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Telecommunications - February, 2017

257 articles

• Ericsson IP Chief Testifies TCL License Terms Were Fair
• GOP-Led FCC Expected To Narrow Merger Reviews
• ICSID Roundup: The Latest Claims You Need To Know
• AT&T Hit With TCPA Suit Over Spanish Spam Texts
• Nortel Creditors Seek $4M Cut To Indenture Trustee Fee Bid
• FCC's Pai Backs Internet Without 'Utility-Style' Regs
• Wireless Group Pushes FCC's O'Rielly, Clyburn To Ease In 5G
• Satellite Cos. To Merge, Receive $1.7B SoftBank Investment
• Microsoft Suit Against Sony, Others Paused For Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Samsung In-Box Arbitration Suits
• Industry Groups Push Congress On Broadband Infrastructure
• Comcast Pays $2.3B To Buy Rest Of Universal Studios Japan
• Samsung Heir, Others Charged In South Korea Bribes Probe
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• FCC's Dem Says She Won't Agree To Open Internet Reversal
• Avaya Rips 49ers' Performance In Bid To Nix Suite Contract
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Atty Fees For HTC, Others In Patent Row
• Telecom Network Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Undo $17M Trial Loss
• Sen. Markey, Advocates Decry Attacks On FCC Privacy Rules
• Inventergy Hits Apple With Phone Tech Patent Suit
• AT&T Urges FCC To Clear Wireless Regulatory Roadblocks
• L-3 Unfairly Fired Depressed Employee, EEOC Says
• Acting Chair Wants NLRB Handbook Rule Standard Eliminated
• Charter Pulls NY AG's Internet Fraud Suit Into Fed. Court
• Why FTC V. Qualcomm Follow-On Suits Are Worth Watching
• The Loss Of Confidentiality In NY Arbitral Enforcement Cases
• FCC Urged Not To Regulate Texts Under Open Internet Order
• Sprint Ad Calls Again Breach Privacy Wishes, Consumer Says
• FCC Chief Wants To Nix Charter Merger Overbuild Condition
• Pa. PE Firm's Pretrial Deal With Co. Minority Owners Fails
• Apple Wants Patent Case Stayed During Invalidation Appeal
• FCC's Pai Moves To Halt Data Security ISP Privacy Rule
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Vinson, O'Melveny
• DC Circ. Agrees To Hold Off On AT&T Special Access Fight
• New Zealand Regulators Block $2.4B Vodafone, Sky Deal
• Vinson Guides MDA In $2.4B Deal For Satellite Imagery Co.
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• Latest Twist In The Merger Objection Lawsuit Saga
• Viacom Slips Suit Claiming It Hid MMA Promoter's Revenue
• Wash. Judge Denies Twilio Sanctions Bid In TCPA Lawsuit
• LG, Lenovo Hit With Wi-LAN Patent Suits Over 4G Tech
• FCC Approves 1st Foreign Co. Broadcast Station Ownership
• Public Interest Groups Urge FCC Not To Undermine Lifeline
• FCC Grants Small-Business Relief From Transparency Rules
• FCC Clears Use For First Set Of LTE-U Devices
• Ga. Appeals Court Axes AT&T Challenge To Refund Regs
• FCC Pushed To Ensure Stricter Political Ad Disclosure
• ZTE Gets Another Reprieve From US Sanctions
• Time Warner Eyes Atlanta Station Sale Ahead Of AT&T Deal
• Italba Can't Stop Criminal Inquiry During Uruguay Arbitration
• EQT Quickly Collects $4.23B For 3rd Infrastructure Fund
• NY Life's $1.1M Deal To End TCPA Suit Gets Initial OK
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Here Come The Drones — And The Legal Headaches
• Comcast Cable Ad Antitrust Suit Trimmed
• Redstone Needs Mental Exam, Ex-GF Argues In Abuse Row
• Net Neutrality Rollback May Require FCC First Move
• T-Mobile Retailer Calls Wage Suit Request 'Tree Without Roots'
• Telephone Co. Sues Navy Over Brand-Name Phone Restriction
• 4G FRAND Suit Against T-Mobile Should Proceed, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arris, Dick Clark Productions, Aramco
• FCC's GC Defends Backing Down On Inmate Calling Rate Caps
• Verizon Wants Ex-Employee's Bias Suit Tossed
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Qualcomm Appeals $905M Korean Antitrust Fine Over Patents
• FCC's O'Rielly Wants To Limit Bureau Power
• Davis Polk-Comcast Call May Have Sparked DreamWorks Deal
• Qualcomm Seeks To Consolidate 24 Antitrust Lawsuits
• Arnold & Porter Adds Ex-Olswang Atty In London
• Colts Phone-Recording Suit Punted From Mass. To Ind.
• AT&T Urges FCC To Nix 'Cadillac' Broadband Expansion Goals
• Xtera Converts Case To Ch. 7 After Auction Falls Short
• Dem Lawmakers Call For New FCC Head To Act On Robocalls
• Facebook Seeks 9th Circ. Take In Birthday Text Row
• Group Blasts Industry Move Against FCC Transparency Rules
• Apple Fights $14.5B Tax Bill, Says Profits Belong To US
• Senate Antitrust Heads Want Probe Of AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• High Court Urged Not To Revive Verizon ERISA Pension Suit
• Samsung Says 4 Exploding Phone Suits Too Few For MDL
• FCC Was Right To Drop Set-Top Box Plan, Legislator Says
• Comcast Sheds Disparate Impact Claim In Race Bias Row
• KKR Pays $1.35B For Stake In Telefónica's Infrastructure Biz
• Verizon Cuts Yahoo Deal By $350M Over Cyberattack Woes
• Franken Unmoved By AT&T, Time Warner Case For Merger
• Tax Trial Over Cable Co. Sale Hangs On Diligence
• Ex-Workers Want Info From T-Mobile Retailer In Wage Suit
• Sprint Owes Comcast $1.5M Over SMS Patent, Jury Finds
• FCC Chief Tells Sen. Franken They Share Open Internet Goals
• Installer Blasts Comcast's Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Spat
• Treat The Beatles Just Like Adele, Vimeo Tells High Court
• Bills Floated To Move Lifeline Provider Approval To States
• Cumulus Tries To Quash What's Left Of Radio Antitrust Suit
• Yahoo Execs Put $4.8B Verizon Deal At Risk, Investor Says
• FCC Told Proposed Subsidy Cuts Could Widen Digital Divide
• 1 Jailed, 2 Get Probation In Hacking-For-Spam Case
• Dutch Gov't Floats Law To Block Foreign Telecom Takeovers
• Mo. High Court Rules Fla. Telecom Co. Liable For Sales Tax
• Comcast Lobbies FCC To Revive UHF Ownership Limit Break
• Jury To Mull If Sprint Infringed Comcast Patent In $153M Row
• FCC's Pai Wants To Cut 'Red Tape' For Radio
• Spokeo Dooms CenturyLink FCRA Suit, Judge Says
• Telco Stripped Of Lifeline Eligibility Asks FCC For More Time
• 2nd Circ. Finalizes New York Pre-1972 Song Ruling
• Verizon Acquires Drone Operations Management Co.
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Letterman's Production Co. Freed From Royalty Claims
• Telecom Cos. Settle Improper Billing Allegations For $9.1M
• Ericsson FRAND Trial Enters Day 2 With TCL Expert
• Aruba Investors Tell 9th Circ. Co. Hid Cisco Client Theft
• Wireless Group Urges FCC To Clear Local Roadblocks For 5G
• Small Telecoms Decry FCC's Proposed 'Flash Cuts'
• FCC's Lifeline Backtrack Foreshadows Program Changes
• Alice Ruling Doesn't Negate Verizon Patent Deal, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Give New Life To 'Project Runway' TCPA Suit
• Baker McKenzie Nabs Ex-Hogan Lovells Arbitration Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Toshiba, Ferrara Candy
• GOP Lawmaker Takes Aim At FCC Privacy Rules
• Samsung Gets Augmented-Reality Trade Secrets Claims Axed
• ZTE Braces For Hefty Penalties In Iran Sanctions Row
• Polish Telecom Told To Pay $3M For Infringing Copyrights
• Sterne Kessler Faces DQ Bid In Prison Phone Patent Suit
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• California Omissions Claims: Safety Required?
• Rapper Falsely Linked To Suicide Attempt Loses Libel Suit
• BlackBerry Should Face Infringement Suits, Judge Says
• NJ Road Agency Can't Get Property Exemption For Cell Tower
• Level 3 Hit With 3rd Shareholder Suit Over $34B Merger
• FCC's Auction Outcome Is Victim Of Sky-High Expectations
• Amdocs Urges Fed. Circ. Against Rehearing Of Alice Reversal
• Trade Group Asks FCC For More Broadband Build-Out Funds
• Blackberry Hits Nokia With Suit Over 11 Telecom Patents
• Cox Hit With $8M In Atty Fees In Music Piracy Battle
• Reps Urge FCC To Undo Lifeline Eligibility Reversal
• Sprint Lied In Bill-Halving Promo, Consumer Suit Says
• Sprint Says FairPoint Can't Hang Up On $2M Billing Suit
• NFL, DirecTV Ask Judge To Sack Sunday Ticket Antitrust Suit
• Dish Says TCPA Verdict In NC Has No Bearing On Ill. Case
• FCC Seeks Comment On Requiring Periodic Progress Reports
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Competition Would Help Broadband Build-Out, FCC Chief Told
• Filipino Network Wins Almost $8M From Streaming Websites
• Broadcasters Endorse Early Full-Text Release Of FCC Plans
• Comcast, Transgender Ex-Employee Agree To Drop Bias Suit
• Level 3 Urges FCC To Keep Biz Customer Privacy Change
• DC Circ. Panel Won't Rehear Decision In DirecTV Firing Row
• BlackBerry Seeks To Lift Avaya's Ch. 11 Stay On Patent Suit
• FCC's O'Rielly Targets School Broadband Overbuilding
• Samsung Settles Fight Over Media Delivery Patents
• DC Circ. Affirms Distribution Of Cable TV Royalties
• Russia's Megafon Pays $740M For Stake In Internet Co.
• Net Neutrality And Broadband Privacy Under The New FCC
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• FTC Gets Quick Settlement Over $1.5M Telemarketing Scheme
• LG Hid 'Bootloop' Defect On Smartphones, Consumers Say
• Next-Gen Broadcasting Perilous For Small Cable, FCC Told
• Senate Dems Urge FCC To Return Lifeline Eligibility To Cos.
• Oracle Says Trial Judge 'Undermined' Google Copyright Case
• FCC's Auction Tally Rises To $19.6B As Bidding Ends
• Senator Presses FCC To Limit Cable Contract Terms
• Consent Questions Negate TCPA Class Action: Pizza Hut
• Municipalities Warn FCC Against 5G Infrastructure Mandate
• 3rd Circ. Backs Infosys In Rival's Noncompete Row
• FCC Head Says Staff Can't Edit Rules After Passage
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• Radio Station Linked To Fatal Contest Closes, FCC Told
• The Latest On Managing Workplace Mental Health Issues
• Post-Spokeo, Not All Statutory Violations Are Created Equal
• Sirius Copyright Ruling Is Setback For Recording Artists
• New FCC Looks Poised To Overrule Local Barriers To 5G
• CVS Clinics Can't Escape TCPA Case On Plaintiff's Testimony
• PCAOB Fines Ernst & Young Indonesia Unit $1M Over Audit
• AT&T Asks FCC For 'Just' Fix To Business Data Service Regs
• Kuwait Logistics Co. Seeks To Arbitrate $380M Row With Iraq
• FCC's O'Rielly Pushes For Uniform Enforcement Deadlines
• Sprint, Others Oppose Revival Of Intellectual Ventures IP
• Nokia To Drop $370M To Buy Software Co.
• 2nd Circ. Looks Unwilling To Revive 'Project Runway' Class
• Feds Fight DirecTV Dismissal Bid Over Dodgers Info-Sharing
• Ex-Hungarian Telecom Exec Settles FCPA Suit Ahead Of Trial
• DLA Piper Adds Former Legal Adviser To FCC Chairman
• Post-Spokeo Issues Emerge In The 5th Circ.
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Time Warner's Bid To Nix TCPA Suit Is 'Ambush,' Court Told
• CenturyLink, Level 3 Tout Public Benefits In $34B Tie-Up
• Co. Stripped Of Lifeline Eligibility Hits Back At FCC
• Arnall Golden Atty To Head FTC Consumer Protection Bureau
• Ex-Logitech Exec Can't Ditch SEC Bonus Clawback Claim
• AT&T Pushes For FCC Enforcement Process Reform
• FCC's Dem Slams States For Not Capping Inmate Call Rates
• Carlyle Pays Over $100M For Stake In Africa's CMC Networks
• DC Circ. Urged To Reverse FCC's Lifeline Change
• DOJ Criminal Division In 2016: Fraud Section Rising
• Justice Gorsuch And Product Liability Litigation
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Directors Urge Toss Of 'Kitchen Sink' $400M Merger Suit
• Verizon Pushes FCC To Clear The Way For 5G Infrastructure
• Fed. Circ. Ships Apple-Samsung IP War To District Court
• Senate Dems Promise A Fight Over Net Neutrality Rollback
• FCC Defends Revocations Of Lifeline Broadband Providers
• FTC's Consumer Protection Bureau Director Quits Agency
• 10 Ways To Avoid Wrongful Collection Of Data Claims
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear AT&T Win Over VoIP Switching Fees
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Dell, Others Back Fed. Circ. Rehearing In Google CBM Case
• FCC Asks DC Circ. To Pause AT&T Special Access Fight
• Facebook Says Alert Row Not Helped By B-Day Text Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Whistleblower's Wiretap Suit
• DC Circ. Should Halt Action In Lifeline Case, FCC Says
• Advocates Defend Inmate Call Rate Caps As FCC Backs Off
• Belize Can't Stop BCB's Bid To Enforce $27.4M Award
• Polsinelli Adds Cybersecurity IP Pro From Borenius
• Energy And The Internet Of Things: The Smart Grid
• Fed. Circ. Sour To Patent Appeal Against Apple, Tech Giants
• Charter Hit With More TCPA Claims Over Robocall Ads
• Consumers Seek Cert. In $5M Comcast Cable Box Suit
• When Smartphones Get The Blame For Driver Distraction
• FCC Transparency Move Could Bring Avalanche Of Comments
• Belize Laws To Protect State Assets From Ashcroft Face Suit
• Apple, AT&T Join Bond Blitz With $10B Each In Offerings
• New FCC Kills Review Of AT&T, Verizon Free Data Services
• FCC's O'Rielly To Head Fed-State Groups Involved In Telecom
• Samsung Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink In-Box Arbitration Suits
• FCC Chair Tees Up Small-Business Rule Relief For Feb. Vote
• MSG Networks Adds 4 NHL Teams To Livestream Service
• FCC's Pai Pledges House Dems Bipartisanship, Open Mind
• FCC Seeks Public Feedback On Rules Over A Decade Old
• NJ Inmate Call Co. Sues Gov. Christie Over Rate Caps
• FCC Pilots Plan To Release Draft Items Weeks Before Vote
• Verizon's Cash-Free Settlement Gets NY Appeals Court Nod
• NYC Wants Regulations For 911 Apps
• Public Knowledge Chief Wary Of Empty Rhetoric At New FCC
• Netflix, Starz Hit With Suit Over Data Download IP
• FCC's O'Rielly Warns To Be 'Leery' Of Broadband Spending
• US Trustee Blasts Avaya's $50M Bonus, Severance Plan
• Can Federal Agencies Reverse Course Under Trump?
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Rep. Looks To Free Consumers From Political Robocalls
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Prepaid Calling Card Co. Permanently Banned From Calif.
• FCC Must Not Reallocate High-Frequency Spectrum: Group
• Sprint Beats Sanctions In Suit Over Tax Charges
• Former Senior Official At FCC Rejoins Covington
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arqiva, Medtronic, CCC
• Sprint Owes $153M Over SMS Patent, Comcast Tells Jury
• Dialing In: Hot TCPA Issues For 2017
• Cable Group Asks FCC To Bump Regulatory Fees For Satellite
• Acura Owners Seek Cert. In Honda Autodialing Suit
• TWC Wants Fed. Court To Take Calif. City's Suit Over Fees
• NY AG Sues Charter Over Fraudulent Internet Speed Promises
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator