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Telecommunications - July, 2018

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• Facebook Reveals 'Coordinated' Political Influence Campaign
• Huawei Faces Patent Infringement Suit Over 'One Hand Mode'
• Inside The Ups And Downs Of Ligado's Satellite 5G Project
• Telehealth Program Could Combat Opioids, FCC's Carr Says
• Investors Want Ex-Director's Hands Off $35M Settlement
• Fraud Suit Over Unpaid $2.7M Arbitration Award Trimmed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glennmont, SoftBank, John Laing
• AT&T Merger Trial Transcripts Go Public After DOJ Push
• Ex-DHS Head Backs Disclosures For Online Political Ads
• AOL Investors Push Chancery To Hike Merger Appraisal
• 5 Cybersecurity And Privacy Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Motorola Adds Copyright Claim To Radio Trade Secret Row
• Amazon Challenges CWA's Age Bias Suit Over Facebook Ads
• Charter, Calif. City End Court Fight Over Blacked-Out Stations
• Peerless Network Nabs $48.5M from Verizon Unit In Fee Row
• Telecom Hits Turkmenistan With $750M Arbitration Claim
• Sinclair, Tribune Fixed TV Ad Prices, Law Firm's Suit Says
• Carlyle Taps Simpson Thacher For $18.5B Private Equity Fund
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• ZTE Knew Cellphone Heat Was Dangerous, Customer Says
• PTAB Denies Review Of Networking Patents As Time-Barred
• CBS-Entercom Merger Foes Say FCC Review Is Only Fair
• T-Mobile Retailer Withheld Employees' OT Pay, Suit Says
• NY Boots Charter Comm. For Botching Broadband Build-Out
• Spy Dialer Accuses Web Rival Of Installing Malicious Code
• Appeal Of Green Light In Straight Path Merger Suit Allowed
• Spectrum Customers' Suit Says WiFi Speeds A False Promise
• DOJ Asks DC Circ. To Unseal AT&T Trial Transcripts
• Team Telecom Asks FCC To Delay T-Mobile-Sprint Review
• Mobile Industry Isn't Competitive, Small Providers Tell FCC
• Telefonica Inks $440M Deal For Telxius Stake
• Brand Battles: Sprint, AT&T, Marriott, Snapchat, Yankees
• Chancery Class Suit Over $55B TWC-Charter Merger Advances
• PTAB Nixes Part Of Search Patent In TiVo-Comcast Dispute
• FCC Radio Incubator Should Expand To TV, Broadcasters Say
• Sho-Me Pays $24M To End Land Dispute Before 3rd Trial
• Cable, Internet Groups Push Changes To New Utility Pole Rule
• Dish Gets PTAB To Nix 2 Data Patents Under Alice
• Mo. AG Expands Google Probe Following Record EU Fine
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zekelman, Wells Fargo, Benetton
• Tribe Calls For Spectrum-Sharing Of Educational Band
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Dems Press FCC On Political Independence In Sinclair Review
• Verizon Says Pa. Firm Bungled Settlement With Injured Worker
• Survey Says US Needs National Digital Evidence Office
• FCC Aims To Give Bias Probes Teeth With Enforcement Move
• Bill Increasing DHS' Power To Bar Contractors Moves Ahead
• FCC Launches Probe Into Audio Marketplace Competition
• FCC Stands By Emergency Alert Rules For Satellite Operators
• Losing 5G Race Could Cost Billions, Telecom Cos. Warn Sens.
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Prison Phone Cos. Push Back On Efforts To Halt Merger
• Tribes Say DC Circ. Ruling Backs Stay Bid In FCC Case
• Protecting Client Reputations In An Online World
• FCC Rightly Kept Video Relay Competitors, DC Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To FCC Loophole On TV Station Cap
• Ex-Professor Claims Lyft Poached Idea He Had In 1999
• Sinclair Begged To Explain Divestitures To FCC, Docs Show
• AT&T Says Autodialer Not Used To Send Spanish Spam Texts
• Toyota Warns FCC Over Using Alternative To Car-To-Car Tech
• Midyear Report: Top Privacy Developments Of 2018, Part 2
• T-Mobile Fears Sprint Deal May Hamper Spectrum Auction Bid
• Telehealth Pilot Must Join Docs, Insurers, FCC's Carr Says
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• FCC To Probe Proper Fees For International IP-Based Calls
• House Leader Proposes Cut Of Cable's Local Broadcast Regs
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Calling App Maker Wants TCPA Robotext Suit Arbitrated
• Revisiting The Fax Provision: Technology's Impact On TCPA
• Scott & Scott, Johnson Fistel To Lead Frontier Suit
• Bill Roundup: House Passes Radio, Broadband Legislation
• NTIA Still Worried Fiber Transition Too Fast For Agencies
• FCC Must Interpret Proper Tariffs In AT&T Suit, Court Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verint, Aramco, China Tower
• Qualcomm IPhone Import Ban Will Cause Harm, Buyers Say
• GOP Reps Ask FCC For Info For 911 Fee Diversion Inquiry
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• Carpenter And The High Court's Shift On 4th Amendment
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Lawmakers Back Down On ZTE Sanctions In Defense Bill
• Brand Battles: Apple, Stone Brewing, T-Mobile
• Sprint Spouts Conflicting 5G Rollout Claims, Cities Say
• Calif. Court Revives Time Warner Tax Fight With LA County
• Trump Prepared To Slap Tariffs On $500B In Chinese Goods
• Sinclair Couldn't Avoid Deal Review Despite High-Level Talks
• Sweden's Telia Snags TV Broadcasting Biz In $1B Deal
• Suddenly, ALJs Become Political Appointees
• Carpenter Can't Save NGO Boss From FCPA Case
• Amdocs, Openet Settle IP Row That Saw Rare Alice Reversal
• Philips Accused Of Patent 'Holdup' In Cell Tech Antitrust Suit
• Sex Trafficking Law Foes 'Jumping The Line,' Judge Says
• Ligado's Satellite 5G Network Should Commence, FCC Hears
• AT&T Gets 401(k) Mismanagement Claims Tossed, For Now
• FCC To Probe If Sinclair Clouded Tribune Divestiture Deal
• Ex-CBS Radio Worker Says WFAN Let Host Harass Her
• Inside The Interlocked Bid Wars Of Comcast, Disney And Fox
• GOP Rep. Floats Bill To Codify FCC Draft Item Releases
• AT&T Retirees Say Pension Plan Shorted Them On Benefits
• Verizon Slams 'Cramming' Claims Before the FCC
• Advocates Urge FCC To Reject Prison Phone Co. Merger
• Comcast Drops Competing Fox Bid To Focus On Sky Deal
• Firms Vie For Facebook MDL Lead In Judge's 'Beauty Contest'
• DOJ Seeks Accelerated Appeal Of AT&T-Time Warner Tie-Up
• 3 Takeaways From EU's Latest Google Antitrust Fine
• DirecTV Customer Seeks Cert. Against Law Firm, Auditor
• Tribes Seek To Stop 'Desecration' From FCC's 5G Exemptions
• Wichita Atty Charged In Cyberattacks Over Online Posts
• Texas Federal Judge Sentences 8 In India Call Center Scam
• CBRS Sharing Tech Could Have Wider Uses, FCC's Carr Says
• Strike-Replacement Workers Hit Verizon With OT Suit
• Justices Told Patent Co-Owner Rights Rule Creates Conflict
• Tech Giants, Advocacy Groups Back New Email Privacy Rules
• UK Takeover Regulator To Review Sky Bid Floor
• Local Telecom Companies Get $1.7M In Unpaid Access Fees
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• New Privacy Laws' Unintended Impact On Bankruptcy Sales
• Sinclair Tries Amending Divestitures To Placate FCC
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• EU Hits Google With Record €4.3B Fine Over Android Abuse
• Flexibility Needed To Unlock Rural Broadband, House Told
• FCC's Sinclair-Tribune Protest Preempted DOJ Approval
• Broadcaster Slams Charter's Bid To Nix Spanish-TV Snub Row
• EU Strikes Bilateral Data Transfer Deal With Japan
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• AT&T Win May Help Partial Ownership Transactions
• Telia Buys Norwegian Telco Units From TDC In $2.6B Deal
• House GOP Member Floats Bill To Restore Net Neutrality
• Tribe Asks DC Circ. To Halt FCC Lifeline Subsidy Changes
• AT&T Unit Can't Force Arbitration Without Affirmative Consent
• T-Mobile Must Face Trimmed Unauthorized Account Row
• 3 FCC Hurdles Sinclair-Tribune Deal Will Face If It Survives
• Red-State Dems Targeted By New Pro-Kavanaugh Ad Blitz
• AT&T, Telecoms Can't Escape Suit Over Uncollected 911 Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mediaset, Ele.me, Santander
• Pai Rejects Sen.'s Concern Tribes Lacked Input On 5G Rule
• Executive Order Boosts Fears Of Politically Influenced ALJs
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• FCC Chief Seeks To Challenge Sinclair-Tribune Tie-Up
• 3 Privacy Issues Kavanaugh May Face As High Court Justice
• 3 Issues To Watch As DOJ Appeals AT&T-Time Warner Loss
• Sens. Urge FTC to Investigate Smart-TV Privacy Issues
• Kavanaugh's Nomination Could Be A Win For Big Telecom
• Qualcomm Says Buyers Have No Say In IPhone Import Row
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Proskauer, Simpson
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of $400M Worker Misclassification Suit
• FCC Hears Roar Of Opposition To Sinclair-Tribune Merger
• UK Takeover Regulator Lifts Sky's Bid Floor For Disney
• US Lifts ZTE Export Ban Amid Sanctions Controversy
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• Fired Worker Can't Use #MeToo To Revive Harassment Suit
• Feds Say Fox Obtaining FIFA Case Docs Would Imperil Probe
• FCC Moves Forward With Review Of Children's TV Rules
• Cincinnati Bell Sales Reps Get Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• China Says US Risks Being 'Enemy To All' With Trade Push
• FCC Adopts Changes That May Complicate Complaint System
• FCC To Lay Out Broadcast Incubator Plans At August Meeting
• DOJ Takes AT&T-Time Warner Merger Appeal To DC Circ.
• Tribes Fight FCC Bid To Pause Small-Cell Rule Challenges
• Fed. Circ. Questions Patent 'Narrowing' In T-Mobile Row
• 21st Century Fox Wins Key Approval In Britain For Sky Deal
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Apple Seeks To Ditch $506M Patent Verdict In Fed. Circ.
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• NFL Enterprises Ends Legal Fight Over Video Patent Claims
• FCC Needs More Info Before Gutting Kids' TV, Sens. Warn
• Gigamon Sidesteps Securities Fraud Shareholder Suit
• ZTE Takes Step Toward Lifting US Export Restrictions
• FCC Announces $100M Telehealth Pilot Program
• Avaya Seeks Dismissal Of $23.5M In Charter Ch. 11 Claims
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• Wachtell Leads Broadcom In $18.9B CA Technologies Buy
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• FCC Must Probe Carriers' Sharing Of User Data, Panel Hears
• Dems Say Proposed FCC Rule A Disservice To Consumers
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• 9th Circ. Says License Covered Fiber-Optic Conduit Work
• Comcast Again Tops Fox's Sky Bid With $34B Offer
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Trump Preparing To Hit China With $200B In Added Tariffs
• Kavanaugh's Privacy Views Could Boost Gov't Access To Data
• IHeartMedia Creditors Seek To Bring Claims Against Lenders
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• SpaceX, Others Back FCC Satellite Rule, But With Tweaks
• MADD Urges FCC To Keep Car Safety Tech Alive
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• 'Regulatory Humility' Will Spur New Technologies, Pai Says
• HTC Asks Fed. Circ. To Reconsider Foreign IP Venue Ruling
• NTIA Requests FCC Rulemaking On Emergency Network Use
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Soccer TV Marketing Co. Cops To Bribery, Will Pay $25M
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Embezzling HBO Worker's Defense Atty Irks 9th Circ. Judge
• Penn State Prof Aims To Pinpoint State Broadband Gaps
• Mass. Town Defends Refusal of Too-Close T-Mobile Tower
• Hulu Allowed To Open New Front In PTAB Data Patent Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Fox, Total
• Kelley Drye Fights 'Vicious' Accusations In Telecom Row
• Under New Chair, FTC Aims To Up Its Game For 21st Century
• Houston Teams, Comcast Spar Over Deal's Value In Ch. 11
• Skadden Steers Chinese Smartphone Co. Xiaomi's $4.7B IPO
• Dish Made 300 Debt-Collection Robocalls, TCPA Suit Says
• Federal Contractor TCPA Liability A Loophole, Group Says
• Customer Reignites Time Warner Robocall Suit
• 15 Minutes With CTIA's General Counsel
• Nielsen Settles Bribery Suit With Bubba The Love Sponge
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• ICANN Can Change To Comply With GDPR, Watchdog Says
• Telecom Lobbying In Trump's DC Blurs Access And Expertise
• DirecTV Wants Subscriber's Privacy Claims Arbitrated
• FCC Won't Pause Lifeline Restrictions Pending Lawsuits
• 'Overstated' Verizon Coverage Hurts Rural Carriers, Cos. Say
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Cellphone Buyers Seek Cert. In Qualcomm Chip Price-Fix Suit
• Scientists Urge FCC To Guard Galaxy-Exploration Frequencies
• USTR Rolls Out Waiver Process For New China Tariffs
• Alert Tests Could Confuse Real Deal, Trade Group Tells FCC
• Trump's China Tariffs Take Hold As Biz Groups Sound Alarm
• EU Parliament Calls For Data Deal's End Unless US Complies
• Asia-Focused Market Veterans Plan $40M Blank-Check IPO
• FCC Urged Not To Cut Lifeline Funds From Wireless Resellers
• Calif. Lawmakers Reach Deal On Net Neutrality Bill
• 2 Takeaways From The AT&T-Time Warner Ruling
• FCC Rejects Challenges To Verizon, AT&T 5G Spectrum Deals
• Group Seeks To Cut 'Burdensome' Rules For Kid's Ad Records
• Verizon Tells 1st Circ. Unwanted-Call Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Toyota Campaigns For FCC To Save Car Safety Tech
• The Top Patent Cases Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• ITC Judge Finds Hytera Products Infringe Motorola Patents
• Calif. Privacy Law To Spark GDPR-Like Compliance Efforts
• Trump Admin Urges FCC To Block Chinese Common Carrier
• Carpenter Doesn't Nix Evidence In Foreign Bribery Case: DOJ
• NBCU Pushes FCC To Create Video Description Safe Harbor
• Apple Sued Over IPhone Slowdowns, Defective Batteries
• Pai Elevates FCC Broadband Deployment Panel Members
• FCC Asks DC Circ. To Pause Small-Cell Rule Challenges
• Cable Installers Say Comcast Contractor Shorted Their Pay
• Sprint Urges FCC To Clarify Local Carrier Fee Rules
• Pai Looks To Strengthen FCC Probes Of Hiring Bias In Media
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• AT&T Asks Del. Court To Enforce Cell Tower Lease Deals
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Yelp Needn't Delete Defamatory Atty Reviews: Calif. Justices
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• Citing SC Blackout, Cable Lobby Slams Retransmission Rule
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• How A More Conservative Court Could Change Telecom Policy
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Dems, Orgs Say FCC Lacks Evidence For Kid Vid Rollback
• Cell Data Privacy Ruling May Spawn Suit Avalanche, Attys Say
• Maxell Scores $43M EDTX Jury Win In ZTE Patent Trial
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• FCC Seeks Input On Securus' Prison Phone Rival Deal
• Dem Rep. Blasts FCC For Punting Cambridge Analytica Probe
• Link Mobility Board Says $415M Offer Should Be Approved
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2018's First Half
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers