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Telecommunications - January, 2018

211 articles

• Ally Financial Must Face TCPA Suit Over Car Loan
• FCC Is Focused On Private 5G Networks, Officials Say
• Class Counsel Can't Pause Atty's Suit Over $25M TCPA Deal
• NY Comedians Cut Deal To End IP Suit Over TV Show Stunt
• Fox Scores Rights To Televise Thursday Night Football
• FTC Asks FCC To Hold Off On Robocall Error-Fixing Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Liberty Mutual, Avast Software
• Wash. AG Sees Surge In Comcast Service Plan Complaints
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• FCC's Carr Outlines Deregulation Plan To Spur 5G Buildout
• Calif. Senate Passes Net Neutrality Law, Defies FCC Order
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, Telecom Italia, InterCement
• FCC Votes To Open Economics Office Over Dems' Objections
• Federal Cash Needed To Bridge Digital Divide, ISPs Say
• FCC Proposes $18.7M Fine For Rural Health Program Fraud
• False Missile Alert Stemmed From Drill Gone Bad, FCC Says
• Samsung, Verizon Face East Texas IP Infringement Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Sanctions Against DOJ Atty In Contract Row
• 9th Circ. Affirms Apple Win In Missing Text Messages Row
• Apple Says Voip-Pal Lied About Source Of PTAB Letters
• Agencies Can Better Prevent Fake Comments: FCC Commish
• Fox Sports Cos., Execs Duck Some Of TV Rights Bribery Suit
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• 'Critical' UK Cos. Face $24M Fines For Bad Cyber Protection
• Bipartisan Net Neutrality Legislation Possible, GOP Rep. Says
• Site Owner Data Won't Go Dark Despite EU Rule, Official Says
• FCC Unanimously Pans Call For Gov't-Run 5G Network
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• NAB Seeks To Oppose Media Ownership Deregulation Suit
• FCC Wants More Owner Info In Spanish Broadcaster Probe
• Cuomo Tells ISPs To Obey Net Neutrality Or Risk State Work
• UK Chided For Failing To Collect Info Under VAT System
• Comcast Defends Hire Of Ex-Tech VP To Consult On IP Suit
• Ala. Man Cops To $16M DOD Telecom Contract Fraud
• FCC's O'Rielly Wants To Roll Back Kids' Program Mandate
• Dish Can't Trim Class Members Owed $61M In Robocall Row
• Lenovo, Motorola End Suits By Wi-LAN Over 4G Tech
• AOL Says Dell Ruling Gives It a Leg Up In Appraisal Case
• Music Modernization Act: 4 Big Things You Need To Know
• New Bills Signal A Consensus On Broadband Buildout
• Fed. Circ. Says Display Patents LG Infringed Survive Alice
• Charter School CEO Indicted In FCC E-Rate Program Fraud
• Grindr Not Responsible For Offensive Profiles, Court Says
• Calif. Mayor Quits Broadband Panel, Decries Industry Tilt
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• False Missile Alert Was Outside FCC Control, Senate Told
• GAO Rejects Challenge To $4B Army Radio Contract Terms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weinstein Co., Luye, Microsemi
• FCC Chief Plugs Achievements Amid Net Neutrality Flak
• 3 Takeaways From The EU's $1.2B Qualcomm Fine
• AT&T Ad Pushes 'Internet Bill Of Rights'
• Cellular Communications LTE Patent Claims Nixed At PTAB
• Senators Push For Big Changes To Music Licensing
• $26 For A Whopper? Burger King Takes On Net Neutrality
• Dems Want More Agencies In FCC Fake Comment Probe
• 10 Antitrust Developments And Trends To Watch In 2018
• EU Fines Qualcomm €997M For Abusing Chipset Dominance
• WARF Urges Fed. Circ. To Uphold $506M Apple Patent Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: Facebook, Deutsche Telekom, ComScore
• Broadcom Aims To Control Qualcomm In $130B Proxy Battle
• 9th Circ. Affirms AT&T, Verizon Win In Local Carrier Row
• No Need For FCC Involvement In Starz Dispute, Altice Says
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• Trump Taps FTC Chief, 11 Others For Federal Bench
• ISPs, Media Cos. Face Unique Risks Amid Security Threats
• Murdochs' Power Concerns Regulator Weighing Fox-Sky Deal
• Pa. House Committee Advances Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Bill
• Wireless Co. Nets Quick Win Over RI Town in Tower Row
• Ex-Fox Exec Claims Retaliation After Skirt-Lifting Comment
• Telecoms Conditionally Back Emergency Alert Updates
• Satellite Broadband Cos. Want FCC To Include Them In Review
• NSA Says Storage Crunch Led To AT&T Spying Data Deletion
• AT&T May Get DOJ's 3rd Party Info In Merger Fight
• FCC Should Take Fresh Look At Comcast-NBCU, Group Says
• Altice Wrongly Dropped Movie Channels, Starz Tells FCC
• Industry Asks FCC To Revise Broadband Subsidy Terms
• John Beahn Joins DLA Piper's Telecom Practice In DC
• Fed. Circ. Gives Patentee New Shot After WiFi One Decision
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Man Who Sold Numbers For Text Scam Cops To Conspiracy
• Immigration Standoff Keeps Government Shuttered
• FTC Wants More Info On Broadcom Bid For Qualcomm
• Rural Advocates Slam FCC's Copper Transition Plan
• ACA, Comcast Ask FCC To Codify Cable Add-On Practice
• Media Groups Fight To Undo FCC Ownership Deregulation
• FCC Urged To Cut Siting Fees For Tribal Broadband
• Broadband Bill Deluge Aims To Streamline Rural Deployment
• US, EU Lawmakers Back Microsoft In Overseas Data Row
• Google Nexus Phone Defect Suit Not Going Away, Judge Says
• FCC Report Assesses Fixed And Mobile Broadband Separately
• Level 3 Floats Challenge To Maine Utility Pole License Rule
• Qualcomm Trims IP From $37.7B NXP Deal For EU Approval
• Discovery, Scripps Offer EU Concessions For $14.6B Merger
• FCC Chief Prods Broadcasters To Put Out Blue Alerts
• FCC, Cos. Urge Justices To Pass On Junk Fax Rule Review
• FCC Wrongly Reassigned NYC TV Channel, DC Circ. Told
• Mercedes-Benz Settles QR Code Patent Suit
• Bill Seeks Broadband Conduits For Govt.-Funded Roads
• Public Interest Groups File Early Net Neutrality Challenges
• Judge Mulls If Courts Can Review Retention Of Trump Tweets
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• A Closer Look At Consumer Finance Law In 2017, And Beyond
• FCC's Missile Alert Inquiry Shows Need For Coordination
• Senate Dems Unite On Effort To Reverse Net Neutrality Order
• GSA Dinged For 'Unnecessary' Telecom Contracting Risks
• FCC's Pai Floats $500M Rural Broadband Funding Plan
• Euro Trade Groups Urge Justices To Side With Microsoft
• Ramius Vows To Block Qualcomm's $37.7B NXP Buyout
• A Momentous Year For CFIUS: Part 2
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• Don't Miss It: Hot Deals & Firms We're Following This Week
• $4.5M Settles Katzenberg DreamWorks-Comcast Merger Suit
• Exec Should Get 5 Years Regardless Of Appeal, Judge Says
• Microsoft Tells High Court Feds Can't Grab Overseas Info
• Municipal ISPs Offer Better Value, Harvard Study Suggests
• Ericsson Ruling Provides Guidance On FRAND Royalty Rates
• Nonprofit Draws Broadcaster Ire With NYC Streaming Service
• Ex-VP Can't Help Comcast In IP Row, Tech Firm Says
• Holland & Knight Hires 5 From Jones Day In Mexico City
• FCC Pauses Review Clock For $3.9B Sinclair-Tribune Deal
• A Survey Of In-House Attorney Views On Trade Secrets
• A Momentous Year For CFIUS: Part 1
• TiVo Launches 2 More Patent Suits In Comcast IP Battle
• Fed. Circ. Keeps UPS' Alice Win On Notification Patent
• Samsung Scolded For Continued Phone Sales In Apple Row
• House GOP Introduces 4 Bills Aimed At Expanding Broadband
• FCC Agrees To Look Harder At Wireless Efficacy In Crises
• MetroPCS Ducks Suit Over Data Given To Law Enforcement
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Nix Of Patent Suit Against HTC, Motorola
• Studios Expand Streaming Device War With Dragon Box Suit
• Net Neutrality Reversal Gains Hill Support As Hurdles Loom
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• Lawmakers Unveil US Infrastructure Investment Blueprint
• Think Tank Slams Attacks On FCC's Pai Over Net Neutrality
• TCL Seeks To Reduce Ericsson's $75M Patent Win
• Sweden's Tele2 Pays $3.2B For Cable Provider Com Hem
• Fla. Businessman, Brightstar Settle Dispute Over Joint Venture
• Fed. Circ. Lets Telecom's NASA Contract Challenge Lie
• AT&T Merger Fight No Outlier, FTC Competition Head Says
• Judge Says Apple, Qualcomm Should Face Patent Suit In Fla.
• Google Says Wi-Fi One Supports High Court Bid In CBM Case
• Manafort, Gates Face $26M Suit Over Ukrainian Investment
• Deals Rumor Mill: 21st Century Fox, Nestle, Aramco
• Fed. Circ. Continues To Rein In PTAB
• FCC To Tackle Telecom Subsidy Auction, Open Analysis Unit
• Simmons Nabs Ex-CMS London Atty For New Patent Group
• Dialing In: Hot TCPA Issues For 2018
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• Fed. Circ. Urged In UPS Row To Revive Telecom Tech IP
• FBI Boss Calls Encryption 'Major' Public Safety Threat
• Commissioner Carr Nominated To Full FCC Term
• Collins Becomes 1st GOP Sen. To Back Net Neutrality Effort
• Telecom Policy Wish List For 2018
• Texas Citizens Participation Act: A Broad Dismissal Tool
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• High Court Declines To Review 7 IP Cases
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Clears Way For More PTAB Appeals
• Trump Signs Two Orders To Speed Rural Broadband
• Net Neutrality End Doesn't Affect Throttling Case, AT&T Says
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• High Court Must Rein In FCC Authority, Petitioner Says
• OFAC Enforcement Trends In 2017: Exporters On Notice
• Supreme Court Shuts Off Fla. Satellite-Cable Tax Battle
• Indirect Purchaser Cases In 2017: Key District Court Rulings
• Full Fed. Circ. Rules PTAB Time-Bar Rulings Are Appealable
• High Court Won't Review 4th Circ. Joint Employer Test
• Judge Calls Samsung Bid For Apple Data 'Desperation Heave'
• Apple Hit With $300K Sanction In Qualcomm Antitrust Row
• Discovery In AT&T Merger Row On Pace, Attorneys Say
• Net Neutrality Final Order Set For Legal Challenges
• Chamber Supports House GOP Effort On Net Neutrality
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Sprint Execs' Suit Against IRS
• Indirect Purchaser Cases In 2017: Key Appeals Court Rulings
• Net Neutrality Repeal Order Released By FCC
• 4 Things To Know About The Latest FRAND Rate-Setting Case
• FCC Says Reversal Of Main Studio Rule Takes Effect Jan. 8
• Senators Urge DOJ, FCC To Probe $3.9B Sinclair-Tribune Deal
• AT&T Sues Ill. Phone Co. For Failing To Pay For Facilities
• Calif. Senate Leader Unveils State-Level Net Neutrality Bill
• Insurer Says No Duty To Defend In Utility Damage Suit
• ITC To Probe IPhones After Qualcomm Patent Complaint
• Deals Rumor Mill: Weinstein Co., Dalian Wanda, Axiata
• Apple Calls $25K Daily Sanctions In Qualcomm Case Harsh
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Senate Dem Warns Of Russian Net Neutrality Interference
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• Shearman Guides Liberty Global In Latin American Spinoff
• Broadcasters Praise, Newspapers Pan Online Notice Proposal
• ZTE Settles In Multi-Defendant Cellphone Patent Suit
• GN Netcom Denied New Trial In $600M Antitrust Row
• Conservative Group Blasts Municipal Broadband 'Hypocrisy'
• Carriers Face Obstacles In Geo-Target Rollout, FCC Told
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• PTAB Deals A Crippling Blow To Sovereign Immunity
• Canadian Antitrust Watchdog Hires Blake Cassels Partner
• How Gov't Cyber Efforts Will Affect Companies This Year
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Record Co.'s 'Empire' TM Suit
• FTC Rings Up Record Of 7M Telemarketing Call Complaints
• Cumulus Host Can't Shake $1.7M Verdict In Overpayment Row
• Fed. Circ. Says FCC Clear Of $21M Spectrum-License Suit
• Apple Knowingly Slows Old IPhones Via Updates, Class Says
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• Cable Industry Group Warns Of Rising Retransmission Fees
• 50 States To Use AT&T's National First Responder Network
• AT&T Sued Over Planned Layoff Of 713 Unionized Workers
• The Biggest Telecom Developments To Watch In 2018
• 5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Policies To Watch In 2018
• 10 EU Telecom Regulatory Developments To Watch In 2018
• 5 Things To Watch For In FCPA Enforcement This Year