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Telecommunications - May, 2016

271 articles

• Dish Urges FCC To Add Mandates To New Broadcast Standard
• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Samsung Gets Antitrust Argument Revived In UK Patent Row
• FTC Floats Changes To Broadband Provider Privacy Plan
• Cops Don't Need Warrant For Cell Location, 4th Circ. Finds
• FCC Extends $10M Deaf-Blind Pilot Amid Commish Criticism
• Patent-Review Query Hinges On 1 Case, Feds Tell High Court
• BET Warns Set-Top Box Plan Threatens Minority Programmers
• High Court Won't Hear Sprint's NY State Tax Law Challenge
• Prison Phone Co. Accused Of Recording Atty-Client Calls
• Latham, Sheppard Mullin Steer $323M Electro Rent Buy
• What The Google Fair Use Decision Means For Developers
• Netflix Loses Fight Over Early Showing Of Relativity Films
• Nationals Want TV Fight With Orioles Sent Back To Arbitration
• Tribal Telecom Co. Makes Post-Trial Push For Sprint Fees
• Verizon, Unions Agree To Tentative Deal To End Strike
• Chinese Phone Co. Can't Cite Ericsson Arbitration Loss
• Navajo Official Urges FCC To Give Wireless Co. A Boost
• Texting Cos. Get 2nd Shot At Arbitrating Cell Cramming Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kuka, Verizon, Belgian Post Group
• Even After Google's Oracle Victory, Long Fight Still Ahead
• Comcast Accused Of Collusion By Pa. Cable Installers
• Insurer Says It Owes Nothing Toward Dish Copyright Suits
• Taxation With Representation: Proskauer, Skadden, Hogan
• Behind The Curtain: Technical Advisers In Complex Cases
• InterDigital Continues Fight For Quick Appeal In SEP Suit
• 11th Circ. Dumps LaTele's Fee Appeal In Telemundo IP Row
• IPhone Users Lose Bid For 9th Circ. Rehearing Of Siri Suit
• High Court Urged To Knock Back State Securities Suits
• Boeing Urges FCC To Plan Satellite Spectrum-Sharing With 5G
• Chamber, Former FTC Chair Bash FCC Data Privacy Plan
• Israeli Military Contractor Accused Of Stock Inflation
• Google Beats Oracle's $9B Copyright Suit With Fair Use Win
• Caltech Resolves Patent Row With Dish Network, Hughes
• UK Broadband Plan Nabs EU Backing
• Versa Media Nabs $100M For Film Financing
• Preventing Competitive Harm In AB InBev-SABMiller Merger
• FCC Finalizes $35M Fine Against Chinese Signal Jammer Co.
• How To Prepare Your Employees For Litigation Discovery
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Google, Oracle Tangle Over 2nd Phase As Jury Deliberates
• FCC's Wheeler Signals Wait On DC Circ. For Zero-Rating
• ITC Investigates TV Receivers Over Rovi's Patent Claims
• VirnetX Wants Apple's FaceTime Stopped After $625M Win
• States, Localities Take Larger Role In Telecom Merger Reviews
• 1st Circ. Stands By Ruling In Call Spoofer Harassment Row
• NJ Agency Blesses $18B Altice-Cablevision Deal
• 3rd Circ. Dumps FCC's TV Joint Sales Agreement Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stada Arzneimittel, Yahoo, Infraero
• Samsung Rips Off 4G Patents, Chinese Phone Maker Says
• Verizon Settles Case Against XO After $1.8B Buyout
• Supreme Court Urged To Review Fed. Circ. Damages Rules
• Commil V. Cisco — 1 Year Later
• PTAB Reverses Course, Upholds Teleconferencing Patent
• Google-Oracle Jury Deliberations Delayed By Tech Problems
• Ill. Court Says Ind. Law Applies In $5M Insurance Dispute
• Spokeo Backs Alcatel Pension Suit, Unions Say
• Prisons' Hands Tied On Smuggled Phones, FCC Told
• Comcast Fights Patent Claims Over TV Guides
• IPhone Users Say Apple Hasn't Reimbursed 'Error 53' Victims
• Swisscom Hit With $72.3M Sports Broadcast Antitrust Fine
• FCC Failed To Justify AT&T's Routing Fees Win, DC Circ. Says
• Broadcasters Want Out Of Foreign Investment Review Tweaks
• Burden Too High In $6M Fight, Cox Customers Tell 10th Circ.
• Prince Lobel Nabs Ex-Hayes Messina Patent Litigation Atty
• Network Says AT&T Knew Of Fraud When It Signed Contract
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Comcast Faces Antitrust Suit In 'Spot' Cable Ad Sales Row
• House Approves FCC Transparency Mandate
• Bucs Say Old Arguments Can't Sink Bid For Junk Fax Waiver
• FCC Told To Limit Scope Of New Team Telecom Rules
• NLRB Hits Illegal Picketing At Stand-In Verizon Workers' Hotels
• Sidley Guides Siris Capital's $643M Acquisition Of Xura
• Justices Order New Look At Verizon Pension Suit Post-Spokeo
• Four Firms Named As Co-Lead Counsel In DirecTV NFL MDL
• FCC Urged To Time New Broadcast TV Standard With Auction
• Sen. Asks Charter To Commit To Smooth Merger Transition
• AT&T Blocks Calif. Regulator From Sharing Subscriber Data
• Viacom Says Spokeo Blocks Revival Of Child-Tracking Suit
• Dish Accused Of Improper $1B Spectrum Tax Deduction
• Apple's IPhones, IPads Infringe 7 Patents, Texas Co. Says
• FCC Consumer Complaint Data Could Signal Agency's Agenda
• Orange, SFR Antitrust Fines Trimmed To $164M In France
• Radio Host Asks High Court For 'Voice Of America' Name Back
• Chamber, USTelecom Back AT&T In Tenn. 911 Row At 6th Circ.
• Cellphone Providers Blast Ind. 911 Board's $3.7M Fees Bid
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• PTAB Nixes Communications Patent Asserted Against Cisco
• EU Floats Tax On Netflix, Others To Fund European Content
• Navajo Leaders Urge FCC To Help Rural Telecom In Auction
• Baiul's Atty Sanctioned Over 'Frivolous' NBC Suit
• Reflecting On The 20th Anniversary Of BMW V. Gore
• NY State Decision On $18B Altice-Cablevision Deal Delayed
• Lifeline Revamp Needs Grass-Roots Push, FCC Staffer Says
• Sens. Press FCC Head To Allow More Time On Privacy Rules
• ComEd Ducks 'Hopeless' Patent Suit Amid New Pleading Rules
• Lawmakers Rally For And Against FCC's Set-Top Box Plan
• Connectivity Can Boost Mental Health, FCC's Clyburn Says
• Drone Stakeholder Group Finalizes Best Practices
• FCA Ruling Weakens Public Disclosure Bar, DC Circ. Told
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• House Dems Blast Spectrum Auction Language In NDAA Bill
• Senate Explores Recalibrating TCPA, But Dems Push Back
• Hard Lifeline Budget Cap Could Cut Service To The Poor
• LG Says Core Patent Case Must Be Narrowed Before Trial
• Bucs Don't Deserve Pass On Ad Faxes, Firms Tell FCC
• French Co.'s Bid To Uphold $148M Award Nixed Over Service
• Rural Broadband Assoc. Wants FCC Funds Based On Quality
• FCC's Wheeler Tells Cable Industry To Cooperate, Not Criticize
• Prison Call Suit Against Global Tel*Link Limited To State Laws
• Uptick In FCPA Enforcement Suggests 2015 Drop Was Outlier
• $7B Nortel Allocation Appeal Sent To 3rd Circ.
• Alcatel Says Spokeo Backs Toss Of Workers' Pension Suit
• Latham Snags Ex-Shearman & Sterling Capital Markets Partner
• FCC's Republican Camp Says Rule Proposals Are Rigged
• WI Harper Closes Oversubscribed U.S.-Asia Fund At $174M
• FCC Overextended Itself On Privacy Issues, GOP Staffers Say
• 11th Circ. Asks If Facts Back Porn Co. In Amazon TM Dispute
• Samsung Asks Justices To Scrap Apple Patent Injunction
• Lawmaker Wary Of White House Influence On Set-Top Box Plan
• Recording Creates Call 'Spoofing' Liability, 1st Circ. Hears
• New York Gov. Joins Fight For FCC Rural Broadband Funds
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• Microsoft Says InterDigital Can't Get Quick Appeal In SEP Suit
• Broadcasters Say FilmOn's Copyright Win Flouted Congress
• Comcast Can't Ax $3M Suit Over 911 Fees, Ga. Counties Say
• Comcast Beats Spurned NBC Affiliate's Antitrust Suit
• Fed. Trade Secrets Law Faces Early Test In Miami Beach Suit
• Tribe Can't Block Work On Wind Farm In Preservation Suit
• Calif. Regulator's Data Request Flouts FCC, AT&T Says
• CBS, Disney Defend Bundling In FCC Retrans Consent Row
• 4 Ways To Win Friends And Influence People At The FCC
• Google, TiVo Say FCC Can Protect Ads In Set-Top Box Plan
• Judge Asks If Enfish Saves Email Patents In BlackBerry Case
• Berkshire Hathaway Buys 9.8M Apple Shares In Q1
• Cable Chief, Former FCC Chairman, Warns Against Regulation
• Sprint Tells Justices NY Fails To Dispute $300M Tax Appeal
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• Fiber Optic Firm Gets Final OK On $5.9M DIP, Bid Procedures
• Sprint Can't Escape $30M Patent Judgment, Fed. Circ. Told
• Berkeley Rips Group's FCC Radiation Rule Claims At 9th Circ.
• Charter Sold Subscribers' Personal Info, Suit Says
• FCC Warned To Not Rush Phone Routing Contract
• CBS Can't Strike Expert From Anchor's $15M Hacking Suit
• Don't Let $2B Verizon-XO Deal Hurt Small Carriers, FCC Told
• Deutsche Telekom Can Fight Cogent Contract Row In Germany
• Tenn. 911 Suit Rightly Tossed, AT&T Unit Tells 6th Circ.
• Defending TCPA Class Actions On Constitutional Grounds
• Striking Verizon Workers Can't Picket Hotels, Judge Says
• Slingbox Maker Looks To Deep-Six Intrusive Ad Class Action
• California Regulator Approves Charter-Time Warner Deal
• Comcast Stance On Cable Box Class Is Illogical, 3rd Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: SingTel, Bayer, Bosch
• Hausfeld, Robins Seek To Rep Bars In Split DirectTV NFL Suit
• FCC's O'Rielly Urges Laissez-Faire For Broadcast Standards
• FCC Set-Top Box Plan Is Weak On Privacy, Reps. Say
• Atty, Objector Seek To Dodge Sanctions In MLB Antitrust Suit
• AT&T, Telecoms Overanxious On Subscriber Data, CPUC Says
• Verizon Tells DC Circ. Settled FCA Suit Dooms 2nd Case
• What Electric Utilities Need To Know About TCPA Compliance
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider
• FCC Commish, Sens. Attack Proposed Internet Privacy Rules
• Google, Oracle Spar On Software Engineer's Email In Java Suit
• 5 Major Obstacles For Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Verizon Urges FCC To Approve Telcordia Phone Contract
• Deutsche Telekom Upgrade Plan Prompts EU Probe
• Collaboration In Industry, Gov't Key To Internet Of Things
• AT&T Backs FCC In 'Sham' Telecom Cos.' DC Circ. Challenge
• FCC Sets Conditions For Charter-TWC Deal To Offset 'Harms'
• Sens. Want Answers On Broadband Program Consultant Fees
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• AT&T Nabs Military Telecom Contract Worth Up To $75M
• EU Competition Watchdog Blocks $12B Hutchison-O2 Deal
• Google Ripped Out Java's Heart, Oracle Tells Jury On Day 1
• Verizon, ESPN Settle FiOS Custom TV Offerings Suit
• AT&T Slammed Over Challenge To $102M Streaming Deal Suit
• FTC, FCC Sharpen Device Security Focus In Parallel Probes
• EDTX Aids 'Trolls' By Flouting Patent Fee Test, Justices Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: ABF, Telecom Italia, Pershing Square
• FCC Told Zero-Rating Helps Minority, Low-Income Groups
• Neustar Hits Telcordia Over Foreign Work On Phone Contract
• Alorica Agrees To $9.25M Settlement In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Relativity Says Netflix's Plan To Stream Films Is A Threat
• 10th Circ. Says Contract Too Ambiguous To Uphold Sprint Win
• 4 Steps To Effective FCPA Acquisition Due Diligence
• CTIA Says Berkeley Cellphone Warning Not Based On Science
• NY's $300M Tax Suit Against Sprint Survives Untrimmed
• Pamplona Raises $1B For New TMT Fund, Sends $50M To Dyn
• The Potentially Sweeping Effects Of FCC's ISP Regulations
• Most Image Patent Claims Challenged By Apple Survive PTAB
• Manatt Nabs Ex-Stroock Tech Patent Pro In NY
• Novelist Says Fox Can't Escape 'Empire' Copyright Suit
• 4 Big Questions Dogging FCC's Plan To 'Unlock' Set-Top Box
• 6th Circ. Revives Vending Co.'s Liability For Junk Faxes
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Tossing Of Monitoring Patent Under Alice
• FCC, FTC Look Into Mobile Device Security Updates
• Brand Battles: 10 Firms Protest 'Craft Beer Atty' Trademark
• Google Tells 3rd Circ. To Ignore New 1st Circ. Privacy Ruling
• CBS, Disney Tell FCC Content At Risk In Set-Top Box Plan
• Google Sees Pay Dirt In Vacant Channel Rule, FCC Told
• In Congress: Energy, Opioids, Puerto Rico
• Viacom Cites Gannett Revival In 3rd Circ. Video Privacy Row
• CBS Settles Suit Over 'Farting Hippo' Merchandise
• Small Carriers Tell FCC To Keep Auction Repack On Schedule
• FCC Inspector General, Senate Investigating Lifeline Leaks
• Samsung Phones Infringe Augmented Reality IP, Suit Says
• ITC To Probe Samsung, LG, Others In Smartphone Patent Row
• Limelight Aims To Turn Loss To Advantage In $17M Dispute
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• Dish Network, Others Slam Nexstar Merger At FCC
• Taxation With Representation: Stikeman, Ropes & Gray, Weil
• Latham & Watkins Hires Antitrust Pro From Freshfields
• AT&T Mobility Sues Calif. Regulator To Block Data Request
• Apple, AT&T Face Fresh Immersion Suit Over Touch-Screen IP
• Comcast Hit With Race Bias Suit By Call Center Workers
• Lack Of Radio Ad Text Dooms Software Labor Certification
• AT&T Fails To Sway PTAB To Eye Intellectual Ventures Patent
• Charter, Time Warner Clinch Merger Approval At FCC
• Apple Urges Fed Circ. To Revive Touchscreen Gesture Patent
• Canada's Telus Sells International Unit Stake To Asian PE Firm
• FCC Told Carrier Text Blocking Threatens Public Safety
• LPTV Stations Decry Second Class Status In FCC Auction
• 60 Bipartisan Lawmakers Tell FCC To Halt Set-Top Box Plans
• Bogus Telecoms Are In FCC's Reach Too, DC Circ. Told
• Auto Cos. Urge Obama To Reject Open Wi-Fi Spectrum Push
• Deals Rumor Mill: TWC, Dalian Wanda, Camping World
• 4 Takeaways From NLRB's Employee Handbook Reprimand
• Global Tel*Link Accused Of 'Smear Campaign' Amid Patent Row
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• 5 Takeaways From 9th Circ. Ruling In TWC Timecard Case
• 3 Sticking Points In The FCC's Special Access Plan
• Apple Urges 9th Circ. To Let Speech-Recognition Suit Lie
• Sprint Owes $12.5M To CenturyLink In Access Charge Row
• Seyfarth, PwC, Others Promoted Illegal Tax Shelter, Suit Says
• Boston IP Firm Settles With GPNE In $100M Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Becton Dickinson Patent Survives Alice
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Apple Win In Live-Streaming Patent Suit
• FCC Pressed To Add More Conditions To Charter-TWC Deal
• Dish, Incompas Call $1.8B Verizon-XO Deal Anti-Competitive
• FCC Asked To Streamline Tower Construction On Tribal Lands
• Apple, IPhone Users Seek Mediation In Bricked-Phone Suit
• 5th Circ. OKs $6.5M DOL Win In DirecTV Installer Pension Suit
• Apple Says iOS Update Error Fixed, Seeks Toss Of Suit
• FCC Signs Off On Altice's Planned $17.7B Cablevision Buy
• Google's Fair Use Jury Instruction Is Ruled Unfair
• US Nortel's $7B Allocation Ruling Appeal Axed In Canada
• Judge Won't Put Phone Suit On Hold For High Court Ruling
• Union Tells FCC Verizon Forcing Customers To Move To Fiber
• FCC's O'Rielly Urges Action To Aid 5G Wireless Technology
• Twilio Again Presses FCC To Protect Texts Under Neutrality
• Telecom Co. Escapes 'Spoofing' Liability At 1st Circ.
• Free Lifeline Service Exempt From Ind. 911 Fee, Court Told
• NYC Mayor's Office Says LTE-U Could Threaten City Wi-Fi
• Takeaways From FCC's Briefing Defending TCPA Ruling
• MagicJack Seeks To Toss Suit Claiming Stock Fraud
• 9th Circ. Told Apple Must Face Claim It Intercepted Texts
• Alaska Telecom Lobbies FCC On Rural Subsidy Plans
• NLRB Deems T-Mobile, MetroPCS Handboook Rules Unlawful
• Jury Wrongly Let Apple Off On Video Patent, Fed. Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of TWC Timecard Rounding Suit
• FCC Official Says Privacy Plan Won't Stifle ISP Marketing
• Lawmakers Worry FCC Set-Top Box Plan Invites Piracy
• Tech, Landscaping Cos. Prime IPOs Totaling $309M
• Stinson Atty, Others Fouled $200M AT&T Unit Deal, Suit Says
• Canada's BCE Strikes $2.5B Deal For Manitoba Telecom
• Surveillance Court OK'd Every Spy Request Last Year