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Telecommunications - June, 2016

295 articles

• Robocalls Cause Concrete Harm Under Spokeo, Judge Rules
• Sirius XM Agrees To Pay $35M To End Telemarketing Rows
• Gov't Aims To Protect Both Consumer Privacy, Criminal Probes
• Set-Top Plan Alternative Is Only Way Forward, FCC Told
• Qualcomm Sues Meizu In China Over Wireless Technology
• Verizon Broadband Deal Had Public Input, NJ Court Says
• Comcast Pushes For Injunction To Keep Rovi Patent Row In NY
• AOL Dropped From $238M Millennial Merger Class Challenge
• 5G Rollout May Flatten Small Carriers, FCC Warned
• Sinclair Lacked License, Malice In Copyright Row, Judge Says
• Calif. Solar Co. In Robocall Suit Says It Meant To Call Landlines
• Travelers Exempt From Covering $5M Theft, 7th Circ. Hears
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Time Warner Worker Again Fails To Salvage Wages Suit
• Ex-Comcast Exec Hired By Sprint Can't Duck Noncompete Suit
• Former BellSouth Exec Ordered To Arbitrate Severance Row
• NLRB Judge Slams T-Mobile For Litany Of Illegal Practices
• AT&T Blasts Unnecessary 'Reregulation' Of Biz Data Services
• Patent Holder Brief A Paper Caper, Sprint Tells Fed Circ.
• FCC Spectrum Auction Racks Up $86B Clearing Cost
• Yahoo Slams Cellphone Users In 'Welcome Text' TCPA Suit
• PE Firm Cinven Nabs Nearly $8B For 6th Fund
• DC Circ. Axes LPTV Investor's Suit Over FCC Repack
• AT&T Slams FCC's Broadband Provider Privacy Rules Proposal
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Move Over, Enfish — Bascom Is Latest Post-Alice Tool
• Google's 3rd Circ. Win Keeps Door Ajar For Video Privacy Suits
• Telefonica, Portugal Telecom Can't Beat EU Antitrust Case
• New Broadcast Standard Must Not Hurt Auction, FCC Told
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• Settlement In Comcast Techs' OT Wages Suit Gets Judge's OK
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Cable Group Blasts Charter-TWC Overbuild Merger Condition
• Verizon, INCOMPAS Push Biz Data Services Plan At FCC
• FCC's Wheeler Moves To Keep Many Media Ownership Limits
• DraftKings To Settle Automated Text Message Class Action
• FTC Commissioner Continues Attack On FCC Data Rules
• FCC's O'Rielly Says Apps Must Replace Set-Top Box Plan
• SBA Office Warns Of FCC Privacy Rule's Impact On Small ISPs
• Commerce Extends ZTE Relief Over Iran Scheme Sanctions
• Samsung Settles 'Milk' Trademark Dispute
• TVEyes' Service Is Unfair To Broadcasters, 2nd Circ. Told
• Pre-1972 'Remaster' Ruling Heads To 9th Circ.
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• 3rd Circ. Mostly Frees Google, Viacom From Child Privacy Row
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• High Court Remands Click-To-Call's Patent Case Under Cuozzo
• Akamai Wins Interest In Patent Row Against Limelight
• Viacom Board Is Frozen Until Del. Rules On Redstone Moves
• Biz Data Services Regs Will Slow 5G, FCC Commish Says
• Fed. Circ. Finds Bascom Web Patent Passes Alice Test
• Samsung Loses Bid For SCOTUS Look At Apple Suit Injunction
• Verizon & XO Urge FCC To Ignore Dish Protest To $1.8B Deal
• 'NSA-Proof' Phone Maker Allegedly Considering Bankruptcy
• 3rd-Party Devices Wouldn't Pay Under Set-Top Alternative
• FCC's Clyburn Taps Next Wireline Legal Adviser
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• GOP Sen. Challenges FCC's Wheeler On Privacy Rules Process
• Supreme Court Won't Hear AT&T FCA Overbilling Appeal
• In Congress: Only The Senate
• Consumers Push For $9M Deal In HTC, Samsung Data Suit
• T-Mobile CEO Defends 'Binge On' At FCC
• Sony Can't Dodge Retaliation Claim In Row With Actress
• CNN Says TVEyes More Like Meltwater Than Google Books
• Consumer, Trade Groups Want FCC Rethink On Lifeline
• Advocates Question Industry Set-Top Box Alternative Plan
• 4 Remaining Net Neutrality Sticking Points
• Comcast Says Exec Who Left For Sprint Broke Noncompete
• Taxation With Representation: Covington, Davis Polk, Gibson
• FCC OKs Team Telecom Review Process Reform Proposal
• FCC's Wheeler Floats Proposed Rules For Spectrum For 5G
• Tata Ordered To Pay $1.17B To Japanese Telecom
• AT&T Arbitration Win In Throttling Suit Going To 9th Circ.
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• Bipartisan House Group Calls For Cooperation On Encryption
• Google Gives Thumbs-Up To Set-Top Box Plan Alternative
• Senate Panel Slams TV Providers Over Customer Service
• FCC Provides More Time To Weigh In On Privacy Rules
• Former FTC Commish Questions FCC's Economic Analysis
• Pre-1972 Songs Protected By State Laws, RIAA Tells Court
• Rovi Blasts Comcast Efforts To Block TV Guide Patent Suit
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• FCC Finalizes Changes To Lawsuit Notification Process
• Sen. Warren Expresses Support For FCC's Privacy Plan
• Cable Cos. Say FCC Fee Rates Unfairly Subsidize Satellite
• Microsoft Cautions FCC On Undersea Cable Reporting Rules
• Trade Groups Slam FCC Net Neutrality Transparency Guidance
• New Team Telecom Rules May Be Cause For Industry Optimism
• Media Giants Press 2nd Circ. To Shutter TVEyes
• Standards For 3rd-Party Liability Diverge Under TCPA
• Dish Insists Copyright Suit Coverage Row Belongs In NY
• Netflix Invokes 1st Amendment In Relativity Streaming Fight
• Sen. Reid Says FCC Must Resolve Issues In Set-Top Box Plan
• Senate Rejects Bid In Spending Bill To Extend Spying Powers
• Philippines Cos. Want Dialogue With Regulator Over $1B Deal
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Charter Says Zoom's Merger Objections Are Same Old Issues
• Broadcasters Call FCC Broadcast Ownership Rules 'Outdated'
• House Won't Ax Lifeline Cellphone Program
• House Approves DHS Cybersecurity Outreach Bills
• FCC Commissioner Suggests Scrapping Set-Top Box Plan
• Verizon Wins NLRB Picketing Review In Split DC Circ. Ruling
• DISH Network Sues TV Channel Over 'Dishgusting' Ads
• DirecTV, Pa. Technicians' FLSA Fight Headed To Trial
• Your 401(k) Plan: A Ticking Time Bomb Of Liability?
• NY Broadcaster Fights FCC Auction Exclusion At DC Circ.
• Brazil Telecom Co. Hits Bankruptcy After Creditor Talks Fail
• More Challenges For Class Plaintiffs After Campbell-Ewald
• Dish Network Wins $3.6M Over Alleged Piracy Scheme
• UK Antitrust Agency Backs Price Rules For British Telecom
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• CenturyLink Tells FCC To Toss Special-Access Data Analysis
• Charter Running Smear Campaign Against Frontier, Suit Says
• Weather Co. Warns FCC Against Spectrum Sharing
• Fla. AG, FTC Reach $27M Settlement Over Tech Support Scam
• Insurer Blasts Dish For 'Forum Shopping' In Copyright Row
• New Philippine Watchdog To Review $1.48B Telecom Deal
• UK Lawmakers Want CEOs To Pay For Cybersecurity Failings
• Apple Escapes Suit Over Wiped IPhones
• Level 3 Faces Additional Suits Over Local Access Charges
• Undersea Cable Cos. Need Time On Outage Rules, FCC Told
• Orioles Seek Pause In Broadcast Fee Dispute With Nationals
• Apple Scores PTAB Victory, Nixes Claims In DSS Tech. Patent
• FCC Will Vote On Spectrum For 5G, Wheeler Says
• Amazon Won't Mess With Embed Ads On Unlocked Set-Tops
• Suit Against AT&T Over Long-Distance Fees Takes Major Hit
• Davis Polk, Hanson Bridgett Steer $230M Telecom Tie-Up
• AT&T Wields DC Circ. Net Neutrality Ruling At 9th Circ.
• Time Warner User Privacy Class Action Nixed Under Spokeo
• Verizon, Unions Finalize Strike-Ending Labor Contracts
• Oi, Samba End Beef Over African Telecom Operations
• Disney Tells FCC Channel-Bundling Is Not Anti-Competitive
• Charter, FCC Move To Duck 'Scam' $10B Racial Bias Suit
• Apple Appeals China Court's IPhone IP Infringement Ruling
• Judge Upholds $24M Patent Verdict Against Corning
• Sony, Others Slam Cert. Bid In Digital Music Price-Fixing MDL
• 5 Takeaways From DC Circ.'s Net Neutrality Ruling
• Fox News Says TVEyes Is 'Nothing Like Google Books'
• Sprint Says Tribal Co. Is Not Owed Connection Fees
• Dish Battles NFL And Tribune In Distribution Disputes
• Did Aereo Open The Door To Compulsory Licenses?
• Feds Say Radio Station Owner Bilked FCC On Frequency Cred
• Buying IoT Technology: How To Contract Securely
• Trade Group Slams FCC Network Transition Rules at DC Circ.
• Battle Over Viacom's Board Erupts In Del. Chancery Court
• Rural Carriers Group Urges FCC To Keep 5G Competitive
• Deals Rumor Mill: First Gulf Bank, ACS, Deutsche Telekom
• Key Points In DC Circ. Decision Upholding Net Neutrality
• AT&T, Comcast Float Apps Alternative To Set-Top Box Plan
• House Passes $576B Defense Funding Bill
• Sen. Panel OKs Small-ISP Net Neutrality Reporting Exemption
• Pre-'72s Covered By DMCA Safe Harbor, 2nd Circ. Says
• Telecoms Proceed With Leaner Baltimore Rate Hike Suit
• FCC Told To Level Regs Playing Field For Online Video
• Patent Suits Against HTC, Motorola Tossed For 2nd Time
• Cable Group Calls FCC's Set-Top Box Plan 'Unworkable'
• Viacom Slams Toymaker's 'Outrageous Misrepresentations'
• Paris Victim's Dad Says Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Aid ISIS
• Dish Gets $5M Judgment Over Infringing Channel Distributor
• EU Floats Plan To Rein In Wholesale Roaming Charges
• Cablevision-Altice Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle In NY
• 9th Circ. Won't Budge On Vonage Arbitration Order
• Net Neutrality Win Is Vindication For Wheeler's FCC
• FTC, Fla. AG Take Aim At $15.6M Robocall Scheme
• Google Faces IP Suit Over 'Project Loon' Balloon Tech
• Ex-FTC Head Rallies With GOP Against FCC Privacy Plan
• Attorneys React To FCC's Net Neutrality Win
• FCC Targeted In House GOP's Regulatory Reform Plan
• Apple Dodges Patent Suit Over System Recovery Process
• Sharing Is Saving: Towercos Take Off In Telecom Market
• Ignore Pre-1972 'Remaster' Ruling, NY Judge Hears
• CenturyLink Latest To Challenge FCC Data Service Tariff Rule
• Telcordia Strikes At Neustar Over FCC Contract Delay Claims
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• FCC Victorious As DC Circ. Upholds Net Neutrality
• Tech Cos. Tell Justices $400M Apple-Samsung Ruling 'Flawed'
• Blame Canada, Egyptian Phone Co. Tells ICSID On Cell Sale
• 6 Tips For Avoiding An FCC Misfire
• Broadcaster Wins $15M IRS Row On 9th Circ. Remand
• Broadband Privacy Plan Needs FTC Input, Tech Honchos Say
• Susman, Heins Mills Clash Over Comcast Antitrust Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Hotel Lotte, Wharf Holdings
• Sen. McConnell Asks FCC To 'Reconsider' Set-Top Box Plan
• Nokia, China Mobile Enter $1.5B Framework Deal
• 21st Century Fox Warns FCC Against Market Share Tweaks
• FCC Adds New Chief Economist From Wharton School
• High Court Won't Hear Newegg's EDTX Attys' Fees Appeal
• In Congress: FOIA, Fiscal Year 2017, Preventing IRS Abuse
• Prof. Lemley Sides With Samsung In High Court Apple IP Row
• FCC, FTC Urged To Probe AT&T, Others Over Privacy Missteps
• Dish Copyright Suit Coverage Fight Belongs In NY, Court Told
• FCC Urged To Nix Overbuild Condition In Charter-TWC Deal
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Convicted Ex-CEO's $18M Tax Refund Suit
• DC Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against Verizon
• Bill Has Less Money, More Net Neutrality Hurdles For FCC
• Time Warner Fails To Kick Atty Off Sale Interference Suit
• German Court Calls For Another Audit Of Cable Co. Brass
• Citi Sues AT&T Over 'Thanks' Program
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• FCC Refuses More Time In Special Access Regs Reboot
• Ericsson Targets Intellectual Ventures Patent For IPR
• FCC Unfazed By Bipartisan Pushback On Set-Top Box Plan
• Feds Urge Justices To Ax $400M Apple Win In Samsung Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Envision Healthcare, Kite Realty
• ISPs' Free Speech At Risk In FCC Privacy Plan, Sen. Says
• Charter Must 'Clean Up' TWC's Sluggish Net Speeds: NY AG
• Lifeline Fraud Even Worse At $476M Yearly, FCC's Pai Warns
• Vodafone New Zealand Unit, Sky Network Ink $2.4B Merger
• SEC, DOJ Not Fooling Many With Easy FCPA Deals
• Apple Tells PTAB Panel VirnetX Patents Are Obvious
• 5G Competition At Risk Without Spectrum Screens, FCC Told
• Oracle Fails To Overturn Google's Fair Use Trial Win
• Video Game Makers Fear Glitches From FCC Wi-Fi Plan
• FCC Wants More Info On Nexstar-Media General Merger
• Apple Tells PTAB Kudelski Video Server Patent Obvious
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Revive Mobile Network Patent In HTC Row
• DOJ, FTC Get Tougher On Remedies: Can Your Deal Be Fixed?
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• TWC Seeks Sanctions For 'Outlandish' Reconsideration Bid
• ITC To Probe Apple, AT&T In Touch Screen Patent Suit
• FCC Cautioned On Debt Collection Robocall Carveout
• MLB Broadcast Deal Objector Can't Dodge Deposition
• Polycom Gets Revised Buyout Offer From Unnamed PE Firm
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• Samsung Urges High Court To Review Apple Case Injunction
• Fed. Circ. Probes Limits Of Business Method Patent Review
• Most Sprint TM Claims Against Reseller To Go To Trial
• Phone Kiosk Co. Spared NY Telecom Tax But Not Sales Tax
• AGs Urge DC Circ. To Kill FCC Rate Caps On Inmate Calls
• AT&T Didn't Violate ADA By Firing Employee, Judge Says
• State AGs Push FCC To Protect Privacy In Set-Top Box Plan
• DLA Piper Adds IP, Tech Partner From Goodwin Procter
• Verizon Coy About $1.8B XO Deal's Harms, Dish Says
• 'Patent Troll' Tells Fed Circ. Fees In HTC Suit Are Excessive
• IP Scope Wrongly Left To Jury In Apple Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Synaptics, Shanghai Pengxin
• FCC Urged To Allow Local Media Combos, Given Megamergers
• Ind. 911 Board Says It Gets Court Deference On $4M Fee
• Between A Bang And A Whimper: High Court On Class Actions
• Courts May Not Be The Best Place For SEP Issues
• Level 3 Slams Carriers' Suit Over Wireless Call Fees
• Comcast's $7.5M Patent Win Faulty, Sprint Tells Fed Circ.
• Nortel OK'd For $14.2M Payout Amid 'Pandora's Box' Warnings
• Car Industry Says Spectrum Plan Could Delay Safety Tech
• Phone Case Is 'Container,' US Tells Fed. Circ. In Tariff Row
• French Antitrust Watchdog Hits Telecom Co. With €21M Fine
• Apple Says Customers Made Whole For Wiped IPhones
• MLB Fans & Broadcast Deal Objector Duel Over Deposition
• FCC Chair Presses For Upgrade To Emergency Alert System
• Nix 'Outdated' Media Ownership Rules, FCC's O'Rielly Says
• Law Firm's Telecom Contract Breach Suit 'Silly,' Judge Says
• 4 Tips For Handling An FCC Loss
• Prison Phone Co. Tells DC Circ. FCC Rate Caps Are Unjust
• Set-Top Box Plan Must Protect Privacy, Consumer Group Says
• Sony Axes 2nd Aplix Smartphone Patent At PTAB
• DOJ Crime Chief Calls For More Access To Encrypted Data
• 5 Steps To An Anti-Corruption 'Culture Of Compliance'
• Sprint Says La. Ruling Irrelevant To SD Dispute With Tribal Co.
• Hostage Victims Hit Verizon With $45M Suit Over 911 Delays
• Commil Asks Justices To Again Save $74M Cisco Patent Award
• FCC Opens Comments On 5.9 GHz Band Plan
• AT&T Blasts Effort To Take Throttling Suit To 9th Circ.
• AT&T Accused Of 'Bait And Switch' Over Prepaid Phone Plans
• End Isn't Nigh For FCC Rules On Local TV Station Deals
• 2 Plead Guilty In Scheme To Hack Info On 60M People
• Design Patents Too Strong In $400M Apple Win, Justices Told
• AT&T 'Scheme' With Insurer Violates ERISA, Hospital Says
• Samsung Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Withhold Apple Leak Docs
• CBS Points NY Judge Toward Big Win On Pre-1972 Copyrights
• 8th Circ. Culls NLRB Ruling On Verizon Cell Dealer Contracts
• Nortel Poised To Shell Out $14.2M In Ch. 11 Claims
• House Republicans Slam FCC's Broadband Privacy Proposal
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• Telcordia Must Justify Keeping Phone Contract, Neustar Says
• Jones Day Scores Arent Fox Partner For DC Office
• AT&T Says $19M Long-Distance Fees Suit Can't Survive
• Verizon Customer Need Not Arbitrate Fee Claims, Court Says
• Adelphia's $149M Recovery Bid Falls Flat Before 2nd Circ.
• Enfish Should Resurrect Patents, Co. Says In BlackBerry Row
• Christian Broadcasters Challenge Royalty Distributions
• FCC Names Auction Transition Head, Shakes Up GC Staff
• Public Needs More Insight On FCC Proposals, O'Rielly Says
• Media Writers Urge FCC To Protect Ads In Set-Top Box Plan
• FCC Can't Impose ISP Privacy Rules, Small Providers Say
• Shearman Launches Global Privacy & Data Protection Practice
• SoftBank To Cut $7.9B From Alibaba Stake To Trim Debt
• Democrats And Republicans Unite To Challenge TCPA
• CBS Beats Pre-1972 Copyright Case With 'Remaster' Argument