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Telecommunications - April, 2017

258 articles

• ISPs Say Internet Will Remain Open After FCC Regs Rollback
• FCC's Net Neutrality Plan Sets Up Repeal Without Replace
• FCC's Clyburn Pushes Help For Independent Programmers
• Qualcomm Rips Apple For Unpaid Contractors In Royalty Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Paytm, M1, BASF
• Atty Pushes For 2nd Look At Duane Morris Malpractice Claim
• Sprint Whistleblower Stays Locked Out Of $15.5M FCA Deal
• Facebook Can Take Birthday Text Class Action To 9th Circ.
• Health Hires: 8 Firms Add Health, Life Sciences Experts
• ABA Sections Urge EU To Avoid New Data Access Regs
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Web Streamer's TV Copyright Case
• Indian Court Signs Off On $1.17B Tata-DoCoMo Deal
• Apple Can't Nix $7.3M Patent Verdict, Court Rules
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• Increasing Focus On Info Exchanges Among Competitors
• CNN Video Data Win Leaves Spokeo Door Open For App Users
• FCC Sets Out Draft Plan To Weigh Nixing Net Neutrality Rules
• ITC Investigates LG Complaint Against Blu Products
• Ford's Call Centers Underpaid Employees, FLSA Suit Says
• Enhanced Damages Stay In $19.2M Samsung Patent Ruling
• CNN App User Isn't CNN Subscriber, 11th Circ. Finds
• SC Mayor Lobbies FCC On Infrastructure Push Concerns
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• Emergency Tech Co. Adds Ex-FCC Chair Wheeler To Board
• How Wireless Carriers Defend Consumers From Spam Texts
• Wireless Group Urges FCC To Refuse Post-Auction Rethink
• AT&T, Cisco Leaders Warn Of Privacy, Safety Threats
• AT&T Fired Manager For Sexual Orientation, Suit Says
• 60 Cos., Trade Groups Urge Trump To Back USPTO's Lee
• FCC Will Undo Obama-Era Open Internet Framework, Pai Says
• Good Tech Investors Seek Class Cert. In $425M Merger Fight
• Sprint Slams TWC's Move To Nix $140M Patent Verdict
• Fox Lobbies FCC To Renew NY Post Ownership Waiver
• Repeal Of FCC Privacy Rules Leaves America Vulnerable
• FCC Urged To Ensure Solid Evidence Behind Mobile Support
• AT&T Policy Barring Worker Recordings Illegal: NLRB Judge
• Ford Pushes FCC On Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• Fed. Circ. Faults PTAB For Not Explaining Nix Of Call Patent
• FCC's O'Rielly Says Agency Should Address Its Flaws
• Medtox Fax Recipients Certified In Revived TCPA Suit
• Fox Says 'Empire' Copyright Suit Is 'Frivolous'
• FCC Seeks Feedback On Promoting Connected Health
• EU Raids Swedish Telecom Cos. Over Plot To Block Rivals
• Pai Pushes To Do Away With 'Outdated' Media Regs
• FCC's Pai Will Lay Out Net Neutrality Plan Wednesday
• DC Circ. Revives SoundExchange Suit Against Muzak
• Time For High Court To Clarify Presumption Of Patent Validity
• Judge Cracks Avaya's Ch. 11 Shield For BlackBerry Suit
• Huawei Wants Sanctions For Russ August In Patent Battle
• FCC Fines Fla. Telecom Carrier $1M For Deceptive Practices
• Yahoo Says Insurer Attacking Wrong Policy Over Spam Texts
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• FCC's O'Rielly Blasts Aftermath Of Domain System Switch
• FTC Can Treat Soundboard Calls As Robocalls, Judge Says
• Bankrupt RadioShack Gets OK To Pay Up To $3.4M In Bonuses
• FCC Chairman Creates Diversity Advisory Committee
• Experian Says Data-Breach Report Bid 'Eviscerates' Privilege
• Ex-Hungarian Telecom Execs Settle SEC's Bribery Claims
• Post-Auction Transition Shouldn't Harm Consumers, FCC Told
• Apple, Samsung Slam Each Other's Claims In $400M IP Fight
• Privacy Groups Urge FCC To End Call Data Retention Rule
• Christian Broadcaster Can't Prove 'Bad Faith,' 4th Circ. Told
• Sen. Criticizes FCC's Business Data Services Deregulation
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Simpson
• FCC's Infrastructure Votes Pave Way For Bold 5G Push
• Tech Giants Urge Trump Not To Drop Qualcomm SEP Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Block Berkeley's Cellphone Warning Law
• HK Investor Wants Out Of DreamWorks Insider Trading Case
• 9th Circ. Standing Ruling Saves Axed TCPA Suit, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: General Electric, L'Oreal, M1
• FCC Chairman Pushes Broadband Group Goals
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• Comcast False Ad Suit Worth 'Little Money,' Judge Says
• Garvey Schubert Barer Petitions FCC To Nix Main Studio Rule
• Judge OKs $25M TCPA Deal Over Health Service Faxes
• FCC's Pai Talks Net Neutrality With Facebook, Oracle
• FCC Deregulates Business Data Market Amid Pushback
• CONMEBOL Wants TV Rights Suit Halted As Gov't Intervenes
• Apple, Cell Cos. Hit With Patent Suit After $22M Trial Loss
• Fed. Circ. Largely Upholds PTAB Win For Nokia, ZTE
• RadioShack Defends Plan For $1.4M In Executive Bonuses
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Set-Top Box Docket To Stay Open, FCC's Pai Says
• Wiley Rein Adds FCC's Former Media Bureau Chief
• FCC Expected To Ease Regulations In Special-Access Market
• FilmOn Tells Calif. Court Ad Co. Can't Label It IP Infringer
• Qualcomm's 2nd Delay Bid In FTC Row 'Disappoints' Judge
• Avaya Argues For Continued Stay Of BlackBerry's Patent Suit
• Facebook, Consumer Spar Over Autodialer In TCPA Text Row
• Ex-FCC Head Pushes To Reverse Title II For Broadband
• FCC Chairman Slams 'Serious Flaws' In E-Rate Program
• Duane Morris Ducks Malpractice Suit Over Telecom Deal Row
• Calif. Consumer Hits 2 Retail Cos. With Recorded Call Suits
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Robbins Geller's Tor Gronborg
• An Earth Day Review Of 'Green Guide' False Advertising
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Cisco Helped China Target Falun Gong, 9th Circ. Told
• Ill. Pharmacy Hits Medical Supply Co. With TCPA Fax Suit
• Supreme Court Told Lower Courts Misinterpreting Alice
• Lawmakers Push FCC For More Time On Pricing Deregulation
• US Trustee, Creditors Object To RadioShack Bonus Plan
• FCC's Clyburn Says Agency Is Siding With Big Business
• Criminal Forfeitures Not Tax-Deductible, US Tells Justices
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Nix Of Intellectual Ventures Patent
• FCC Pressed On Plan To Protect Privacy Absent Rules
• Judge Koh Tosses 2 More Twilio Patents Under Alice
• FCC Greenlights Time Warner $70M Atlanta TV Station Sale
• FCC Final Rule Allows Channel-Sharing Outside Of Auction
• Qualcomm Says It Made Efforts To Comply With FCPA
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Co. Didn't Commit Fraud When Clicking Rival's Ads: Judge
• Judge Oversimplified Caller ID Patent, Fed. Circ. Told
• Windstream Investor Class Takes Hold In REIT Damages Case
• Judge Boots Windstream's Copyright Case Against BMG
• Fired Employee Hits Verizon With $2.6M Age Bias Suit
• FTC's McSweeny Blasts Congress' Privacy Rollback
• Consumer Groups Tell FCC To Rethink Biz Data Rules
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Could Cut Rembrandt's $16M IP Verdict
• Carriers Push FCC To Pave Way For New Infrastructure
• Rep. Urges FCC To Keep Limits On TV Station Ownership
• Class Hits Google With Suit Over 'Defective' Nexus Phones
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• Apple Settles Unwired Planet's IP Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Cravath Guides Crown Castle's $600M Wilcon Telecom Deal
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of Alice Wins On Streaming IP
• Senate Bill Would Give FTC Power To Regulate ISP Privacy
• 3 Things To Know After FCC's Airwaves Auction
• Fed. Circ. Backs Apple's Texas Jury Win On Ex-Nokia Patent
• FCC Must Consider Historic Preservation, Group Says
• ICSID Roundup: The Latest Claims You Need To Know
• NLRB Nixes Dish Confidentiality, Arbitration Policies
• Netas Fights For $14M In Claims In Nortel Bankruptcy
• Apple Patent In Samsung War Partly Revived By Fed. Circ.
• FCC Should Delay Business Data Services Vote, SBA Says
• Avaya's $3M Executive Bonus Plan Gets Judge's Approval
• SEC Sniffs Out $1M Of Shady General Communication Trades
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Verizon, Chiltern International
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Shearman, Davis
• T-Mobile Customers Demand Experian Data Breach Docs
• Amazon Urges FCC To Reject Wireless Spectrum Push
• HD Supply's $1.2M TCPA Deal Can't Secure Approval
• Broadcast Co. Sues NY Comedians Over Morning Show Stunt
• Fla. High Court Nixes Satellite Cos.' Tax Rate Challenge
• T-Mobile, Dish, Comcast Emerge As FCC Auction Winners
• Repeat TCPA Litigant Can't Escape Travel Agency's Suit
• Consumers Would Pay More In Special Access Plan, FCC Told
• FCC's O'Rielly Urges 'Caution' On Broadband Fees For 911
• FTC, Qualcomm Clash On Discovery In Patent Antitrust Suit
• Avaya Exec Says Bonus Plan Has Incentivized Performance
• FCC Names Jenner & Block Attorney CGB Acting Bureau Chief
• FaceTime IP Suit Against Apple Could Go To 'Shoot-Out'
• Charter, TWC Escape Merger Suit Over Race Bias Claims
• Senator Backs FCC's Pai In Keeping Mobile Call Ban In Planes
• FCC Urged To Consult Tribes On Wireless Infrastructure
• Roku, TiVo Partner In Licensing Deal For Patent Trove
• Pai Tests Waters On Leaving Net Neutrality To Providers
• ITC Launches Set-Top Box IP Investigation At Sony's Behest
• Spotlight On Corruption-Related Successor Liability Risks
• Implicating Huawei, GOP Pols Demand Wider Sanctions Probe
• Senators Push FCC To Boost Fund For Rural Broadband
• Nonprofit Asks Justices To Hear Indiana Robocall Ruling
• NFL Can't Cut TV Streaming Patent Row, OpenTV Argues
• FCC Proposes New Rule For Video Relay Sevices
• CFPB, Justice Asked For Views On Unused Sprint Deal Dollars
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Qualcomm To Pay $815M To BlackBerry Over Licensing Row
• Tech Industry Urges FCC To Keep Net Neutrality Rules
• 2nd Circ. Revives TCPA Claims Against Supplement Co.
• Judge Trims Illinois Bell Cable Availability Suit
• Tech Giants Urge High Court To Tackle Obviousness
• Sprint Blasts FCC Plan For Biz Data Services Regs
• FCC's Pai Defends Course Change On Inmate Phone Rates
• AT&T Unit Urges 6th Circ. To Rehear Tenn. 911 Billing Suit
• FCC Fund Is Best Way To Promote Rural Service: Report
• Apple Hit With Counterclaims In $1B Qualcomm Royalty Row
• Altice USA Files For IPO, Led By Shearman & Sterling
• Huawei Beats Long-Running Wireless Patent Suit
• Telecom Wants To Revive Challenge To $20B NASA Contract
• Understanding The Challenges Of Strong Encryption: Part 2
• AT&T Defends 911 Outage 'Anomaly' At FCC
• Financial Adviser Fee Disclosures After Vento V. Curry
• FCC's Pai Plans Tech Sit-Down On Net Neutrality
• Occam Merger Class Counsel Blasts Rep's Historic Fee Bid
• LeEco Scraps $2B Vizio Buy, Citing Regulatory Concerns
• FCC's Pai Kills Plan To Allow Cellphone Calls On Planes
• Novatel, Verizon Cleared By Jury In MiFi Patent Suit
• EU Regulators Mostly Back Sweeping E-Privacy Rules
• Butzel Long Adds IP And Construction Attys
• FCC Dem Slams Lack Of Transparency In Biz Services Plan
• Spyware Class Actions Against Cellphone Maker Consolidated
• House Repubs Urge FCC To Guard Online Privacy For Now
• Spanish Co. Slams Arbitrator Bias Claims Over $1.5M Award
• AT&T Inks $1.6B Deal For Straight Path Communications
• Understanding The Challenges Of Strong Encryption: Part 1
• Pai Unlikely To Quell Politics At FCC With Economics Push
• Senate Dems Float Bill To Revive Nixed FCC Privacy Rules
• Net Neutrality Advocates Decry Reported Pai Plans
• Relativity Asks 2nd Circ. To Preserve Win Against Netflix
• Sprint Pushes FCC Intervention On Local Gov't Barriers
• Trump's Infrastructure Plan: Getting The Show On The Road
• Pre-1972 Songs Ruling May Lead To Good Vibrations
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• Broadcasters Keep Pushing For Post-Auction Flexibility
• The Turtles Argue For Pre-1972 Copyrights In Fla. Court
• Qualcomm Antitrust Suits Consolidated Without Apple
• HTC Hits Ericsson With FRAND Suit Over Wireless Network IP
• Radio Stations Would Pay To Play Under Reps' Copyright Bill
• Rep. Floats Bill To Boost Broadcast Ownership Diversity
• Broadband Deployment Group Set To Launch, FCC Says
• Revised Charter-TW Merger Condition Helps Maine, Sen. Says
• House Committee Heads Push Trump On China Trade
• Senate Dems Push ISPs To Follow Nixed Privacy Rules
• Sprint Seeks New Fed Circ. Review Of $30M Patent Trial Loss
• Cox Louisiana Let Out Of Technician's Overtime Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, WaveDivision, Origin Energy
• Telcos Urge FCC To Address Pole Owners' Buildout Barriers
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• Why FCC Cannot Require Opt-Out Language In Solicited Faxes
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• Unwired Planet Says Apple Owes $33M As IP Trial Looms
• Huawei Faces UK Sales Ban After Judge Sets FRAND Rate
• FTC, FCC Chiefs Seek To Set 'Record Straight' On Privacy
• FCC's Pai Kicks Off Drive For Economics-Based Decisions
• FTC Commish Won't Back 'Insufficient' DirecTV Settlement
• Web Streamer Asks Full 9th Circ. To Rethink License Denial
• Time Warner Employees Lose Cert. Bid In Meal Break Suit
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• T-Mobile Must End Worker Grievance Group: NLRB Judge
• Amazon Grabs NFL Thursday Streaming Rights In $50M Deal
• Lumos Hit With Shareholder Action Over $950M Merger
• Squire Patton Boggs Adds 2 Drinker Biddle Telecom Attys
• Congress Needs To Tackle Net Neutrality, FCC's O'Rielly Says
• Spanish Soccer Broadcaster Probed For Restricting Access
• Apple, Samsung Wage War Over $400M IP Damages
• Google, Other Cos. To Share Android IP In 'Patent Peace' Pact
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• Comcast Hit With Class Action Over Credit Checks
• FCC Is Told Open Internet Rules Have 'Depressive' Effect
• Local Data Storage Requirements Misguided, ITC Told
• Qualcomm Pushes To Ax FTC Patent Practices Antitrust Suit
• Twitter, Yelp Among Apps Signing On To $5.3M Privacy Deal
• Fla. Telecom Fights $1.5M Award, Alleges Arbitrator Bias
• Judge Koh Saves 3 Of 5 Twilio Telecom Patents Under Alice
• Broadcasters Continue To Urge FCC To Nix Ownership Rules
• Sprint Gets Partial Win In Fight With Phone Buyback Cos.
• Baker Botts Steers Liberty Interactive In $1.12B GCI Deal
• Verizon Wins Suit Over 'Competitive' Labels For 4 Services
• Trump Signs Bill Nixing FCC's Broadband Privacy Rules
• LG Hits Blu Products With ITC, Delaware Infringement Suits
• FCC Rolls Back Charter Merger Overbuild Condition
• AT&T Didn't Notify Officials Of 911 Outage, DC Says
• Highland Wants AT&T To Reveal Online Commenter's Identity
• Judge Cuts Sprint's Atty Fee Request In Tribal Telecom Row
• A Big Haircut For Indenture Trustee Counsel Fees