Telecommunications Archive » August, 2018

Telecommunications - August, 2018

244 articles

• Countering FCC, Calif. Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Law
• Apple Denied New Trial After $502M VirnetX Patent Verdict
• What Attys Need To Know About FirstNet's Status
• Hutchison Must Keep Fixes To Complete $3B Wind Tre Deal
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Dems Urge FCC To Investigate Verizon Throttling With FTC
• FTC Says Qualcomm Is Obligated To License To Rivals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• 3 Deals That Perished This Summer & What Killed Them
• Ex-Veon Execs Slip Investor Suit Over Uzbek Bribes
• Apple, Qualcomm IP War Halted Pending Patent Review
• Consumers Can't Stop Qualcomm's Bid For IPhone Import Ban
• Foreign Exec Loses Bid To Get EB-1 Visa From USCIS
• Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Could Boost Rural Coverage, FCC Told
• FCC Is New Target Of Group Fighting 'Administrative State'
• Advocates Urge Sens. To Press Kavanaugh On Privacy Issues
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Verizon Hit With Patent Suit Over Wireless Tech Services
• Verizon Throttling Incident Stokes Open Internet Fears
• FCC Gets Conflicting Advice On First Responder Data Boosts
• Google Gets PTAB To Nix 3 BlackBerry Smartphone Patents
• WB Music IP Suit Survives Escape Bid Over Missing Space
• Gray-Raycom Deal Will Hurt Consumers, Cable Cos. Tell FCC
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Verizon Win Over Hot Spot Patents
• Sinclair Says Tribune Is Responsible For Tanked $3.9B Deal
• Apple Says 'Vagueness' Dooms Antenna Maker's Patent Suit
• Huawei Enlists FTC To Fight US National Security Ban
• Apple Fights Chicago's Amusement Tax On Music Streaming
• Dems Wary Of Kavanaugh's Impacts On Media Law, Policy
• Sprint-T-Mobile Deal Would Mean 'Oligopoly,' FCC Hears
• AT&T Breaches VoIP Pioneer's Patents, Suit Claims
• FCC Web Subsidy Auction Will Cover 700K Locales For $1.5B
• 8th Circ. Upholds FCC's Business Data Services Deregulation
• House Dems Urge FCC To Review Sinclair-Tribune Deal
• Dish Says Asian TV Service Swiped Streaming Technology IP
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• AT&T, Others Weigh In On FTC's Privacy Enforcement Powers
• Tangoe Board Says Shareholders Had Options In Sale Vote
• Chancery Trims $161M Spanish Broadcaster Investor Suit
• Health Care Cos. Seek FCC Clarification On TCPA
• Calif. Dems Want FTC To Probe Verizon Fire Dept. Throttling
• Texas Jury Hits Huawei With $10.6M Patent Verdict
• CWA Says Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Would Cost 28K Jobs
• FCC Report Finds No Sinclair-Tribune Bias, Pai Says
• Fed. Circ. Gives Ericsson New Shot To Ax IV Patent
• Bay Area Rapid Transit Seeks Data-Collection Settlement OK
• Carpenter Doesn't Nix Old Cell-Site Searches, 7th Circ. Says
• Kavanaugh Will Shield Big Telecom, Groups Tell Senate
• FCC Ignored Net Neutrality Facts, Advocates Tell DC Circ.
• Japan SEP Licensing Guide Also Aims To Prevent Abuse
• Allconnect Ordered To Pay $5M For Stock Repurchase
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Assessing 'Concreteness' Under Spokeo In Northern Illinois
• Barnes & Thornburg Atty Tapped To Monitor ZTE Compliance
• DirecTV Can't Force Arbitration In Robocall Row
• FCC's 2017 Hurricane Report Falls Short, Rosenworcel Says
• Kavanaugh Favored 'Level Playing Field' For Broadband
• Calif. AG Probing $59B Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Plan
• Lessons From The Demise Of The Sinclair-Tribune Deal
• A Deluge Of Suits Over Connected Devices Could Be Coming
• AT&T Sues To Stop Resale Of Unlocked Discount Phones
• Investor Cries Foul Over $810M Trustwave-Singtel Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Papa John's, ABB, Oi
• Don't Hobble Local 5G Small-Cell Negotiations, FCC Told
• Cox Settles Big DMCA Downloading Case Days Before Trial
• 11th Circ. Sides With Time Warner In Sale Interference Suit
• Google Bans Dozens Of Inauthentic Accounts Linked To Iran
• Trucking Group Says FCC Must Protect Car-To-Car Radio Tech
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hutchison, Vertiv, PDC Brands
• TV Giants Push To Combine Ad Price-Fixing Suits
• Avaya, Charter Spar Over $23.5M Claim, Spoliation Sanctions
• Australia Bans Chinese Cos. From 5G Network For Security
• Toll-Free Texting Thrives Without New Regs, FCC Hears
• Jabra ITC Settlement Closes Out Headphone Patent Dispute
• Trump's Latest China Tariffs Take Effect As Beijing Retaliates
• Standard-Setting Participation Can Affect Patent Enforceability
• Local Attys Perplexed By FCC's New 'Moratoria' Policy
• Fed. Circ. Time-Bar Case Puts Pressure On Patent Defendants
• Facebook, Snap Must Face Trimmed BlackBerry Patent Suit
• Class Arbitration OK In Dish Network Case: 10th Circ.
• Telecom Firm Slams Cert. Bid Over DirecTV Piracy Letters
• TTAB Refuses 'Phone Tracker Pro' TM, Citing TracFone App
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Mark Brennan
• CTIA Unveils Internet Of Things Cybersecurity Certification
• Sinclair-Tribune Call Spotlights Pai's White House Ties
• Deals Rumor Mill: GSK, Amaysim, Cepsa
• Older Workers Fine-Tune Bias Suit Over Facebook Job Ads
• FCC Skipped Lifeline Rulemaking Steps, DC Circ. Told
• Time Warner Cable Robocall Suit Stayed For 9th Circ. Appeal
• Nossaman Nabs Reed Smith Real Estate Veteran
• Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Luke Platzer
• Verizon Wants $2.4B VoIP Patent Suit Moved To Calif.
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• Good Tech Board Strikes $17M Deal In BlackBerry Merger Suit
• Sparse Detail Gets Parking Meter Co. $100K Of $1.4M Fee Bid
• Apple Site Violates ADA For Those Who Are Blind, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Hears FCC Broke Laws In Net Neutrality Repeal
• Gov't, Industry Back Apple In High Court App Store Fight
• ISP Says Record Cos. Want It To Be 'Copyright Police'
• Google Tracks Users After It's Told To Stop, Consumer Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Case Against CBS Over Pre-1972 Songs
• Comcast Beats $75M Antitrust Suit Over Ad Platform
• GTL Facing Another Class Action Over Prison Phone Rates
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Ari Meltzer
• More China Tariffs Loom As USTR Opens Marathon Hearings
• Cumulus Radio Tricked Listeners On Contest Odds, Suit Says
• TV 'White Spaces' Program Lacks Oversight, NAB Says
• FCC Must Include Local Data In Market Review, CCA Says
• Facebook, Google Could Be Wild Cards In Privacy Law Fight
• WaPo, Others Call Md.'s Political Ad Law Unconstitutional
• Facebook Backs Bid For FCC To Make Internet Airship Rules
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• DirecTV Ducks Most Of FTC's $4B False Ad Case
• Former Brooklyn ADA, City Clash Over Illegal Wiretaps
• Trump Taps Sidley Austin Partner For San Francisco US Atty
• Full Fed. Circ. Says Axed Suits Still Start AIA Time-Bar Clock
• DC Appeals Court Ends FCA Suit Against Verizon, Comcast
• Tribes Allowed To Intervene In Small-Cell Rule Challenges
• Cox Facing Epic Copyright Battles Ahead Over Downloading
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Part Of $7.3M Apple Patent Verdict
• Free Speech Group Backs Trump In 2nd Circ. Twitter Appeal
• 10th Circ. Sides With Dish In 'DishNet' TM Fight
• FCC's Pai Says Debunked Cyberattack Put Him In A Pickle
• Internet Of Things Cos. Must Prepare For Law Enforcement
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Squire Patton Nabs 3 Leaders Of Dissolved IP Boutique
• Chancery Cuts 3.3% More From AOL Merger Appraisal
• Fed. Circ. Junks $51M Attys' Fees Award In Rembrandt MDL
• House Dems Want Answers On Debunked FCC Hack Claims
• DC Circ. Won't Halt FCC's Next-Gen Rule Amid Challenges
• Dish Says $280M Telemarketing Penalty 'Legally Indefensible'
• FCC Hints It Could Drop Sinclair-Tribune In-House Review
• AT&T Faces $224M Privacy Suit Over Cryptocurrency Theft
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• FCC To Probe If Mobile Priority Raises Open Internet Snags
• AT&T Customers Win Cert. In Roaming Fees Class Action
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Amicus Briefs Back DOJ On AT&T-Time Warner Appeal
• Cable TV Leased Access Fight Heats Up At FCC
• Don't Cover Apps Under 911 Provider Obligations, FCC Told
• BlackBerry Slams Class Cert. Bid In Stock-Drop Suit
• MoFo M&A Co-Chair Named 1st-Ever CLO Of Softbank Group
• Nelson Mullins Adds Corporate Partner in Atlanta Office
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Fried Frank Int'l Arbitration Pro In DC
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• Pai Pens Letter Defending Net Neutrality Rollback
• China Telecom Unit Smacked With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• 10th Circ. Sides With AT&T Worker On Disability Benefits
• Insurers Won't Cover Verizon's $95M FairPoint Settlement
• Dutch Telecom Says $36M Contract Row Must Be Arbitrated
• T-Mobile, Tribes Weigh In On FCC Spectrum Rules
• FCC Lifeline Reform Will Likely Harm Tribes, DC Circ. Says
• Japan's Balanced Approach To SEP Licensing
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Business Groups Take Up Fight To Amend Calif. Privacy Law
• Qualcomm Fights 'Unprecedented' Class Cert. In Chip Row
• CA Tech Hit With Investor Suit Over $18.9B Sale To Broadcom
• Sinclair Pumps Brakes On FCC Review After Merger Call-Off
• Apple Fights App Store Monopolization Claims At High Court
• Internet Advocates Blast FCC Copper Retirement Plan
• After System Delays, FCC Grants Funds To Alaska School
• Qualcomm To Pay Taiwan Watchdog $93M To End Patent Row
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Sinclair Investor Sues Over Withdrawn $3.9B Tribune Deal
• 'Sue Me': $1B Tribune Case Charts Where Sinclair Turned Ugly
• 'Smart Cities' Can Be Easily Hacked, Researchers Warn
• Wireless Co. Ubiquiti Says Rival Sells Hacking Firmware
• ERISA Class Actions After Epic Systems
• Comcast Gets PTAB Nix Of TiVo's Programming Guide Patent
• FCC's O'Rielly Slams UN Telecom Regulator For Overreach
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Tribune Kills $3.9B Sinclair Deal, Files Lawsuit
• TV Industry Giants Fixed Local Ad Prices, Law Firm Says
• Google, Microsoft Reveal Rare Collab Over Massive Chip Flaw
• Mexican Hotel Can Subpoena Facebook For Info On Defamer
• Sen. Wants FCC To Weigh Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Benefits
• Verizon, Vehicle IP Spar Over Navigation Patent At Fed. Circ.
• Chinese Telecom Co. Slams FCC National Security 'Blacklist'
• FCC Told New Small Satellite Rules Could Create Space Junk
• O'Melveny Guides Skyworks' $405M Avnera Acquisition
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Wi-Fi One's 2nd En Banc Bid In Patent Row
• Monitronics Seeks Coverage In $28M Robocall Settlement
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• Carpenter Ruling May Be Turning Point In Digital Data Privacy
• Cable Installer Strikes Deal With Workers In OT Suit
• Sprint, Others Allowed To Join Fight Over FCC Small-Cell Rule
• State PUCs Tell FCC Unbundling Could Concentrate Power
• Nez Perce Say 2.5 GHz Band Over Reservation Being Wasted
• Insurer Can't Pause TCPA Case For FCC Rulemaking
• Mass. Top Court Nixes 911 Suit, Bars LLC Whistleblowers
• Tech Co. Investor Accuses Executives Of Insider Trading
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• Agencies Finalize Rules For $110M Grants To Modernize 911
• Comment System Take-Down Not Cyberattack, FCC Confirms
• ZwillGen Nabs Oath Atty To Aid Cos. With Gov't Data Demands
• Split PTAB Denies Apple's Bid For IPR On Uniloc Patent
• Inmate Class Wins Cert. In GTL Phone Call Rate Suit
• Judge Got AT&T-Time Warner Case Wrong, DC Circ. Told
• Trump Admin. Asks High Court To Nix Net Neutrality Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattress Firm, SoftBank, Sprint
• FCC Eyes Later Deadline For Challenging Coverage Maps
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Rehear Foreign IP Venue Ruling
• Future Of Internet Sports Betting Clouded By Wire Act
• DHS Hub To Offer Cybersecurity Boost, But Cos. Still Exposed
• Acacia Execs Strike Deal To End Derivative Suits
• 'Innovation Band' Weathers Complications As FCC Delays OK
• Kohl's Hit With TCPA Suit Over Advertising Texts
• More Law Firms File Antitrust Suits In Sinclair TV Ad Rate Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• PTAB Upholds CalTech Wi-Fi Patent In Dispute With Apple
• FCC Nixes BeIN's Discrimination Complaint Against Comcast
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Facebook, Snap Can Likely Nix Just 1 Of 7 BlackBerry Patents
• More Tribes Want In On Small-Cell FCC Rule Challenge
• FCC Kicks Off Conversation On $100M Telehealth Program
• Radio Mentorship Program Passes FCC With Opposition
• FCC Blocks Local Rules Barring New Net Infrastructure
• Comcast's Xfinity Accused Of Infringing Streaming TV Patent
• It's Prime Time For A Dose Of Reality On Brett Kavanaugh
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• TCPA: An Antiquated Law That Needs To Be Fixed
• Qualcomm Investor Sues Over $117B Broadcom Merger Bust
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Tower, PG&E, United Group
• Charter May Have To Cough Up NCTA Docs To NY AG
• NJ Targets Cos. With Pollution Suits, Some First Since '08
• Dixons Data Breach Now Sits At 10M Customer Records
• Indie Programmers Urge FCC To Keep Leased Access Rules
• Alorica Agrees To $3.5M EEOC Deal In Sex Harassment Case
• Vonage Inks $35M Deal To Buy Telefónica Video Provider
• TelexFree Promoter Settles SEC Pyramid Scheme Suit For $1M
• Trump Mulling Tariff Hike On $200B Of Chinese Goods
• BT Group Ducks Investor Suit Over Italian Subsidiary Scandal
• White House Sets Out 2020 R&D Focus For US Agencies
• REDCOM Says Telecom Rival RedCom's Name Is Too Close
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons