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Telecommunications - November, 2016

258 articles

• VoIP Access Fees Face Tough Road Ahead At New FCC
• UK's Spying Bill Complicates Fate Of Data Transfer Deals
• Alcatel Beats Back Suit Over $1.2B Pension Transfer
• USTelecom Wants Rural Subsidies Fully Funded
• Gibson Dunn Guides Zayo In $1.4B Deal For Regional Rival
• Comcast Antitrust Fee Row Resolved By Susman, Heins Mills
• FCC Pauses Effort To Streamline Team Telecom Reviews
• How CFPB Plans To Regulate Certain Cellphone Carriers
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Media General-Nexstar Deal Gets Auction-Related Challenge
• EU Loses Appeal Of France Télécom Aid Case At High Court
• Trump Adds 3rd Anti-Reg Voice To FCC Transition Team
• How Trump's Administration Will Affect Communications
• Spokeo Doesn't Doom Credit Check Claims, 7th Circ. Hears
• Turkcell Investor Says Rival Ignored $2.8B Stock Sale Order
• FCC's Wheeler Defends Special Access Plan To Congress
• Major UK Surveillance Bill Becomes Law
• Qualcomm Investors Fight Dismissal Of China Corruption Suit
• Killer Ex-NFLer Sues Jail Telecom Co. After Phone Call Breach
• Execs Unaware Of Radio Station's Fatal Contest, FCC Told
• Sirius Gains Support In Suit Over Pre-1972 Records Rights
• Advocate Wants FCC Auction To Fund Local Journalism
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Verizon Urges FCC Latitude On New Real-Time Texting
• Sirius To Pay Up To $99M In Pre-1972 Songs Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson & Johnson, WGL Holdings, Avaya
• A Review Of Key Cases Against Executives In Q3
• Samsung Won't Get Fed. Circ. Redo On $120M Apple Verdict
• 7th Circ. Upholds Police Use Of Cellphone Tracking Tech
• FCC Told Multimedia 911 Texts Would Help Shooting Victims
• T-Mobile Urges Flexibility In FCC's Real-Time Text Plan
• FTC Trims DirecTV Defense In False Advertising Suit
• TV Networks Challenge FCC's Drop Of UHF Station Perk
• FCC Judge Finds Cablevision Discriminated Against Network
• FCC Pressed To Mitigate Nexstar-Media General Deal Issues
• With The New Administration, A New FCC Focus?
• Justices Won't Hear Marine Radio Providers' Collusion Suit
• Apple Says Consumers Repeating Arguments In Antitrust Suit
• Tech Group Asks Fed. Circ. To Rethink Apple-Samsung Ruling
• The Missing American Jury
• Court Affirms $2.6M For Fla. Utility In Pole Agreement Spat
• Longtime Sidley Atty Newt Minow Receives Medal Of Freedom
• Cellphone Maker Faces Class Action Over Spyware Claims
• Nestlé Waters Challenges Class Claims In TCPA Suit
• Samung Can't Get Huawei Patents Killed Under Alice
• 4 Tips For Navigating Uncertain Trump Telecom Transition
• Fed. Circ. Causes Power Shift In Software Patent Litigation
• Trustee, IRS Object To Ch. 11 Plan For Telecom Co.
• Broadcasters Tell DC Circ. FCC Erred In Nixing UHF Break
• FCC Won't Vote On Set-Top, Special Access At Last Meeting
• FCC Seeks Comment On TiVo's Set-Top Box Rule Waiver
• AT&T Unit Doubles Down On Arbitration Rehash Injunction
• Attys Near $1M Fees For $160K Time Warner Bias Trial Win
• Feds Won't Step Into Trump Campaign Text Dispute
• Nortel Judge To Consider If PBGC Claim Is In Good Faith
• Black-Owned Network Rips Charter's Tactics In $10B Bias Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: BuckleySandler's Michelle Rogers
• TrueBlue To Pay $5M To Settle TCPA Texting Suit
• FCC Enforcement Chief Touts Global Anti-Robocall Push
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Insurers Can't Use Spokeo To Beat Junk Fax Suit, Judge Says
• Phone Maker Facing Class Action Over Spyware Installation
• Tech Cos. Use Court, Not Arbitration, More Often: Survey
• Radio Stations Sue Rights Agency Over Size Of Royalty Fees
• Trump DOJ Prep Guided By Morgan Lewis, Kirkland, MoFo
• Advocates Urge Congress To Let FCC Act On Accessibility
• Fed. Circ. Revives Part Of Web Patent Suit Against Google
• Senate Dems Want FCC Action On Free Data Plans
• FCC's Pai Pushes Sessions For Attorney General
• $1.4B Call Center Software Deal Unfair, Shareholders Say
• Albanian Co. Says NY Telecom Owes $1.8M Arbitral Award
• Fed. Circ. Reins In PTAB On Reach Of CBM Reviews
• Merger Control Update: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Comcast Hit With Consumer Suit Over Billing Practices
• 2 Senate Dems Drop Hold On FCC Reappointment
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Pension Fund Takes Issue With Nortel's Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Consumers Want $2M TCPA Deal With Web Retailer Approved
• FCC Says TCPA's Autodialing Restrictions Apply To Texts
• Tata Says DoCoMo $1.2B Arbitration Spat Shouldn't Be In NY
• DC Circ. Rejects FCC Rule On VOIP Switching Charges
• Xtera Communications Gets OK On $7.4M DIP Loan
• FCC Channel Shift Plan Too Rigid, Broadcaster Says
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Calif. High Court Case Will Affect Internet Free Speech
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear $62M Avaya Award Appeal
• 2 Fed. Circ. Judges Call For En Banc Review On AIA Time Bar
• Twitter User Urges Judge Not To Toss Suit, Citing Spokeo
• Time Runs Out For FCC Chief's Agenda
• FCC Says DirecTV Agent Not On Hook For Campus Retrans
• Manhattan DA Says Investigators Need Smartphone Access
• Sirius Says Sale Ends Fla. Copyright For Pre-1972 Records
• Apple, Others Get PTAB To Nix Claims In Global Touch Patents
• The Future Of The FCC Robocall Strike Force
• House OKs Bill To Shut Down Lame-Duck Obama Rules
• Post-Election Thoughts On Antitrust
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Perkins Coie Hires Ex-Wiley Rein Telecom Partner
• Optical Communication Firm Hits Ch. 11 With $66M In Debt
• FCC Mustn't Delay Post-Auction Transition, Carriers Say
• Broadcast Group Exec Calls For Ease Of Ownership Rules
• FCC Cancels Business Data Services Vote After GOP Pressure
• House Panel Urged To Up Rules For The Internet Of Things
• Don't Pass Lame-Duck Rules, House GOP Warns Agencies
• FCC's Rosenworcel Pressed To Act On Set-Top Box Plan
• U.S. Cellular Dodges Videophone Patent Infringement Suit
• Cybersecurity Forecast: Trump's 'Warfare Of The Future' Plans
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Will FCC Privacy Rules Create Challenges For ISPs?
• Congressional Repubs Call On FCC To Halt Major Actions
• FCC Allows Gov't To Make Debt Calls Under TCPA Exception
• Telecom, Consumer Groups Back Cox On DMCA Safe Harbor
• Charter, Liberty Want Class Fight Over $55B TWC Deal Nixed
• DOJ Asks To Finalize Terms Of Nexstar-Media General Deal
• Verizon Fends Off Spectrum Grant Challenge At DC Circ.
• Broadcasters Challenge FCC Ownership Rules In DC Circ.
• Viacom To Pay $345M For Argentine Television Network
• Verizon Stopped From Work On $99M Fiber Optic Contract
• IoT Regs Needed To Thwart Cyber Threats, Congress Told
• Microsoft Settles With Panasonic, Sanyo In Battery MDL
• Insurer Must Pay In Dispute With Law Firm, 5th Circ. Says
• GAO Knocks Down Protests Of $224M Air Force IT Contract
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• NY Wants Quick FCC Approval Of Rural Broadband Funds
• AT&T's Free Data Plan May Violate Net Neutrality, FCC Says
• House Passes Anti-Spoofing, Rural Calling Bills
• Level 3 Says FCC Empowered To Limit Nat'l Security Reviews
• Directors Guild Presses FCC To Release Set-Top Plan
• Cumulus Media Gets Advertising Antitrust Suit Gutted
• Frontier Lobbies FCC Chief Over Harm From Rate Regs
• Dish Employees Seek OK Of $1.9M Overtime Arbitration Win
• FCPA Enforcement On Near-Record Pace For 2016: Part 2
• Intellectual Property Under A Donald Trump Presidency
• Attack Of The Zombie Webcams: DDoS Attacks And The Insecure IoT
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• In Congress: Lame Duck Session
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• Telecom Fees Subject To Provider Tax: Maine's High Court
• FCC's Clyburn Wants 'Pitches' On Broadband Cost, Diversity
• FCC Told To Invest In Bridging Tribal Land Digital Divide
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Willkie
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Rigid Team Telecom Deadlines Not Doable, Exec. Branch Says
• Hospital Fights To Keep AT&T In ERISA Benefit Offset Suit
• Republican Sweep Could Open Path To Telecom Legislation
• What To Do About Defamatory Online Reviews
• Telecom Group Urges FCC Against Ethernet Rate Regs
• Groups Ask DC Circ. To Scrap FCC's Cable Rate Order
• Google GC Blasts EU Over Android Antitrust Allegations
• Takeaways From New FCC Privacy Rules For ISPs And Telcos
• AT&T Tells 9th Circ. There's No Need To Review Data Win
• FCC Urged To Maintain Prices In Verizon-XO Deal
• 10 Things To Know About Net Neutrality And Class Actions
• Investment Co. Sues To Enforce $27M Hong Kong Win In NY
• Windstream Pushes FCC For Biz Data Price Protections
• Rural Telecom Group Wants FCC Subsidy Gaps Filled
• Samsung Faces Challenge Of Recalls Across Jurisdictions
• The Tug-Of-War Of BEC Scheme Insurance Coverage
• FCPA Enforcement On Near-Record Pace For 2016: Part 1
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• Net Neutrality Rules In Jeopardy With Trump Win
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• AT&T Tells FCC Not To Reinvent Wheel With Mobile Funding
• Wireless Group Asks FCC For More Transparency Rule Relief
• Parents Push Back At Viacom Over Child-Tracking Claims
• Broadcasters Lobby FCC To Reform Nat'l Security Reviews
• NAB Pushes FCC To Get Going On New Broadcast Standard
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• FCC Urged To Crack Down On Ethernet Special Access Rates
• Consumers Seek Sanctions Against Sprint In Tax Charge Suit
• Samsung Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Eye Apple Patent Case Again
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Warburg Pincus Takes €450M Stake In United Internet Unit
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Charter Wants To Appeal $10B Racism Suit To 9th Circ.
• Interior Didn't Address HP Award Conflict, GAO Says
• France Fines Altice €80M Over SFR, Virgin Gun-Jumping
• Scope Of Class Actions For Plaintiffs Remains Unclear
• Cox Tells 4th Circ. DMCA Case Is 'Unprecedented'
• Utility Consumer Group Wants More FCC Biz Data Reform
• Verizon Urges Caution In FCC's Data Roaming Review
• EU Officials Clear $14B French High Speed Internet Plan
• Second Circuit Email Warrant Ruling Raises New Questions
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Etihad Airways, Deutsche Telekom
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Netflix's Alice Win In TiVo Patent Case
• Amazon Warns License Plan Could Delay Set-Top Box Unlock
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• FCC Plans $21.7M Fine For Rural Health Care Fraud
• Skadden Advises Windstream In $1.1B EarthLink Merger
• FCC Hit By New 3rd Cir. Challenge To Media Ownership Move
• Politics And The AT&T-Time Warner Merger
• Why Even Insured Businesses Should Beware TCPA Violations
• Apple V. Samsung: Procedural Fairness At The Fed. Circ.
• Trump Vs. Clinton: Some Antitrust Predictions
• Time Warner Cable Urges 7th Circ. To Keep Data Suit Buried
• Dems Press FTC To Step Up Internet Of Things Regulation
• Comcast Can't Duck Antitrust Suit Over Spot Ad Sales
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Willkie, Shearman
• FCC Told To Extend Small-ISP Transparency Rule Relief
• Zayo Sues Acquired Latisys Over Hidden Contract Changes
• Worried About A Nationwide Election Hack? Think Smaller
• Gilstrap Adds Enhanced Damages To $2.3M LG Patent Verdict
• Calif. Regulator's Data Ask Not Barred For Now, Judge Says
• CenturyLink Selling Data Center Biz In $2B Deal
• Eutelsat Unit Fights Stay In $72M Brazil Telecom Co. Suit
• FCC Not Serious About Telecom Reg Review, Republicans Say
• Ex-Exec Says BellSouth Can't Nix Arguments In Arbitration
• Long-Distance Carriers Sue AT&T Over 3rd-Party Billing Plan
• You May Not Be Covered For That Fraudulent Wire Transfer
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Humana, Bucs Get Break On Solicited Fax Opt-Out Rule
• Nortel Takes Aim At Fed Agency's Pension Fund Claim
• CenturyLink-Level Deal Expected To Withstand Scrutiny
• Consumers Say Other Samsung Phones 'Ticking Time Bombs'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Viacom, Ameriprise, Microsemi
• Twitter Wants Publicity Suit Over Profile-Trading Game Tossed
• Microsoft Hits FCC Commissioner With Set-Top Box Concerns
• Teladoc, Texas Med Board Want To Pause Antitrust Suit
• Nortel's $7.3B Allocation Deal Approved By UK Court
• FCC Warns Of Scammers Seeking Gift Card Payments
• Rovi Fights To Resurrect Channel Guide IP In Netflix Row
• DC Circ. Pauses FCC's New Inmate Call Rates
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• DGA Presses Set-Top Concerns With FCC's Rosenworcel
• Cooley Picks Up Former Republican FCC Commish McDowell
• FCC's Pai Says Feds Must Help Clear Path For Broadband
• 2016's Thriving M&A Market
• Dish Pushes FCC To Set Nexstar-Media General Conditions
• Hellas' Lessons On Noncontractual Claims For Noteholders
• Thousands Sign On To AT&T-Time Warner Merger Opposition
• FTC Reaches Settlement With Alleged Illegal Telemarketers
• Sprint Urges Fed. Circ. To Toss Comcast $7.5M IP Win
• Mass. High Court Rejects Verizon's Tax Law Challenge
• Broadcom Latest Chipmaker To Test Market With $5.9B Buy
• DOJ Sues DirecTV Over LA Dodgers Info-Sharing Deals
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• FCC Sets Standards For Alaska Broadband, Voice Build-Out
• Facebook Says TCPA Unconstitutional In Texting Suit
• Cable Group Opposes Temporary Channel Assignments
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal Raises Net Neutrality Q's, Sen. Says
• DirecTV Facing Class Cert. Bid For Calling 18K People
• Verizon Lobbies FCC Against Wholesale Ethernet Rate Cap
• Comcast-Irking Nashville Ordinance Sparks Suit From Utility
• NY Tells FCC It Has Support In Bid For Broadband Funds
• Crown Castle To Buy NextEra Fiber Unit In $1.5B Deal
• Fed. Circ. Says 4 Network Patents Wrongly Axed Under Alice
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8
• Rainmaker Q&A: Wiley Rein's Kathleen Kirby