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Telecommunications - April, 2019

236 articles

• Broadcasters Say Tech Threats Call For Looser Merger Regs
• Dems Criticize Rudimentary Wireless Security Standards
• Cooley Steers Video News Co. Cheddar's $200M Sale To Altice
• Border Phone Searches 'Circumvent' Constitution, ACLU Says
• Sprint, T-Mobile Push Merger Deadline Citing Ongoing Review
• China May Soon See Variable Interest Entity M&A Review
• House Struggles To Pinpoint Best Robocall Solution
• AT&T Faces Customer Privacy Suit Amid Gov't Data Scrutiny
• Navigating Willfulness In Patent Cases 3 Years After Halo
• 9th Circ. Partly Revives Ex-Frontier Worker's Bias Suit
• Verizon's $95M Settlement Coverage Fight Will Stay In Del.
• Charter Can't Invoke DirecTV To Beat Rate Caps, FCC Told
• Apple Says It Killed Screen Time Apps Over Privacy Concerns
• Cable Cos. Back Robocall-Blocker Bill With Opt-Out Measure
• Nepal Faces Arbitration Over Tax On Telecom Co. Sale
• Satellite Co. Says Security Needed In $1.1B Award Fight
• TiVo Hits Comcast With New ITC Patent Suit Over DVR Tech
• SpaceX Internet Satellites Can Use Lower Orbit, FCC Says
• Fed. Circ. OKs Video Conference Patent In Loss For Polycom
• Toyota Pauses Crash-Avoidance Plan Amid 5.9 GHz Upheaval
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• TCPA Constitutionality Fight Gains Steam With 4th Circ. Ruling
• Cellphone Retailer Won't Face Class Action In NY Wage Suit
• National Security Concerns Halt NSA 'Dragnet' Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Disney, Kantar, CVC
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Pa. Justices Say County Can't Sue Telecoms For 911 Fees
• Orrick Guides DoCoMo's $280M Investment In Magic Leap
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Mass. Town Sued Over T-Mobile Antenna Construction Denial
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Gov't Pledges Not To Disclose Cyberbreach Info To Watchdog
• ZTE Prevails At 9th Circ. In Wireless Contract Battle
• Trump Telecom Adviser To Take Policy Post At Fox
• Witnesses To Calif. Reps: Pass Emergency Throttling Bill
• Rival VoIP Providers Strike $63M Deal Over IP, Antitrust Claims
• Carr's 5G Jobs Plan To Partner FCC With Colleges, Carriers
• Verizon Can't Use ERISA To Sink Age Discrimination Case
• FTC Hit With Another Suit Over Robocall 'Soundboard' Stance
• Grain Management Closes 4th Fund At Nearly $900M
• Comcast Illegally Collects Personal Viewing Data, Suit Says
• Calif. Leaders OK Changes Curtailing Landmark Privacy Law
• TCPA Debt Call Carveout Is Unconstitutional, 4th Circ. Says
• Broadband Cos. Ask FCC To Leave Spectrum Leases Alone
• '5GE' Ad Suit Points To Confusion Over New Mobile Tech
• Ericsson Wins Bid To Enter AT&T, Verizon Patent Spats
• Media Firm Fuse Plans Quick Ch. 11 As Contract Row Looms
• Facebook Expects FTC Privacy Fine Of Up To $5B
• Advocacy Groups Tell DC Circ. To Uphold Sex Trafficking Law
• Utah Warrant Bill Raises Stakes For Cops' Digital Data Grabs
• Judge Lets Feds Use Suspect's Fingerprints To Unlock Phone
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Garvey Schubert Can Seek Indemnification In License Row
• DOJ Blasts Chinese Cos.' Immunity Arguments In CRT Suit
• Huawei Headed To UK Top Court Over License Fees
• Disclosing Multinationals' Tax Data Becoming Norm
• Nexstar CEO Says Tribune Deal Can't Rely On Eased Rules
• NBC, Press Org Seek Info On Alleged DHS Journo Database
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Multicultural Media Firm Fuse Opens $242M Ch. 11 In Del.
• Courts Are Filling In Justices' Design Patent Remedy Void
• US Wants In On Europe's Case Against Indian Tech Tariffs
• Businesses Want Tariffs Scrapped Under US-China Trade Pact
• Morris Manning Snags IP Litigator From Alston & Bird
• Chinese Co. Says Motorola Stonewalling In Trade Secret Fight
• Rural Carriers Say Verizon Phones Need To Stay Unlocked
• Chancery Says $17B Cablevision Deal Suit Plows New Ground
• NCTA Urges FCC To Tackle 'Duplicative' Calif. Cable Fees
• AT&T, Sprint Settle '5GE' False Advertising Suit
• $13M Patent Bill Rests On Inflammatory Statements: Huawei
• Wireless Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Toss FCC's Verizon Fee Ruling
• DOJ Cautiously Eyes Changing Broadcast Market Makeup
• Charter Agrees To Invest $300M Upstate To Stay In New York
• AT&T Win On Spanish Survey Texts Appealed In 7th Circ.
• Behavioral Design Could Be Privacy Law's Next Frontier
• Comcast Keeps Installer Antitrust Suit Win At 3rd Circ.
• New Settlement Talks Revive CRT Class Leadership Fight
• AT&T Says '5GE' Doesn't Trick Consumers In Sprint Ad Row
• Takeaways From DOJ Action Against Telemedicine Fraud
• 5 Times Lawyers Settled During The Big Show
• Social Media Seen As Fake-News Conduit In Mueller Report
• FBI Believes Russians Hacked Fla. County, Mueller Says
• Prison Phone Snooping Suit Put On Lockdown During Appeal
• Sprint-T-Mobile Still Fails To Make Case 1 Year In, Critics Say
• FCC's Carr Touts Plans To Expand 5G Job Training
• Univision Asks FCC To Allow More Foreign Investment
• Cable Groups Seek Less Strict Fiber Mapping Rules In Alaska
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• ITC Sees Modest Gains, Higher Car Prices Under New NAFTA
• TCPA Questions Loom As 11th Circ. Considers 3 Cases
• Dems Propose $240M In Yearly Grants For Internet Access
• A First Look At Austria's Digital Services Tax
• Strine-Laster Clash In Spotlight With Del. Aruba Appraisal
• 2 Fixes The DOJ Could Demand From Sprint-T-Mobile
• Motorola Can't Get Intel On 2nd Radio In Trade Secrets Fight
• After Ceasefire With Apple, Qualcomm's War Continues
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• FCC Brings In Nearly $2B In 24 GHz Spectrum Auction
• Telecom Co. Beats Bid To Toss $563M Satellite Deal Award
• High Court Asked To Weigh IPhone Addiction In Deadly Crash
• LBI Ch. 11 Plan Nod Ends Bitter Fight With Junior Creditors
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• FCC To Oppose Chinese Telecom's US Expansion, Pai Says
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• Texas Privacy Bill Would Hurt Consumers, Ad Industry Says
• USTelecom Slams Alternative Broadband Mapping Plan
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Texas Judge OKs Settlement In Prison Call Class Action
• White House Won't Release AT&T Merger Challenge Docs
• Uber, Riders To Spar Over Arbitration In Fee Dispute 'Mini Trial'
• VoIP Definition Is Crucial To 911, Localities Tell FCC
• Windstream Gets Greenlight For $1B In DIP Funding
• UK Privacy Head Proposes Curbing Kids' Social Media 'Likes'
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile-Sprint, Reddy Ice, Veolia
• Subsidy Program Budget Cap Won't Gut Lifeline: O'Rielly
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Del. Justices Upend Chancery's HP-Aruba Deal Appraisal
• DC Circ. Asked To Reinstate Yahoo Human Rights Fund Case
• Apple, Qualcomm Drop Multibillion-Dollar Licensing War
• Ping An Insurance Unit Scores $758M For Infrastructure Funds
• Windstream Ch. 11 Judge Halts Charter's Misleading Ads
• Fired Dish Worker Wins $189K Award On Retaliation Claim
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Advocates Say They Can Challenge FCC Media Rule Changes
• Consumers Owed Robocall Blocking Tech For Free, Dems Say
• With Texas Trial Looming, PTAB Agrees To Review IV Patent
• High Court Won't Hear Case Against FTC Over Robocall Tech
• China Bashes US, Others Over Exclusion From 5G Expansion
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• Qualcomm Wants Win On Patent Defenses Apple Cut Midtrial
• For FCC's Pai, Deregulation Will Aid Consumers
• 8th Circ. Denies Quest's Claim In Traffic Pumping Suit
• Rift Between FCC, Commerce Surfaces In Votes On 37 GHz
• Pai Gets Boost From Trump On Plans For Giant 5G Auction
• Charter Says 'Misleading' Ads Used Windstream's Own Words
• Free-Phone Sellers Can't Get OT Under FLSA, 2nd Circ. Says
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• 4 Things To Know About The Apple-Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• OECD Digital Tax Project To Address Losses, US Official Says
• FCC's O'Rielly Aims To Slap Government's Heavy Hand
• What's At Stake In The Apple, Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• IPR Denial Sets 'Dangerous Precedent,' Samsung Warns
• Dutch Watchdog Eyes Apple For App Store Abuse
• Senators, Attys Push For Bill To Crack Down On Robocalls
• FCC Urged To Overhaul Rural Broadband Mapping
• Comcast Can't Stop Racial Bias Suit, Studio Tells Justices
• HTC Says Ericsson Reading Too Much Into Licensing Verdict
• Trump Defender, Ex-Wiley Rein Partner To Leave DOJ
• Google, Huawei To Pay $9.75M To End Faulty Cellphone Suit
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• United Fire, Cable Co. On Hook For Pipe Explosion, Suit Says
• Loss Question Could Vex Digital Tax Debate At OECD
• Tax, Free Market Groups Ally Against Private C-Band Sales
• FCC's Carr Wary Of Calls For Online Speech Oversight
• TracFone's Device Trafficking Suit Gets Judge's Go-Ahead
• FCC Commissioner Slams Continued 911 Fee Diversions
• Orioles Free To Pitch TV Profits Dispute To Arbitration Panel
• Apple-Qualcomm Trial Sees Indemnity Question Separated
• House Passes Bill Undoing Repeal Of Net Neutrality Rules
• Eyeing Appeal, Motel Owner Wants Stay In AT&T Junk Fax Suit
• FCC Circulates Order To Fix Radio Interference Complaints
• LBI Junior Noteholders Say No To Ch. 11 Extension
• Apple Seeks Class Counsel's Removal In IPhone Updates MDL
• Dems Say Net Neutrality Bill Would Throttle 'Unjust' Practices
• Amazon Should Win 'Fire TV' Trademark Suit, Judge Says
• Commerce Asks FCC To Pause Space Junk Mitigation Rule
• FCC's Starks Sees Consumer Privacy As Top Agency Priority
• Facebook Agrees To Tell Users It Profits From Their Data
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• AT&T Seeks To Zap Sprint's '5GE' False Advertising Suit
• GoDaddy Customers Win Class Cert. In Robocalling Suit
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Post-Verdict Push For Better Rates
• Law360's Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board
• How Rebuilding America's Infrastructure Is Going So Far
• Telenor Inks €1.5B Deal For Majority Stake In Finnish Peer
• Broadcasters Plan To Roll Out Next-Gen TV In 40 Markets
• Broadcast Reports Could Be A PR Tool, FCC Official Says
• Indian Co. Pays To End US Claims It Ran Tech Support Scam
• CenturyLink Wins First Contract Under $50B Telecom Project
• Colo. Justices Find Police Use Of Phone Code Constitutional
• Zoom Infringing Video Conference IP, OoVoo Successor Says
• Colo. Springs Stalled Cell Tower Application, Telecom Says
• Nexstar Drops Ind. Stations For $42M To Buoy Tribune Deal
• Sinclair Promotes Deputy GC As Top Atty Takes On New Role
• EU's Vestager Signals Support For National Digital Taxes
• M/C Partners Taps Latham & Watkins For $350M PE Fund
• Nexstar's Apolitical Vibe Won't Cure All Merger Ailments
• Satellite Cos. Pledge To Cover Customer Migration Costs
• Telecom Industry Suggests Tweaks To FCC's Caller ID Reform
• Don't Open Free Channels For Next-Gen TV, FCC Told
• Windstream Says Charter Mounted False Ch. 11 Ad Campaign
• 5 Principles For Responding To Government Investigations
• Appeal Of Charter's Exit From Tower Suit Premature: 7th Circ.
• FTC Wins $3.4M Judgment In False Google Agent Suit
• FCC Right To Rein In Cable Fees, Policy Experts Say
• Feds To Use FISA Surveillance In Prosecuting Huawei
• Trump Aims To Strike China Trade Deal Within A Month
• Trump Admin. Still Backs Private 5G Rollout, Kudlow Says
• Huawei's Patent 'Gamesmanship' Warrants Fees, Judge Told
• Nexstar Accused Of Sabotaging Black-Owned TV Broadcaster
• Revised ERISA Suit Still Comes Up Short, CenturyLink Says
• Squire Patton Boosts West Coast Litigation With TCPA Expert
• Del. Jury Clears Apple Of LTE Infringement In $30M IP Trial
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• DOJ Beats Gizmodo FOIA Suit Over Trump Wiretap Docs
• Reps. Urge FCC To Correct Broadband Deployment Data
• Ex-Pentagon Leaders Warn Against China-Backed 5G Network
• Apple's $30M IP Case Is All 'Misdirection,' Evolved Says
• FCC Needs Dedicated Robocall Unit, Rosenworcel Says
• Dish Wins $6M From Streaming Co. It Says Stole UFC Fight
• Robocall Bill Clears Senate Commerce Committee
• Kirkland To Steer IHeartMedia's Post-Bankruptcy IPO
• Reps. Divided Over FCC's Scope In Net Neutrality Bill
• Amazon, Apple Face ITC Probe Of Alleged Infringing Imports
• Nexstar Fights Internet Co. Over How To Talk To FCC
• Prison Phone Cos. Call Off Merger After FCC Discouragement
• Trade Group Calls For Scheduling Spectrum Auctions
• FCC Tosses 'Refusal To Deal' Claim Against Comcast
• NY Town Urges Judge To Revisit Telecom's Cell Tower Win
• FCC Taking Too Long On Mobile Location Tracking: Starks
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2
• Vodafone Expects EU To OK $22B Liberty Deal By Summer
• T-Mobile Keeps Data Breach Class Suit Out Of State Court
• Zuckerberg Wants 'More Active' Gov't Internet Regulation
• Sports Fans Ask For $833K In Atty Fees In Robocall Case
• $7.5M Comcast Wage Deal Falls Short, Judge Says
• Sprint Opposes Spectrum Divestiture In T-Mobile Deal
• Chancery Not Yet Sold On $15M Globalstar Atty Fee Bid
• AT&T's Spanish Survey Texts Aren't Autodials, Ill. Judge Says
• Cap On Local Cable In-Kind Offers Called 'Sophie's Choice'
• Wiley Rein Lures Longtime USTelecom Exec To DC Office
• Cravath Aids Cable One In $525.9M Deal For Cable Operator
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 1
• Battle Lines Emerge In WTO's Early Digital Trade Talks