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Telecommunications - February, 2016

312 articles

• Feds Prevail In Internet Phone Provider's $1M Tax Suit
• Split 9th Circ. Orders Arbitration In Vonage 911 Fee Row
• Apple Doesn't Have To Help NY Feds Hack IPhone, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Wipes Out $13M Silver Spring Patent Trial Loss
• Justices Limit Reach Of Texas Courts In Mexico TV Ruling
• Clear Choice Wants New Trial In TracFone Trademark Spat
• FCC Says Okla. Too Late With Inmate Call Reform Protest
• Dish Affiliates Wrong In $3.3B Bidding Credits Row: FCC
• Sprint Wins Damages In Tribal Telecom Tariff Row
• Altice, Cablevision Tout Proposed Merger Benefits At FCC
• T-Mobile Settles Autism Suit With Coverage Promise, $676K
• Yellow Pages Co. Sues IRS Over Disputed Partnership Taxes
• India Makes Offer To Vodafone, Others In Offshore Tax Row
• FCC Chairman Tells Rep. Set-Top Box Plan Isn't 'All-Vid'
• FCC Can't Repurpose Low-Power TV Airwaves, DC Circ. Told
• Massive FCC Sponsorship ID Fine An Omen For Broadcasters?
• TCPA And VoIP: Revisiting The 4th Circ.'s Ruling In Monarch
• Smartphone War Nearing End With Apple's $120M Loss
• UK Regulator Tells Telecom Giant To Open Network To Rivals
• Sprint Urges Justices To Kill NY Law Blamed For $300M Hit
• Texas Justices OK Mexican Broadcast Defamation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Stands By Nixing Cisco's $16M Patent Loss
• Rubio, Cruz Mark Net Neutrality Anniv. With Bill To Kill It
• Real Estate Rumors: United, Bridgewater Capital, Sikich
• AT&T Sues Louisville Over Utility Pole Access Ordinance
• Net Neutrality Stifled Broadband Investment, FCC's Pai Says
• More Stations Sue FCC Over Incentive Auction Eligibility
• Samsung Beats Apple's $120M Patent Verdict At Fed. Circ.
• Privacy Vs. Accessibility: Can They Coexist In Cyberspace?
• Microsoft Takes Apple's Side In Calif. IPhone Unlock Fight
• Court Revives Part Of Comcast Techs' OT, Wages Suit
• FCC Told Wireless Resellers Are Essential To Tribal Lifeline
• States Want Dish Sanctioned In Robocalling Trial
• Dem Senators Send FCC Concerns Over Charter TWC Deal
• FCC's O'Rielly Says Chairman Is Censoring Commissioners
• Apple Says Order To Unlock IPhone Violates Constitution
• Brazilian Telecom Merger Off The Table, British Firm Says
• Charter $55B Time Warner Deal Clears Hurdle With NJ OK
• 8 States Ask To Join Okla. Challenge Of FCC Prison Rate Caps
• House Panel OKs Small Biz Net Neutrality Reporting Relief
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Telemedicine: A Cure For Underserved Female Patients?
• Did Apple Get It Right On Data Security And Privacy?
• AT&T Says FCC Should Release Data In Competition Review
• Law360 Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board
• Rep. Asks FBI To Take Apple Phone Row Out Of Court's Hands
• FCC's Junk Fax Enforcement Takes Beating At DC Circ.
• FCC Commish Tells Broadcasters Of Auction Concerns
• Bernstein Litowitz Can't Keep Ex-Atty's Suit Under Seal
• Verizon Settles Cell Tower Row With Mass. Town
• Lawmakers Tease Bill To Set Up Digital Security Commission
• Samsung Escapes Bulk Of Antitrust Suit Over IP Licensing
• Apple Says There Wasn't Aftermarket For AT&T To Monopolize
• Comcast Settles Techs' Race Bias Row For $7.2M
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• Fla. Attys Fear AG Ruling Politicizes Whistleblower Suits
• Dish Network Loses Bid To End Robocalling Trial
• Apple Being 'Misleading' In NY Phone Unlock Fight, Feds Say
• DC Circ. Returns 'Incomprehensible' NLRB Decision For Redo
• Wash. Fines CenturyLink $2.85M Over Statewide 911 Outage
• High-Frequency Spectrum Will Boost 5G: FCC Commissioner
• Sprint Fights FCC Lifeline Reforms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Bank of Nova Scotia, Shutterfly
• NLRB Strikes Down Satellite Retailer's Class Waivers
• Telecom Co. Escapes TCPA Claims Over Unwanted Texts
• DC Circ. Grills FEC Over Website Name Rules
• Okla. Asks DC Circ To Halt FCC's Prison Rate Caps
• AT&T Tells 9th Circ. FTC Overreaching In Mobile Data Suit
• French Antitrust Enforcement Trends You Should Know About
• FCC Floats Plan To Expand Rural Broadband Access
• Faith Programs Ask DC Circ. To Ditch Cable Royalty Ruling
• 'History' Against IHeartMedia On Pre-1972s: Song Owners
• Cox Gets 2nd Remote Control Patent Into PTAB Review
• Broadcasters Need More Post-Auction Repack Time, FCC Told
• Verizon Bolsters Fiber Network With $1.8B XO Buy
• Carriers Urge FCC To Fix 'Broken' Special Access Market
• Vodafone Can't Change Basis For $6M Tax Claim: UK Court
• FCC Told To Demand Network Investment In Charter-TWC Deal
• Apple CEO Again Blasts Order To Unlock Shooter's iPhone
• Deals Rumor Mill: ZTO Express, Yahoo, Sharp Corp.
• American Drops Gogo Suit Over Wi-Fi On Planes
• Haley Bader & Ex-Partner Seek To Toss $20M FCC Flub Suit
• NSA Faces Discovery In Calif. Phone Spying Row
• Cox Rails Against $25M Piracy Verdict Awarded To BMG
• House Panel Asks Apple, FBI To Explain IPhone Unlock Row
• Imprisoned Cable Exec Out Early After Grim Diagnosis
• Apple Picks Gibson Dunn's Olson For IPhone Unlock Fight
• Sprint Thwarts Cisco Patent Litigation Over Client Suits
• Verizon Denies Circuit Split In Pension Case
• Apple Asks To Bar Samsung From Raising Re-Exams At Trial
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Sprint Must Face Class Claims Over Background Checks
• Gogo Urges FCC To Auction More In-Flight Internet Spectrum
• Apple's Help Unlocking IPhone Wouldn't Kill Privacy, Feds Say
• FCC Media Bureau Names Deputy Chief, Associate Chief
• FCC's Consumer Advisory Panel Backs Lifeline Boost
• Prison Phone Cos. Continue Bid To Pause FCC Rate Caps
• Kaye Scholer Nabs Colonel To Lead NatSec Practice In DC
• Cable Group Tells FCC To Protect Public In Broadcast Deals
• VimpelCom To Pay $795M For Uzbek Bribery Allegations
• NY DA, Police Chief: Don't Leave Justice Up To Google, Apple
• Akamai Caps Possible Limelight Patent Row Damages At $63M
• BriarTek Asks High Court To Weigh In On GPS Patent Dispute
• FCC Fines Fla. Cos. $3.4M For Phone Billing Scheme
• Cox Nabs PTAB Review Of Remote Control Patent
• Argentine Exec Moves To Stop BellSouth Arbitration Bid
• Liberal Groups Ask FCC To Block Charter-Time Warner Merger
• Divided FCC Forges Ahead With Set-Top Box Plan
• Garvey Schubert Seeks Dismissal From $20M FCC Flub Suit
• Comcast Faces $3M Suit From Ga. Counties Over 911 Fees
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Patent Win For T-Mobile, Ericsson, Nokia
• T-Mobile Sues Alleged Handset Trafficking Ring In Texas
• LightSquared's Ch. 11 Plan Questioned By 2nd Circ.
• Why High Court Should Take Samsung V. Apple
• Apple's Big-Picture Focus Key To Win IPhone Unlock Fight
• Scalia's Sharp Dissent Helped Shape Net Neutrality
• Gilstrap Upholds Jury Findings In $16M Samsung Patent Loss
• Samsung Urges Justices To Narrow Scope Of Design Patents
• Cable Groups Back FCC Rate Regulation Shift At DC Circ.
• NSA Report Says Surveillance Carefully Controlled
• Consumers Slice Apple's Bid To Toss AT&T Antitrust Suit
• FCC Approves MTA Spectrum Changes For Rail Safety Tech
• FCC Looks To Set Privacy Rules On Set-Top Box Data Access
• American Hits Gogo With Contract Suit Over In-Flight WiFi
• Charter Tells FCC Merger Will Allow Fastest Buildout
• FCC Telemarketing Rule Goes Too Far, DC Circ. Told
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Partner To Growing Cybersecurity Team
• Apple To Fight Order To Hack San Bernardino Shooter's Phone
• Apple Ordered To Help Hack San Bernardino Shooter's Phone
• LA Judge, Ex-Hogan Lovells Partner Killed Crossing Street
• Enovsys Can't Reverse Trial Defeat In AT&T Patent Battle
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• India Says It May Seize Vodafone Assets In $2.1B Tax Row
• $4.2M T-Mobile Class Deal OK'd After Objector No-Show
• Apple Must Give More Warrant Request Info, Judge Says
• Set-Top Box Rule Is FCC Gun-Jumping, AT&T Says
• Lawmakers Tell FCC To Tread Lightly With Set-Top Box Rules
• Carriers Face $30M Hispanic 'Cramming' Fine From FCC
• FCC Told TWC-Charter Deal Would Hurt Sports Programming
• Capitalism Under Attack In Communications, FCC Official Says
• FCC Slams Bid To Stay Rate Caps On Inmate Calls
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against TV Streamer FilmOn
• Lifetime Says 'Complete Relief' Should End TCPA Suit
• Balancing Copyright Owners' Rights With ISP Immunities
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Supreme Court Urged To Rule On PTAB Overreach Question
• Phone Reseller Says Insurer Must Cover It In Sprint Suit
• Facebook Hit With Class Action Over 'Happy Birthday' Texts
• Cablevision Pays $21M To End Dolan Compensation Row
• FCC's Set-Top Box Proposal Won't Hurt Privacy, Group Says
• Feds See No Reason For Cases Challenging Spy Program
• FCC Proposes Dropping Rules On US-Cuba Telecom Route
• FCC Set-Top Proposal Endangers Copyright, Groups Say
• Apple Seeks Ruling On DOJ's Bid To Unlock IPhone
• Telecoms Urge Against New Regs In Biz Broadband Market
• FCC Denies Fla. TV Station Auction Eligibility, Protection
• Cascades Says Samsung Buried It In Pointless Documents
• Apple, Verizon, AT&T Hit With $7B Twin Suits Over VoIP IP
• Apple Hit With Class Action Over Dead 'Error 53' IPhones
• FCC Told Charter Is Blocking Cable App Access
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Speed Wireless Deployment
• Additional Thoughts On Class Plaintiff 'Pick-Offs'
• Post-CISA Data Breach Investigations: Safe To Share?
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Apple's Aggressive Stance At PTAB Is Paying Off
• Wireless Group Says Plan To Reshuffle TV Channels Clicks
• Apple, AT&T Sued By Immersion Over Touch-Screen Patents
• Trump, Univision Settle $500M Suit In Miss Universe Row
• House Dems Give FCC Guidelines For Lifeline Revamp
• Euro Telecom Considering IPO For New Infrastructure Arm
• FCC Told To Exempt Small Operators From Set-Top Box Rules
• FCC Toots Horn On Internet Access, Spectrum Work
• Broadcasters Can Try To Shield Deals In NCAA Aid Row
• CBS Chairman Slams Proposed Retrans Changes At FCC
• Interim Class Counsel Chosen For Experian Breach Suits
• Another Inmate Call Co. Seeks DC Circ. Review Of FCC Order
• Take FTC's Lead On Internet Privacy, FCC Told
• Trade Enforcement Bill With Internet Tax Ban Clears Senate
• Baiul Keeps Fighting NY Remand, Says Copyright Not An Issue
• Fox, Dish Settle Copyright Fight Over Ad-Skipping DVR
• Apple Faces Skeptical 9th Circ. In App Store Monopoly Suit
• Group Slams Charter Cable Merger As Bad for Competition
• Verizon Seeks To Chop Dominion's Pole Rates In Va.
• AT&T Says 'Anxieties Remain' In FCC Airwaves Auction Plan
• FCC Budget Calls For Spectrum Fees, $9.5M For Oversight
• FCC Has More Telecom Boosting Irons In Fire, GC Says
• Smartphone, Pharma Giants Dominate List Of Top IP Targets
• Attys Worry Minimum Standards Could Hamper FCC's Lifeline
• Teamsters Support Broadcasters In FCC Retransmission Fight
• House Passes Bill To Extend US Privacy Rights To EU Citizens
• Burford Capital Adds IP Litigator From Proskauer Rose
• Aussie Gov't Floats 'Netflix Tax' On Foreign Digital Sales
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• GAO Says Navy Satellite Contract Award Ignored RFP Specs
• Samsung Hit With $7M Jury Verdict In Imaging Patent Row
• T-Mobile, Class Action Lead Slam Protest To $4.2M Deal
• ThinkingPhones Rebrands As Fuze, Pulls In $112M In Funding
• LG, Hulu Tell PTAB Fed Circ. Erred In Reviving Network IP
• AT&T Defends Special-Access Service Plans Amid Probe
• Senator, FCC Commissioner Push Policies To Support 5G
• Ex-Mintz Levin Atty Says TV Station's Video Defamed Him
• Groups Spar Before FCC Over Proposed Prison Telecom Rules
• Fla. Utility Blames Verizon In FCC Pole Attachment Dispute
• Newegg Loses Fed. Circ. Bid For Attys' Fees In Patent Case
• Apple, Google Dodge $1B Distracted-Driving Suit, For Now
• FCC Pushed To Give Broadcasters TCPA Waivers Too
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• AT&T Says Manager Behind Worker's Firing Lacked Age Info
• NSA Previews Agency Changes Amid 'Evolving' Threats
• Gov't Spying Challenger Says Halt To Dragnet Still Needed
• Pension Fund Seeks Sanctions On Symbol Over Lost Emails
• DC Metro Wireless Installer's Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Sprint Must Provide Subscriber Docs For Yahoo TCPA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, HAL Trust, Verizon
• AT&T Wants FCC To Flex Muscle On Iowa Telecom Rates
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Axing Of 2 Shipping Patents Under Alice
• NYC Tells State Cablevision-Altice Deal Raises Concerns
• Film & TV Groups Lobby FCC Against Set-Top Box Changes
• Matrix Partners Raises $500M For 4th Chinese Venture Fund
• CenturyLink Seeks To Stay FCC Rate Caps On Inmate Calls
• Has Gene By Gene Unzipped TCPA Insurance Exclusions?
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• FCC Warns Of Crackdown On Privacy Certification Failures
• InterDigital Wants Arbitration Award Against LG Confirmed
• Nvidia's Tablets Don't Infringe Samsung Patent, Jury Finds
• Lifetime Wants FCC Input As TCPA Deal Faces Opposition
• DirecTV Customers Appeal Tax Surcharge Arbitration Order
• Toshiba Owes $25M In Digital TV Patent Royalties, MIT Says
• Spy Programs Doing Better On Privacy, Watchdog Says
• FCC Video Plans Could Foster Diversity, Panelists Say
• Ericsson Asks Fed. Circ. To Bury Intellectual Ventures Patent
• PTAB Grants Review Of Patent Asserted In Apple Litigation
• FCC Questions Video Programmers On Charter-TWC Merger
• Manufacturers Readying For Vote On Customs Bill Next Week
• House Leaders Accuse FCC Of Shifting Telecom Standards
• Judge Pauses AIG Unit's Suit Over Dish TCPA Row Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: Hotel Elysee, Telemundo, WeWork
• FCC Head Tells GOP No Funding For Municipal Broadband
• Some TCPA Class Action Defense Strategies
• 7th Circ. Denies Yahoo Appeal Bid In 'Welcome Text' Suit
• FCC Warned Of Guide To Evading Inmate Call Reforms
• Comcast Gets Sprint IP Case Reopened, Seeks Attys' Fees
• How VirnetX Triumphed Over Apple In 5-Year Patent Saga
• FCC Told To Sync With USDA On Tribal Broadband
• EU Orders Telecoms To Shed Customers For $1.5B Deal
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Backs FCC Set-Top Box Rule Review
• Ore. Telecom Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over Skirted Int'l Call Fees
• Apple's Mistrial Bid After $625M VirnetX Verdict 'Desperate'
• Tribal Telecom Co. Defends Bid For Sprint Docs
• IT Company Accused Of Pregnancy Discrimination
• Apple Urges Justices To Nix Samsung $400M Patent Appeal
• Sports Leagues Cheer On Networks In 9th Circ. Streaming Suit
• Charter-TWC Deal Needs To Help Independent TV, FCC Told
• FCC Denies T-Mobile Bid To Punish Dish For Auction Antics
• Sprint Says Lifeline Service Standard Will Cost Customers
• NBC Says Copyright Act Preempts Baiul's State Remand Bid
• FTC Defends AT&T 'Throttling' Enforcement At 9th Circ.
• FDA's Strategy For Interoperable Medical Device Regulation
• EU Antitrust Vs. US Companies
• VirnetX's $625M Win Among Largest Patent Awards In History
• Cisco Pitches $1.4B Deal For Internet Of Things Platform
• Wireless Trade Group Asks FCC To Rethink Hearing-Aid Rule
• EU Lawmakers Lay Down Markers For Services Trade Pact
• Apple Renews Bid To Drop IPhone AT&T Antitrust Suit
• Ex-FCC Commish Warns Against Charter-TWC Deal
• FCC Close To Finalizing Lifeline Update, Wheeler Says
• Apple Hit With $625M Verdict In VirnetX Patent Rematch
• Empire State Building Tells FCC To Pay Preauction Costs
• Bankrupt Co.'s New Lawyers Mum In Patent Suit, Elbit Says
• Choate Lures Private Equity Trio From Locke Lord
• Sens. Ask FCC To Move On Cable, Broadband Equipment Fees
• AT&T Calls FCC Set-Top Box Proposal A Boon For Google
• FCC Extends Deadline To Trim Lifeline Tribal Subsidies
• Real Estate Rumors: Comcast, Wonder Works, Everglades
• Vonage Says 'One-Sided' Terms Don't Nix Arbitration
• Texas Jury Weighs VirnetX's $532M Patent Bid Against Apple
• Time Warner Cable To Pay $5.2M To End LA Suits Over Fees
• FCC Defends Cable Rate Regulation Change Before DC Circ.
• BlackBerry Shakes Class Action Over Smartphone Defects
• What's Next For The FCC's Incentive Auction
• Submarine Cable Co. Knocks Proposed FCC Outage Rules
• Geo-Group's Bid To Recoup $8M Over Minute Sales Cut Back
• TV Stations Need More Time For Reshuffling, FCC Told
• 2nd Circ. Poised To Ship Turtles-Sirius Row To Top NY Court
• Twilio Lobbies FCC To Protect Text Messages From Blocking
• TE Pays $895M For Permira-Backed Medical Device Maker
• Seyfarth Adds Ex-McDermott Will Data Privacy Partner
• NFL Fans Want Sunday Ticket Suit Returned To Calif. Court
• Nortel Overseas Units Can't Escape US Software Suit
• Charter Can Seek Atty Fees From Avaya In Chancery Dispute
• Apple Tells FCC To Pass On Cellphone Hearing Aid Rules
• K&L Gates Snags High-Stakes Litigator From Latham
• Domain Names Infringed TracFone's Trademarks, Jury Finds
• Newegg Pushes Fed. Circ. To Award Fees In Survey IP Row
• EU Remains Hopeful As Data Transfer Deal Deadline Passes
• FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Could Help Public TV, Group Says
• FCC Approves Testing Of Controversial LTE-U Technology
• Nokia IP Sales Outlook Disappoints After Samsung Arbitration
• SD Lawmakers Float Bill To Broaden Tribal Tax Pacts
• Verizon Pushes For $5.9M Win In Contract Fight With Carrier
• Netflix Lobbies FCC In Support Of Charter-TWC Merger
• FCC To Look Into Security Of In-Flight Broadband Use
• One LLP Adds IP, Entertainment Law Partner
• What Every GC Needs To Know About Mobile Apps