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Telecommunications - May, 2017

261 articles

• Senate Dems Seek FBI Probe Into FCC Comments Cyberattack
• Comcast, Manufacturers Infringe 2 Rovi Patents: ITC Judge
• AT&T Shouldn't Be Free Of Oversight, FCC Tells 9th Circ.
• Fla.-Based Insurer Pays $4.25M To End TCPA Suit
• FCC's Pai Says He Hopes For Open Internet Consensus
• Fed. Circ. Rules PTAB Wrongly Axed Intellectual Ventures IP
• AT&T Says Open Internet Decision May Allow Some Blocking
• FCC Urged To Review Flaws With Universal Service
• FCC Inks Settlement Over Emergency Tones In Jaguars Ad
• BET Says Gender Bias Complaint Meant To Catch Media's Eye
• Feds Say Bid To Escape $1.68M 'Cramming' Fine Is Lacking
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• King & Spalding Hit With Suit Over Representation Of ZTE
• Dancing Baby Copyright Case 'Cannot Wait,' High Court Told
• TWC Can't Dodge $140M Verdict For Infringing Sprint Patents
• FCC Should Update Regs For Rural Business Data Services
• Albanian Telecom Wins OK On €1M Award, But No Penalty
• CBS Defends Colbert's Trump Joke To FCC After Complaint
• Tech Cos., Trade Groups Seek Surveillance Reforms
• Advocates Seek DC Circ. Halt To FCC TV Ownership Change
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• Swiss Antitrust Watchdog Probes Hockey Pay-TV Deal
• 'Mulligans' Of PTAB Reviews Not Allowed, Fed. Circ. Told
• The Law360 400
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• EU Agency, Semiconductor Cos. Seek IoT Privacy Standards
• Sprint Denied New Trial In Middle Man Phone Reseller Suit
• Judge Reopens ParkerVision Patent Suit Against Apple, LG
• How Local Stakeholders Say FCC Can Push Rural Broadband
• NLRB Judge Knocks Verizon Wireless Over Handbook Rules
• House Subcommittee Gains Ex-FCC Chief Counsel
• NH High Court Revives DirecTV's Property Tax Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Paul, Winston, Davis
• Neustar Loses Bid To Reclaim $460M FCC Deal At DC Circ.
• FCC Chairman Pai Names Media Bureau Chief
• BlackBerry Gets $940M Award In Qualcomm Licensing Row
• Qualcomm Socked With Investor Suit After Shares Dip 35%
• Qualcomm Can't Delay Discovery In Chip Price-Fix Suit
• NY Town Drags Feet Over Wireless Expansion, Suit Says
• NYC Says FCC Must Improve Alerts, Citing Chelsea Bombing
• $18M Telecom Malpractice Case Time-Barred, Pa. Judge Told
• Muzak Asks DC Circ. To Rethink Copyright Royalty Ruling
• Qualcomm Wants Apple Manufacturers To Pay Up
• PE-Backed Cable Giant, Tech Cos Price IPOs Totaling $438.3M
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• NYPD Can't Cite National Security To Veil Docs, Activists Say
• 3 Nigerians Sentenced In International Cyber Fraud
• State AGs Want Sprint's $15M Redistributed In CFPB Row
• Experian Objects To $14.5M American Eagle TCPA Suit Deal
• Avaya Gets More Time To File Reorganization Plan
• Justices Must Hear $120M Apple Win Revival, Patent Attys Say
• Senate Hears Microsoft's Take On Overseas Data Warrants
• Low-Power TV Group Tells FCC Concerns Over T-Mobile Plans
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• O'Rielly Pushes For FCC To Preempt Local Rules To Build 5G
• Class Cert. Granted To AT&T Call Center Reps In OT Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Forum Selection
• Feds Tell High Court To Rule On State Securities Suits
• House Passes Bill Targeting Marine Nude Photo Scandal
• FAA Is Constitutional, 9th Circ. Told In AT&T Arbitration Row
• A New Path To Defending NLRB Employer Policy Challenges
• Colbert Won't Face Action Over Trump Joke, FCC Says
• Apple Asks Justices To Deny Samsung Petition In $120M Win
• Apple, Nokia Deal Resolves Slew Of Video Patent Suits
• Irish Court Nixes 3rd-Party Funding Of Telecom Suit
• 4th Circ. Lets Wikipedia Move Forward With NSA Spying Fight
• Digital Rights Group Accuses Comcast Of Censorship
• Steptoe & Johnson Nabs Ex-Katten Muchin TCPA Pro
• Netflix, Starz Say Data Patent Suits Nixed By Alice
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Dish Network Hit With $61M Treble Damages After TCPA Trial
• Wash. Court Backs T-Mobile, Says Seattle Can't Tax Roaming
• Pa. Township Sued For Denying Verizon Tower Zoning
• PE-Backed RCN Readies $2.37B Wave Broadband Buy
• Whistleblower Accuses Dish Network Of Retaliation
• Bankrupt Avaya Attacked Over Survivor Benefits
• T-Mobile Customers Denied Jones Day's Experian Breach Info
• MasTec Urges High Court To Review DirecTV Firing Dispute
• Rep. Blackburn Files Bill To Return Privacy Rules To FTC
• Opinions Of Counsel Post-Halo: Lessons From 16 Cases
• 3 Things To Know After FCC's Net Neutrality Vote
• Immigration Officials Pushed To Detail Cellphone Tracking
• Judicial Watch Sues FCC Over Title II Documents
• Mass. Fiber Optic Cable Operator Must Abide By $4M Contract
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Vinson
• AT&T Settles TCPA Spat With Call Recipient
• The Turning Tides Of TCPA Litigation
• Ex-US Rep. Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty To Sexting Teen
• 3 Firms To Guide IPOs Totaling $549M Led By PE-Backed Deal
• DC Circ. Urged To Affirm Streaming Royalty Rates
• Health Care Co. Can't Shake TCPA Claims In Fax Suit
• Patent Litigator Joins Quinn Emanuel From Kirkland & Ellis
• Venable Sued For Mismanaging $11M Lead Generation Estate
• EU Accuses Altice Of Gun-Jumping In PT Portugal Deal
• Smartphone App Slapped With TCPA Class Action Over Texts
• AT&T 911 Outage Was Best-Practices Fail, FCC Says
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• T-Mobile Wins $4.8M In IP Trial Over Robot Espionage
• Avaya Faces Opposition To Ch. 11 Exclusivity Extension
• Jenner & Block Brings 3 Ex-FCC Officials On Board In DC
• FCC Moves Ahead On Local Station Rule, Other Media Regs
• Ore. Telecom Can't Escape Haiti International Call Rate Row
• What We Know So Far About Direct Infringement Post-Form 18
• FCC To Move Forward On Net Neutrality Rollback
• Insurer Need Not Cover Worker's Bathroom Break Shooting
• Verizon Users Ask 9th Circ. To Keep Cookie Row In Court
• UK Regulator Fines Telecom For Sending 3.3M Spam Texts
• Ex-Frontier Exec, Policy Pro Returns To Wilkinson Barker
• Qualcomm Sues IPhone Manufacturers Over Unpaid Royalties
• Player In $3B TelexFree Scam Settles With SEC For $1.8M
• NHL Network Scores Rights To Annual World Championships
• Bipartisan Bill Again Calls For Transparency In Settlements
• Deals Rumor Mill: WaveDivision, Stonyfield, Global Atlantic
• Adelphia Founders Seek To Revive Deloitte & Touche Suit
• FTC's Definition Of Cyber Injury Getting Broader, Chief Says
• Dutch Cable Co. Says Fla. Developers Didn't Pay Royalties
• FCC Fights Sprint Challenge Of Data Services Deregulation
• Trio Of Dems Unveil Plan To Kill Congressional Review Act
• Apple Ordered To Turn Over Details Of Unreleased Products
• Court Won't Freeze Comcast's Rovi Patent Row In NY
• No Redo For Dish Network $20.5M Telemarketing Trial Award
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Securus Tech, Fidelity & Guaranty
• PE-Backed Cable Giant WideOpenWest Launches $400M IPO
• Yahoo Readies $3B Share Buyback Ahead Of Verizon Deal
• Poshmark Lands Quick Win In TCPA Suit Over User Invites
• FCC Details Rule Preempting Local Laws Over New Broadband
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Cyberattack Shows Need For Collaboration Amid Patchwork
• Nokia, InterDigital End IP Row As Microsoft Drops FRAND Suit
• Justices Urged To Define 'Abstract Ideas' In Patent Law
• Apple, Samsung Rip Each Other's Args Over $400M Damages
• Samsung Hit With Suit Over Wi-Fi, Emoji Tech Patents
• CenturyLink Checks Credit Before Customers Buy, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stada, Ticketfly, Indigo
• Pai Hails Rural ISPs' Support Ahead Of Net Neutrality Vote
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• Support Lines Up Behind FTC In Qualcomm Antitrust Suit
• Media Cos. Say Hearing Testimony Supports FOIA Requests
• Honda Can't Get Quick Win In TCPA Unwanted Call Suit
• FilmOn Drops TV Copyright Appeals In 3 Circuits
• Global Cyberattack Exposes Big Liabilities For Simple Fixes
• Software Co. In Nortel Ch. 11 Tries To Up $8M Claim To $81M
• 6 Cable Workers Wrongly Moved Over Union Ties, NLRB Says
• Inseego Says It Was Conned Into Buying Wireless Tech Co.
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• FTC Looks To Keep Qualcomm Patent Practice Suit Alive
• AT&T Rival Can't Get 'Do-Over' In Piggybacking Dispute
• Massive Cyberattack Hits Hospitals, Universities, Businesses
• Whistleblower's Wiretapping FCA Suit Appealed To High Court
• Sprint, Windstream Ask DC Circ. To Undo Data Deregulation
• FCC Gets 1M Net Neutrality Comments, Reps. Seek More Time
• AT&T Hit With New Robocall Class Action
• EU Clears $5.9B Broadcom-Brocade Deal With Conditions
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Sullivan, Fried
• Westchester City Sued Over Wireless Expansion Shutdown
• The Case For A Lawyer As Chief Operating Officer
• After $21M TCPA Verdict, Dish Network Fights Claims Method
• Top 3 Things To Watch On Net Neutrality
• Investors' Challenge To $400M Cyan Merger Thrown Out
• Cloud Co. Hid Impact Of Lost Vodafone Contract, Suit Says
• RadioShack Gets Court OK On Sprint Wind-Down Settlement
• Verizon's $3.1B Deal Wins Straight Path Bidding War
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink $22M Belize Telecom Deal Row
• CFPB Says Treasury, Not AGs, Should Get Sprint's $15M
• Cybersecurity Is The Next Frontier Of State Regulation
• FCC Mulling Preempting Local Rules To Speed Buildout
• 'Cord-Cutting' Hasn't Hit Sports Broadcasting Deals, Yet
• Chicago Tribune Wins FOIA Appeal Over Comm College
• Fiber Optic Patent Description Too Vague, Fed. Circ. Says
• DirecTV Wants Atty Declaration Struck From FLSA Suit
• Verizon Says FCC Must Recognize Wireless Competition
• Small Cable Group Cautions FCC On Next-Gen Broadcasting
• Senate Dems Push FCC For Info On Cyberattack
• 6 Habits Of A Successful Tech Lawyer
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Nixing Of AT&T Patent Claims In Re-Exam
• Expert Can't Use $9M Motorola Verdict In ZTE Patent Case
• FCC Proposes Pulling Back Regulations On Wireless Cos.
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 9th Circ. Agrees To Rehear AT&T, FTC Data Throttling Case
• NY Man Slams Comcast For Withdrawals In Billing Suit
• FCC's Web Attack Claims Questioned After John Oliver Show
• Ex-CONMEBOL Boss Protests Gov't Stay Bid Of Bribery Suit
• Gov't Sues Telecom For $1M Over 'Slamming' & 'Cramming'
• FCC Urged To Stay Course On Unlicensed Spectrum
• Charter's VoIP Service Exempt From State Regs, Judge Says
• APA Violation In IPR Can Turn Into Harmless Error On Appeal
• Sirius' $73M Pre-1972 Song Deal OK'd, But Appeals Pending
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Sprint's $30M Patent Trial Loss
• Samsung Says Overheating Phone Suit Should Be Arbitrated
• Root Sports Networks Announce In-Market MLB Streaming
• HBO's John Oliver Blasts FCC Open Internet Rollback Plans
• FCC Commish Sees Chance To 'Clean Up' Universal Service
• Class Cert. Denied In TCPA Suit Against Medical Supply Co.
• Straight Path Suitor Offers $3.1B To Again Top AT&T Deal
• Writers Guild Knocks FCC Probe Of Colbert's Trump Joke
• T-Mobile CEO Lobbies FCC For Quick Auction Transition
• Comcast, Charter Ink Pact For Wireless Collaboration
• Fed. Circ. Gives PTAB Free Hand On Claim Construction
• Telemarketing Co. Says Proposed Call Class Is Too Broad
• Verizon Spectrum Grants Challenged At High Court
• Colbert's 'Late Show' Trump Joke Could Prompt FCC Action
• Honda Blasts 'Unqualified' Expert In Acura Owners' TCPA Suit
• $6.5M Pact In TCPA Call Row Gets Final Approval
• Seattle Boosts Broadband Privacy In Wake Of Bill Nixing Rules
• Oracle Backs FCC In Nixing Open Internet Regs
• Rural Broadband Group Wants FCC To Review Privacy Rules
• Navy Telecom Contractor Facing Another Bribery Charge
• FCC Chief Touts Deployment, Deregulation In First 100 Days
• Vivendi, Telecom Italia Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On Deal
• FCC's Broadband Reversal Puts Expanded Access In Doubt
• Feds Urge High Court To Avoid 'Dancing Baby' Copyright Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Chuck E. Cheese, Rio Tinto
• ParkerVision Seeks To Reopen Patent Row Against Apple, LG
• News Corp. Lobbies FCC To Lift Ownership Restrictions
• FCC's O'Rielly Calls For 'Rational' Changes To TCPA
• Ex-BET Exec Claims Gender Bias Complaints Provoked Firing
• Steptoe & Johnson Picks Up Former FCC GC
• Sprint's State Law Claims Tossed In Local Carrier Fees MDL
• Full Fed. Circ. Plays It Close To Vest In Major AIA Case
• DigitalGlobe Investors Sue To Block $2.3B MDA Deal
• We Need High Court Guidance On 'Abstract Idea'
• Univision To Pay $72K For Posting Racy Pic Without Consent
• US Strikes Out In Emergency Messaging Patents Challenges
• Rep. Pallone Says FCC Plan Would 'Sabotage' Net Neutrality
• Texas Historical Group Queries FCC On Super Bowl Claim
• Senate Committee Urged To Improve Broadband Access
• National Grid Continued Autodialing Practice, Class Says
• Fox Accusers' Atty Warns UK Regulator Reviewing Sky Deal
• Senator Floats Broadband Access Bill Inspired By FCC Plan
• Cumulus Moves Closer To Radio Ad Monopoly Suit Win
• Straight Path Says Sweetened $2.3B Buyout Offer Tops AT&T's
• Bulk Data Collection's End Didn't Slow NSA Down Last Year
• Much Shelist Adds Dinsmore Partner To IP Practice
• Why FTC's Qualcomm Investigation Is Important
• Alarm.com Faces Likely Class Cert. In Sales Call TCPA Row
• DC Circ.'s Deference To FCC May Boost Open Internet Repeal
• Judiciary Committee Promotes Privacy, Visa, Patent Reforms
• Finisar Investors' Fraud Suit Moving Forward After 6 Years
• 'The Refund Is Owed,' Judge Tells IRS In $15M Tax Suit
• GOP Senators Float Bill To Nix Net Neutrality Rules
• Ally Financial Says Lies Warrant Sanctions In TCPA Spat
• Man Fined $1.68M For 'Cramming' Scheme Wants Suit Tossed
• Puerto Rico Telecoms Take Antitrust Fight To 1st Circ.
• Recent Trends In Enforcement Of Intercreditor Agreements
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Telecom Co. Loses $452M Refund Bid In Australia
• Apple Looks To Triple Samsung 'Slide To Unlock' Verdict
• FCC Plans To List Counties For Biz Data Deregulation
• Herding Cats: Making The Most Out Of A Joint Defense Group
• Apps Group Presses FCC To Clear 5G Infrastructure Barriers
• FCC Picks Staff Leaders For Post-Auction Transition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Media, Endeavor Energy, ViaWest
• FCC Will Take Up Media Rules At May Meeting, Pai Says
• Private Investors Plug $60M Into Live Video Streaming App
• DC Circ. Refuses To Rehear Net Neutrality Challenge
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms
• A Look At FCC Broadband Deployment Proposal