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Telecommunications - August, 2016

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• Samsung Urges Justices To Reverse $400M Apple IPhone Win
• Fed. Circ. Lets Samsung File Amicus Brief In Apple Case
• Commil Calls $74M Patent Award Toss Good Case For Review
• Apple, MobileMedia Trim Patent Claims In IPhone IP Battle
• EU Net Neutrality Regs Disappoint With ISP Ad-Blocking Ban
• Call Center Software Co. Picks Up Rival In $1.4B Deal
• $88.4B Target Goal Fails To Lure Bidders In Spectrum Auction
• China Everbright, Focus Media Create $750M TMT Fund
• Sprint Wins $5M From Hackers In Cellphone-Resale Fraud Suit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive $23M Junk Fax Coverage Battle
• Time Warner Moves to Duck Sale Interference Suit
• Why Congress Should Quickly Re-Up 2 Small Biz Programs
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Verizon, DirecTV Subscriber Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Cisco Accuses Arista Of Defying Import Ban On Infringing IP
• Telecoms Freed From FTC Grasp In 9th Circ. AT&T Ruling
• DC Circ. Tosses LPTV Challenge To Spectrum Auction
• Another Shareholder Challenges Starz-Lions Gate Merger
• Consumers Slam Experian's Move To Toss Data Breach Suit
• Alternative Biz Data Regs Proposal Self-Serving, FCC Told
• Apple Customers Say IPhone 6 Touchscreens Are Defective
• Black-Owned TV Firm Can Update $10B Charter Race Bias Suit
• Apple Slams VirnetX Bid To Get $625M Patent Award Revived
• Fox Says Comcast's Doc Bid Fails In Network Bankruptcy Suit
• ITC Slaps Quinn For 'Vast' Document Failures In Tech Row
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• FCC Won't Fight 6th Circ.'s Municipal Broadband Decision
• Caribbean Telecom Co. Digicel Scraps $1.8B IPO
• Cox Can't Halt Fee Fight In User Piracy Suit, BMG Says
• 9th Circ. Nixes FTC's Data Throttling Suit Against AT&T
• Berkeley Slams CTIA's Flip-Flop In Cellphone Warning Row
• FCC Has 'Head In The Sand' On Media Ownership, Group Says
• WhatsApp's Facebook Data-Sharing Plan Rouses Watchdog
• Comcast Beats Estrella TV's Case Over Dropping Network
• TQ Delta Says Tech IP Passes Alice Test In Verizon Suit
• Redstone Granddaughter Drops Viacom Settlement Challenge
• Ex-Lightsquared CEO Takes Bankruptcy Suit To High Court
• Hackers Could Exploit Apple Security Flaws, Pol Warns
• Amazon Says FCC Can 'Blend' Set-Top Plan With Alternative
• Cox Hit With New Class Action Over Cable Box Tying
• Ex-Logitech Execs To Face Inflated Earnings Suit, SEC Says
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• $3.3M Incentive Fee In $35M Occam Deal Too High, Atty Says
• 3 Indicted As Feds Crash Bogus Vehicle Investment Ring
• NJ Court Dismisses Fraud Class Action Against Verizon
• IPO Row Belongs In Calif. Court, Investors Tell High Court
• AT&T Says Regulators Recycling Arguments In Data Suit
• T-Mobile, AT&T Whittle Down Intellectual Ventures IP Suit
• BlackBerry, Tech Security Firm Can't Wrap IP Suit, Judge Says
• Voice Of America News Workers Lose $400M Wage Battle
• Consumers Win OK For $9M Deal In HTC, Samsung Data Suit
• Baltimore Gas and Electric Wants Piece of Rate Hike Suit
• Deceived Customer Urges Sanctioning AT&T In False Ad Suit
• Apple Says VirnetX Can't Raise Willfulness In Patent Saga Now
• After Congress Hack, FCC Urged To Hurry Phone Flaw Probe
• Cable Cos. Win Part Of $41M Fee Request In Rembrandt MDL
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Samsung 'Willful' Infringement Verdict Enhanced To $20.9M
• Tribal Low-Income Broadband Subsidies Too Small, FCC Told
• Judge Tells Hungarian Execs, SEC To Get Ready For Trial
• Twitter Hit With Publicity Suit Over Profile-Trading Game
• FCC Urged To Waive Cable Box Rule For Small Providers
• Orange Denies Rumors Of Vivendi Deal
• Groups Tell FCC Wireless Car Tech Unsafe, Violates Privacy
• Mayors Unite After Internet Autonomy Is Axed By 6th Circ.
• Phone Cases Not Subject To 'Container' Tax, Fed. Circ. Says
• Charter The Latest Cable Co. To Pan FCC Biz Data Regs
• Robbins Geller Snags Lead In Ruckus Wireless Investor Suit
• The Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• AT&T Tweaks Data Breach Reporting Alternative
• 2nd. Circ. Affirms BlackBerry Win But Gives Investors Hope
• Level 3 Steamed About Boston Cable Damage, Blames Veolia
• FTC Alums: Retail Mergers Reflect New Approaches At FTC
• Gilstrap Grants LG New Damages Trial After $3.5M IP Loss
• Yelp Seeks To Escape 'Find Friends' User Privacy Suit
• AT&T Beats News Co.'s $102M Soured Streaming Deal Suit
• Viacom Shareholders Move To Consolidate Redstone Suits
• Italian Co. Seeks €570M For Vivendi Change To Pay TV Deal
• FCC Urged Against Move To Online Broadcaster Files
• Samsung Blasts Apple's No 'Friend Of The Court' Argument
• Rural Broadband Group Seeks Flexibility On Data Handling
• FCC Told New Texting Regs Would Open Door For Spammers
• AT&T Says FCC Special Access Plans Built On Flawed Data
• Crown Castle Prices $700M Bond To Pay Down Debt
• Group Backs Copyright Office's Slam Of Set-Top Box Plan
• Orioles Say 'Biased' MLB Panel Can't Rehear Nats TV Dispute
• Pa. Regulator, Carriers Defend FCC Network Transition Rules
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• FTC Alums: 5 Institutional Challenges For The FTC
• Smartphone Makers Get Quick Alice Win In ITC Patent Case
• Cable Group Pushes FCC Against Special Access Rate Regs
• Caltrans Says FCC Mustn't Delay 'Life-Saving' Car Tech
• Sprint To Pay $2M In Uncashed Rebates Settlement
• Charter Urges FCC To Let It Bundle Cable Modems
• FiberLight Must Pay $17M To Firm That Landed Verizon Deals
• Citi Ends 'Thanks' Trademark Suit Against AT&T
• Verizon Lobbies FCC Against Consumer Marketing Consent
• CenturyLink Says Idaho Stiffed It On School Internet Project
• $21M Spectrum License Suit Too Late, Fed. Claims Court Told
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Ad Sales Provider Tries To Keep Comcast Antitrust Suit Alive
• Spokeo Making Its Mark On No-Injury Privacy Class Actions
• FTC Alums: SMARTER Changes To FTC Merger Reviews
• Viacom Employees Told Of Redstone Deal Via Internal Memo
• FCC's Vote Won't Be Final Word On Media Ownership Limits
• Satellite Co. Urges No Arbitration In Brazil Internet Co. Fight
• Verizon Scores Arbitration In Customers' 8th Circ. Appeal
• Cisco Urges High Court Snub Of $74M Patent Verdict Appeal
• Competitive Carriers Lobby FCC On Mobile-Only Subsidies
• Ratner & Prestia Ducks Malpractice Claim Over Telecom Case
• Google-Backed Group Offers FCC Set-Top Box Compromise
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Gibson, Mayer Brown
• The Lambis Case And The Future Of 'Stingray' Evidence
• Nick.com Users Slam Viacom Bid To Duck Kid-Tracking Suit
• Exec Branch Concerned About FCC Telecom Review Clock
• Bulk Data Collection Needed To Fight Terror: UK Watchdog
• Showtime Hits Charter With Post-Merger Fee Suit
• Google, Apple Assemble With FCC Robocall Strike Force
• FTC Alums: Focusing On The FTC With 2020 Vision
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Cox Takes DMCA Safe Harbor Battle To 4th Circ.
• Viacom, Redstone Near Deal In Battle Over Media Empire
• Spyware Cos. Exposed To New Privacy Risk At 6th Circ.
• Starz Investors Seek To Speed $4.4B Lions Gate Deal Claims
• AT&T Unit Says Foreign Exec Can't Reboot Arbitration Row
• MLB Approves Sale Of Seattle Mariners To Local Investors
• FCC Refuses To Halt Spectrum Bidding For Trade Shows
• Comcast IP Fees Bid Against Sprint Under Octane Nixed
• Satellite Needs To Pull Its Weight On FCC Fees, Cable Says
• Cumulus Media Escapes Fla. DJ's FLSA Claim In OT Row
• FCC May Shoot Itself In Foot With Rate Regs, Comcast Says
• NFL Must Play Good Defense In DirecTV Sunday Ticket Row
• FCC Floats Rule Easing Burdens On Some Mobile Carriers
• Time For A Timeout In TCPA Litigation
• 7th Circ. Allows Feds To Obtain IP Address Via Third Party
• FCC Pushed To Recognize Special Access Competition
• Oracle Says Jury Erred, Asks Judge To Nix Google IP Win
• 6th Circ. Shreds Ex-College Players' Likeness Suit
• White House To Let Domain Name Contract Expire
• BlackBerry Hits Fla. Cellphone Maker With Infringement Suit
• FCC's Municipal Broadband Loss Cuts Off Policy Options
• Univision Urges FCC To Protect UHF Ownership 'Discount'
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Satellite Contract Protest Doesn't Need 2nd Look, GAO Says
• FCC Must Not Restrict Free Data, Ex-Agency Economist Says
• Security Manufacturer Says It's Not Liable In TCPA MDL
• The Complicated Role Of Copyright In EU Pay-TV Case
• NJ TCPA Dismissal Brings More Questions Than Answers
• Samsung No 'Friend Of The Court,' Apple Tells Fed Circ.
• Tech Co. Can Be Sued Over Spouse Spying, 6th Circ. Says
• Judge Bows Out Of Verizon ERISA Suit To Fight Phone Bill
• FCC Urged To Rein In Baltimore Police's Phone Tracking
• FCC Slams USTelecom Bid To Nix Network Transition Rules
• Charter Privacy Class Action To Stay In Federal Court
• Advocacy Groups Urge Speedy Biz Data Services Regs
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Intellectual Ventures' Appeal Against Ericsson
• Cable Group Warns FCC Of Set-Top Legal Problems
• T-Mobile Challenges Missouri City's Tower Permit Denial
• K&L Nabs Trade Compliance Pro From Baker & McKenzie
• Cox Says Deal With Fees After $25M Music IP Appeal
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• LPTV Investors Ask DC Circ. To Rehear Auction Challenges
• Nexstar Pushes FCC To Greenlight $4.6B Media General Deal
• Canadian Pacific To Pay $1.2M For Flouting Licensing Rules
• FCC's Set-Top Plan Must 'Honor Sanctity' Of Contracts: CBS
• FCC's Wheeler Touts Record, Pushes For Rest Of Agenda
• Twilio Urges FCC To Protect 'Consented' Blocked Texts
• TPG Drops $2.25B On Grande Communications, RCN Telecom
• 2nd Circ. Appears Tempted To Revive BlackBerry Z10 Action
• Microsoft, Facebook May Face EU Telecom Rules
• MLB Objector's Atty Says Judge Can't Sanction Him
• Slingbox Maker Gets Unwanted Ad Suit Dismissed
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Sen. Cranks Up Pressure On AT&T, Others To Fight Robocalls
• Sumner Redstone To Be Deposed In Competency Suit
• Apple Missed Chance To Pause Patent Case, VirnetX Says
• Time Warner Moves To Duck Modem Fee Suit
• AT&T Strikes Deal To Service Cuba
• Google, Oracle Should Let Young Attys Argue, Judge Says
• Ex-DHS Head Calls On Cos. To Fight Feds On Internet Security
• Dell Seeks To Nix Toshiba's Arbitration Bid In Battery MDL
• Consumer Group Presses For Freeze On TCPA Exemption
• CBS 'Pre-1972' Dismissal Bid Must Wait For Appellate Courts
• Carriers Want Calif. Cellphone Tax Row Kept At Federal Level
• T-Mobile Says Ohio City Wrongly Denied Wireless Tower Bid
• International Cartel Stats: A Look At The Last 26 Years
• City Can't Block FCC Radiation Rule Arguments, 9th Circ. Says
• TechFreedom Urges Congress To Block Internet Transition
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear AT&T's Challenge To Web Patent
• Citi Can't Block AT&T 'Thanks' Name, Judge Says
• Former FCC Legal Adviser Joins Jenner & Block
• Pizza Hut Franchises Can't Shake Fla. TCPA Allegations
• FCC Approves 3 New Warning Codes For Severe Weather
• FCC Limits Some Debt-Collection Robocalls To 3 Per Month
• Prison Tech Co. Promises FCC Rate Caps Challenge
• Media Market Cross-Ownership Rules Are Upheld By FCC
• Why Verizon-Yahoo Deal Is Raising Privacy Concerns
• Apple Had Fair Trial In $625M Patent Loss, VirnetX Argues
• CORRECTED: DOJ Exercises First Option On Contract For IT Upgrades
• Adidas, Others Back Apple In Samsung Design-Patent Dispute
• Smaller Broadband Carriers Want 'Light Touch' From FCC
• FCC Cuts Historic Red Tape For Wireless Installations
• Apple, IPhone Users End Wi-Fi Defect Suit
• Battery Consumers Seek Canon Sales Info In Price-Fix MDL
• HBO Wants Fees After Sacking 'Ballers' Copyright Suit
• SoundExchange Appeals Dismissal Of Muzak Royalty Suit
• Apple Blasts Intercepted Text Suit Appeal At 9th Circ.
• FCC Underfunded-Schools Program Beats False Claims Suit
• FCC's City-Run Broadband Order Shot Down By 6th Circ.
• Irish Regulator Warns Of Location Data Privacy Risks
• Oracle Says Google's Bid To Sanction Lawyer Is A Reach
• FCC, Station Ask To Stay Case Pending Spectrum Auction
• DirecTV's $20M Thailand Flood Loss Is Covered, 9th Circ. Told
• Time Warner Beats FCRA Claims Post-Spokeo
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• CenturyLink Urges FCC To Adopt Changes In Lifeline Program
• NFL, DirecTV Want Antitrust MDL Tossed Or Arbitrated
• Insurer Says Being Duped By Email Hack Not Covered
• Google Says Cuozzo Supports Invalidation Of Phone Patents
• Volvo Says It's Not Liable For Battery-Draining Radios
• Takeaways From Decisions Following Campbell-Ewald
• Cox Can't Dodge $25M Music Piracy Verdict
• Bell Canada Parent To Pay $512.8M For Data Center Co. Q9
• Miami Beach, Union Get Trade Secrets Suit Tossed
• AT&T Ends Suit Claiming It Withheld Phone Refunds
• UK Agency Ends Antitrust Probe Of Premier League TV Rights
• Dentsu To Buy Majority Stake In Marketing Firm Merkle
• Small-Cable Chief Knocks 'Jekyll And Hyde' FCC Policies
• AT&T To Pay $8M Over Sham 'Directory Assistance' Charges
• Telecom Co. Asks For Stay As FCC Decides TCPA Issue
• Sprint Settles Proposed Background Checks Class Action
• Russia Opens IPhone Price-Fixing Investigation
• Sirius XM $35M Autodialing Deal Goes To Judge For Approval
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Nix University's Eye Sensor Patents
• FCC Grants School Emergency, Utility Exceptions To Robocalls
• Orrick Gains Former DOJ Net Tech Antitrust Chief In DC
• Dish, Groups Lobby FCC Against Nexstar-Media General Tie-Up
• White House Unveils Plan To Cut Federal Mobile Spending
• A Review Of Key Criminal Cases Against Execs In Q2
• CVS Accuses Autodial Recipient Of Lying To Keep Case
• Broadcast Standard Concerns 'Unfounded,' NAB Says
• 5 Things You Should Know About Telephone Spoofing
• Hellas Trustee Loses Bid For $565M NY Court Award
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Fox Tells 9th Circ. FilmOn X Shouldn't Get Cable License
• Unwired Planet Urges Fed. Circ. To Refresh Google IP Row
• 21st Century Fox Opposes UHF Station Rule Change At FCC
• Verizon-Yahoo Deal Negates Privacy Plan Fear, FCC Boss Says
• ZTE, Acacia Agree To Licensing Deal To End Patent Dispute
• FCC Raises Inmate Call Rate Caps Amid Legal Battle
• Sprint Scores Win In Fee Fight With Tribal Telecom Co.
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Set-Top Box Plan Threatens Content Licenses, Lawmakers Told
• More Than 50M Twilio Texts Blocked This Year, FCC Told
• Apple Spars With MobileMedia Over IPhone IP Trial Details
• Apple Urges Judge To Wipe Users' IPhone Defect Lawsuit
• FCC Told Its Special Access Plan Would Distort Market
• EU Approves Liberty Global-Vodafone Dutch Joint Venture
• Apple Reaches Agreement To End Siri Patent Dispute
• Google Fiber Knocks Industry Set-Top Alternative At FCC
• Campus TV Provider Can't Retransmit Signals, Stations Say
• BlackBerry Accuses Avaya Of Infringing Mobile, Tech Patents
• Deals Rumor Mill: Samsung, EverBank, Anglo American
• AT&T Wins Disability Discrimination Suit At 6th Circ.
• Tax Suit Over $40M Cable Co. Sale Saved For Trial
• Apple Slams PTAB Rejection Of IPhone Patent At Fed. Circ.
• 'Netflix Tax' On Digital Downloads Takes Effect In Pa.
• Judge Tosses 'Single Call' TCPA Case Against Gym Chain
• Pokemon Go's Product Liability Woes
• NTIA Wants More Transparency In Internet Of Things Upgrades
• Arbitrators Give Russian Investor Win In $2.7B Turkcell Battle
• Apple Settles Kudelski Digital Content Patent Litigation
• New Prison Rate Caps Could Help FCC Dump Court Challenge
• $10M In Atty Fees Sought From $35M Occam Merger Suit Deal
• Comcast Wants 'Sensitivity-Based' FCC Privacy Protections
• Regulators Group Can Weigh In On Calif. Subscriber Data Row
• DC Circ. Blocks Terror Victims' Bid To Nab Internet Domains
• Lifeline Provider Wants FCC Payments During $51M Fine Row
• Senators Caution FCC On Special Access Rural Impact
• Intellectual Ventures Attacks Ericsson's Prior Art At Fed. Circ.
• Apple V. Samsung Could Spur 'Patent Trolls,' Tech Cos. Warn
• 6 Myths Of Data Breach Response
• Wash. AG Sues Comcast For $100M Over Service Plan, Fees
• Fed. Circ.: New Claim Construction OK In Reconsideration Bid
• Qualcomm Beats Investor Action Over $2B Antitrust Missteps
• Some Ericsson Patent Terms Made To TCL Deemed Fair
• Telecom Says Satellite Co. Must Arbitrate $65M Row First
• Public Interest Group Rejects Industry Set-Top Plan At FCC
• Advocates Slam Industry Challenge To FCC Lifeline Changes
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Win For Apple In $94M Patent Case
• NJ High Court Removes Warrant Rule For Phone Records
• States Slam Bid To Pause FCC's Inmate Call Rate Challenge
• Calif. Utility Group Says AT&T Should Submit Subscriber Info
• Sirius Wants Pre-1972 Songs Class Decertified
• Comcast Says Special Access Regs Could Chill Investment
• T-Mobile Wants 'Efficient' Spectrum Reconfiguration
• Lessons On Intercreditor Agreements From RadioShack
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?