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Telecommunications - August, 2017

246 articles

• T-Mobile, Trade Group Weigh In On FCC's 'Blue Alert'
• RadioShack's Unsecured Creditors Say Reorg Doc Lacks Info
• DirecTV Can't Omit Customer Subscriptions From SC Income
• Qualcomm Can't See All Of Apple's Patent Rates In FTC Suit
• TBS Ripped Off B&B Sitcom Idea, Couple Says
• Apple Tells Fed. Circ. PTAB Rightly Invalidated VirnetX Patents
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Sinclair, Tribune Merger Harms TV Viewers, FCC Told
• Net Neutrality Comments Marked By Duplicates, Study Says
• Retailers Back FCC Database Proposal To Temper TCPA Suits
• Google Fiber, Contractor To Pay $1.3M To Settle OT Claims
• DOJ Backs FCC Plan To Tackle Contraband Cellphones
• Fed. Circ. Decision Addresses Key Oil States Argument
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Baker Botts M&A Expert
• Fraudster Gets 4 Years, Must Pay $2.1M In TV Station Scheme
• Call Completion Records Regs Ineffective, Telecoms Tell FCC
• Privacy And The DreamHost Paradox
• Motorola Wins OK To Freeze Fugitive's Assets In Fraud Fight
• Telemarketer Fined $6M For English-Spanish Language Scam
• Jury Awards $130M To Landowners For Fiber Optic Cable Use
• Qualcomm Drops 1 Of 6 Patents In ITC IPhone Import Probe
• Execs Argue Mobile Co. Was 'Hijacked' As Retrial Closes
• DOD Unit Lacked Controls For Telecom Deals, Watchdog Says
• Users Say Internet Is An Information Service: NCTA Survey
• Biz Group Wants Phone Database To Cut TCPA Suits
• Charter Customer Blasts Arbitration Bid In TCPA Spat
• Deals Rumor Mill: United Tech, Veon, LG Electronics
• Nixed Class To Seek 7th Circ. Input On TCPA Fax Consent
• Calif. Exchange Carrier Owes Sprint $2.8M In Contract Fight
• FCC Must Give Dish Cos. 2nd Chance At Spectrum Discounts
• Fed. Circ. Tosses PTAB's Nix Of Closed-Caption Patents
• Infineon's IP Injunction Response 'Outlandish,' Judge Says
• Congress Put Securities Suits In Fed. Court, Justices Told
• Showtime Hit With Suit Over Mayweather-McGregor Stream
• Agency Issues Final Rule On Fees For 1st Responder Network
• Gilstrap Nixes New Trials In Metaswitch, Genband Patent Suit
• Robbins Geller To Guide Securities Suit Against BT Group
• Online Travel Agency Secretly Records Calls, Suit Says
• Tech Groups Back Microsoft's 'White Spaces' Broadband Plan
• Thompson Hine Bolsters IP Group With Ex-FisherBroyles Atty
• An Update On The Apple-Samsung Damages Saga
• Takeaways From Split DC Circ. Ruling On Cellphone Warrant
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• More Than 6,000 Former Nokia Patents Up For Sale
• T-Mobile, Others Get Claims In 3 IV Patents Nixed Under Alice
• FTC's $4B DirecTV False Ad Suit In Peril As Trial Paused
• ONE Media Urges FCC Not To Over-Regulate 'Next-Gen TV'
• NY Judge Keeps Pause On $1.2B Tata, DoCoMo Award Case
• Sellers Are Not Liable For Independent Contractors' Calls
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• FTC Ordered To Give Docs To Qualcomm In Antitrust Row
• Apple IPhone Defect Suit Over Texting Death Gets Tossed
• PTAB Slams Qualcomm While Axing Bandspeed Patent
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• AT&T Broadband Stiffs Minority Areas, Residents Tell FCC
• Time Warner Wants 2nd Circ.'s Take On TCPA Challenge
• BALCA Sinks Brocade Labor Cert. Over Public Posting
• Duane Morris Malpractice Row Doomed By Standing: Judge
• Anti-Trump Website Host Ordered To Give DOJ Protester Info
• Sinclair, Tribune Media Criticize Merger Naysayers
• Texting Scam Exec Knew But Avoided Paper Trail, Jury Hears
• FTC Expert Testifies DirecTV Low-Balls New Customers
• Telecom Co. ShoreTel Hit With Suit Over $530M Mitel Deal
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Gov't Loses Bid To Nix Jury Verdict In $15M Tax Refund Suit
• $1.5M Award Confirmed In US-Spain Telecom Dispute
• Parts Co. Fights Mintz Levin DQ In Parking Meter IP Dispute
• Net Neutrality Orgs Call For Consumer Complaint Docs
• Discovery Proportionality: A Defense View
• FTC Presses Sidley Austin Atty On DirecTV Deal In $4B Trial
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Bar Of Netflix Streaming Studio's Movies
• Class Rep Bounty Eyed In $14.5M American Eagle TCPA Deal
• Brazil's Antitrust Agency Questions AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Avaya Adds $60M Creditor Recovery Pool To Ch. 11 Plan
• Don't Trim Claim In TCPA Fax Suit, Ill. Pharmacy Asks
• CenturyLink Slammed With Another Suit Over Billing Practices
• Pharmacy Seeks Final OK For Roche's $17M TCPA Deal
• AT&T Pushes FCC To Steer Streamlined Make-Ready Work
• FTC V. Qualcomm: The Balance Between Patents And Antitrust
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• DirecTV Casts Doubts On FTC's Ad Study In $4B Trial
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• CenturyLink Says Revamped Credit Report Suit Still Fails
• HK High Court Will Take On $130M Award Challenge
• Apple Says Qualcomm's Evasion Of Patent Exam 'Astounding'
• Verizon Urges FCC To Adopt Next-Gen TV Standard Rules
• VirnetX Strikes Patent Negotiation Deal With HTC
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• Democratic Lawmakers Ask GAO To Probe FCC Cyberattack
• FCC Must Mull Local Ownership Rule Impact, TV Group Says
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• DC Circ. Says Cellphones' Ubiquity Not Enough For Warrant
• DirecTV Didn't Test Effect Of Ad Disclosures, Exec Says
• Dish Wants Claims Tossed In Data Compression Patent Row
• Phone Billing Cos. Seek $38.5M In Damages For 'Cramming'
• Intel Settles Patent Row That Future Link Valued At $10B
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Fiat Chrysler, Air Berlin
• RadioShack Files E-Commerce-Focused Restructuring Plan
• Weakening The CDA Would Have Unintended Consequences
• Net Neutrality Crucial For Free Speech, UN Experts Say
• Clarifying FCRA Stand-Alone Disclosure Rule At 7th Circ.
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Apple Says Drivers, Not Phones, Cause Texting Crashes
• Parts Supplier Ducks Claims It Infringed Parking Meter IP
• Ex-DirecTV Exec Says Ad Disclosures Weren't His Focus
• NLRB Asks High Court Not To Review DirecTV Firing Dispute
• Cable Group Says FCC VoIP Robocall Plan Could Be Costly
• Verizon Plans To Build Competitor For AT&T-Led FirstNet
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Unicom, Hub International, Energen
• Comcast Can't Increase $1.5M Award In Sprint Text IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Redo T-Mobile Win In $100M Prism Patent Suit
• FTC Pushes To Protect Informants In Qualcomm Antitrust Suit
• Tech Group Wants Forward-Looking NAFTA On IP, Digital
• Ky. City's Utility Pole Ordinance Not Overreach, Judge Says
• Testifying Exec A 'Convincing Liar,' Texting Scam Jury Hears
• RadioShack Tells Judge Ch. 11 Plan To Be Filed Imminently
• DirecTV Website Ignored HHS Usability Rules, Expert Says
• China Unicom Eyes $11.6B Investment From Tech Cos.
• IPhone Buyers Ask For Cert. In AT&T Exclusivity Suit
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Consumers Win Cert. In Telemarketer TCPA Suit
• Sens. Ask Watchdog To Refer Lifeline Abuses To FCC
• How To Get A Survey In A Patent Case Kicked Before Trial
• The 10 Law Firms Clients Recommend Most
• Exec Details Mobile Messenger 'Auto-Subscribe' Scam At Trial
• 1 In 3 New DirecTV Customers Felt Misled, Exec Testifies
• Phone Subsidy Program Says Eligibility Policies Need Fixing
• Fla. Judge Grants Initial OK To Revised $3.5M Insurer Fax Deal
• ITC Will Review Determination In Rovi Patent Case
• Apple, Others Tell Justices Cell-Site Info Requires Warrant
• What Providers Need To Know About NJ's Telemedicine Law
• Verizon's Spectrum Buy Is Anti-Competitive, Group Says
• Privacy Groups Urge Justices To Look At FISA Surveillance
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• A Plaintiff's Guide To Discovery Proportionality: Part 2
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Retrial In $50M Texting Scam Gets Underway
• Cell Location Searches Assailed In Raft Of High Court Briefs
• House Dems Ask FCC's Pai If Sinclair Being Shown Favoritism
• Finisar Investors Seek Class Cert. In Stock Inflation Suit
• SAP, Mitel Hit With Suits Over Phone Call Tracking Patent
• DirecTV Owes $4B For False Ads, FTC Says As Trial Opens
• Spectrum-Sharing Changes Proposed Too Late, FCC Told
• IRS Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold Nix Of Ex-Sprint Execs' Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter, Danone, Toshiba
• Key Signals From UK's New Electronic Communications Code
• DC Circ. Mostly OKs FCC Order Against 'Sham' Telecom Cos.
• Dish Can't Escape Judgment In TCPA Suit, Consumer Says
• A Plaintiff's Guide To Discovery Proportionality: Part 1
• Fla. Appeals Court Tosses Broadcast Tower Contract Fight
• A Summer Update On FCPA: Part 1
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• FCC Grants Deadline Extension For Net Neutrality Comments
• Chamber Joins In Opposition Of Sex Trafficking Bill
• Group Demands Pai's Recusal From Inmate Calling Issues
• Fed. Circ. Affirms British Standards Nix Telecom Patent
• Viacom Gets Ex-Exec's Gender Bias, Defamation Suit Trimmed
• Debt Collector's $3.2M TCPA Suit Deal Gets Initial OK
• Recent Delaware Opinions Shake Up Appraisal Litigation
• Venturing Into The Land Of Location Data Collection
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Google, T-Mobile Fight Over 3.5GHz Spectrum Framework
• Assignee Says Belize Still Trying To Escape $27.4M Award
• Dish Can't Reduce 'Oppressive' $280M Judgment, Judge Rules
• Apple Wants High Court's Take On App Monopolization Fight
• Abu Dhabi Investment Group Inks $5B Deal With Telecom Co.
• Energy Group Urges FCC To Add More Broadband Advisers
• 9th Circ. Won't Restore TCPA Claims Against Car Warranty Co.
• FCC Setting Too Low A Bar For Internet Service, Clyburn Says
• DC Circ. And 4th Circ. Strengthen FCA First-To-File Bar
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• Judge Mulls Shielding FTC Informants In Qualcomm Suit
• Michigan Must Change Law To Tax New Prepaid Phone Deals
• NASA Antenna Maker Says Apple Copied Tech In IPhone
• T-Mobile Accused Of Infringing 4 Patents With LTE Network
• Apple Slams Qualcomm's Bid To Halt Foreign Suits
• DOJ Asks Tribune, Sinclair For More Info On $3.9B Tie-Up
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Fanatics
• Merger Info Irrelevant To Net Neutrality, Verizon Says
• DSS Tech. Asks Fed. Circ. To Save Wireless IP In Apple Row
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• For FCC's Pai, Pop Culture Is A Bridge To Policy
• Sprint Relieved Of $32.2M Judgment After Prism IP Axed
• ITC To Take Another Look At Arista, Cisco Patent Dispute
• ITC Will Review Qualcomm's IPhone 7 Complaint
• NJ Consumer Affairs Director Departs For Comcast
• 8th Circ. Won't Block FCC's Business Data Deregulation
• Texas Jury Awards $21.1M To Broadband Patent Owner
• Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Marissa Ducca
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Ubiquiti Investors Seek OK On $6.8M Deal Ending IPO Suit
• Comcast Wins First Round And Attys' Fees In OpenTV IP Row
• Media Cos. Give Feedback On FCC's Modernization Initiative
• Intel Seeks Dismissal Of $100M Suit Over Faulty Chips
• Avaya Files Ch. 11 Plan, Looks To Trim $3B In Debt
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Megan L. Brown
• Textalyzer Technology Faces Privacy Roadblocks
• Senators Urge FCC To Investigate Student Debt Robocalls
• FCC Hit With FOIA Suit Over Net Neutrality Comments
• $52M Deal With Tech Execs, JPMorgan Is Broken, Court Told
• Senate Passes Bills To Tweak Telecommunications Laws
• IP Licenser Asks Justices To Rule On PTAB's Validity
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Weil, Davis, Hogan
• Rising Star: DLA Piper's Edward 'Smitty' Smith
• No-Show NYC Pharmacy Loses TCPA Junk Fax Class Action
• The Growing Circuit Split Over FCA First-To-File Rule
• FCC Floats $82M Fine For Accused Spoofer
• Senate Confirms Flood Of Trump Nominees
• FCC Asks For Input On Midband Spectrum Usage
• Union Asks 9th Circ. To Back NLRB Employer Email Standard
• FCC Takes Steps To Redistribute Broadband Subsidies
• Spanish Co.'s $1.5M Award Should Be Confirmed, Judge Finds
• OpenTV Loses Set-Top Patent 'Shoot-Out' To Comcast
• Wells Fargo Must Pay Telecom Cos. $1.7M In Diverted Funds
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• State AGs Press High Court To Take On Microsoft Warrant Row
• Apple, Samsung Get June 2018 Date For $400M Damages Trial
• GSA Chooses 10 Companies For $50B Telecom Services Deal
• Sens. Demand Info About Law Enforcement Use Of Stingrays
• TWC, Consumers Largely Denied Requests In TCPA Litigation
• Intellectual Ventures Fights Award In Nokia Licensing Row
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal Stifles Competition, Study Finds
• Senate Commerce Committee Approves Pai, 2 Picks At FCC
• The 8 Law Firms With The Best Associates
• Online Sex Trafficking Bill Draws Flak From Silicon Valley
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• TWC, Great Lakes Suits Lack Standing Post-Spokeo: 7th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Won't Redo $12.5M Access Fee Ruling Against Sprint
• DC Circ. Kills Challenges To FCC Orders As Time-Barred
• Global Tel*Link Gets Patent Smear Campaign Suit Tossed
• RadioShack Asks For $2M DIP Loan To Fund Plan Process
• Trump Urged On Fake Fox News Story, Defamation Suit Says
• Telecom Co. Seeks Mintz Levin DQ In Patent Dispute
• 5G Deployment Faces Unique Challenges Across The US
• Senators Introduce Spectrum Allocation Bill
• FCC Should Pare Down Tribal Review Fees, Group Says
• The Soft Power Of Congress To Challenge Mergers
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly