Telecommunications Archive » March, 2018

Telecommunications - March, 2018

270 articles

• NYC To Roll Out Cybersecurity App, Strengthen Public Wi-Fi
• MoFo Appellate Co-Chair Takes Reins Of Expanding DC Office
• AT&T-Time Warner's Potential Competitors
• 5th Circ. Says Ch. 11 Crucial In Comcast, Network Debt Row
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Gibson, Vinson
• Phantom Arrest Shows Tech Cos. Must Police Own Products
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Senators Oppose FCC's Planned Lifeline Eligibility Changes
• FCC Greenlights SpaceX's Broadband Satellite Project
• NYC Official Quits FCC Committee, Citing Industry Bias
• US Keeps Hammering China With New Trade Barrier Findings
• Music Licensing Reform Is Singing The Same Old Song
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Atty Can't Duck Malpractice Suit Over Faulty 1999 FCC Form
• Judge Koh Rips Samsung Expert Before Apple Damages Trial
• Comcast Exec Saps Gov't Theory On AT&T-Time Warner Union
• Samsung Gets Damages Cut To $11M In Bluetooth Patent Suit
• ACLU Plugs Municipal Broadband As Net Neutrality Patch
• AT&T Defends FCC Mobility Fund Map For Underserved Areas
• UK Antitrust Watchdog To Form Tech Team, Readies For Brexit
• NAB Urges FCC To Stick To Existing Diversity Criteria
• NY AG Says Record 9.2M Affected By 2017 Data Breaches
• Chinese Streaming Giant Prices $2.25B IPO Led By Skadden
• Yelp Escapes TCPA Suit Over Buffalo Wild Wings Texts
• The Big Picture: Securities Class Actions Post-Cyan
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• EU Losing Trust In US Privacy Protections, Lawmaker Says
• Turner CEO Scoffs At Threat Of 'Must-Have' Content To Merger
• Samsung Can't Get A Win Before $400M Apple Patent Trial
• Neustar Seeks Delay In Cell Number Mgmt. System Handoff
• Centerline Cellphone-Tower Workers Win Cert. In OT Suit
• FCC Seeks More Input On Media-Linked Emergency Alerts
• 9th Circ. Hands Net Neutrality Litigation To DC Circ.
• Verizon Urges Fed. Circ. To Limit ITC's Reach In Comcast Suit
• After Cyan: A 'Problem' That Does Not Exist
• Robbins Arroyo, Rosen Law Bid For Lead In Acacia Stock Suit
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• 5 Things To Know About The Oracle v. Google Ruling
• Apple Escapes False Ad Suit Over Devices' Storage Capacity
• Chinese Investor Can't Slip SEC's Insider Trading Suit
• Telco Can Subpoena Attys In Mexico Witness Tampering Row
• Foxconn To Pay $866M For Belkin In Push For Smart Market
• Exec Stopped On AT&T-Time Warner Transcript At 'Good Stuff'
• No Middle Path During Union Status Challenge, DC Circ. Says
• NTIA Head Cheers Efforts To Free Up Spectrum For 5G
• WTO Dispute Roundup: China Hits Back In US IP Brawl
• 6th Circ. Upholds Rejection Of AT&T Worker's Disability Bid
• Qualcomm Can Hold Back Full EU Decision In Antitrust Row
• After Cyan: Potential Trends In Section 11 Litigation
• Gripe About Boss Didn't Lead To Worker's Ouster: 7th Circ.
• FCC's April Agenda To Include Spectrum Auction Framework
• FCC's O'Rielly Defends Media Ownership Deregulation
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An Inconvenient MDL
• House Dems Probe FCC Speeches At Right-Leaning CPAC
• Fed. Circ. Revives Billion-Dollar Oracle-Google Copyright Case
• Schumer Counsel, Ex-Sidley Austin Atty Picked For FTC Post
• BT Group Investors Say Securities Suit Has Ample Evidence
• Arista Renews Bid To Pause Import Ban After PTAB Ruling
• Transcript Peek Draws Warning In AT&T-Time Warner Trial
• T-Mobile Suit Against Del. City Denied As Untimely
• 4 Things To Watch As AT&T-Time Warner Trial Picks Up Steam
• McDonald's Hit With IP Suit Over Mobile App
• Law360's Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board
• FTC Officially Probing Facebook's Data Privacy Practices
• Pai Wants To Narrow Use Of $8.5B Fund Amid Spying Fears
• NJ Court Topples Verizon's Neighborhood Tower Bid
• After Cyan: Creative Lawyering Can't Displace Clear Statute
• CenturyLink Tries To Escape Pension Benefit Plan Suit
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Feds Say Phone Ban Necessary To Stop Serial Robo-Caller
• BlackBerry, LG, Others Get Data Patent Axed Under Alice
• Yelp Says Taping Sales Reps Doesn't Hurt Customer Privacy
• Up First In AT&T-Time Warner Trial: The Negotiators
• Dems Urge DOJ To Reject 'Sham' Sinclair-Tribune Merger
• T-Mobile Sues NJ Township Over Refusal To Allow New Tower
• Fed. Circ. Revives Wireless Patent In Apple PTAB Dispute
• After Cyan: Some Prognostications
• Tech Groups Ask To Join Net Neutrality Repeal Case
• US Puts Chinese Patent Rules In WTO Crosshairs
• FTC Official Calls For Broader Authority To Fight Robocalls
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• AT&T, Time Warner Say DOJ Lacks 'Crystal Ball' In Opening
• Telecom Groups Praise Broadband Funding In Budget Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carolina Panthers, Xplornet, Denizbank
• GOP Leader Praises Pai On Net Neutrality Repeal
• Congress Averts Shutdown With $1.3T Spending Package
• UK Lawmakers Say Fox Deal Could Curb Sky's Independence
• Infrastructure Order Divides But Passes At FCC Meeting
• Lawmakers Ask Zuckerberg To Testify About Data Misuse
• Congressional Review Act Cannot Restore Net Neutrality
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• IHeartMedia Legacy Noteholders Sue Over Ch. 11 Debt Plan
• Congressional Leaders Agree To $1.3T Long-Term Funding Bill
• EU Data Authority Pushes For Tighter 'Fake News' Regulation
• Study FCC 5G Infrastructure Plan's Tribal Impact: Commish
• GAO Rejects Challenge To AT&T's $2.6B NSA IT Services Deal
• Sens. OK Bill Altering Websites' Liability For User Posts
• Mobile Carriers Press For FCC Review Of Verizon Deal
• Charter Faces Fine, Possible NYC Ban Over Merger Breach
• Pai Says Net Neutrality Repeal Will Expand Internet Access
• FCC's O'Rielly Slams 911 Fee Diversion By RI, Other States
• Telenor Sells European Mobile Assets In €2.8B Deal
• Trump Dodges Watchdog's Suit Over Record-Keeping
• TCPA Insurance Claim Issues Continue To Evolve
• How To Interpret A Contract? Ask Those Who'd Sign It
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Minority Groups Press FCC As Infrastructure Vote Looms
• Justices Cut Through 'Gibberish' To Uphold Shareholder Suits
• Pay-TV Cos. Urge FCC To Study Impact Of Broadcast Mergers
• Streaming Services To Factor In AT&T-Time Warner Challenge
• Nokia Subsidiaries Trimmed From BlackBerry Patent Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Long-Running FM Station Sale Dispute
• T-Mobile's Name Wasn't On Insurance Policy, 9th Circ. Told
• DirecTV, CenturyLink Exposed User Info Online, Suit Says
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• A Closer Look At Long-Awaited DC Circ. Robocall Ruling
• Why CFIUS Intervened In Broadcom's Bid For Qualcomm
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Justices Keep Securities Class Actions Alive In State Courts
• Investor Claims Over Tanking Blackberry Z10 Sales Revived
• Apple, Google Must Warn Distracted Drivers, Calif. Court Told
• Charter Seeks End To Texas Cable Permit Dispute
• 'Breach' Or Not, Facebook In Legal Hot Water Over Data Use
• Comcast Asks For Quick Win Over Viamedia In Antitrust Suit
• Maxell Seeks Sanctions Against Huawei In Smartphone IP Suit
• DOJ Says AT&T Too Broad On Confidentiality Claims
• AT&T Says Emails In Merger Row Need 'Sponsor' Witness
• High Court Won't Hear Two Consumer Protection Suits
• DC Circ. Delivers Relief, But Not Clarity, With TCPA Ruling
• Charter Faces Civil Rights Suit Over Spanish-TV Snub
• Alleged Ponzi Promoters Can't Nix $340M SEC Suit In Mass.
• Tribal Groups Blast FCC Plan To Ease Wireless Buildout
• Vehicle Safety, 5G Futures Hinge On DOT, FCC Moves: Panel
• Robocall Class Fights Walmart's Bid To Escape TCPA Suit
• Robins Kaplan Adds Ex-Kasowitz Benson IP Pro In Calif.
• Chicago Pol Says No Evidence Supporting Bribery Charges
• 4th Circ. Says Christian Network Deal Nixed 'In Good Faith'
• Brand Battles: Hulu Picks Fight With Tech Startup 'Humu'
• AT&T-Time Warner Challenge Winds Its Way To Trial
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• DOJ, AT&T Set To Spar Over Future Of Media Industry
• FCC Rejects Spectrum Aggregator's License Renewal Bid
• DC Circ. Partly Strikes Down FCC's TCPA Expansion
• Telecom Seeks Court's Help To Enforce €150M London Award
• FCC Must Undo AT&T, Verizon Spectrum Sales, Rep. Says
• Yelp Can't Shake TCPA Suit Over Calls, Consumer Says
• Dish Again Loses Bid To Trim TCPA Class Owed $61M
• Telco Claims Witness Tampering In $500M Mexico Arbitration
• Cable Group Rips Sinclair Station Divestiture Plans As Vague
• How To Negotiate Wireless Infrastructure Agreements
• 3 Things To Watch As Net Neutrality Litigation Progresses
• Judge Blasts 'Fake News' In AT&T-Time Warner Row
• IHeartMedia Hits Ch. 11 To Cut More Than $10B In Debt
• Bid To Nix Arbitration Clause Revived In AT&T Throttle Suit
• Judge Rips Litigation Strategy In Samsung, Huawei IP Row
• PTAB Allows Data Co. To Amend Patent In Apple Challenge
• Calif. Considers Reviving Net Neutrality With Tougher Policy
• Smaller 3.5 GHz Licenses Helps Industrial Tech, FCC Told
• Full Fed. Circ. Told Patent Co-Owner Rights Rule Should Stay
• Senators Rip Wireless Coverage Map For Subsidy Program
• Insurer, Heart Association Duck TCPA Texting Suit
• Broadcom Ends Pursuit Of Qualcomm Following Trump Block
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ericsson Patent At Center Of TCL Suit
• Duane Morris Beats Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit In Pa.
• Scott & Scott Make Bid To Lead Acacia Stock Suit
• DOJ Can't Block AT&T, Time Warner Arbitration Evidence
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Royal Dutch Shell, Tata
• NY Millionaires Urge Gov. To Raise Their Taxes
• Comcast Gets SEC Blessing For Sky Share Buyout Plan
• 3 Takeaways From Broadcom's Blocked $117B Qualcomm Bid
• T-Mobile Puerto Rico Hit With Copyright, TM Suit Over Song
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Satellite Co. Seeks OK Of $1M ICC Award Against Korea's KT
• CCA Challenges AT&T's FiberTower Spectrum Acquisition
• Local Carriers Say Verizon, Sprint Can't Duck Fees In MDL
• FCC Small-Cell Plan Could Save $1.6B Amid 5G Push: Study
• AOL Wants Share Price Cut In $4.4B Verizon Deal Review
• With FCC On Sidelines, Mayors Move To Protect Net Neutrality
• Apple, Others Get Claims In LTE Patent Nixed At PTAB
• Trump Blocks Broadcom's $117B Takeover Bid For Qualcomm
• AT&T, DOJ File Pretrial Briefs In Time Warner Merger Row
• House Asks ICE For License Plate Reader Contract Info
• NY Telco Gets Ex-Worker's Hostile Environment Claim Tossed
• Report Finds Similar Internet Use By Rural And Urban Users
• PTAB Won't Take Up Verizon Challenge Of Mobile Ad Patent
• ViaSat Unit To Pay $12M To End False Claims Act Allegations
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Comcast, Verizon Patent Win
• Dish Network, Others Near $46M Award In Pirating Row
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Groups Petition DC Circ. Over FCC Media Ownership Rules
• Judge Urged To Examine Trump CNN Bias Over AT&T Merger
• Qualcomm Wins Bid To See Confidential Apple-Samsung Deal
• Texas Court Nixes Challenger's Deed In AT&T Lease Battle
• Labor Board Reverses Cert. Denial Of Alcatel-Lucent Job
• Hudson River Views Can't Halt MTA Tower, FCC Says
• Royal Caribbean Is An 'Internet Service Provider,' Judge Says
• Sprint's $1.8M Deal Over Unpaid Vacation Time Gets Final OK
• Broadcom Says It Won't Sell Sensitive Qualcomm Assets
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 9th Circ. Rescues FTC Authority Over Common Carriers
• 9th Circ. To Hear Consolidated Net Neutrality Challenges
• Siemens CEO Calls For Industrywide Cybersecurity Effort
• Sprint Sues Telecoms Over VoP Patent Infringement
• $75M Ericsson Award Nullified, New Damages Trial Ordered
• Comcast Prevails In Sports Network Dispute At FCC
• 10th Circ. Says Dish Fired Worker For Protected Activities
• FCC's Deregulation Is Hurting Poor People, Dems Say
• Appraisal Takeaways From AOL
• Cable Cos., Stations Spar Over 'Must Carry' Notice Delivery
• UK Officials Lay Out Plan To Boost Connected Device Security
• Apple, Samsung Fight Qualcomm Bid For Confidential Deal
• US Ranks Among World's Most Vital Internet Ecosystems
• EPO Again Reports Record High In Patents Granted
• AT&T's DirecTV Latin America Business Files US IPO
• FCC Rejects Challenge To DirecTV Satellite License
• Pai Seeks $954M For Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Networks
• Semiconductor Co. Pays $428M For Infineon Unit
• FCC's Broadband Maps Obscure Reality Of National Coverage
• Broadcom Aims To Calm CFIUS Woes With 5G R&D Plan
• Consolidation And Cross-Ownership: Trends In Media M&A
• Rural Web, Cell Carriers List 'Pain Points' To House Panel
• Spectrum Clearing Is A Federal Priority, NTIA Head Says
• Time Warner Cable Gets Cyclists' $500K Injury Award Nixed
• Three, Vodafone Hit With UK Net Neutrality Violation Probe
• Calif. $16.6M Phone Tax Settlement Inches Toward Approval
• CFIUS Details Concerns Over Broadcom's Qualcomm Bid
• House Passes Bipartisan FCC Reauthorization
• TCPA Rules For VoIP Demand The Impossible From Cos.
• An Economic Analysis Of Proposed AT&T-Time Warner Merger
• Televisa Hit With Investor Suit Over Bribery Allegations
• Google, Huawei Get Nexus Phone Defect Suit Trimmed
• State And Local Tax Scoreboard: 2017 In Review
• Where White Collar Enforcement Is Heading
• Congressional Forecast: March
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• AOL, Investors Spar Over Judge's Valuation In Appraisal Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds $2.3M Verdict In Telecom Fee Row
• Practicality Is A Driving Force In High Court Microsoft Case
• Familiar Foes Spar Over Md. Bill To Promote Net Neutrality
• Charter Gets Judge To Kill Advertising Patents Under Alice
• FCC's Clyburn Slams Net Neutrality Repeal
• FEC Tees Up Rulemaking On Online Election Ad Disclaimers
• iHeartMedia Faces TCPA Suit Over Radio Station Robocalls
• FCC Rightly Reassigned NYC TV Channel, DC Circ. Told
• Innovation-Based Tech Standards Under Growing Threat
• Class Action Lawyers Behaving Badly
• FCC's Pai Aims To Increase Use Of Public Safety Band
• Senate Advances Bill To Require Better Mobile Coverage Data
• Group Slams Sinclair Plan To Get $3.9B Merger In FCC Shape
• AT&T, Gov't Praised For No-Drama Discovery In Merger Row
• EU Officials Reach Tentative Deal On New Telecom, 5G Rules
• Fla. Co. Seeks To 'At Least' Double $4.3M Samsung Award
• Qualcomm Fights Antitrust Class' Bid For Full EU Decision
• House To Consider Revised FCC Reauthorization Bill
• VoIP Services May Fall Beyond TCPA's Scope
• Samsung Says Overheating Phone Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Toss Of $25M IP Verdict Against Cox
• Communications Trade Group Devoted 2017 To Disaster Relief
• FCC To Take Up Robocalls, 911 Call Routing In March
• Charter Looks To Duck Sprint's Internet Call IP Suit
• Make An Informed Choice About Arbitration
• Puerto Rico Telecom Urges Justices To Revive Antitrust Case
• DirecTV Runs 'Hard' Credit Checks Without Asking, Suit Says
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations