract Suit
• Sprint, Tribe-Owned Telecom Each Score A Win In Tariff Spat
• AT&T Debt Collector's Notices Expose Info, Suit Says
• Hackers Expose Data of 2.4M UK Cellphone Co. Customers
• 'Original Patent Troll' Gets New Trial Against Samsung
• An Important Clarification Of Arbitration Law In 2nd Circ.
• FCC Urged To Keep Broadband Carriers At Lower Pole Rate
• Comcast Bucks $28M Verdict, Gets New Trial In Sprint IP Suit
• FCC Awards $11.2M For Rural Broadband Projects
• High Court Urged To Rule On Cellphone Tracking Dispute
• Facts Doom $20B Race Bias Suit Against TWC, Comcast
• Frontier Wants FCC To Ignore Comments On Verizon Deal
• Motorola Solutions To Repurchase $2B Shares In Auction
• RadioShack Extends Gift Card Claims, Settles Creditor Fights
• Cable Group Wants Access To Charter-TWC Review Docs
• Lobbying Led To Few But Vital Changes In Spectrum Reserve
• Neustar Inks $2.6M Deal To End Investors' FCC Contract Row
• Differences Between The Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Bills
• Sony, E-Watch Settle Camera Phone Patent Dispute
• Telecom Groups Back Small-ISP Net Neutrality Exemption
• DC Circ. Says Comcast Discrimination Suit Must Go On
• Deals Rumor Mill: Worldpay, Wind, 3 Italia, SavingGlobal
• Net Neutrality Will Cost Billions, Biz Groups Tell DC Circ.
• FCC Denies T-Mobile Spectrum Request, OKs Auction Rules
• Time Warner Plans To Appeal Trebled Robocall Penalty
• Pamplona Capital Invests $150M In Fiber Telecom Provider
• FCC Paves Way For E-Labeling Of Wireless Devices
• Class Cert. Bid In $43M RadioShack Gift Card Suit Takes Fire
• Samsung Activist Cuts Stake As $8B Cheil Deal Goes Unabated
• Sens. Float Bill To Boost Cybersecurity Oversight
• FBI Seeking Android App For Collecting Fingerprints
• Cox Fights Discovery On User Data In Music Piracy Row
• DOE Proposes Increasing Standards For Battery Life
• Cisco Slammed For Trying To Toss Spherix Patent Suit
• 4th Circ. Says Warrantless Cell Location Info Unconstitional
• Sen. Dems Call For 'Do Not Disturb' Anti-Telemarketing Tech
• Senate Leaves Cybersecurity Bill In Limbo With Pulled Vote
• Viacom Says Cablevision Docs Can Stay Secret If Produced
• NJ Agency Says Verizon Blindsiding Customers With Fiber
• AT&T Brass Beat Claims In $100M Bias Suit Over Racist Texts
• Calif. Co. Disputes TWC Response In Net Neutrality Row
• Sprint Says Verizon, AT&T Trying To Duck Roaming Rules
• Apple Defeats Class Action Bid Over Lost Texts
• Citzens Urge DC Circ. To End NSA's Phone Surveillance Now
• Real Estate Rumors: Motorola, Akelius, Chetrit
• Lessons From 5 Years Of Public Interest Delegation At ITC
• NHL, MLB Digital Media Arm Ink $1.2B Streaming Rights Deal
• FCC Copper Retirement Proposal Raises Industry Concerns
• TVEyes Rips DirecTV Suit As 'End Run' Around Fair Use
• Senate Dems Raise Privacy Concerns Over Cybersecurity Bill
• Sports Media Attys Must Adapt As Consumers Cut The Cord
• Verizon, T-Mobile Reach $173M Spectrum Swap Deal
• FCC's Wheeler To Focus On Higher-Frequency Bands For 5G
• Privacy Advocates Urge FCC To Nix Phone Data Retention Rule
• Verizon Says Utility Co. Overcharging For Pole Attachment
• Dentons Nabs 2 M&A Pros To Bolster Moscow Office
• 2nd Circ. Rejects NH City's Tax Claim Against FairPoint Unit
• Wi-LAN Asks Fed. Circ. For Redo After IP Loss To Apple
• Funds Seek DirecTV Stock Appraisal After $48.5B AT&T Deal
• 6 Takeaways From ICANN's 53rd Meeting
• 'Original Patent Troll' Says Samsung Gave Jury Excluded Docs
• Telecom Investor Aims To Stop Exercise Of 10M Shares
• Audi, BMW, Daimler Pay $3.1B For Nokia Mapping Unit
• NY Mayor Opposes Duplex Gap Option In Incentive Auction
• T-Mobile Rejects Verizon, AT&T's Issue With Auction Proposal
• Media Cos. Tell FCC To Protect Info In Charter-TWC Review
• Networks Tell DC Judge FilmOn Can't Use Compulsory License
• Cybersecurity Co. Zscaler Raises $100M In Financing Round
• Cablevision Asks FCC To Take A Stand Against Bundling
• FTC Beats Suit Over Robocall Blocking Contest
• U.S. House Lawmakers Seek Delay On FCC Unlicensed Vote
• NHTSA To Probe More Car Radios Over Hacking Risk
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Sprint, T-Mobile Win In NJ Zoning Row