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Telecommunications - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• States Urge DC Circ. to Reject FCC Lifeline Change
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Apple Fights Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Deal
• Nortel Calls Tech Co.'s $81M Ch. 11 IP Claim 'Stunning'
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• New FCC Won't Defend At DC Circ. Parts Of Inmate Call Caps
• FBI Says Releasing Farook Phone Hack Files Is Security Risk
• House Passes DHS Internal Security, Israel Sharing Bills
• FCC Is Asked To Reopen Broadcast Communication Channels
• FCC's Pai Favors 'Open Internet' But Mum On Plans
• Franken Urges Pai, A Net Neutrality Foe, To Keep It Alive
• Sprint Using $2M Billing Suit To Avoid Payments: FairPoint
• Globalstar Can Use Its Bandwidth For Broadband, FCC Says
• Understanding Arcane Policy Decisions About Spectrum
• FCC's Pai Drops Plan To Unlock Set-Top Boxes
• FCC Republicans Push Small Biz Transparency Rule Relief
• Xtera Gets Nod For $10.5M Asset Sale To Stalking Horse
• AT&T Asks To Ax Patent Suit Over Anti-Pirating Servers
• New FCC Yanks Business Data Plan From Consideration
• Broadband Infrastructure Momentum Likely To Keep Building
• New FCC Urged To Halt Broadband Privacy Rules
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Duane Morris Looks To Dodge $625M Malpractice Claim
• Family Must Arbitrate $45M Verizon Suit For Failed 911 Calls
• Texas Utility Members Want Out Of Cable Permit Suit
• Trump Signs 'One In, Two Out' Order On Rulemaking
• What Every Co. Should Learn From Yahoo's Mega-Breach
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Huawei Reaches Deal To Settle E-Watch Phone Patent Suit
• TiVo Owes $14.5M From Rovi Merger Breached Deal, UBS Says
• Facebook Can't Ditch 'Happy Birthday' Text Row, Judge Says
• Telecoms Settle Arizona Cable Line Suit for $1.3 Million
• Robbins Geller To Lead Action Over $1.4B Genesys Deal
• Apple Gets Text Message Patent Claims Nixed In AIA Review
• Level 3 Investor Says Board Held Back Info On $34B Merger
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple's Costs Award In Wireless IP Row
• JC Penney Hit With TCPA Suit Over Autodialing
• Free Market Groups Look To Nix FCC Privacy Rules
• Apple Wants 9th Circ. Reboot Of IPhone App Antitrust Suit
• Western Union Hit With Investor Suit After Fraud Disclosure
• Cynosure Agrees To Pay $16M To End Unwanted Fax TCPA Suit
• BT Group Hit With Securities Suit Over Italy Unit Scandal
• Prior Deal Gives Telecom Win In Prison Phone Patent Suit
• NY Wins $170M In Broadband Funds Turned Down By Verizon
• AT&T Falsely Bills Internet Customers, Suit Alleges
• NH Pols Push FCC For Broadband Funding In Rural Areas
• AT&T Denies FCC Role On Cybersecurity
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lionsgate, Temasek
• Broadcasters Lobby FCC To Refine Auction Repack Report
• FCC Chief's First Official Meeting Is With Advocacy Groups
• Apple Sues Qualcomm In China For 1 Billion Yuan In IP Row
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• What The Qualcomm Case Tells Us About FTC And FRAND
• Dems Ask AT&T, Time Warner For More Info On $85.4B Deal
• Frontier To Fork Over $11M To End TCPA Class Action
• News Org Backs Challenge To FCC Ownership Rules
• Verizon Dispute Time Limit Stiffs Customers, Atty Tells FTC
• Wilkinson Barker Hires Ex-Commerce Secretary Adviser
• House Republicans Ask FCC's Pai To Kill Set-Top Box Debate
• FCC Dem, Lawmaker Push Next Steps On Mobility Fund
• 4th Circ. Says DirecTV Must Face Technicians' OT Suit
• FCC's Pai Picks Acting Bureau Chiefs, GC
• Xtera Cancels Ch. 11 Auction, Plans Sale To HIG Unit
• ZTE Reaches Settlement In E-Watch Phone Patent Fight
• More Time Warner Investors Sue For Info On $109B AT&T Deal
• Stingray Revealed: Cell-Site Trackers And The 4th Amendment
• AT&T Exec Fired Over Racist Pic Files Defamation Suit
• Nortel Judge Threatens To Remove US Trustee Atty By Force
• Viacom, Others Get $26.7M In Program Rebroadcasting Row
• Xtera Creditors Say Secured Lenders' Liens Are Invalid
• FCC's Airwaves Auction Gets Mixed Reviews
• Qualcomm Hit With Shareholder Suit Over FTC, Apple Claims
• Garvey Schubert Atty Fights New Complaint Bid In TV Suit
• Pro-Competition Group Slams $34B CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Nortel Wins Plan Confirmation After 8 Years In Ch. 11
• NLRB Judge Finds Dish Wage Cut Of Texas Employees Illegal
• FilmOn X Says Vimeo Ruling Helps Copyright License Bid
• ITC To Probe Nokia's Patent Suit Against Apple
• Pai Vows To Tackle 'Digital Divide' As New FCC Chief
• Telecom, Bank Seek To Enforce $50M Judgments On Belize
• NLRB Tells T-Mobile To Void Rule Barring Union Talk
• House Dems Want Bipartisanship, Candor From New FCC
• Colts Say Suit Over Convo-Recording App Belongs In Ind.
• Sprint Wants $14M Settlement Transfer Held Until Terms Met
• 9 Months For Hacker Who Stole 'Celebgate' Nudes
• An Inconvenient Forum: Circuit Split Remains
• Horizon, TWC Disputes Sketch Post-Spokeo Lines For Privacy
• Google Seeks Review Of IP Ruling, Says Fed. Circ. Defied AIA
• Sen. Thune Pushes Net Neutrality 'Legislative Solution'
• FCC Told To Help Tribal Lands In CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Apple Can't Keep $400M Award, Samsung Tells Fed. Circ.
• Consumer Rights, Open Internet Under Threat, Group Says
• Nortel Trade Group OKs $154M Claim As Ch. 11 Ruling Nears
• Qualcomm Shareholder Appeals Chancery Ax Of Antitrust Suit
• Sprint Buys 33% Stake In Jay Z's Tidal
• Telecom Giant Avaya Drops $1B IPO After Bankruptcy Filing
• Apple Latest To Settle E-Watch's Camera Phone Patent Row
• 7th Circ. Nixes Time Warner Class' Appeal, Citing Spokeo
• FCC's Wheeler Signs Off With 'Competition' Mantra
• Alibaba Inks Deal To Be IOC Worldwide Sponsor
• Apple Sues Qualcomm Over Royalty 'Extortion,' $1B Withheld
• Apple Fights $7M Core Wireless Patent Loss
• FCC Pushed To Nix Cable Public File Requirement
• FCC Report Promotes Digital Infrastructure Expansion
• FCC's Pai Named New Permanent Chairman Of Agency
• Nortel, Creditors Ask For Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Investor Sues For More Info On $85.4B AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Dentons Apologizes to Client CNN For Story Retraction Ask
• Peoria Firm Graves Can't Nix Stock-Buy Malpractice Suit
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Verizon Unit Urges NJ Panel To Restore $271M Tax Deduction
• Samsung Loses In-Box Arbitration Clause Bids At 9th Circ.
• Del. Libel Claims Go Forward In Board 'Fight Letter' Suit
• FCC Claims Role In Internet Of Things, Other Cybersecurity
• IT Exec, Consultant Charged With $3.4M Fake Invoice Scam
• Fox Can't Dodge Netflix Counterfire In Exec Poaching Suit
• Kasowitz Snags Ex-Morgan Lewis White Collar Pro In LA
• Jury Awards $20M In Dish Telemarketing Class Action Trial
• Inmate Call Case Stays On Track Amid Looming FCC Changes
• Obama's Broadband Legacy Safe, Despite Net Neutrality Woes
• Avaya Hits Ch. 11 In NY With More Than $1B In Debt
• FCC's Wheeler Touts Success Of E-Rate Program
• SoundExchange Fights For Higher Royalty Rates At DC Circ.
• Regulator-Targeted Bills Threaten Telecom Sector, Senate Told
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Web Streaming Like Cable, 7th Circ. Told In Copyright Suit
• Western Union Cops To Allowing Fraud, Will Forfeit $586M
• The New IP Antitrust Licensing Guidelines' Silence On SEPs
• Securus, Private Prisons Co. Facing Another Recording Suit
• 5 Key Takeaways From The FTC's Qualcomm Patent Suit
• FCC Auction Clears $10B Target, Triggering Spectrum Transfer
• GOP Lawmaker Takes Aim At FCC Station Reporting Rule
• Qualcomm Slapped With Antitrust Class Action After FTC Suit
• Comcast Subscribers Get HBO, ESPN Access Via PlayStation
• CBS Presses FCC To Restore Ownership Cap Exception
• Inmate Call Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Wait On Rate Cap Review
• Level 3 Shareholders Sue To Stop $34B CenturyLink Deal
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Sprint Asks To Mull AGs' Changes To $50M Cramming Fund
• Cravath Steers Cable One's $735M NewWave Buy
• Death Knell For The Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Apple Can Prevent Texting-And-Driving But Doesn't: Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Ericsson Win In Broadband Patent Suit
• Dish Network Must Undo Wage Cut During NLRB Case
• Telco Loses Late Bid To Get In As Small Biz On $20B Award
• FCC's Transparency Rules Go Into Effect For All Providers
• Consumer Says Frontier's Fee Collection Attempts Are Injury
• FCC Urged To Enforce Discrimination Ruling On Cablevision
• Hispanic Media Tell FCC Viewers' Mail Should Be Kept
• FCC Auction's Clearing Cost Drops To $10B
• FTC Sues Qualcomm Over Standard-Essential Patent Licenses
• Telemedicine: The Link To New Value-Based Payment Models
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Belize Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $22M Telecom Contract Suit
• Cable Group Pushes FCC's Pai On Broadband Deployment
• AT&T Lobbies FCC Republican On Privacy Rules, Other Plans
• FTC Settles 2 Illegal Robocall Suits For $500K
• Techie 'Cult Leader' Woos Fed. Circ. In Microsoft Patent Row
• Wheeler Asks 'Where's The Fire?' On Nixing Net Neutrality
• Calif. Telecom Fights Partner's Fraud Claims In Sprint Dispute
• Spanish Alerts Impractical, 'Unfeasible', FCC Tells DC Circ
• Deals Rumor Mill: AltaGas, Arris International, Intrawest
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• Ex-HBO Employee Gets 30 Months For Embezzling $1M
• New 3-Member FCC May Seek Consensus Post-Wheeler
• Fed. Circ. Reopens Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Row
• Kudelski Group Hits NFL With Digital Content IP Suit
• Nortel Resolves Objections To Ch. 11 Plan From IP Fight
• Italian Broadband Co. Linkem Lands €100M In Funding
• Privacy Groups Want FCC To Ban Mandatory Arbitration
• Spectrum License Co. Agrees To $100M Settlement With FCC
• Apple Deletes Secondhand-IPhone Accuser's Claims
• Nexstar, Others Back Challenge To FCC's Drop Of UHF Break
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• FCC Floats Progress Reporting For Post-Auction TV Transition
• FCC Sparks GOP Outcry With 'Midnight' Report On Free Data
• Fed. Circ. OKs Axing Of $28M Award In Comcast-Sprint IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Alice Nix Of TV Auction Patent
• FCC Extends Timeline For Reconsidering Ownership Rules
• FCC Approves $4.6 Billion Media General-Nexstar Merger
• DOJ's Dodgers Info-Sharing Case Is Flimsy, DirecTV Says
• School Tells Fed. Circ. PTAB Botched Samsung Sensor Case
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• FCC Warns Consumers Of Financial Service Scams
• What To Expect From China's Anti-Monopoly Law This Year
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• EU's New E-Privacy Rules Expand Its Authority Over Tech Cos.
• Occam Merger Plaintiff Seeks Unheard-Of $3M Award
• Deal Between DJ, Cumulus Media Unit Short On Details: Judge
• BlackBerry Settles Data Encryption Patent Dispute
• FCC Slates Vote On Axing Broadcasters' Public File Rule
• Limitless Creditors Oppose Cell Tower Lease Rejection Plan
• Sprint Hit With FDCPA Class Action Over Debited Accounts
• Patent Suits Can Have Multiple Winners, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Wireless Group Urges FCC To Nix New Emergency Alert Rules
• Sprint Rejects Call At FCC To Expand Bill Dispute Window
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Patent Win For Google, Verizon, AT&T
• After Comcast Letter, Philly Mayor To Delay On Wage Bill
• Prison Callers Defend Revamped Securus Recording Suit
• Future FCC Leadership Could Mean Big Changes For TCPA
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• How The GOP May Undo Wheeler's Telecom Legacy
• Blackouts Show Need For Retransmission Reform, FCC Told
• FCC Warns TV Stations Over Political Transparency Issues
• Groups Urge FCC Review Of Wireless Roaming Charges
• Iowa Revenue Dept., US Trustee Slam Nortel's Ch. 11 Plan
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $13M Electric Meter Patent Case
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Widen Phone Patent Aimed At Carriers
• Justices Won't Hear Google Online Child-Tracking Case
• FCPA Predictions For 2017
• Supreme Court Won't Review Belize Arbitration Award Fights
• Samsung Can't Fight Treble Damages, Patent Co. Says
• Dish Wants Ruling Against Alleged TV Pirate In IP Row
• Broadcasters Slam Microsoft's Vacant Channel Push
• $19M Belize Award Row Has Unresolved Issues, Justices Told
• Google Loses Bid To Keep Maps Patent Row In San Francisco
• Fla. Telecom Owner Cops To International Call Fraud Scheme
• Nortel's $565M PBGC Deal Gets Ch. 11 Judge's Sign-Off
• Church Group, Satellite Co. Reach $600K Deal On $3M Claim
• Subway, T-Mobile Text-Offer Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Verizon Exec Says Outlook For $4.83B Yahoo Buy Is Uncertain
• Cable Group Bashes FCC's 5G Cybersecurity Reporting Rule
• Broker Wants Unadmitted Attys Sanctioned In Spam Text Suit
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• Law Firm's Telecom Suit Properly Tossed, 7th Circ. Hears
• Google Says Maps Patent Fight Belongs In Northern Calif.
• Apple Case Leaves Future Of Design Patents To Fed. Circ.
• T-Mobile Asks For More Time On FCC Changes To Alerts
• Amazon, HTC Get 8 Video Patents Killed Under Alice
• FCC Takes Heavy Fire As Industry Seeks Privacy Reversal
• Sports Network Loses $21M Contract Appeal At 10th Circ.
• Open Internet Group Slams Bill To Nix 'Midnight' Regs
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Logistic Properties, BAWAG
• Sen. Thune Says 'It's Time To Update' Telecom Law
• More Ga. Counties Sue Telecoms For $56M In Lost 911 Fees
• FCC Republicans Rage At Broadcaster Reporting Order
• House Passes Bill Aimed At Last-Minute Executive Rules
• Obama Renominates Rosenworcel To Second FCC Term
• FCC OKs Univision Foreign Ownership Over 25 Percent Limit
• Providers Say Low Income Phone Enrollment Plan Needs Fix
• Limitless Mobile Reaches Deal For Larger, $5M DIP Loan
• GSA Overcomes Challenge To FCC Headquarters Leasing
• Small ISPs Ask Pols For Relief From FCC Transparency Rules
• FTC's Deception Charge 'Devoid Of Proof,' DirecTV Asserts
• Senators Question Charter, Comcast On Misleading Fees
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of TWC Data Class Action After Spokeo
• Streaming TV Co. President Can't Duck Dish Copyright Suit
• Calif. Cable Techs Win Class Cert. In TWC Suit Over Pay
• Level 3 Challenges AT&T's DC Circ. Win On VoIP Fees
• Qualcomm Reaches Deal To End Meizu Patent Suits
• GOP Rep. Goodlatte Proposes Repeal Of Chevron Doctrine
• State AGs Want Say On Rest Of Sprint's $50M Cramming Fund
• District Court Can Keep Music Royalty Spat, DC Circ. Told
• Intellectual Ventures Loses 3 Patents In Mobile Giant Suits
• Google Opts Not To Argue Android Case At EU Watchdog
• Trade Group Asks FCC To Think Again On ISP Privacy Rules
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Ex-AT&T Exec Can't Boost Damages From Discrimination Win
• 2016 Insurance Coverage Litigation Year In Review
• Fed. Circ. Nixes PTAB Rejection Of Apple Touch-Screen Patent
• FCC's Rosenworcel Departs Agency
• Apple Says High Court Can't Lower $400M Samsung Award
• General Cable Pays $82M To Resolve DOJ, SEC Probes
• Duane Morris Accused Of $625M Botch Job In Telecom Row
• Telecom Co. To Pay $6M To End Probe Into Alleged Deception
• Korea Fines Qualcomm $854M For Strings-Attached Licensing
• Samsung V. Apple And The Trend Toward Incremental Value
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Predicting President Trump's FCC Priorities
• Telecom Cases To Watch In 2017
• Telecommunications Policy To Watch In 2017