Telecommunications Archive » April, 2018

Telecommunications - April, 2018

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• Apple Beats Uniloc's Bid To View Entire iOS Source Code
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Questions 'Kabuki Dance' Blackouts
• Charter Comm. Owes $9.45M To Defamed Employees: Jury
• Justices Won't Hear Utility Protest Over Pole Attach Rates
• T-Mobile, Sprint Merger May Fly This Time
• FCC Public Service Fees For Carriers Chided As Confusing
• US Trade Delegation Will Head To China This Week
• Cable Co. Wrongly Fired Union-Backing Worker: NLRB Judge
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Next-Gen Simulcasting Will Hamper Public TV, PBS Says
• Wachtell, MoFo Lead Long-Awaited $59B T-Mobile, Sprint Deal
• Apple, Qualcomm Deal To Trim Patent Suit Blocked By Judge
• EU Privacy Reform Boosted By Facebook Scandal, MEP Says
• Split DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To FTC Soundboard Call Rule
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• FCC Won't Investigate Cambridge Analytica, Pai Says
• FCC Floats $5.3M Phone Co. Fine For Duping Consumers
• Sinclair's New Tribune Deal Still Pushes Policy Boundaries
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Boeing, Ping An
• Consumer Asks 9th Circ. To Revive iPhone Suit
• FCC Rules May Spur Legal Battles Between Tribes And Feds
• Facebook Taps Ex-FCC Chair As US Public Policy Head
• Senate Confirms 5 Nominees To FTC, Including Chair
• Groups Urge SIM Rules That Help Consumers Switch Carriers
• Pai Says He Had No Advance Knowledge of Sinclair Merger
• Allow High Court Appeal Of TCPA Row, Subway Asks 9th Circ.
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Balks At DOJ's Doc Dump
• $28M Monitronics Robocall Deal Objector Loses Sanctions Bid
• EU's Vestager Warns Data Rules Not Enough To Improve Tech
• Israeli Gov't Contractor Agrees To $3M Deal In Securities Suit
• Pleading A Personal Jurisdiction Defense Late In The Game
• AT&T Must Face Ex-Workers' Age Discrimination Suit In NJ
• Cable, Consumer Groups Fight For Next-Gen TV Safeguards
• Defying Trump, Macron Calls For Scaling Back Trade Blitz
• Row Over Calif. City's Blocked Stations Heads To Fed. Court
• Inside The Fight To Buy Out UK's Sky
• FCC Commish Urges Use Of 911 Taxes For Emergencies Only
• Network Advocate Joins Net Neutrality Rollback Challengers
• Sky Brushes Off Fox As $41B Comcast Offer Rolls In
• Goodwin Steers Globalstar's $1.65B Telecom Merger
• Cybersecurity Warning May Bring Gov't, Industry Together
• FCC Urged To Auction 3.5 GHz Licenses For Mix Of Areas
• SD Tribe Hits FCC With Suit Over Infrastructure Rule
• Sinclair-Tribune Divestitures Include 23 Station Sales
• New Senate Bill Calls For Social Media Data Transparency
• Gov't's AT&T-Time Warner Expert Defends Price Hike Forecast
• Fox Commentator's Harassment Claims Trimmed In Payne Suit
• Wireless Tower Builder Says Competitor Poached Employees
• Cox Beats Ex-Worker's Retaliation Suit At 10th Circ.
• White House Steeling For Trade Talks With China
• Nortek Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unsolicited Robocalls
• Israeli Defense Co. Tacks $5.8M More Onto $21M IP Verdict
• CityFibre OKs $750M Take-Private Deal By Antin, West Street
• Altice Fined €125M For Jumping The Gun On EU Merger
• Paul Weiss, Osler Hoskin Lead Mitel's $2B Sale To Searchlight
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Cuts Off Attys, Rebukes Witness
• Avaya Ch. 11 Judge Pegs SAE's Trade Secrets Claim At $1.2M
• Bulgarian Telecom Fights Injunction Bid Over $6.7M Claim
• Bill To Revive Congressional Tech Office Likely This Week
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent, Techcombank, Kazakhtelecom
• Puerto Rico Telecom Can't Save Pay-TV Suit At High Court
• Cambridge Analytica Highlights Tech-Telecom Battle Lines
• CTIA Task Force To Tackle Illicit Cellphone Use In Prisons
• DOJ Investigating AT&T, Verizon For Possible Collusion
• Senator Wants Fines, Tighter Leash On Facebook By FTC
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Time-Bar Ruling Against Wi-Fi One
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of FCC's Rationale To Restore UHF Break
• Navy Sec. Seeks Way To Keep Adversaries Out Of DOD Deals
• Despite Fog, FCC's Net Neutrality Deregulation Still Pending
• Investor Wants CenturyLink To Face 401(k) Benefits Suit
• Mexican Telecom Fined $5M For Competition-Barring Deal
• Can A Single FTC Commissioner Constitute A Quorum?
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Philly's Satellite Dish Rules Are Too Broad, FCC Rules
• T-Mobile, Sprint Face Tough Odds For Tie-Up
• The Big Picture: DOJ Fails To Halt AT&T's Time Warner Deal
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Returns To Deal's Arbitration Offer
• Facebook To Shrink GDPR Liability With New Service Terms
• FCC's O'Rielly Wants To Accelerate Freeing Of 5G Spectrum
• FCC To Tackle More Spectrum-Sharing Options In May
• DOJ Slams DirecTV Bid To Exit AT&T-Time Warner Tie-Up Suit
• Yelp Escapes Privacy Suit Over Recording Sales Calls
• Merits Of Web Prioritization Still Fuzzy Post-Net Neutrality
• Alleged Cult Head Owes Microsoft, AT&T Fees, Fed. Circ. Says
• AT&T Scraps Downsized $248M IPO For Vrio Subsidiary
• Antitrust Concerns Led Fox To Pick Disney Over Comcast
• Leverage Doesn't Solve Problems, Time Warner CEO Says
• DirecTV Looks To Exit AT&T-Time Warner Merger Fight
• Senators Ask FCC For New Robocall Rules, Introduce Bills
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Carl Icahn, Grail
• Del. Justices Asked To Nix 57% Clearwire Appraisal Plunge
• Senators Seek Info On Mystery Cell Surveillance In DC
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Highlights Of ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 3
• NASCAR Drone Countermeasures May Be Illegal
• Music Downloaders Settle Price-Fixing MDL With Record Cos.
• BBH Unit Closes Latest Fund At $250M Hard Cap
• DC Circ. Puts Union Blocking Charges On Chopping Block
• AT&T-Time Warner Will Hurt Small Cable Providers, CEO Says
• Justices Drop Microsoft Warrant Row, But Fight Far From Over
• Breaking Down The Appeals In $1B VirnetX-Apple Patent War
• DOD OIG Finds Europe Telecom Contracts Properly Awarded
• Tech Firms Vow Not To Aid Governments In Cyberattacks
• FCC Adds $742M More To Refund Broadcast Repack Costs
• FCC Advances National Security Plan With Assurances
• Restaurant Consultant Seeks Quick Exit From Robocall Suit
• Gold's Gym Seeks Quick Win In Unwanted Text Messages Suit
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• FCC's Clyburn To Retire Within A Month In Surprise Move
• US Questions China's WTO Moves, But Will Sit For Talks
• Uber Hid Breach, Ducked Fine And Set New Legal Ground
• High Court Cans Microsoft Warrant Row After Congress Acts
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• US, UK Say Russian Hackers Targeting Vulnerable Routers
• Drawbacks Aside, Clyburn Backs States' Net Neutrality Push
• AT&T-Time Warner Expert Defends Turner Arbitration Offer
• Samsung Scores PTAB Review Of Video Coding Patent
• House Members Press FBI On Shooter IPhone Unlock Case
• Congress Must Revive Tech Office, FCC's Rosenworcel Says
• Jones Day Grabs Ex-Freshfields Litigator, Arbitration Pro
• High Court Won't Hear NJ Station's Channel Switch Case
• T-Mobile To Shell Out $40M To Settle FCC Rural Call Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Marriott, Hearthside
• Ex-Inmates Lose Cert. Bid In Securus Call Recording Suit
• CORRECTED: McSweeny Set To Exit FTC Later This Month
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Activists Call For Passage Of Calif. Net Neutrality Bill
• High Court Is Asked To Review Arbitration Standards
• ZTE Takes Another Sanctions Hit For Lying To US Gov't
• Trump Signs Amber Alert Expansion On Tribal Lands
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Samsung Wins US Block Of Huawei's China Patent Injunction
• Google Must Scrub Some Crime Search Hits, UK Judge Says
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review HTC Win In Patent Co-Owner Suit
• Pai Rejects Senators' Calls To Investigate Sinclair News
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• The DOJ's Case Against AT&T-Time Warner By The Numbers
• Wireless Industry Group Presses FCC On High-Band Auctions
• Cumulus Defends Valuation To Open Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Facebook Drops Fight Against Calif. User Privacy Proposal
• AT&T-Time Warner Expert Says DOJ Has 'No Statistical Basis'
• Uber Dodges Fine In FTC Deal Over 2016 Breach Cover-Up
• What's In Store For FCC Media Ownership Deregulation
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Consumer Finance Atty From Stroock
• Ex-Alaska Telecom Boss Accused Of $250M Investment Fraud
• FCC Commish Urges USDA Cooperation On Rural Broadband
• Apple's Infringement In $502M Security IP Row Willful: Jury
• Irish High Court Pushes Outline For Probing Data Transfers
• Family Sues Apple Seeking Late Loved One's ICloud Info
• Ex-General Cable Execs Can't Skirt Claims In SEC Fraud Suit
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• TWC Tells 9th Circ. $160K Bias Verdict Makes No Sense
• Imperium In Rarefied Air With $7M Patent Atty Fee Award
• Judge Challenges DOJ Expert On AT&T Control 'Assumption'
• Queries Over Data 'Control' Lead Day 2 Of Zuckerberg Grilling
• Fed. Circ. Affirms HTC, Amazon's Win In 8-Patent Alice Row
• Operator Gets Korean Satellite Dispute Award OK'd
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Temasek, Tata
• EU Raids Cos. Amid Sports Media Rights Antitrust Probe
• Telecom Group Sues Utah Commission Over State Rate Regs
• Ban On Cos. Could Undercut Global Trade, Nokia Tells FCC
• Apple Says Uniloc's 'Bad' Patent Suit Warrants Sanctions
• HK High Court Lets Media Biz Fight $130M Award
• Ex-Nortel Execs Beat Long-Simmering Securities Fraud Suit
• Gibson Dunn To Rep Facebook In Data Misuse Suits
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Fox Takes Netflix Exec Poaching Row To Calif. Appeals Court
• Sens. Back Privacy Legislation As Facebook CEO Faces Fire
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive Class Cert. In Junk Fax Suits
• FCC Issues Updates To Embattled Emergency Alert System
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, L'Oreal, Sinochem
• Apple Hit With $502.6M Verdict In Latest VirnetX Patent Trial
• Nebraska Official Joins FCC Broadband Deployment Panel
• Pay-TV 'Sticks Together,' DOJ Says In AT&T-Time Warner Row
• FCC Fines Co. For Lying About Ownership Of 42 Towers
• Chinese Data Co. To Pay $9M To End Investor Stock-Drop Suit
• Sprint, Mobilitie Settle Tower Review Spats For $11.6M
• Facebook Accused Of Storing Android Users' Call, Text Info
• Calif. Case Shows Propriety Of Telecom CEQA Exemptions
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• 4 Things To Watch As Facebook CEO Heads To Congress
• Org Says FCC Security Proposal Could Hurt Small Businesses
• Rep. Asks FCC to Probe Cambridge Analytica-TV Links
• AT&T Doesn't Want To 'Cannibalize' Satellite TV, DOJ Says
• AT&T Asks 9th Circ. To Return Throttle Suit To Arbitration
• NJ Biz Beats Widow's Suit Over Worker's Electrocution Death
• AT&T Settles Texas Suit Over Internet Filtering Patent
• Google Must Pay For Illegally Gathering Kids' Data, FTC Told
• CLOUD Act: Start Or End For Cross-Border Data Exchanges?
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Class Argues Dual-Natured Harm In $55B Charter-TWC Merger
• Facebook Backs Political Ad Bill, Will Verify 'Issue' Ads
• 3 Telecom Issues To Watch In The AT&T-Time Warner Trial
• FCC Releases Delayed Final Order Covering Tribal Broadband
• Health Hires: Dentons, Greenberg Traurig, Morgan Lewis
• 9th Circ. Fells Order To Arbitrate T-Mobile TCPA Suit
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• FCC's Lifeline Reforms Can Stay In Place, DC Circ. Says
• 5 US Trading Partners Want Closer Look At China IP Case
• China Not Backing Down After Latest US Tariff Threat
• Former FTC Chair Opposes Mass. Net Neutrality Bill
• AT&T's Own Words Used Against It In DOJ Merger Challenge
• Liberty Seeks EU OK Of €10B Done Deal After Court Ruling
• Bankrupt Cumulus Seeks To Buy Chicago Station For $18M
• Apple Concealed IPhone Battery Problem, Suit Says
• Good Technology's $35M Settlement With JP Morgan OK'd
• FCC Regimen Could Help Prevent False Alerts, Official Says
• Charter Alleges Calif. City Is Meddling In Carriage Fee Talks
• Windstream, Investors Float $10.5M REIT Suit Settlement
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• BlackBerry Claims Snapchat Infringes Its Messaging Patents
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Asks About Fixing Arbitration Offer
• Company Sues Angry Investor For Alleged Libel, Defamation
• 8th Circ. Affirms Iowa City's Win In Cable Provider Row
• Korean Satellite Co. Seeks To Halt Interest On $1M Award
• Sen. Says Video Suggests Sinclair Misled About Must-Runs
• MLB Starts Livestreaming Games In China Via Tech-Giant Deal
• Judge Axes Samsung Expert's Testimony From Apple Trial
• Unions Ask Businesses How They're Using Tax-Cut Savings
• Facebook Now Estimates 87M Users' Data Improperly Shared
• DOJ, AT&T Duel Over 9% Customer Drop Estimate
• Microsoft Joins DOJ In Urging High Court To Nix Warrant Row
• USTR Targeting Chinese Goods In Clash Over IP Rules
• Justices Asked To Patch 'Clean' Split On Antitrust Doctrine
• Full Fed. Circ. Told Patent In LG Case Rightly Survived Alice
• Yelp Says Bad Atty Review Ruling Will Hurt Web Publishers
• FCC Won't Extend Permits After Main Studio Rule Rollback
• Big Ten Broadcasts Infringe Swedish Co.'s Patent, Suit Says
• Net Neutrality Update: Here's What Major Players Are Saying
• Fox Offers More Sky News Fixes, Says Disney Is Mulling Offer
• A Cautionary Tale For Sublicensees
• FCC Nixes CCA Bid To Halt Verizon's Straight Path Purchase
• DOJ Says Time Warner Unit Tactics Show AT&T Merger Risks
• Samsung Dodges Overheating Phones Class Action, For Now
• Sinclair Script Video Sparks Outrage In Policy Circles
• Mobile Content Co. Exec Gets 10 Years For $100M Text Scam
• Here's The Latest On FCC Plans To Put More Spectrum In Use
• 11th Circ. Revives Verizon Cell Tower Construction Challenge
• Microsoft Data Case 'Moot' Due To CLOUD Act, Justices Told
• Pa. Atty Wants 2nd Shot At Duane Morris Malpractice Appeal
• How DC Circ. TCPA Decision Affects Health Care Cos.