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Telecommunications - September, 2015

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• Pension Fund Loses Bid To Punish Symbol For Missing Docs
• Verizon, AT&T Urge Laxer Rules On Antennas In Historic Areas
• Mich. Tribe Calls For FCC Expansion Of Tribal Phone Subsidy
• Boston Firm Hit With $100M Suit Over Lapsed GPNE Patent
• Calif. Woman Seeks Class Cert. In DISH Retailer TCPA Suit
• Channel-Sharing Pacts Won't Hurt Airwave Auction, FCC Told
• FCC Commish Urges Improvement To Broadcaster Security
• Class Moves For Cert. In Sirius XM TCPA Suit
• AT&T Tells FCC Broadband Thrives With 'Light' Regulation
• Univision Star Urges Court To Revive $5M Extortion Suit
• Apple, Samsung Agree To Mediation In Patent War
• Spain's Top Court Says $4M Mediaset Merger Fine Too Big
• Apple Ruling Ups Damages In Dock Design IP Case: Fed. Circ.
• BLM's Denial Of Mountaintop Communications Tower Upheld
• FCC Urged To Overturn Blanket Junk-Fax Waiver
• Qualcomm Vows To Invest Up To $150M In Indian Startups
• Republicans Question Move To Cede Domain Name Control
• FCC Scouts TCPA Exemption For Government Actors
• Prison Phone Service Says Unfair Rate Suit Outside Fed. Law
• FCC's Lifeline Pledge Questioned Amid Large Provider Backlog
• FISC Names Spy Defense Atty Adviser For FBI Metadata Case
• AT&T Asks High Court To Toss FCA School Overbilling Suit
• Huntington Must Pay $72M To Fraud-Linked Shell Co. Estate
• MLB, YES Network Defend Witnesses In Antitrust Cable Suit
• FTC Still Top Privacy Cop Despite FCC Order, Brill Says
• Cablevision, Verizon Reach Deal In Internet False Ad Row
• Sprint Steps Away From Auction For TV Spectrum
• T-Mobile, Carriers Lobby FCC To Block AT&T Spectrum Buy
• Discovery To Start Slow In FTC Throttling Suit Against AT&T
• Toyota Tries Again To Duck TCPA Suit Over Sirius XM Calls
• Tribe Gets AT&T Utility Spat Pared On Jurisdiction Grounds
• Kirkland Guides Nexstar's $4.1B Play For Media General
• Citing SCA, Full Fed Circ. Won't Hear Sprint Laches Row
• Apple Balks At Samsung's Bid To Stay $548M IP Judgment
• Verizon Says New Rules Would Hurt Broadband Competition
• DirecTV Gets Ill. Wage-And-Hour Suit Tossed
• Cablevision Investor Sues To Halt $17.7B Altice Deal
• NBC Joins Chorus Backing Current TV Exclusivity Rules
• Verizon, Sprint, AT&T Say $2.6B FCA Suit Still Shows No Foul
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Get Pirate Radio Back On FCC's Radar, Commish Says
• GCs Flag Risks Of Doing Business In Latin America
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Network Patents In T-Mobile Case Survive Alice Before Trial
• FCC Fines Sprint, Others $1.4M Over Fumbled 911 Calls
• Verizon Says Union Attack Misinterprets Copper Investment
• Sprint Wants FCC To Nix Old Hearing-Impaired Phone Regs
• Freedom Act May Slow Threat Response, NSA Chief Says
• Charter Sues Rival Solarus Over Internet Speed Claims
• AT&T, Lucent Must Pay $24M Tax, Calif. Appeals Court Told
• Online Phone Call Patent Axed Under Alice In Texas
• EU Launches Queries On Impact Of Web Cos., Geo-Blocking
• Malpractice Insurer To Appeal $37M Loss In Texas Firm's Suit
• Consumers Denied Cert. In Yahoo Spam-Texting Suit
• Verizon Pushes LTE-U Tech At FCC
• Apple Wants $548M From Samsung Insurers In Patent Fight
• Fox News Censured By UK's Ofcom For Muslim 'No-Go' Claims
• BMG Wants Cox Motion Alleging Extortion Tossed Over Format
• FCC Urged To Help AM Stations Bid For FM Translators
• Ericsson Says Purge Of Patent Docs Was Court Ordered
• Verizon Sued After Employees Copy Woman's Nude Photos
• Harris Wiltshire Nabs Ex-FCC Bureau Chief In DC
• Comcast's $50M Settlement Approved In Philly Antitrust Suit
• Twitter, Yelp Throw Weight Behind FCC Net Neutrality Rules
• FCC Queries Charter, TWC On Web Video Competition
• MLB Can't Add Witnesses In Antitrust Suit, Fans Say
• T-Mobile, Samsung Escape Texas Suit Over 911 Death
• Broadcasters Tell FCC Pay-TV Market Lacks Competitiveness
• 'Pocket Dial' Enters The Dictionary — And Case Law
• Lifetime Defeats Class Cert. In 'Project Runway' Robocall Row
• Arbitration Row Shelved In Comcast, DirecTV Antitrust Suit
• NSA Metadata Challengers Make New Push To Halt Program
• FCC Media Bureau Chief Says TV Exclusivity Rules Must End
• Cox Says Plaintiffs In Pirating Suit Wanted It To Join Scheme
• Samsung Appeals Order To Pay Apple $548M In Patent War
• Tennis Channel Tells DC Circ. FCC Must Revisit Comcast Row
• Berkeley To Alter Cellphone Warnings To Fit Judge's Ruling
• Sprint, Carlton Fields Can't Remove Suit, Phone Seller Says
• Envivio Investor Sues To Halt $125M Ericsson Deal
• Tech Giants, Advocacy Groups Defend FCC Net Neutrality
• AT&T Spectrum Buy Not In Public Interest, Groups Tell FCC
• Senate Nixes Social Media Monitoring From Intelligence Bill
• FTC Commish Slams Agency's Overreaching In Nomi Case
• The Key To National Security Compliance Success
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Neustar Says Telcordia Blocked From $460M Phone Contract
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $15M Photo Patent Verdict Against Samsung
• 'Ink Master' Sex Harassment Claims Pared For Viacom, Spike
• Uber's Contract With Driver Unconscionable, Judge Says
• Net Neutrality Opponents Blast DC Circ. Bid For More Rules
• TRW Settles Bridgestone Tire Monitoring Patent Claims
• NLRB Judge Orders Verizon Handbook Changes
• Pandora Takes Early Round In Rate-Setting Case
• White House Asks Agencies To Budget For Broadband Projects
• Lawmakers, Internet Group Defend FCC Net Neutrality Rules
• Verizon Carrier Sued For $28M In Fees, Service Shortfalls
• GM Says It's Not Liable For Knowledge Gleaned From Old GM
• 2nd Jury Clears Samsung In 'Original Patent Troll' Suit
• FCC Commish Says Foreign Investment Review Needs Work
• Titan Tells 7th Circ. IRS Should Try Again On Flight Docs
• Vinson & Elkins Nabs 2 IP Pros From Perkins Coie
• Volkswagen Hit With Class Actions Over EPA Violations
• Pa. Court Affirms Honda's $55M Seat Belt Defect Verdict
• Justices Urged To Tackle Trucker Rest Break Preemption
• Lawmakers Want Indian IP, Food Barriers Curtailed In Summit
• Calif. AG Comes Down Hard On Comcast In $33M Privacy Pact
• AT&T Can't Claim Free Speech To Duck $10B Race Bias Suit
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Nix Claims Of Rembrandt's Patent
• FCC Broadband Order Invades State Powers, 6th Circ. Told
• Samsung Must Pay Apple $548M In Smartphone IP Row
• Spanish Watchdog Fines Mediaset $3.4M For Merger Violation
• Alcatel-Lucent, Acacia Unit Settle On Eve Of Data Patent Trial
• GAO Recommends Framework For Internet Transition Review
• TracFone Urges FCC To Preempt State 911 Fees For Lifeline
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Hutchison, Petco
• FCC Releases Data In Review Of $40B Special Access Market
• Sirius Again Seeks TCPA Suit Stay Pending DC Circ. Case
• Dish, Wis. Stations Reach Multiyear Carriage Agreement
• Comcast Shells Out $33M For Publication Of Unlisted Numbers
• Cable Companies Defend FCC Stance On Exclusivity Rules
• FCC Official Pushes Market-Driven Cybersecurity Efforts
• Apple's IP Invalidity Bid Based On Bad Analysis, Judge Told
• Gov't Cybersecurity Officials See Users As Major Risk
• Panasonic Settles Labor Charge Over Confidentiality Rules
• Altice-Cablevision Deal Has Good Shot Amid Shifting Industry
• TracFone Fights FCC's Planned Overhaul Of Lifeline
• FCC Denies Challenge Of Pandora FM Radio Station Buy
• The Firm Behind The Blockbuster Altice-Cablevision Deal
• FCC OKs Contest Rule Change, Undersea Cable Outage Notice
• FCC Commissioners Want Vehicle Spectrum Sharing Progress
• Yelp Ordered To Unmask Critic Behind Harsh Online Review
• Policy Changes Key To Cybersecurity, Obama Official Says
• 4 Unexpected Sources Of Support For Charter-TWC Merger
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Verizon Retirees' ERISA Appeal
• Altice Inks $17.7B Deal For Cablevision
• NobelBiz Wins $1.47M In Web-Based Messaging IP Row
• 'Original Patent Troll' Settles With HTC On Eve Of Trial
• SOLiD Gets Antenna System Patent Suit Trimmed
• AT&T Says SD Utility Spat Can't Proceed In Tribal Court
• FBI Has No Reason To Gag Ex-Internet Co. Owner, Judge Rules
• Gov't Says Freedom Act Blocks Injunction In NSA Spying Suit
• NSA Metadata Challengers Get 2nd Shot To Block Program
• Telecom Cos., Groups Blast FCC Broadband Report Proposals
• Greenberg Adds San Francisco Politico To Gov't Affairs Team
• Apple Says Antitrust Class Action Hasn't Shown A Monopoly
• Agencies Want Civil Carveout In ECPA Overhaul Bill
• Colo. Broadcasters Push FCC To Maintain TV Exclusivity
• 'Original Patent Troll' Makes Case Against Samsung In IP Trial
• Cox Sues Tempe Over Regulations That Aid Google Fiber
• Broadcasters Say GAO Report Supports TV Exclusivity Rules
• AT&T Blasts T-Mobile, CCA Bid To Block Spectrum Buy
• IRS Clarifies Extenders Of Bonus Depreciation Deductions
• Nokia, ZTE Get PTAB To Nix InterDigital Wireless Patent
• FCC Commissioner Urges Tweaks To Rural Broadband Rules
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Review $14M Microsoft FRAND Ruling
• Small Pay-TV Providers Struggling To Retransmit, FCC Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: NBCUniversal, Liberty Global, IMAX
• Two More Sports Apps Give Up The Fight Over Data Patent
• RadioShack Gets Lenders' Approval On Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• FCC Defends Net Neutrality Rules At DC Circ.
• DHS Needs To Improve Cybersecurity Efforts, Watchdog Says
• Ex-Verizon Retail Exec Gets 5 Months For Corporate Leaks
• TWC, Comcast Face Fresh Complaint In $20B Bias Suit
• OnStar Hit With Class Action For 'Screeching' Voicemails
• 9th Circ.'s 'Dancing Baby' Ruling Came With Big Caveats
• Ky. Court Reverses Motorola Win In Asbestos Injury Suit
• Two Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Texting Scam
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Former FTC Official In DC
• Cascades Seeks To Bar Samsung's Attacks On USPTO In Trial
• Lyft Changes Terms Of Service After FCC Robo-Text Citation
• Why Donald Trump Quit The Apprentice
• 3rd-Largest German Cable Co. Agrees To Buy 4th For $688M
• Hellas Noteholders Trustee Can Tweak $565M PE Scheme Suit
• MLB Network Strikes Out On Contract Confidentiality Attempt
• McKesson Sanctioned Again In TCPA Class Action
• Sirius Wants TCPA Class Suit To Wait For FCC Autodial Fight
• FCC Urged To Put In Emergency Alert Verification Hotline
• Aussie Antitrust Watchdog Troubled By Foxtel Telecom Deal
• EEOC, Call Center Reach Deal In Sex Harassment Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Samsung Defective Phone Suit
• Fair Use Review Must Precede DMCA Takedowns: 9th Circ.
• Oregon High Court Deals Blow To AT&T Tax Refund Hopes
• Trump Tweets He's Bought NBC Out Of Miss Universe
• Auditor Defends Costs In Sports Network's Failed $21M Suit
• Dish Wins $4.6M From No-Show Cos. Selling Pirating Devices
• AT&T Says Relator Using Wrong Standard To Fight FCA Stay
• AOL Hangs Up On TCPA Suit Over Unwanted AIM Messages
• FCC Kicks Off Charter-TWC Review With Protective Order
• Danish Telecom Merger Abandoned Amid EU Antitrust Scrutiny
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Fasken, Fried
• T-Mobile Fires Back At Sirius In FCC Interference Review
• FCC Cites Lyft, First National Bank For Autodialed Texts
• Broadcasters Ask FCC To Reconsider Spectrum Auction Order
• TCL Wants Ericsson Punished For Purging Docs In Patent Suit
• Abercrombie, Hollister Reach $10M Deal Over Unwanted Texts
• Sprint, Carlton Fields Suits Were Malicious, Phone Seller Says
• Court Awards $66.7M To Korean Broadcasters In DMCA Case
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Nixes LTE Patent Dismissals, Adaptix Says
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Revive Billionaire's Call Routing Patent
• Anonymous Hacker Wins Stay Of Uber's Data Breach Suit
• Intellectual Ventures Sues T-Mobile, AT&T Over Data Patent
• Broadcasters Back Pandora In 9th Circ. Turtles IP Fight
• Motorola Gets PTAB To Nix 3 Intellectual Ventures Patents
• Gibson Dunn Guides Neustar's $220M Caller Verification Buy
• AT&T Jabs British Telecom For Backing FCC Price Regs
• Sens. Announce Proposal For Vehicle Spectrum Sharing Test
• LTE-U Forum Explains Spectrum Sharing Protocols To FCC
• Gov't Continues Sanctions Push In Dish Hard Drive TCPA Row
• Texas Broadcasters Push FCC To Keep TV Exclusivity Rules
• Mediapro Claims Win In Spanish Soccer Broadcasting Battle
• Samsung Beats Retrial Bid In Messaging Patent Dispute
• Chicago's Internet Streaming Tax Is Illegal, Suit Says
• Time Warner, Maine Town Spar Over Cable Franchise Fee
• FCC Enforcement Survival Guide: Handling Forfeiture Orders
• Litigation Financing May Ease Your Year-End Cash Crunch
• Ex-Broadcom Atty's Sex Bias Suit Trimmed
• Fla. Court Upholds Arbitration Clause In Samsung Sales Row
• Millennial Media Investor Launches Suit Over $238M AOL Deal
• SBA Tells FCC Keep Net Neutrality Small Biz Exemption
• FCC's Wheeler Pushes Industry To Set LTE-U Standards
• FCC Commish Says Net Neutrality Is Hurting Investment
• AT&T Wants Proposed TCPA Class Action Sent To Arbitration
• Frontier To Sell $6.6B In Bonds To Fund Verizon Purchase
• Samsung Must Pay $548M Award Now, Apple Contends
• Calif. Assembly OKs Data Privacy Bill Requiring Warrants
• BMG Blasts Cox's Bid For Sanctions In Piracy Row
• FCC Enforcement Survival Guide: Fighting An NAL
• Qihoo Wants Out Of Coolpad JV, Demands $1.5B For Its Stake
• AT&T, Others Get Telecom Patent Invalidated
• Verizon, AOL Urge Chancery To Ax Claims Over $4B Deal
• FCC's O'Rielly Wants Gov't Users To Pay Spectrum Fees
• T-Mobile, Others Face Appeal Of Antitrust Win In Poland
• AT&T Digs In On Bid To Pause FTC Throttling Suit
• Nortel European Units Fight Against Joining US Software Suit
• Sprint Appeals Toss Of $28M IP Verdict Against Comcast
• Verizon Customer Wants Fast Remand Of NSA Spying Suit
• Jenner & Block Beefs Up UK Office With White & Case Partner
• Cybersecurity Bill No Silver Bullet Amid Increasing Attacks
• FCC Enforcement Survival Guide: Perks Of Settling Early
• Feds Blast Mobile Giants' Arguments In FCA Overcharge Suit
• FCC Announces Enforcement Office Closures, Reforms
• Civil Rights Groups Support FCC In Net Neutrality Challenge
• 9th Circ. Rules For Sony In Video Data Retention Spat
• 3 Ways Internet Of Things Makers Can Avoid The FTC's Ire
• Insurer Says TE Connectivity Policy Restricted Legal Fees
• Calif. Drone Privacy Bill Catches Flak From Media Groups
• Motorola Wants $10M Verdict Axed In Fujifilm Patent Suit
• Sprint, Others Get Media 'Translator' Patent Axed Under Alice
• FCC Enforcement Survival Guide: Start Of The Inquiry
• FCC's Cable Competition Rule Challenged At DC Circ.
• Inside The Summer's Hottest M&A Plays
• NFL, DirecTV Hit With Another Suit Over 'Sunday Ticket'
• BlackBerry Drops $425M On Calif. Mobile Security Co.
• TWC Illegally Holds On To Customer Data, Class Action Says
• FTC Premerger Notification Office Narrows 2 HSR Exemptions
• TWC Workers Fight Timecard Rounding Policy At 9th Circ.
• DOJ Must Get Warrant To Track Cellphones, New Rule Says
• Ex-Terra Exec Loses Bid For New Trial On Bribery Charges
• Sirius Can't Stay TCPA Suit During Appeal, Consumers Say
• Pandora Says Pre-1972 Loss Creates 'Zombie Copyrights'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hewlett-Packard, Petco, Charterhouse
• Sen. Flags Possible Changes To Criticized Anti-Hacking Law
• FCC OKs Frontier Purchase Of Verizon Operations In 3 States
• Broadcasters Urge FCC To Deny Low-Power FM Radio Petition
• Chamber Fights FCC's Autodialer Rule In DC Circ.
• CBS, Others Push FCC To Keep TV Exclusivity Rules
• UniTek Gets Nod For Technician OT Settlement
• Wachtell Lipton Reps AOL In $238M Millennial Media Buy
• 3 Things To Know About Russia's New Data Localization Law
• Verizon Escapes Spherix Network Patent Suit
• Apple, AT&T Can't Get Attys' Fees In Adaptix IP Row
• FCC Issues Proposal For Retransmission Negotiation Review
• Dish Ready To Battle Broadcasters Over FCC TV Rules Review
• Judge Koh Sets 4th Apple-Samsung Trial For Early 2016
• FTC, FCC To Clash On Internet Privacy, Regulators Say
• US Fights NSA Surveillance Injunction Bid In 2nd Circ.
• Fiber Optics Co. Can't Invest Pending SEC's $4M Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Deflects Class Cert. Challenges In MLB Cable Row
• Low-Power FM Radio Group Pushes FCC For Rule Changes
• NY Says Tech Co. Can Be Subject To Tax On ISP Services
• Gov't Warned Not To Drag Out NSA Metadata Dispute
• FCC Rule Would Let Railroad Police On Public Safety Radio
• Judge Ignored Fla. Law In Turtles IP Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• DTS Pays $172M To Acquire HD Radio Technology Co. iBiquity
• TracFone Dealer's Websites Don't Infringe, 11th Circ. Told
• Apple Can't Unplug False Ad Class Action Over Chargers
• Spokeo Will Impact Verizon ERISA Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Relator Fights AT&T Stay Bid In E-Rate False Claims Suit
• Groups Sound Off On Minimum Standards In FCC's Lifeline
• Indiana 911 Board Says Prepaid Cell Cos. Owe $3.7M In Fees
• Libraries Want Patrons Heard In Net Neutrality Challenge
• FCC Seeks Industry Input On Set-Top Box Security Report
• DC Circ. Allows Intervention In FCC Autodialer Rule Suit
• NHL Settlement Approved In Broadcast Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Microsoft FRAND Ruling Ignores Ericsson