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Telecommunications - February, 2018

199 articles

• Chinese Tech Co. Beats Shareholders' Securities Fraud Suit
• Sinclair's Divestiture Plan For Merger Too Vague, Group Says
• Verizon Pays $614M To Settle Spectrum Usage Spat
• FCC's Carr Outlines New Infrastructure Rules As 5G Emerges
• Feinberg Day Starters Return To DLA Piper's IP Group
• Mobile Groups To Partner With ICANN On Policy Priorities
• Senate Panel Greenlights 4 Picks To Bolster Depleted FTC
• FTC Tells Mobile Device Makers To Boost Security Updates
• States Struggle To Fix Digital Disparity Of Old Tax Codes
• Dems Push Bill Reviving Net Neutrality, Point To Midterms
• AT&T Mobility Ruling Won't Fill Net Neutrality Void
• Dem AGs Oppose FCC Lifting Television Reach Limits
• High Court Embraces Battle Lines In Microsoft Warrant Row
• Discovery Sells Education Unit As Feds OK $15B Scripps Deal
• House Passes Sex Trafficking Bill That Targets Websites
• Sen. Cornyn Urges CFIUS To Review Qualcomm Takeover Bid
• Here's Why TVEyes Wasn't Fair Use
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• 5th Circ. Upholds Cellphone Evidence In Drug Smuggling Case
• Litigating The Internet Of Things
• Could AI Take Over Standard Development Organizations?
• Siding With Fox, 2nd Circ. Says TVEyes Is Not Fair Use
• Comcast Lobs Competing $31B Bid For Sky
• Group Says FCC's O'Rielly Flouted Hatch Act, Should Resign
• FCC To Hold 2 Spectrum Auctions For 5G Buildout
• Telefónica Eyes $529M Colombian Award, Drops Mexico Row
• Qualcomm Wants Broadcom To Up Fee And Merger Price
• 15 Minutes With Twilio's General Counsel
• Shari Redstone Seeks To Trim Spying Claims By Dad's Ex
• Apple To Put Cloud Data Encryption Keys In China
• Avaya Reaches $1.5M Ch. 11 IP Settlement With BlackBerry
• FTC, Consumers Lose Special Master Bid In Qualcomm Row
• Infrastructure Plan Not Shorting Broadband: White House
• Dish Tries Again To Trim TCPA Class Owed $61M
• 9th Circ. Upholds Limited Common Carrier Exemption At FTC
• GTT Boosts Cloud, Fiber Network With $2.3B Interoute Buy
• Olympics Cast Spotlight On FCC Indecency Policies
• AOL Appraisal Trims Post-$4.4B Merger Share Price By 2.6%
• Carriers Accused Of Cashing In On Net Neutrality Rollback
• Judge Sees Ex-Fox Pundit's Side On Failure-To-Hire Claims
• Insurer Says Policy Won't Cover Claims Over $3B Verizon Deal
• Sinclair-Tribune Divestiture Plan Underwhelms, Advocate Says
• FCC's Pai Awarded NRA Rifle For Net Neutrality Fortitude
• What The DOJ Cyber Task Force Can Do
• T-Mobile Fights For 3rd Labor Bargaining Option At DC Circ.
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Ex-Skadden National Security Pro In DC
• Judge Wants Class Attys' Billing Records In Qualcomm Row
• Facebook Shouldn't Expect 'Fake News' Legal Woes, For Now
• FCC Faces Heat On Proposed Lifeline Subsidy Reforms
• Ex-Tech Co. CEO Admits Insider Trading In Co.'s Securities
• Citing Aruba Appraisal Appeal, Attorney Seeks Dell Reset
• Comcast, Verizon Fight Fed. Circ. Redo After Alice Patent Win
• Net Neutrality Challenges Roll In After Rule Publication
• Qualcomm Blasts FTC's Special Master Bid In Antitrust Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Phoenix, Telecom Italia, United Tech
• Rulemaking On Speedy Tech Approval Raises Hackles At FCC
• Feds' Plan For 5G: If You Deregulate, It Will Come
• Net Neutrality Repeal May Put Tech Startups In The Slow Lane
• New Cloud Data Bill Pits Big Tech Against Privacy Hawks
• Fiber Optics Tech Is Getting Wrong Duties, Fed. Circ. Told
• Dish Can't Revive TCPA Suit Coverage Bid At 10th Circ.
• FCC's Pai Won't Recuse Himself In Sinclair Merger Review
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Suit Over Rite Aid Flu-Shot Calls
• Telecoms Press FCC To Halt Verizon's $3B Spectrum Buy
• Huawei Fights Samsung Bid To Block China Patent Injunction
• Broadcom Lowers Qualcomm Bid After Sweetened NXP Offer
• Apple Says Batteries Piling Up In IPhone Slowdown Suits
• FCC's Net Neutrality Deregulation Hits Next Milestone
• Justices Wary Of Tossing Wiretap In Drug Dealers' Appeal
• Verizon Sues NY Town Over Nixed Wetlands Permit
• Top 10 Reads From Telecom Attys' Bookshelves For 2018
• DOJ Will Form Cybersecurity Task Force
• EU Tees Up New Measures To Tax The Digital Economy
• Comcast Seeks Speedy Review Of TiVo Patent Case
• AT&T Hasn't Proved Merger Row Was Selective, Judge Rules
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink FCC Win In Emergency Alerts Dispute
• DC Circ. Upholds Entercom's Station Buy Amid Owner Dispute
• Telecom Giant Sprint Plans $1B Debt Issuance
• Philly Radio Host Accused Of Sexually Harassing 'Sidekick'
• Qualcomm Ups Offer For NXP To $44B, Frustrating Broadcom
• Observations On Delaware Appraisal In A Post-Dell World
• IPhone Buyers Lose Cert. Bid In AT&T Exclusivity Fight
• Group Holds Off On FCC Net Neutrality Rollback Challenge
• DOJ Resists AT&T Request For Evidence Of Trump's CNN Ire
• FCC Halts Bitcoin Miner For Cell Network Interference
• FCC Reauthorization Bill Reflects Industry, Policy Trends
• Qualcomm Still Anti-Broadcom Deal, But Open To More Talks
• Apple Gets $6.5M Ongoing Royalties In Samsung IP Dispute
• FCC Weighs Extending Permits After Nix Of Studio Rule
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• FCC Watchdog Probing Pai-Sinclair Relationship, Rep Says
• UK Watchdog To Face High Court Scrutiny On Fox-Sky Finding
• AT&T Takes Unusual Step In Seeking Delrahim Testimony
• Industry Groups Ask To Join Net Neutrality Litigation
• $380M Trade Secrets Claim Against Avaya Gets Pushback
• WB Music Hits Streaming Co. With Infringement Claim
• FCC's Pai Updates Tribal Leaders On Broadband Progress
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• Aruba Share Payout Cut 30% In $2.8B HP Tie-up Appraisal
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• 4 Tips For Applying Arbitration Agreements To TCPA Claims
• AT&T Beats Consumers' Class Cert. Bid In Robocall Case
• FTC Picks Prodded On Tech, Data Safety At Senate Hearing
• Cumulus Trustee Objects To Exec Bonus Payments
• FCC Reauthorization Bill Clears House Committee
• Ex-Chair Laments Trump's FCC As 'AWOL' On Cybersecurity
• FTC Nom Vows Tough Enforcement In Lieu Of Net Neutrality
• Premier League Reaps $6.3B In UK Broadcast Rights Sale
• Sprint Customers Decertified In Yahoo 'Welcome Text' Suit
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• Veon Execs Want Out Of Stock Fraud Class Action
• Capital Markets Partner Rejoins Latham In Hong Kong
• Starz, Altice Reach Carriage Agreement After Stalemate
• FCC's O'Rielly Tees Up Kid-Vid Rule Review
• Verizon Users Can't Sustain 'Supercookies' Suit, Court Told
• 'No Doubt' Russia Will Meddle In Midterms, Spy Chief Says
• Economists Ask 9th Circ. To Revive NFL Sunday Ticket Suit
• 3 Online Policy Areas That Need Some Valentine's Day Love
• Contractors Smeared Telecom For Bucking Racism, Suit Says
• Congress Must Tackle Threat Bank Regs Pose To 5G Build-Out
• TCPA Consumers Regain Cert. After 7th Circ. Rejection
• Montana Robocall Ban Survives 1st Amendment Challenge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Apollo Global, Sok
• Fox Offers To Firewall Sky News For $14.4B UK Acquisition
• Broadband Groups Laud Trump Infrastructure Proposal
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• FCC May Strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts Requirements
• Tech Co. Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Rule On Worker's IP Rights
• Lenders Pledge $100B As Broadcom Tries To Woo Qualcomm
• Acacia Communications Says Stock Drop Was A Surprise
• Emerging Trends In FCA Enforcement: 2018 Outlook
• AT&T's 'Internet Bill Of Rights' Prompts Critical Feedback
• T-Mobile Tells 9th Circ. Wash. Justices Should Weigh Case
• Brazilian Gets 3 Years For TelexFree Money Laundering Role
• Online Cos. Press Senate To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules
• Broadcom Looks To Woo Qualcomm After Latest Rejection
• SEC Wins $14.7M In Judgments Over FCC Licensing Scheme
• State Diversion Of 911 Fees Lands In FCC Crosshairs
• Qualcomm Rejects Latest Broadcom Offer, But Willing To Talk
• Dems Ask Sessions For Docs Over AT&T-Time Warner Suit
• Bankrupt Cumulus Gets OK To Pay Employee Bonuses
• 3rd Circ. Won't Put Media Ownership Deregulation On Hold
• 5th Circ. Says Chinese Co. Must Pay Up In $102M Piracy Suit
• Gov't Not A Music Royalty 'Central Planner,' DC Circ. Told
• Apple Sanctions Nixed In Qualcomm Antitrust Battle
• House Dems Tout Infrastructure Plan Amid Budget Wrangling
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Firms At Odds Over $22.5M In Fox News Settlement Fees
• Senators Urge DOD To Study Phone Tracking Risks
• In Blow To Comcast, Vermont Finds It Can Regulate VoIP
• Clyburn Calls Out FCC For Alleged Anti-Competitive Bent
• AT&T TCPA Class Claims Nixed Over Atty Husband's Fees
• FCC Chief Praises Legislation To Speed 911 Connections
• House Introduces Bill To Add Spectrum For Commercial Use
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• W.Va. City Can't Make Cable Co. Hide Tax On Subscriber Bills
• Google Sells Pixel Phone Despite Speaker Defect, Suit Says
• Porn Actor Can't Shake 6 Years In $1.5M Extortion Scheme
• Pai Pushes Rules To Boost Power For Small FM Stations
• FCC Robocall Stance Stops 'Important Messages,' Banks Say
• EU OKs $14.6B Discovery-Scripps Merger With Concessions
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• IPhone Buyers 'Trying To Bluff' Through Cert. Bid, Apple Says
• Duane Morris Malpractice Suit Deserves 2nd Shot, Atty Says
• Project Fi User Says Google Overcharges Affect Thousands
• Proposal For Nationalization Of 5G Network Is Dead On Arrival
• Fed. Agencies Should Handle Nat'l Security Alerts, House Told
• 5th Circ. Says Ohioans Can Be Sued For Fraud In Texas
• Morgan Lewis IP Partner Lands San Francisco Magistrate Job
• NJ Joins Net Neutrality Suit, Tells ISPs To Obey Principles
• Amazon, Others Accused Of Infringing Smartphone Patents
• What The New FTC Means For 'Open Internet' Enforcement
• FCC Clears DirecTV On Hawaii TV Broadcast Spat
• Comcast Rival Hits Back In Sports Network Dispute At FCC
• Pai Asks Wireless Industry To Help Combat Prison Cellphones
• Broadcom Makes Last Push For Qualcomm With $121B Offer
• Samsung Seeks US Block Of Huawei's China Patent Injunction
• T-Mobile Allowed Hackers To Steal Cryptocurrency, User Says
• Verizon's Super Bowl Ad Points To Competing 911 Networks
• BMG V. Cox Is Major Copyright Victory For Music Industry
• Sixth Circ. Says City Approval Needed FM Station Upgrade
• FCC Report Of Good Broadband Buildout Raises Hackles
• Calif. Net Neutrality Bill Can't Withstand Scrutiny, EFF Says
• Davis Polk Nabs Keker Van Nest IP Litigator In Calif.
• PTAB Nixes Claims In Corning-Licensed Fiber Optic Patents
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Alibaba, Nestle
• US Chamber Urges Net Neutrality Fix Through Legislation
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• FCC To Tackle New Spectrum, Tech Approval In Feb.
• Nonprofit Settles FCC Complaint Over Radio Ad Violations
• FCC Must Craft Flexible Interference Policy, Group Says
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Clearing FCC In $21M Spectrum Row
• Mintz Levin Adds Wireless Tech Expert In DC
• Judge Blasts 'Conspiracy Wonderland' In Axing Satellite Suit
• Apple Consumer Asks To Drop Appeal Over Used IPhones
• FCC's Econ Office Expected To Ground Decisions In Data
• 4th Circ. Says Cox Forfeited Copyright Safe Harbor
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age