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Telecommunications - June, 2019

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• U.S., China Return To Negotiating Table As Tariffs Halted
• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Trump Admin Rift Over 5G Policy Leaves Airwaves In Limbo
• Fed. Circ. Axes Part Of VirnetX Patent Tied To $1B Apple Case
• 9th Circ. Finds AT&T Customer Arbitration Agreement Void
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• In Broadcom Test, EU Tries To Resurrect 'Interim Measures'
• Groups Want More Time To Weigh In On FCC Subsidy Cap
• Altice Still Faces Contract Claims Over Cablevision Firings
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• G-20 Throws Weight Behind WTO's Digital Trade Talks
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• M&A Checklists Should Include State-Level Antitrust Review
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• Rubio Patent Suit Ban Bill A 'Catastrophe,' Huawei Says
• Rep. Floats Bill To Craft C-Band Spectrum Sale Compromise
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Removing Huawei Network Parts Could Cost $1B, FCC Told
• French Parliament Panel Passes Digital Tax
• PTAB Revives Sirius' Satellite Patent Challenges
• FCC Launches New Investigation Into Sinclair-Tribune
• Huawei Took Startup's Secrets, Jury Finds, But Won't Be Fined
• 7th BlackBerry Patent Also Invalid, Twitter Says In IP Suit
• Texas Telecom Co.'s Trade Secret Trial Win Upped To $26M
• Wiley Rein Nabs Former Federal Prosecutor
• Telecom Co. Hit With $4.2M Judgment In Unpaid Loan Action
• Lawmakers Urged To Spurn 'Sideshow Issues' In Privacy Law
• Orioles Urge NY Court To Throw Out Nats' Arbitration Award
• Costs Of Failure Could Spur Accord On OECD Digital Tax Plan
• PE-Backed Cambium Pulls In $70M From Below-Range IPO
• Bipartisan Bill Would Force Government To Share Spectrum
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• Broadcom Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over Chip Sales Terms
• DivX Claims Credit For Streaming Boom In Netflix IP Fight
• FTC, States Crack Down On Robocallers With 94 New Cases
• Small Carriers Say Broadband Map Makes Life Difficult
• Anti-Robocall Bill Sails Through House Subcommittee
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let EchoStar Unit Dodge $21M IP Verdict
• FCC Subsidy Cap Would Promote Equality, O'Rielly Says
• Sinclair's New Networks Will Be GOP Mouthpiece, Dems Warn
• Assistive Comms Co. Pushes Back On UK Merger Concerns
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• The First Deference Ruling Of High Court Term
• Ligado Says FCC Must Trigger Deadline For 5G Network
• Sen. Suspects Commerce Is 'Intentionally Delaying' 5G
• FedEx Challenges Commerce Dept.'s Huawei Export Reqs.
• Trump Set To Meet One-On-One With 8 World Leaders At G-20
• $925M High Enough For ViSalus Robocall Damages: Judge
• Weather Groups Step Up Warnings To FCC Over Satellite Plan
• Huawei Says Feds Have Held Seized Tech Goods For 2 Years
• 4th Circ. Won't Stay $61M Order In Dish Telemarketing Suit
• Samsung OK'd To Seek Info Seal In Qualcomm Class Fight
• FCC's Diversity Probe Is Overdue But Shallow, Democrats Say
• 2 E-Discovery Takeaways From FTC V. Qualcomm
• Commerce Dept. Blacklists 5 More Chinese Tech Entities
• Kelley Drye Attys' 'Bad Decisions' Don't Merit DQ, Judge Says
• High Court Punt Plunges TCPA Suits Into Greater Uncertainty
• Lawmakers, Agencies Agree: Broadband Maps Must Be Better
• Police, Firefighters Must Stay In Spectrum's T-Band, GAO Says
• FTC Says Qualcomm's New Arguments Too Late In Stay Fight
• Quest, Customs Breaches Show Risks Of Farming Out Data
• AT&T Sued Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Wireless Rate Scheme
• Regulators Needn't Heed 5G Fearmongers, FCC's Pai Says
• Justices Could Blunt Racial Bias Cases With Comcast Ruling
• Crown Castle Says Illinois Telecom Flouting FCC's Pole Regs
• Verizon Gets PTAB To Ax Mobile Advertising Patent
• Sprint-T-Mobile Challengers Grow To 14 At First Hearing
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Rubio's Bid To Bar Huawei Patent Suits Alarms Attorneys
• Gray TV Seeks Out Of Ad Buyers' Price-Fix Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: UnitedHealth, Fortress, Chevron Phillips
• Aviators Fear C-Band Revamp Will Muddle Flight Safety Tools
• Reps. Ask FCC To Speed Up Auto-Safety Spectrum Review
• After High Court Win, IPhone Users Want New Judge
• Sprint Agrees To Pay $4M For Using Surveys To Dock Wages
• House Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal On Robocall Legislation
• Digital Data Privacy One Year After Carpenter
• High Court Punts On FCC Deference Fight In TCPA Row
• Nokia Names New Top Attys As CLO Departs For ABB
• Staying Awake Is Essential To Surveillance Job, 5th Circ. Says
• Huawei Judge Will Hear Sidley Atty DQ Bid In Fall
• State AGs In Dicey Waters With Sprint-T-Mobile Challenge
• Intellectual Ventures Striking Deals In Wireless IP Fights
• New Bill Would Strike Big-Tech Immunity For Web Content
• FCC Charts Next Steps Toward $100M Telemedicine Program
• Qualcomm Says FTC Wrong To Fight Stay Of Antitrust Ruling
• FCC To Advance 'Modest' Changes For Kids' TV Rules
• Longtime Anchorwomen Say NY1 Cut Their Airtime
• How New US M&A Restrictions On China Will Affect Tech Cos.
• Starks To Hold Forum On Huawei Replacement Next Week
• Ex-Alaska Telecom Exec Gets 5 Years For $270M Scheme
• Cox Inks $10.75M Deal To End Debt Collection Robocall Suit
• T-Mobile Says Wichita Keeps Hanging Up On Cell Tower Plan
• Comcast And Contractor's $7.5M Wage Deal Finally Gets OK
• Utilities Oppose FCC's Small-Cell Streamlining At 9th Circ.
• HTC Fails To Get Wireless IP Suit Nixed On Alice Grounds
• FCC Told Nexstar Conspired To Impair Minority Broadcaster
• Uber TCPA Arbitration Bid Fails Due To Unauthenticated Docs
• FCC Plans To Strike Educational Priority For 2.5 GHz Band
• Fuse Ch. 11 Plan, Settlement OK'd Without New Creditor Vote
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dish, Chi-Med, NiSource
• DOJ Talks Show Broadcast Definition Must Change, NAB Says
• Rubio Targets Huawei Patent Suits Through Defense Bill
• Ex-Time Warner Workers Try To Keep Vacation Pay Suit Alive
• Border Phone Search Questions Continue In Federal Court
• Lighthizer Defends Trump's Aggressive China Strategy
• Trump Confirms Trade Meeting With Xi On G-20 Sidelines
• DOJ Settles Antitrust Suits With CBS, Fox Over Info Sharing
• Apple Nixes 'Wireless Leash' Trade Secrets Claims, For Now
• FCC Working Group Will Help Farmers Get Connected
• FCC Robocall Waiver Could Affect High-Stakes ViSalus Suit
• In The Trade Hot Seat: What Congress May Ask Lighthizer
• 2.5 GHz Users Pitch Plan To Expand License Sizes
• Justices Won't Touch 9th Circ. Ruling Over Fax Ad Definition
• Groups Tell FCC Wireless Carriers Violated Privacy Laws
• Huawei Can't Cut Redactions In Feds' Bid To DQ Sidley Atty
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• Apple Loses Atty DQ Bid In IPhone Performance Case
• Justices Say 1st Amendment Doesn't Apply To NYC Channel
• AGs' Sprint-T-Mobile Challenge Tests States' Influence
• A New Tax Strategy For Multinationals: Shunning Tax Havens
• FTC Says 13 Cos. Falsely Claim Privacy Shield Status
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Real Estate Rumors: Benchmark, AD1, Cisco
• FCC's New Call-Blocking Ruling Necessitates More Oversight
• 'Millions' Worth Of ADI Tech Stolen By Ex-Employee, Feds Say
• Facebook Will Cough Up Data Analysis Docs In Breach Suit
• FCC Lets Colo. County Near NM Line Get Denver Stations
• US Pauses WTO Case Against China's IP Policies
• 9th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Over Facebook Hack-Alert Texts
• Conservatives Urge FCC To Open 5.9 GHz Band For Wi-Fi
• Chief Justice Sold AT&T Shares After Ruling In Co.'s Case
• More Lawmakers Join Cry Against New Local Radio Royalties
• Legislators Seek DOL's Plans For 5G Workforce Training
• Trump-Xi Meeting Still In Doubt With Tariffs At The Ready
• Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Cut Prison Phone Rates
• Tracfone 'Unlimited Carryover' Not A Trademark, USPTO Says
• Attys In ABC Affiliate Defamation Case Lose $256K Fee Award
• Rise Of Nation-State Hacks Doesn't Give Cos. A Free Pass
• Carpenter Cell Data Shouldn't Be Excluded, 6th Circ. Rules
• DOJ Backs Qualcomm's Appeal Of Phone Buyer Class Cert.
• FCC Has New Broadband Mapping Plan, Pai Tells Congress
• Cities Tell 9th Circ. FCC Overstepped With 5G Order
• Perkins Coie Snags Telecom Expert From Paul Hastings
• Sens. Probe FCC Spectrum Rift's Effect On Weather Forecasts
• Deals Rumor Mill: Forever 21, T-Mobile, Church's Chicken
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• Ex-Verizon Worker Not Entitled To More Disability Benefits
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Amazon Recorded Kids Without Consent, Privacy Suits Say
• FTC Slams Qualcomm's Bid For Stay Pending Antitrust Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Dings FCC Over Bare-Bones Media Diversity Data
• Tech Giants Strangling News Industry, Experts Tell House
• Media Ownership Rule Dispute: How We Got Here
• Here We Go Again: DOJ's Latest Music Licensing Review
• AGL Energy Readies $2.1B Bid For Telecom In Renewed Talks
• FCC, Industry Must Both Do Part On Robocalls, Experts Say
• 3 Firms Compete For Lead In AT&T Stock-Drop Suit
• USTR Flooded With Pleas To Resist New Tariffs On China
• Senate Dems Can't Get Net Neutrality Bill To The Floor
• States Sue To Block Merger By Sprint, T-Mobile
• What To Expect In Media Ownership Arguments At 3rd Circ.
• Firms Seek $1.1M In Fees For Deal On Comcast Set-Top Boxes
• FCC Dem Prods Carriers On Plans For Free Robocall Blocking
• Net Neutrality Advocates Push For FCC Reversal In Senate
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Ax Of Abstract Caller ID Patent Claims
• The Latest Developments In Criminal Cases Against Execs
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• Alleged Traffickers Look To Slip Out Of Phone-Smuggling Suit
• High Court Rejects Bid To Reinstate Sprint's $32M Patent Loss
• Redbox Sends 'Wireless Spam' Promotions, Suit Says
• 15 Minutes With CBS' General Counsel
• Comcast Wins High Court Review Of $20B Racial Bias Suit
• Carriers Will Use Call-Blocking To Squash Scams First
• Apple Can't Ax Antenna Maker's Patent Yet, Judge Says
• DirecTV Contractor Must Show Union 'Whole' Service Pact
• Commerce Backs Verizon's Push To Lock Handsets
• Fed. Circ. Judge Asks How Telecom's Data Patent Is Inventive
• Net Neutrality Bill Passes NY Assembly, Faces Uncertain Fate
• Delrahim's Antitrust Approach To FRAND Still Problematic
• Feds Say Power To Search Phones At Border Well Supported
• Blumenthal Pushes Bill To End TV Sports Blackouts Again
• FCC Lets 'Orphan County' In Georgia Get In-State Satellite
• 4th Circ. Ruling Eases Class Cert. Path In Telemarketing Rows
• IBM Scraps Mainframe Deal With Deutsche Telekom
• 5th Circ. Cuts T-Mobile Loose From Suit Over Baby's Death
• PTAB Says Unified Not An Interested Party In Apple IPR
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Pushes Back On IP Enforcement Critics
• Class Suit Over Monster's HDMI Cable Packaging Ends In Deal
• FCC Simplifies Cable Rules, Rankling Dems Over Free Speech
• FCC's Sprint-T-Mobile Moves Are 'Irregular,' Dem Says
• TV Giants Bash Ad Buyers' Price-Fix Case As Just A 'Theory'
• What May Be Ahead For PE Infrastructure Investment In Asia
• China's Amended Investment Law Leaves Some Details Vague
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• Sprint Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Subscriber Data
• Crowell-Led Blank Check Co. Raises $150M In Upsized IPO
• Full FCC Votes To Greenlight Default Robocall Blocking
• Fox Likely Won't Get Quick Win In Netflix Exec Poaching Battle
• WARF Asks High Court To Take Up $506M Apple Patent Case
• EU Pauses $975M Telia Deal Review, Citing Missing Info
• DOJ Again Mulling Decades-Old Music Licensing Orders
• Cable Co. Accuses CBS Of Bad Faith In Station Retrans Talks
• Virgin Kicks Off $46.3M Suit Over Nixed Satellite Launches
• FCC Thinks Ex-Bank Fraudster Controls Radio Station Group
• Sens. Seek Clarity On FCC's Role In TV Content Bargains
• Sparring Telecoms Urge Gov't To Make Call On C-Band
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arriva, T-Mobile, Permira
• Fuse Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Delayed After Creditor Deal Cracks
• Computer Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Marvell Merger
• Simpson Thacher Assists On $4B Digital Infrastructure Fund
• What To Expect From An Appeal Of FTC V. Qualcomm
• ITC Judge Finds Comcast X1 Platform Infringes TiVo Patent
• Trump Urged To Secure 'Critical Minerals' Access Via Trade
• Charter Wants False Ad Suit Over Internet Speeds Tossed
• Reps. Inclined To Renew Satellite Law Amid Broader Reforms
• WTO Forms Panel To Probe China's Objection To Trump Tariffs
• Hawaii Telecom Co. Asks DC Circ. To Rethink FCC Decision
• Fed. Circ. Flags Gaps In PTAB Ruling Tied To $1B Apple Row
• Airtel Africa Seeks To Raise $750M In London IPO
• GOP Senator Urges Apple To Offer 'Do Not Track' Option
• Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Speed 5G Deployment
• Groups Eye Pre-Vote Edits To FCC's Call-Blocking Plan
• Reports On USMCA Offer Industry-Specific Guidance For Cos.
• Google, Amazon, Others Face House Antitrust Scrutiny
• Netflix Wants Video Streaming IP Suit Axed Over Patentability
• Simplify TV Carriage Rules, Witnesses Tell House Committee
• Divided FCC Mulls Cap For Subsidy Program Spending
• FCC Expects 5G Will Increase Wi-Fi Spectrum Demand
• UK Watchdog Mulling New Rules For Tech Mergers
• Feds Can Help Grow Rural Broadband, Cable Group Tells FTC
• How France's Consumer Protection Agency Is Targeting Cos.
• Cooperating With Competitors In The Wake Of Qualcomm
• Fusion Files For Ch. 11 Following 'Overly Aggressive' Mergers
• Class Action Insights From Justices' App Store Opinion