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Telecommunications - May, 2019

266 articles

• OECD Tax Plan Reveals Few New Details, But Ambitious Scope
• Maine Bill Would Require Consent Before ISPs Sell Data
• What To Expect As Congress Considers Media Marketplace
• $200M Settlement Reached In Tribune Media Clawback Suit
• View Internet Competitors Broadly, Think Tank Urges FTC
• Sprint-T-Mobile Promises Still Fall Short, CWA Says
• White House Reports Plug Spectrum-Sharing Arrangements
• T-Mobile Accused Of Bombarding Customers With Texts
• Aussie Energy Co. AGL Nixes Vocus Bid, EQT Offer Remains
• 4th Circ. Kills Dish Network's Appeal Of $61M TCPA Verdict
• Time Warner To Ask Justices To Review Sprint's $140M IP Win
• Tech Risks Rival 'Planes And Tanks,' Huawei Prosecutor Says
• US Trustee Calls Fuse's Ch. 11 Plan Incomplete
• FCC's Call-Blocking Plan Weathers Industry Resistance
• Qualcomm Licensees Face Risk In Fighting Deals After Ruling
• 7th Circ. Questions If AIG Can Ditch Covering Emmis Defense
• Hyatt, Time Warner Strike Deals To End EEOC Disability Suits
• Small Broadcasters Urge FCC To Keep Ownership Controls
• UK Likely To Oppose Merger Of Assistive Comms Tech Cos.
• Paul Weiss Reps American Tower In $1.9B Eaton Towers Buy
• FCC Should Reorganize Around Function, Strategists Say
• Huawei Ban Creates Challenge For Int'l Antitrust Enforcement
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Sprint Wants Retailer's $171M Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Apple Aims To Nix FRAND Claim In Suit Over Wireless Patents
• US Coaxing Allies To Ban Huawei Equipment: DOD Official
• PTAB Defends Denying Samsung's Challenge To Uniloc IP
• Deals Rumor Mill: Odebrecht, Axel Springer, Boost Mobile
• Huawei Asks Texas Court To Find US Ban Unconstitutional
• Qualcomm Wants Stay While Appealing Key Antitrust Ruling
• FCC Finalizes Broadband Expansion Report Despite Backlash
• Cravath, Paul Weiss Lead Frontier's $1.4B 4-State Fiber Deal
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• App Store Opinion Returns Antitrust Enforcement To Its Roots
• Finisar Investors Again Denied Class Cert. As Suit Nixed
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• $643M Xura Deal Suit Muddied By Prior Chancery Decision
• Lifting Unbundling Rules Would Spur Development, FCC Told
• Apple Denied A Rehearing On 'Tainted' PTAB Reviews
• TV Watchdog Says Rating System Needs Overhaul Now
• Faxed Info Request Wasn't Barred By TCPA, 3rd Circ. Says
• White House Memo On 'Vanishing' Apps Sufficient: DC Circ.
• Justices Pass On Case Tying IPhone Addiction To Fatal Crash
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• Educational Spectrum Band's Future Faces Uncertainty
• France OKs Merger After Investigating 'Influencer' Market
• History Gives No Clues To Trump-Huawei Endgame
• Samsung Can't Keep $100M Deal With Qualcomm A Secret
• Kaspersky Lab Sees Spike In Mobile Banking Cyberattacks
• Dems Say Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Conditions Need Public Input
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Sullivan, Sidley
• Sen. Lee Reintroduces Spectrum-Valuation Bill
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• TPG, Vodafone Challenge Australia's Bid To Block $10B Deal
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• The Big Picture: What To Know About FTC V. Qualcomm
• ITC Will Again Probe Comcast Over TiVo DVR Patent Claims
• Some House Dems Inch Toward Net Neutrality Compromise
• EU Regulators Were OK To Clear VodafoneZiggo, Court Says
• Fed. Circ. Revives 1 Mobile Patent, Keeps 2 Nixed
• AGs Want More Firepower Against Internet Platforms
• Sens. Push Bills Tackling Internet Of Things, Telemed
• House Dem Says DOJ Antitrust 'Prioritizing Side Projects'
• Senate Passes Bill To Give FCC Sharper Bite On Robocalls
• Del. Jury Sides With TQ Delta In DSL Patent Trial
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• US, Allies Still Grappling With Plan To Counter China
• Ruling In FTC's Qualcomm Case Could Upend SEP Licensing
• Google Facing Inquiry Over Targeted Ads' GDPR Compliance
• 7 Takeaways From Qualcomm's Stinging Defeat
• 4th Circ. OKs Time Warner Worker's Jury Win In Age Bias Suit
• Microsoft To Harness TV 'White Space' Plan In VA Partnership
• Qualcomm's Illegal Licensing Practices: How We Got Here
• New Bill Would Offer $700M For Huawei Equipment Removal
• Lawmakers Mull Best Web Speeds For Infrastructure Push
• Brazil Telecom Resolves Share Dispute With Cape Verde
• Wireless Co. Beats Ubiquiti's Suit Over Hacking Firmware
• Trump Ties Infrastructure Bill To NAFTA 2.0 To Press Dems
• Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Model Illegal, Judge Rules
• Tough T-Mobile Conditions Leave Many Open Questions
• 3rd Circ. Will Hear FCC Broadcast Dereg Dispute In June
• Cumulus Asks FCC For OK To Be Completely Foreign-Owned
• Trump's Huawei Blacklist Affects Affiliates In 26 Countries
• Sen. Floats Making National 'Do Not Track' List For User Data
• PTAB Nixes Comcast Challenge To Rovi Patent As Redundant
• FTC V. Qualcomm Should Be Viewed Through A Wider Lens
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• 4 Firms Seek To Lead Russian Telecom Bribery Suit
• First DSL Patent Infringement Trial Finally Starts In Del.
• Auto Giants Tell FCC To Tread Carefully In 5.9 GHz Rework
• AGs Urged To Prioritize Domestic Robocall Enforcement
• FCC Support Of Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Won't Tie DOJ's Hands
• Groups Back GM, Nuro Bids To Deploy Driverless Fleets
• Web TV Co. Says Rival's False Piracy Accusation Doomed It
• House Passes Bill To Improve Internet In Developing Nations
• Italy Fines Sports Marketers €67M For Bid-Rigging
• 2 Firms Steer Dish's Satellite Biz Buy Valued At $808M
• FCC Chief To Recommend Approval Of Sprint, T-Mobile Deal
• Structural Remedies In Spotlight In Facebook Privacy Probe
• Calif. Man Who Threatened FCC Chair's Kids Gets 1.5 Years
• Group Questions T-Mobile's Lifeline Pledge, Drawbacks
• Call Blocking May Come With Cost, Advocacy Org Cautions
• Rep. Asks FCC's Pai To Clarify Whether He 'Withheld' Info
• FCC Challenger Loses At DC Circ. Over One-Day Delay
• PG Rating For 'Dating Naked' Show Not Clear To FCC Either
• Broadband Mapping Bill Reflects Cable Group's Strategy
• Texas Justices Side With Time Warner In Utility Fees Row
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Trump's Telecom Salvos Plunge China Talks Into The Unknown
• Industry Must Push FCC To Fix TCPA Litigation Mess: O'Rielly
• Network Security 'Emergency' Order Clouds Telecom Plans
• Canada Says National Wireless Giants May Need More Rivals
• Carriers Tell FCC They've Stopped Selling Location Data
• Dems Unveil Infrastructure Plan With Broadband Focus
• Ill. Atty Should Be Suspended Over Fake Docs, Panel Affirms
• House's Clyburn Forms Task Force On Rural Broadband
• Ore. Rep. Fears 'Unregulated' App World May Hurt Consumers
• Telecom Cos.' Claims Over 911 Call Fee Cap Must Go To Trial
• Whistleblower Says Dish Can't Exit $3.3B Bidding Credit Suit
• Trump Blacklists Huawei Amid Telecom Security Clampdown
• Apple Spared $3.4M Penalty By Nokia's Late IP Disclosure
• TracFone Slams Bid To Nix Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Twitter Says 6 BlackBerry Patents Must Be Killed Under Alice
• Commerce Committee Sends Pirate Radio Bill To Senate Floor
• Saving Education Spectrum Will Boost Profits, Says Study
• Default Call Blocking Is OK, FCC Chair Signals To Carriers
• Chinese Cos. Can't Keep DOJ From CRT Immunity Row
• Trump Declares Network Security A 'National Emergency'
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Streaming Sites Nix Need For Cable Access Rules, GC Says
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Require Telecoms To Verify Calls
• Justices' App Store Ruling Leaves Some In Tech On Edge
• Windstream Gets OK For Up To $24M In Ch. 11 Exec Bonuses
• Lawmakers Fret That 5G Rollout Fuels China Spying Machine
• Indonesian Telecom Creditors Lose Early Bid To Block Ch. 15
• FCC's Pai Says 'Fresh Look' At 5.9 GHz Is Needed For Wi-Fi
• Apollo's TV Station Bids Take Heat From Advocacy Groups
• Let AM Stations Migrate To Digital, Trade Group Tells FCC
• Disney Takes Control Of Hulu In Complex Deal With Comcast
• EU Opens Probe Into $1B Telia Deal For Broadcasting Biz
• FCC Call Authentication Summit Draws Early Criticism
• Japan Launches WTO Challenge To India's Cellphone Tariffs
• High Court Clarifies Standards For Antitrust Claims
• Indian Space Unit Fights Security In $1.1B Award Dispute
• In Win For DOJ, Broadcaster Must Register As Foreign Agent
• Judge's Respect For Apple Helped It Beat Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Risks Affordable Internet Access: Group
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• Google To Pay $7.25M To Settle Pixel Speaker Defect Suit
• Dems Urge FCC To Collect Broadcast Industry Diversity Data
• China Makes Bid To Quell WTO's 'Existential Crisis'
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Qualcomm Fights To Toss Suit Over Blocked Broadcom Deal
• Huawei Says Chinese Law Limits Network 'Cooperation'
• Trump Lays Groundwork For Tariffs On All Chinese Goods
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Akin Gump Snags Hill Veteran From Telecom Trade Group
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• What's At Stake In Battle Over TCPA Constitutionality
• China Strikes Back At Trump With New Tariff Hikes
• Apple Must Face App Store Class Action, Justices Say
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• DOJ Says Old Probe DQs Sidley Atty, Its Ex-No. 2, In Huawei
• Auto Supplier Sues Nokia, Others Over High Cell Tech Prices
• US Using 'Vigorous Diplomacy' On Digital Taxes, Official Says
• In Qualcomm Dispute, A Broader Row Between FTC, DOJ
• Hold Charter In Contempt For Luring Customers, Court Urged
• FCC Security Council Already Planning Look At 5G, Reps. Told
• Wi-Fi Hot Spot Co. Hit With $2.2M Verdict In Patent Trial
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Spectrum Adviser's Departure Points To Policy Disagreements
• Porn Biz Suing Amazon Says Magistrate Botched TM Review
• Fla. Man Sues Cable Co. Over Four Years Of Robocalls
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Trump Sees 'No Need To Rush' China Talks As Tensions Rise
• FTC Slams Justice Dept. Filing In Qualcomm Antitrust Case
• TiVo To Spin Off IP Licensing Business Amid Plan To Sell Co.
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ax Of High-Speed Comms Patents
• Mobile Ad Co. Can't Duck Del. Suit Over $34M Merger
• FCC Advances Share Plan For Weather Satellites, Broadband
• NJ Justices Will Hear Challenge To Phone Password Order
• NAFTA Update A Step Backward For US Investors
• Top Trump Spectrum Policy Adviser Steps Down
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kraft, Carrefour, Telia
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• FCC Votes To Block China Mobile From US Networks
• Cyberattacks Increasingly Targeting Senior Execs: Report
• 'Pirate' Radio Is A Dividing Line For Advocates, Enforcers
• FTC's Phillips Says Privacy Breaches Not An Antitrust Issue
• Nexstar Says DirecTV Owes $1M For Station It Didn't Launch
• New Bill Would Make Online Political Ads More Transparent
• House Passes Bill To Coordinate Broadband Growth
• Australian Watchdog Opposes $11B Vodafone-TPG Merger
• Skadden, Simpson Thacher Shape $14.3B Zayo Take-Private
• Tariff Hike On Chinese Goods Will Take Effect Friday
• Despite Lingering Support, Nationalized 5G Fails: O'Rielly
• Sens. Dial Into FCC, FTC Robocall Enforcement Weaknesses
• Texas Telecom Co. Wins $10M In Trade Secret Trial
• No Need To Scale Back Sherman Act, DOJ Enforcer Says
• Amazon, AT&T Urge FCC To Collaborate On Space Cleanup
• Media Co. Fuse Seeks Docs In DirectTV Contract Row
• US-China Trade Talks To Resume Despite New Tariff Threats
• Vodafone Offers Rival Broadband Access For EU Approval
• USTelecom Wrong To Push Deregulation, Incompas Says
• Cellnex Dials Up $3B Deal For Cellular Tower Sites
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical On Reviving Tech Co.'s Nixed Patents
• Ch. 11 Judge Right On SAE Trade Secret Claim Value: Ruling
• AT&T Missed Payments In Bandwidth Hub Contract, Co. Says
• US Trustee Opposes Windstream's Ch. 11 Worker Bonus Plans
• Samsung, Panasonic Want To Limit New CRT Settlement Talks
• New Trump Tariffs Put US-China Trade Effort On The Rocks
• Sinclair's Bid For Fox Sports Networks Is Doomed: Trade Org
• Private Cos. Should Get More Airwaves Access, Pence Says
• InterDigital Calls U-blox 'Unreasonable' In FRAND Fight
• Hogan Lovells Leads Marvell Tech's $452M Aquantia Buy
• NCTA Says Its Broadband Mapping Plan Is Quickest
• Sinclair Tells Court It Had No Motive To Kill $3.9B Tribune Deal
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• TPG Nabs $1.6B For Tech Fund With New Investment Strategy
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Frustrated Trump Threatens China With Tariff Hike This Week
• Europe's Chief Privacy Regulator Says Fines Are Inevitable
• Verizon, T-Mobile Roped Into Location Data Fight In Baltimore
• Senate Bill Would Encourage Broadband Fund Coordination
• Broadcasters Ask FCC To Ease Signal Complaint Process
• DOJ Urges Caution If FTC's Qualcomm Case Brings Remedies
• SEC Settles Admin. Case With Apple Glass Maker GT Tech
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Cleary, Wachtell
• Microsoft Asks FCC To Open New TV White Space Rulemaking
• CTIA Criticizes 'Flawed' DOD Report On 5G Readiness
• 6 Firms Guide Sinclair's $10.6B Deal For Fox Sports Networks
• Superloop Softens To QIC's Increased $494M Takeover Bid
• Sidley Atty, Ex-DOJ No. 2, Faces Secretive DQ Bid In Huawei
• Diverse Legal Teams Take Work, Top In-House Attys Say
• Nations Can't Trade 5G Security For Immediacy, Pai Says
• NY Counties Join Battle Over 911 Fees Against Telecoms
• Fired UK Defense Minister Denies Leak Of Huawei Discussion
• EU Enforcers Cite Growing Pains, Caution In GDPR Rollout
• Rural Tribal Broadband Severely Lacking, FCC Reports
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tumblr, F2i, Blackstone
• FCC's Rosenworcel Pings Carriers On Location Tracking
• Raytheon Scores $663M Open-Ended Army Comms Contract
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• Irish Regulator To Begin Issuing GDPR Probe Results In July
• Qualcomm Pegs Apple Licensing Fight Deal At $4.5B Or More
• Even With Revised Numbers, FCC Says Broadband Expanding
• FCC Warned Against Singling Out Accessibility Fees On Bills
• Sinclair Execs Fight Suits Over Botched Tribune Deal
• General Cable Dodges Investor Suit Over FCPA Revelations
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flipkart, Meredith, Health Catalyst
• Groups Call For Broadband Focus In $2T Infrastructure Deal
• Arbitration Questions To Consider In Patent License Disputes
• Intelsat Is Flouting Benefits Pact, Retirees Tell DC Circ.
• Many Organizations Won't Be Ready For Calif. Privacy Law
• 'Innovation Band' Hits 2 Milestones Toward Deployment
• US, China Wrap 'Productive' Session As Trade Talks Drag On