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Telecommunications - January, 2019

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• Time Warner Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Rehear $140M IP Case
• High Court Asked To Clear Up Differing 'Autodialer' Definitions
• Calif. Privacy Law Limits Consumers' Choices, Ad Groups Say
• Volkswagen, T-Mobile Back Plan For Cell-Connected Cars
• What To Look For During Net Neutrality Oral Arguments
• Push Privacy Suit To Arbitration, DirecTV Urges 11th Circ.
• Verizon, AT&T Escape Antitrust Suit Over SIM Card Tech
• DOJ Antitrust Unit Eyes 'Troubling' Case Against InterDigital
• PTAB Says Dismissed Cisco Suit Bars Patent Challenge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Brookfield, Elliott, ConocoPhillips
• Elliott Boosts Telecom Italia Stake Amid Shareholder Battle
• Mass. Bill Would Make Clandestine Data Harvesting An Injury
• T-Mobile May Face 4th Iteration Of Unauthorized Account Suit
• Trump Won't Give China More Time To Avoid Tariff Spike
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Trade Secret Theft Charges May Doom Huawei's Future In US
• Dragon Box To Pay $14.5M To Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Others
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Orrick IP Trial Pro In Silicon Valley
• FCC Uses 'Unusual' Meeting To Run Down Shutdown Setbacks
• Dems Demand Info On FCC Role In Carriers' 5G Rule Suits
• Indian Court Won't Pause Arbitration Over Nixed 2G Licenses
• Music Rights Agency Fights Radio Group's New-Evidence Bid
• FCC Introduces Starks As Newly Sworn-In Commissioner
• Houston Atty Sues Apple After FaceTime Records Deposition
• The Latest Developments In Antitrust Class Certification
• US Senators Slam EU Countries' Unilateral Digital Tax Moves
• Qualcomm's Fate In Judge Koh's Hands As FTC Trial Wraps
• Securus Calls Fla. Corrections Deal A $150M 'Slush Fund'
• Ex-Huawei Worker Loses Bid For Source Code In IP Fight
• AT&T Sued For Sending Junk Faxes Without Opt-Out Notice
• BofA, TD Bank, PwC Escape TelexFree Recovery Suit
• Expert In Verizon-AOL Appraisal Sued For $30M Over 'Grudge'
• Industry Groups Push For Lower Tariffs In Future US-UK Deal
• Intel Heads Warn Of Foreign Interference In 2020 Elections
• FCC Must Be Wary Of Private Spectrum Proceeds, Rep. Says
• Securities Cases That Will Matter Most In 2019
• Regulators See Retrospective Deal Reviews As Helpful In Tech
• Uber's First Privacy Chief Says She's Looking Beyond GDPR
• FCC Urged To Rethink Text Message Classification
• US To Host More Trade Talks With China This Week
• Verizon Didn't Help Crash Victim Who Froze To Death: Suit
• Satellite Operators Battle Over Hybrid Network Rules
• How Google-Oracle Smartphone War Got To The High Court
• Apple Urges Fed. Circ. To Ax VirnetX's $600M Patent Win
• DISH Hits Univision With Suit Over Streaming Patents
• Fed. Agencies' Idle Spectrum A Gold Mine, Think Tank Says
• Chancery Won't Reconsider Starz's $92.5M Merger Settlement
• Huawei Charged With Trade Secret Theft, Banking Cover-Up
• Huge FCC Backlog Could Remain If Another Shutdown Comes
• Qualcomm Expert Calls FTC's Antitrust Theory Flawed
• Telecom Behind Access Fee Suit Lying To Court, Call Co. Says
• IPhone Users' Update Claims Still Miss Mark, Apple Says
• Illinois Bell Gets Damages Cut From Telecoms' Contract Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ax Of Claims In Display Patents
• Democrats Demand FCC Investigation Into Mobile Tracking
• FCC Wraps 28 GHz Auction, Raking In $702M
• WTO Heavyweights Agree To Negotiate E-Commerce Rules
• Fed. Circ. Partly Undoes AT&T, Internet Cos.' Data IP Win
• Google, Trade Group Call For Balance In Gov't Spectrum Plan
• Time Warner Tells Texas Justices Utility's Fees Discriminatory
• Dems Seek To Probe Net Neutrality Regs, Sprint-T-Mobile Deal
• FCC May Have Gamed 5G Case Placement, Dems Charge
• Mobile Leaders Push Digital Ethics At Davos Summit
• Acacia Shareholders' Attys End Up With $725K In Fee Fight
• Time Warner Wants Class Cert. Bid Killed In Robocall Case
• Judge Will Stay Qualcomm Class Action For Cert. Appeal
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Charter Dispatchers Win Partial Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• House Passes Bill Inviting Researchers To Hack State Dept.
• Qualcomm Gets Immediate Appeal Of Cellphone Buyer Cert.
• Emmis Not Owed Investor Suit Defense, AIG Tells 7th Circ.
• Hausfeld Atty Gets Lead Counsel Spot In Ad Price-Fix MDL
• Senate Dem Pressures FCC's Pai On Tackling Of Robocalls
• Attys' Fee Battle In Rembrandt MDL Headed For Mediation
• No Extra Trial Time Needed, Apple Says In Qualcomm IP Row
• FCC To Hold Open Meeting Via Phone If Shutdown Continues
• EU Pauses Vodafone-Liberty Merger Case To Get More Info
• HTC Loses Bid To Arbitrate Ericsson Claims In Royalties Row
• Samsung Aims To Arbitrate Shattering Phone Camera Suit
• Kessler Topaz, Robbins Geller Lead Qualcomm Investor Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Win For Verizon In GPS Patent Suit
• FCC Auction Might Sink 2.5 GHz, Broadband Group Warns
• Defense Taps BAE For $250M Video Intelligence Contract
• FCC Dem Pings DOJ On Sprint-T-Mobile Spectrum Holdings
• New Facts Keep Music Rights Suit On The Air: Radio Group
• IHeartMedia Gets Court's Stamp Of Approval On Ch. 11 Plan
• Google, Others Get 3 Of 6 Siri Tech Patents Axed By Alice
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• AT&T Workers Push Back Against Bid To Kill 401(k) Suit
• Google, Patent Holder Reach Deal In Infringement Case
• France To Pursue 5% Web Levy, Minimum Tax
• Qualcomm Exec Says Google, FTC Deal Was Royalties Model
• Reps Tell FCC To Protect TV Cos. In Spectrum Expansion
• IHeartMedia Clears Ch. 11 Path With Legacy Noteholder Deal
• Does The FCC Have To Hold Its Meeting In Shutdown Mode?
• FCC Reopens Tech Certification Portal, Relieving Backlog
• Bill Would Ban Tech Sales To Some Chinese Telecom Cos.
• Studios Settle Streaming Device War With Dragon Box
• Ex-Comcast Worker Not Hampered By Harassment, Jury Says
• Autodial Suit Against Cox To Go Forward Sans FCC Guidance
• Qualcomm Requests More Time In Apple Patent Fees Trial
• Prison Callers Stuck Proving 'Intent' In Securus Recording Suit
• Net Neutrality Oral Args To Proceed Despite Shutdown
• In Shutdown, FCC Field Work Limited To Interference Issues
• TCPA Litigation Attorney Joins Womble Bond Dickinson
• Bills Target Scam Robocalls, Pirate Radio Broadcasts­­­­
• Stevens & Lee Nabs Ballard Partner For Tech Co-Chair Role
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• McGuireWoods Snags Former FCC Veteran From Akin Gump
• Gilstrap Won't Delay HTC's Royalty Row Trial With Ericsson
• AT&T Can Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• GOP Leaders Join Calls For Mobile Tracking Crackdowns
• South Africa Absolves Cable Maker Of Price-Fixing Claims
• 4 Cos. Exit Charleston's 911 Fee Suit Against AT&T, Others
• Telecom Industry Wrestles With Best Rural Funding Plans
• FCC Dropping Ball On Consumer Data Protection, Group Says
• FCC Conditions On Charter Merger Were Illegal, DC Circ. Told
• LBI Media's Ch. 11 Disclosures Get Nod In Delaware
• High Court Urged To End Appeals Of AIA Time-Bar Rulings
• DC Circ. Urged Not To Halt Net Neutrality Args Over Shutdown
• FCC Final Say On Ad Rules Cripples Businesses, Justices Told
• Pa. Dem To Head Key House Communications Subcommittee
• Apple Won't Face Qualcomm's Latest Patent Suit In Germany
• A 9th Circ. Shift On Timing For Class Cert. Motions
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Prof Calls Qualcomm Royalties 'Naked Tax,' Invokes Microsoft
• 1st Amendment Protects NY Public Access TV, Justices Told
• Telecom Dispute Claim Too Vague To Review, Says 10th Circ.
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Bid To Delay Trial Over Patent Royalties
• India Space Unit Says Due Process Dooms $563M Award
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple's $440M Loss In VirnetX Patent Case
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Tower Infrastructure Co. Nabs $300M PE Investment
• LBI Noteholders Say Co. Cheated Them Out Of $129M
• FCC Member Urges Incentive Auction For Education Spectrum
• PTAB To Review Patent At Center Of Qualcomm, Apple Fight
• Kirkland Paid AG Nominee Barr $1.2M Over Two Years
• Comcast Sued Again Over DVR Tech In TiVo IP Battle
• Tribes, Enviros Ask DC Circ. To Can FCC Small-Cell Order
• Businesses Want To Utilize User Data To Fight Cyber Threats
• Mueller Probe To Dominate Barr Confirmation Hearing
• FCC Denies House Dem's Call For Mobile Tracking Briefing
• Court Entered $48M Fee Judgment Too Soon, Verizon Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Alice Win By Mobile Giants Against IV
• Contractor Wants IBM's Falcons Stadium Suit Trimmed
• Getting Up To Speed On Apple, Qualcomm's Legal Battle
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Judge Steps Down From Motorola Suit, Cites Spouse's Stock
• Handling Corporate Congressional Probes In The Trump Era
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Apple Exec Rips Qualcomm's Chip 'Stranglehold' In FTC Trial
• Shutdown Is Hampering 5G Deployment, Telecom Group Says
• TracFone Accuses NJ Company Of Device Trafficking Scheme
• Ballard Spahr Nabs First Amendment Litigator In Minneapolis
• AT&T Ran The Show, Vendor Says In TCPA Suit Arbitration Bid
• Thune Swaps Commerce Panel Chair For Subcommittee Helm
• Cablevision Inks $1.4M Deal In Technicians' Wage Suit
• 10th Circ. Lets FCC 5G Order Proceed, But In The 9th Circ.
• Samsung Ducks Out Of Mobile Traffic, Battery Life IP Suit
• AG Nominee Promises Recusal In Time-AT&T Merger Case
• Broad US Tech Rules Will Curb Innovation, Commerce Told
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Shutdown's Messy Impact On Consumer Protection Activities
• IHeartMedia Lays Out Case For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• 3rd Circ. Revives T-Mobile's Del. Cell Tower Zoning Fight
• FCC-Funded Broadband Carriers Face Scrutiny Under New Bill
• FCC Shutdown Could Delay Super Bowl Tech Launches
• T-Mobile First To Join FCC Crusade Against Robocalls
• EFF Fights Doc Sealing Bid In Apple, Uniloc Patent Row
• Mobile Banking Co. Scores $300M Round Ahead Of US Push
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Reject 'Radical' Ruling In TCPA Row, High Court Urged
• Fed. Circ. Asks Sprint Why It Shouldn't Pay $32M In Damages
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ax Of IP In $19M Samsung Verdict
• LBI Noteholder Trustees Object To Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure
• PTAB To Review Unified Challenge To Cell Signal Tech Patent
• Sen. Says Carriers Broke Promises To End Location Tracking
• Apple Seeks PTAB Rehearing After Patent Owner Sanctioned
• 4 Takeaways From Sprint's $330M Tax FCA Settlement
• Fla. Nightclub Facing TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• Highlights From FCC's Reassigned Number Database Order
• Free Market Think Tank Wants FCC To Strike Old Regs
• US Emphasizes Close Oversight In China Trade Talks
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Intel Exec Slams Qualcomm's 'Very Unfair' Biz Model At Trial
• Late Filing Sinks NJ Comcast Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Apple, VirnetX Spar In Fed. Circ. Over Patent Appeal Remand
• Cooley Nabs Ex-FCC Privacy, Telecom Pro From Boies Schiller
• Dems Renew Call For Crackdown On Mobile Location Tracking
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Roku Can't Escape Streaming Patent Suit
• Ericsson Can License IP On Its Terms, Not HTC's, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive $506M WARF IP Award Against Apple
• FTC Soundboard Ban Already Crushing Industry, Justices Told
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• NAD Referrals To FTC: How Big Is That Stick?
• Pols Can't Block Critics On Social Media, 4th Circ. Says
• Ford Settles On Cellular-Connected Cars Amid FCC Debate
• Chancery Issues Arrest Warrants For Chinese Tech Execs
• Wilkinson Barker Nabs Ex-FCC Legal Adviser
• AT&T Settles Its Suit Over Phone Co. Failure To Pay For 911
• Grindr Victory In Fake Profile Case Examined By 2nd Circ.
• Nexstar Hurting Viewers In Fee Dispute, TDS Tells FCC
• Coalition Opposing Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Adds 5 New Orgs
• Hacking Nixes Injunction In Trade Secrets Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• L3 Investors Sue To Block Harris Merger Over Lack Of Info
• NY Tax Minutes: December Review And 2019 Preview
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Critics Get A Bigger Window For FCC Broadband Map Data
• Starz Investor Seeks $92.5M Merger Settlement Reargument
• FTC Rips Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Practice At Trial
• Fed. Circ. Denies Rembrandt Bid To Rehear Atty Fee Ruling
• Apple Wins $135M Cut Or Damages Retrial In WiLAN IP Row
• Former AT&T VP Bob Quinn Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer
• Sens. Propose New Office To Fight Chinese Tech Threats
• FCC Wireless Pro Brings Auction Expertise Back To Mintz
• DOJ Wants Say On Antitrust Test At 7th Circ. Comcast Hearing
• Austria Planning Digital Tax On Large Internet Companies
• FCC's Rosenworcel Trolls Trump Over Shutdown Alternatives
• Rule 36 Affirmance Can Have Preclusive Effect At PTAB Too
• US, China Set For First Round Of High-Stakes Trade Talks
• 'Animal House' Rules In Play In Robocall Row, Justices Told
• USTelecom Scores Wilkinson Barker Knauer Partner As VP
• Attys See FCC Shutdown As Chance To Research Policy
• Pa. Justices To Tackle Wireless System's Utility Status
• More Caller ID Control On Tap For FCC's January Lineup
• Vet Cheated, Defamed Gov't Contractor, Suit Says
• Charter Must Face TCPA Autodialer Suit, Judge Told
• Studios Decry 'Game-Playing' By Media Exec In Copyright Suit
• InterDigital Accused Of Unfair Terms For Telecom Patents
• FCC Keeps Telecom On Hook For Bilking USF Out Of $27M
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Telenor Norge Challenges $91M Antitrust Fine In Norway
• Senate Votes To Confirm Carr, Starks To FCC Terms
• Broadcaster Blasted For Pulling TV Coverage Over Fee Talks
• Chancery Clears Contract Cutoff In Startup IP Tech Feud
• Ex-AT&T Workers Can't Duck Arbitration After Clicking Link
• LG Sides With Korea In $920M Fight Against Qualcomm
• FCC Says Tribal Carrier Can Receive Broadband Subsidies
• Tech Giants Skirt Claims They Aided 2015 Calif. Terror Attack
• Deutsche Telekom Sues Germany Over New 5G Auction Rules
• FTC, Qualcomm Tee Up Arguments Before Antitrust Trial
• Advocates Challenge FCC's Eased Media-Ownership Rules
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Pai Takes Victory Lap On Passing Of Net Neutrality Deadline
• FCC To Cease Most Operations In Wake Of Gov't Shutdown
• FCC Fines Telemundo $495K For Children's TV Violations
• USTR Mum On Looming China Talks Following Trump-Xi Call
• 3 FCPA Enforcement Predictions For 2019
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Antitrust Cases To Watch In 2019
• Merger Reviews To Watch In 2019
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2019
• Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2019
• Privacy & Cybersecurity Cases To Watch In 2019
• Consumer Protection Cases To Watch In 2019
• Telecom Developments To Watch In 2019