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Telecommunications - October, 2017

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• Fox News Says Contributor Must Arbitrate Defamation Claims
• NTIA Warns Against Jolting Agencies In Broadband Push
• One Year Later: How Trump Has Changed Telecom Policy
• Avaya Cleared To Solicit Votes On Recalibrated Ch. 11 Plan
• Tata's $1B Buyback Ends DoCoMo Shareholder Contract Row
• 6th Circ. Renews TV, Internet Tying Claim Against Developer
• FCC Urges 8th Circ. To Uphold Charter VoIP Exemption Ruling
• Telia Sells Stake In Russian Mobile Operator For $1B
• Judging A Book: McConnell Reviews 'Unequal'
• Retrophin Privilege Fray Irks Judge At Ex-Katten Atty's Trial
• PTAB Rules For Cable Giants In TQ Delta Patents Row
• Securus Fined $1.7M For Misleading FCC On Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, LyondellBasell, HSH Nordbank
• SEC Seeks $14.7M In Judgments For FCC Licensing Scheme
• FCC Approves $34B CenturyLink, Level 3 Merger In Split Vote
• C-Cation Asks To Hold Patent Appeal For High Court Rulings
• IT Co. Breaks Ground In India With $250M Deal For Rival
• Onvia Stockholders Want 'Misleading' Deltek Merger Halted
• Vodafone's 2nd Tax Arbitration Against India Moves Forward
• Making Pro Bono Work
• Being There: Preparing Witnesses For Depositions
• AT&T Call Center Workers Seek Judge's OK On OT Settlement
• Sprint Contractor Escapes Free Phone Sellers' FLSA Suit
• FCC To Vote On Rolling Out Next-Gen TV Broadcasts
• Scammers Banned From Tech Support Biz In $2M FTC Deal
• Del. Chancery Won't Decide Dispute In Good Tech Settlement
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Adelphia's $55M Deloitte Suit
• Comcast Paid Sprint $250M To Settle IP Litigation
• Lifeline Reforms Coming Down Pike In Nov., FCC Says
• Utility Servicer Ducks Federal Claims In Ill. Stock Fraud Suit
• Making Pro Bono Work: The Sidley-Exelon Partnership
• Taxation With Representation: Cooley, Alston, Mayer, Davis
• Recipe For Legal Project Management: Look To BBQ Champs
• Cumulus Host Seeks New Trial In $1M Overpayment Row
• Telecom Giants Ask DC Circ. To Lift Rural Service Obligations
• On Pre-1972 Records, It's All Down To California
• Main Studio Rule Repeal Likely Boon For Local Stations
• EC Must Review Liberty-Ziggo Merger, Effect On Cable Market
• Conservative, Liberal Groups Oppose AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Sens. Ask FCC To Intervene In Verizon, Univision Dispute
• High Court Should Accept Samsung Case, Despite SG's Brief
• Making Pro Bono Work: Can You Practice In Your State?
• Representing Women At The Intersection Of Law And Finance
• Apple, Samsung $400M IP Damages Trial Moved Up To May
• Apple Urges Fed. Circ. To Junk $506M Patent Loss To U. Wis.
• FCC To Hold Nov. Vote On Relaxing Media Ownership Rules
• Pai Dodges Direct Commentary On Trump's NBC Tirade
• RadioShack's E-Commerce-Focused Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK
• Victims' Families Urge Court To Proceed With ISIS Suit
• 4th Circ. Hammers Cox, BMG Attys Over Online Piracy
• Making Pro Bono Work: Building Sponsorship Relationships
• House Bill Would Raise Stakes Of Congressional Inquiries
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Be A Sponge
• Showtime Says Mayweather PPV Viewers OK'd Arbitration
• Avaya Clears Way For Reorg With New Creditor Ceasefire
• Fed. Circ. Returns Network Patent Case To PTAB Under Aqua
• Cox, BMG Battle Over DMCA: Everything You Need To Know
• Investors Battle Good Tech's Bid To Scuttle $35M Settlement
• Fox Contributor Fights Arbitration Bid In Defamation Row
• Making Pro Bono Work: Beyond The Hurdles
• Walmart, Fla. Firm Face Class Cert. Bid In Robocall Suit
• Broader Licenses For 3.5 GHz Band Possible After FCC Vote
• Qualcomm Says Its Probe Found Investor Claims Baseless
• Google Beats Suit Accusing It Of Liability For ISIS Attack
• FCC Calls Off Local Station Rule For Radio, TV Broadcasters
• New TV Standard Must Be Laissez-Faire, Charter Tells FCC
• Biz Groups Rip Calif. Gov.'s Veto Of Wireless Coverage Bill
• Full Play Fights To Block Return To Soccer TV Rights Suit
• Growth-Hungry Netflix Raises Another $1.6B In Debt
• Samsung Gets New Shot At Trimming $400M Apple IP Award
• Judging A Book: Pryor Reviews 'Scalia Speaks'
• AT&T Extends Deadline To Close $85.4B Time Warner Buy
• Cisco Inks $1.9B Deal For Telecom Tech Co. BroadSoft
• The Inside Counsel Revolution
• 4 Qualcomm Execs Escape Investor Suit Over Faulty Chip
• Review Of FCC Media Rules Is Overdue, O'Rielly Says
• New Bill Aims To Fast-Track Broadband Infrastructure
• City Broadband Projects Struggle Amid State Funding Push
• USDA Wants Say In Limitless Mobile's Ch. 11 Plan
• Telecom Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Deal Over $9M Merger
• Fox Demands Evidence Of Racism In White Employee's Suit
• How Arbitrators Maintain Proportionality In Discovery
• Comcast, AT&T Among Big Hidden Donors To RNC: Report
• Alarm.com Can't Dodge TCPA Claims In Telemarketing Suit
• Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty Named New FCC General Counsel
• FCC Pauses Sinclair-Tribune Merger Review For Comments
• Tech Giants Urge Stay On ISIS Suit For 9th Circ. Ruling
• Brazilian Cops To Laundering Funds From TelexFree Scam
• CIT Upholds Duty-Free Classification For Fiber Optics Gear
• Apple's IPhone X Copies 'Animoji' Mark, App Developer Says
• Pa. Justices Affirm Nixing $1M Modem Service Sales Tax
• The Law Firm CFO's Role In The Strategic Planning Process
• Pa. Justices Partially Strike Cap On Net Loss Carryovers
• Fed. Circ. OKs Original Import Ban Against Arista In Cisco War
• Argentine Co. Still Excused From Soccer TV Rights Suit
• UN Telecom Agency Needn't Delve Into Privacy, Groups Say
• AT&T's $85B Time Warner Deal Awaits DOJ After Brazil's Nod
• Dems Slam Pai's Delay In Addressing Trump's NBC Comments
• Time Warner Ducks Remnants Of Meal Break Suit
• Sprint, Comcast End $2.5M Text Messaging Patent Dispute
• Law Firms Must Transition To An Industry Sector Approach
• It Is Time To Refresh The FCC's 499-A/Q Forms
• FCC Told Verizon Killed Univision Signal After Deserting Talks
• Navigating The Pitfalls Of Civil Investigative Demands
• Del. Jury Clears Plantronics In $600M Antitrust Trial
• Judge Won't DQ Mintz Levin In Parking Meter IP Dispute
• Verizon To Pay $17.7M To End FCC's Bidding Violation Probe
• Chicago Law Firm Brings Proposed Class Action Over Faxes
• FCC Had Reason To Delay Multilingual Alerts, DC Circ. Says
• Patent Suit Against ASUS Moved To Calif. By TC Heartland
• $600M Jabra-Plantronics Antitrust Trial To Hit Jury Wednesday
• AT&T Customers Attack FAA's Constitutionality At 9th Circ.
• Apple Patent Loss Lurches Up To $439M In VirnetX Suit
• FCC Frees Up $1B To Aid Broadcasters Reassign TV Channels
• Winter Olympics, NASCAR Offer Glimpse Into 5G Future
• AT&T Gets Initial OK On $2.8M Wage Deal With Managers
• Judging A Book: Kozinski Reviews 'The Judge'
• FCC's Pai Reacts To Trump NBC Threat, Citing 1st Amendment
• Siris To Pay $1B For Synchronoss Cloud Software Unit
• Calif. Resident Says Indian Restaurant Sending Spam Texts
• In Microsoft, Justices To Set Feds' Reach For Overseas Data
• 5 Questions GCs Should Ask On Securing Internet Of Things
• Leave Retrans Fees Out Of NAFTA Talks, Cable TV Cos. Say
• FCC Set To Share Data With DOJ For Wireless Antitrust Probe
• Investors Sue To Stop $650M Hawaiian Telecom Sale
• FCC Commish Cites 1st Amendment After Trump's NBC Threat
• VW, Marketing Co. Appeal Class Cert. In Autodialing Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, AT&T, iQiyi
• 2 Recent FCC Actions Target Business Communications
• Comcast, Others Infringed Home Security Patent, Suit Says
• Former RadioShack Employees Object To Del. Ch. 11 Plan
• Charter Wants Call Suit Paused Pending TCPA Challenges
• New Post-Recession Metrics For BigLaw Partner Success
• High Court To Weigh Microsoft Overseas Data Warrant Row
• Mediation, Trial Set In TracFone-Simply Wireless Dispute
• Brand Battles: CVS, Adidas, Monster Energy, Amazon
• GAO To Probe FCC 'Attack' In Net Neutrality Row
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Smartphone Makers' ITC Win Under Alice
• General Dynamics, Others Infringed Radio Patent, Suit Says
• Media Wants Rethink Of Gag Orders On FBI Data Requests
• Time To Lift Student Loan Counseling Restrictions
• France Attack Widow Says Google, Facebook, Twitter Aid ISIS
• Campbell-Ewald Cuts Need For Class Cert. Bid In TCPA Row
• Trump's NBC Threats Won't Work On Today's FCC: Experts
• Samsung, Apple Spar Over New Patent Trial's Damages Test
• Investor Can't Exploit Communication Co.'s $2B FCC Waiver
• Spectrum License Holder To Pay $9.4M To End Investor Suit
• Why Uber Drivers' On-Call Waiting Time May Be Compensable
• Carriers Assoc. Urges Flexibility For FCC Spectrum Metrics
• Feds Walk Fine Line On Internet Of Things Security, Rep. Says
• Plantronics Locks Horns With Jabra In $600M Antitrust Trial
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Order Nixing Caller ID Patent Under Alice
• Taiwan Fines Qualcomm $774M Over Mobile Chip Sales
• Why You Should Consider Hyperlinking Your Next Brief
• Apple Hit With New Suit Over Ex-Sony, Nokia Phone Patents
• Atty, Ex-Inmates Seek Class Cert. In Call Recording Suit
• DOJ Warrant For Anti-Trump Site Data Pared By Judge
• Jabra Calls 'Facts' Biased For Upcoming $600M Trial
• FCC Can't Expect Quick Fix On Wireless Rollout, Groups Say
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rehear 'Supercookies' Arbitration Row
• Split 6th Circ. Reverses Telecom Co. Worker's Benefits Win
• US Asks Justices To Deny Samsung Appeal In Apple IP Feud
• Asian-Americans Facing Challenges In The Legal Industry
• Fox Units Urge Court To Toss Soccer TV Rights Bribery Suit
• Group Tells FCC Wireless Tech Inferior To Wire Lines
• Apple's Top Legal Eagle Retiring, Ex-Honeywell Exec New GC
• BDS Deregulation Premised On Bad Analysis, 8th Circ. Told
• A BigLaw Ladies' Guide To Becoming A 1st-Chair Trial Lawyer
• Phone Patent Claims Against Gov't Time-Barred: Fed. Circ.
• Transamerica Hit With Class Action Over TCPA Claims
• 4 Men Charged In $16M Pentagon Kickback Scheme
• Lawmakers Blast FCC's Proposed Broadband Standards
• 3 Telecom Takeaways From The 2017 Hurricane Season
• Bankrupt Limitless Seeks Mediator For Gov't Lien Dispute
• T-Mobile Sues Texas City Over Denied Telecom Project
• Open Internet Groups Target Dems Over Yes Votes For Pai
• Luxembourg Co. Looks To Revive $4B Claim Against Algeria
• Jury To Hear Of Plantronics Email Deletion In $600M Trial
• Ex-Bookkeeper Stole $1.6M From NJ Co. Via PayPal, Feds Say
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Of Caller ID Patent Nixed Under Alice
• Facebook Dad Faces Big Fine Over Failed Copyright Suits
• 5 Tips To Ensure Proper Deposition Behavior
• Frontier Hid $10.5B Verizon Purchase Deadbeats: Investors
• Trump's Nominee For NTIA Chief Moves To Full Senate
• FCC To Decide On Local Station Rule At Oct. Meeting
• Fail-Safe Class Doctrine Helps Identify Weak TCPA Classes
• Sprint Inks $1.2M Deal To End Workers' Wage And Hour Suit
• GCs Hesitant To Share Cyberthreat Info, DHS Official Says
• Dish Network Can't Duck $61M Treble Damages In TCPA Row
• Feds Oppose Time Warner Appeal Of TCPA's Constitutionality
• Courts Scrutinizing Warrants For Electronic Data
• Feds Aim To Pause Soccer TV Rights Bribery Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Nix Of Intellectual Ventures Cellphone IP
• 9th Circ. Judge 'Creeped Out' By ESPN, Adobe Data Swap
• Travelers Fights Coverage Of $3.4M Fiber Project Claims
• Fla. Couple Can't Shake $79M Tax Bill, 11th Circ. Says
• Trump Cyber Adviser Vows More Disclosure Of Software Holes
• UHF Station Perk Creates Arcane Merger Loophole, Rep. Says
• NLRB's Email-Use Rule Flouts Property Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• PTAB Says 2 Securus Prison Phone Patents Not Abstract
• Industry Groups Urge National Internet Of Things Policy
• AIP Acquisition Runs Into 'Problem' With Case At Fed. Circ.
• ESPN Slams Privacy Watchdog's Brief In App User's Suit
• Judging A Book: Tunheim Reviews 'Miles Lord'
• Plantronics, GN Netcom Prepare For $600M Antitrust Trial
• CenturyLink, Level 3 Reach DOJ Deal Over Proposed Merger
• FCC Chair Pai Approved Over Senate Dems' Objections
• Justices Refuse Slew Of Copyright Cases
• Technology Assisted Review Can Work For Small Cases
• High Court Turns Away Handful Of Employment Petitions
• 15 Minutes With Dish Network's General Counsel
• Hearing-Impaired Service Provider Ends FCC Probe For $3M
• Intellectual Ventures Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Cellphone IP
• Law360 Sizes Up The Term To Come