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Telecommunications - October, 2019

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• Split 9th Circ. Says Capital One Must Face FCRA Class Action
• Del. Justices Ax $48M Coverage For Verizon In Spinoff Fight
• Verizon's Fatal Crash Suit Should Be Arbitrated, Judge Says
• FCC Commissioner Says US Has 'Rested On Our 4G Laurels'
• US Gov't Wades Into HTC-Ericsson License Dispute
• Senate Dems Float Bill To Protect Public Safety Spectrum
• 9th Circ.'s Rent-A-Center Decision Casts Shadow On AT&T
• 3 US Priorities For The World's Biggest Telecom Summit
• NFL, NBA Player Unions File Amicus In NCAA 9th Circ. Suit
• SEC's Fraud Enforcement Shows Quality, If Not Quantity
• New Regulatory Concerns For Behavioral Telehealth Providers
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink TCPA Standing For Suit Over 1 Text
• Televisa Investors Seek Cert. In FIFA Bribery Scandal Suit
• SEPs In The Wake Of Qualcomm: 4 Defense Issues
• Wiretap Deal With UK Violates 4th Amendment, Congress Told
• Wireless Industry Pushing FCC Rules Too Far, Utilities Say
• Verizon's Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Suit Meets Quick End
• Australian Watchdog Sues Google Over Location Tracking
• 5G Network Flexibility Will Feed Competition, Experts Say
• Ill. High Court Ruling Shows 3 Trends In Tech Crime Litigation
• NPE Cases May Be Contrary To ITC's Mission
• Facebook Agrees To Pay UK Fine Over Data Harvest Scandal
• Google, YouTube Channels Sued Over Kids' Data Collection
• Calif. T-Mobile Retail Workers Seek OK On $8M Wage Deal
• Facebook Sues Company Over Alleged WhatsApp Hacking
• House Solidifying Behind Public C-Band Auction Route
• TV Networks Rail Against Streamer's Antitrust Counterclaims
• Rural Groups Oppose Bid Packages In 3.5 GHz Auction
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Israeli Telecom Co. Fights Class Cert. Bid In Stock-Drop Suit
• Outgoing FTC Antitrust Head Talks Qualcomm, Tech Scrutiny
• Auto Supplier Can't Show Harm In Licensing Suit, Nokia Says
• EU Needs Comprehensive Digital Approach, Vestager Says
• App Developer's Device Access Bid Too Broad, Court Told
• Blown-Up Image Doesn't Invalidate Patent, Qualcomm Says
• FCC Rules In Favor Of Telecoms On VoIP 911 Fees
• Pai Advances Plan To Scrub Huawei, ZTE From US Networks
• French Antitrust Watchdog Lifts Altice Merger Restrictions
• Fed. Circ. Eligibility Rulings Hurt Patent System, Justices Told
• FCC May Drop WWII-Era Broadcast Antenna Sharing Rules
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Device Searches At Border
• AT&T Plans New Directors, Up To $10B In Divestitures
• Davis Wright Nabs Amazon's In-House Atty For Tech Practice
• What You Need To Know About 5G Progress
• FCC Releases Parts Of Mass., Hawaii From Cable Price Rules
• FRAND At UK's Top Court: What You Need To Know
• Bipartisan Sens. Unite Against FCC's Proposed Subsidy Cap
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Gibson, Blake, Baker
• Comcast Asks Justices To Reconsider Race Bias In $20B Suit
• Utilities Must Track FCC Licensing, Spectrum Issues
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Apple Wins Trim Of False Ad Suit Over App Sharing, For Now
• Verizon Defends Fed. Circ.'s Alice Nix Of Advertising Patents
• OECD Proposal May Miss Nuance Of Online User Taxation
• Sens. Want TikTok Investigated For National Security Threats
• College Athletes Defend Win Over NCAA In 9th Circ.
• New FCC Broadband Survey Still Relies On Telecoms' Data
• Bipartisan House Bill Would Require Public C-Band Auction
• DOJ Fights States' Bid To Pause Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Review
• Location Data Suits Against Major Carriers Sent To Arbitration
• Examine Diversity Jurisdiction By Drilling Into Citizenship
• Google Loses Bid To Nix Philips Patent At Fed. Circ.
• AT&T Blasts Motel's Bid For Quick Win In Junk Fax Suit
• Most Of CenturyLink ERISA Suit Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
• Qualcomm Kicks Off $200M 5G Investment Fund
• DOD Seeks Private Partners For 5G Pentagon Research
• FCC Eyes Rulemaking To Ease Large Cell Towers' Move To 5G
• License To Unwired Planet Patents Could Cost Apple Over $8B
• Google Founders Sued Over YouTube Child Privacy Breaches
• Congress Warned Of Network Cutoff For Satellite TV Users
• FCC Blames States For Reported Lifeline Verification Issues
• Charter Can Run Cables Without Landowner's OK, NCTA Says
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Dish, NagraStar Sue Again Over Alleged Piracy Scheme
• FCC Wants To Help Tribal Gov'ts And Carriers Link Up
• Shearman Antitrust Atty Named New DOJ Tech Adviser
• MTV Can't Escape Trademark Suit Over 'Floribama Shore'
• ​​​​​​​ITC Ends Qualcomm, MediaTek Semiconductor Imports Probe
• US-China IP Dealings Get Wild As Trade War Escalates
• Hill Sees Growing Consensus On Robocalls, Broadband Bills
• FCC Commissioner Calls Standards Summit 'Overrated'
• Russian Cyberunit Accused Of 'Masquerading' As Iranians
• Herbert Smith Adds International Arbitration Partner
• Retired Atty Fights Sanctions Bid In FCC License Flub Suit
• Dems Probe Legitimacy Of FCC Station Ownership Decision
• Broadcasters Want TV Deals Kept Sealed In NCAA Appeal
• Spectrum Gets Customer's Robocall Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• Current C-Band Users Deserve Dibs On Proceeds, FCC Told
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Fed. Circ. Standard On Patent Damages Needs Clarity
• Investors May End Sunrise's $6.4B Play For Swiss Cable Co.
• Facebook Antitrust Probe Gains Support From Dozens Of AGs
• Justices Won't Decide If Arbitration Brings Stay Or Dismissal
• Charter Should Face Record Labels' IP Suit, Judge Says
• Rival Accuses Ashley Madison Of Being A Patent Cheat
• Chrimar Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Override Preclusion Rule
• 2 Claims Dismissed In Cellphone Patent Suit Against Huawei
• TracFone Accuses Phone Distributors Of 'Nefarious' Scheme
• Colo. Drops Out Of Challenge To Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
• Ill. High Court Upholds State's 'Revenge Porn' Law
• Verizon Says Visa, Mastercard Still Charging High Swipe Fees
• Justices Skip Charter VoIP Case, But Eye FCC Nonregulation
• Net Neutrality Ruling Leaves FCC With Much Work To Do
• FCC Dings Stations For Poor Political Ad Record-Keeping
• Telecom Co. Seeks Wage And Hour Suit Coverage At 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Wants Novel Ruling On Music Modernization Act
• Match Looks To Swipe Left On FTC Misleading Dating Ads Suit
• Tech Consultant Sues AT&T Over 'Egregious' $1.8M Hack
• Apple Pays $6.6M To End Suit Over IPhone 4S Update Glitch
• Speedy FCC Process May Keep Tribes Out Of 2.5 GHz Band
• Qualcomm Courts Must Fully Weigh DOJ Nat'l Security Claim
• Huawei Says Gov't Has Limited Powers To Punish Cos.
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Apple, Cisco Ask Justices To Toss Dispute Over 1-Line Orders
• Dish Takes $61M Telemarketing Verdict To High Court
• Facebook Asks High Court To Weigh TCPA's Constitutionality
• 9th Circ. Halts 'Sunday Ticket' Suit For NFL High Court Bid
• 11th Circ. Lets AT&T Off The Hook Over Soured Deal
• Diversity Pledges Don't Redeem T-Mobile Deal: FCC's Starks
• ZTE Can't Dodge Antenna IP Suit
• New Senate Bill Would Jail Execs Who Lie About Privacy
• Fewer Telemarketers Buying Access To FTC's Do Not Call List
• GOP Sen. Vows To Confront Trump About C-Band Private Sale
• Fed. Circ. Revives Fight Over Sirius IP License Validity
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Global Infrastructure Partners, Apollo
• Airline Internet Provider Dodges Investor Suit Over Wi-Fi Woes
• Verizon Says Mississippi City Illegally Thwarted Cell Tower
• IPhone Buyers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Class Cert. Bid
• Poll Shows Consumers Hate Blackouts, TV Group Says
• Germany To Allow Huawei To Supply 5G Network Equipment
• Wi-Fi Hot Spot Co. Must Pay Rival $8.2M In Patent Fight
• Trump Says Only US Should Tax Its Tech Giants, Not France
• NY Town's Antenna Dispute Won't Have Questions Appealed
• Why Trump's Orders On Agency Guidance Are Significant
• Lawmakers Blast Website Protections In Trade Deals
• Ill. Biometric Law Ruling Will Bring Insurance Coverage Issues
• Taxpayer Group Reverses Course To Support C-Band Sale
• FCC Passes T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Along Party Lines
• EU Tells Broadcom To Halt Exclusivity Deals Amid Probe
• $5B Facebook Deal Lets Gov't Grab User Data, Court Told
• Comtech Lands $98.6 Million Army Satellite Services Deal
• Hawaii Telecom's FCC Suit Belongs In DC Circ., Court Says
• Another Bill To Fix Broadband Mapping Added To The Mix
• T-Mobile Defeats NJ Town's Cell Tower Challenge
• Advocates Urge Congress To Renew Satellite Carriage Law
• Pa. Justices Ask Why Wireless Antennae Aren't Utilities
• Congress Must Reform TV Rating System, Watchdogs Say
• IPRs Will Bleed Budgets And Innovation, States Warn Justices
• Veritas Capital Taps Kirkland For $6.5B PE Fund
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• Fox News, Anchor Harris Faulkner Hit With Discrimination Suit
• Apple-Qualcomm Patent Feud Still Rumbling At PTAB
• Rooftop Watering Hole Plan Weathers Antenna Dispute
• After Mississippi Exit, AGs' T-Mobile Suit May Dwindle
• Satellite TV Cos. Slam Broadcasters' 'Deceptive' STELAR Ads
• Lack Of Broadband Data Dooms Subsidy Cap, Groups Say
• Localities Urge FCC Not To Presume Infrastructure Rates
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• Union Can't Avoid Charter Strike Arbitration, 2nd Circ. Says
• FCC Accounting Freeze Misallocates Billions, DC Circ. Told
• Towns Cut From Challenge To Maine's Cable Unbundling Law
• US-China Talks Resume With Hope Of Paving Way To Deal
• 9th Circ. Rejects Latest NFL Bid To Derail 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Wash. Justices Side With T-Mobile In 9th Circ. Coverage Row
• Hold Off On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal, States Urge DC Judge
• AT&T Affiliate Says Telecoms Owe $3M In Carrier Fees
• FedEx Says Export Crackdown Violates Due Process Rights
• Dish Won't Save T-Mobile-Sprint Deal, Economists Tell DOJ
• Jury Confusion Sinks Ericsson FRAND Win, 5th Circ. Told
• Don't Revive Huawei Wireless Patent, USPTO Tells Fed. Circ.
• Calif. AG Rolls Out Consumer Data Privacy Regulations
• Dish Strikes $1.25M Deal To Avoid EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• FBI's Foreign Spying Violated Americans' Privacy, FISC Found
• What Your Practice Needs To Know About Telehealth
• Comcast Reaches Deal To Renew Vermont Cable License
• Cellphone Customers Divided On Automatic Call-Blocking
• Comcast Can't Pause Xfinity Infringement Suit Yet, Judge Says
• Groupon Photo Suit Shipped Back To District Court
• Qualcomm Says Intel PTAB Petitions Lack Key Definition
• Fed. Circ. Again Lets PTAB Ax Rovi Patent In Comcast Fight
• EU Cookie Ruling Tightens Leash On Ad Tech Staple
• TV Giants Want Out Of Ad Price-Fixing MDL
• 3 Policy Developments To Watch As US-China Divide Grows
• AT&T To Sell Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Biz For $1.95B
• GPS Security Biz Satelle Secures $26M Series C Round
• Insurance Cases Illuminate Business Interruption Disputes
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Competing Refusal-To-Deal Tests At 7th, 9th Circs.
• AT&T Tries To Dodge Telecom Co.'s Customer Poaching Suit
• National Security Cited In AT&T Chancery Cell Suit Pull
• Samsung Offers New TV Defect Deal After Alsup's Criticism
• Spanish Telecom Cellnex Picks Up UK Rival Arqiva For $2.4B
• FCC Told To Prioritize Small Carrier Burdens In Data Reporting
• ITC Ends Probe Into Nokia, NEC Submarine Tech
• ZTE, Research Co. Abandon Part Of Cellphone Patent Fight
• DC Circ. Hears 'Backroom Deal' Set Up Dish Spectrum Sale
• Junk Faxes? More Like 'Good Customer Service,' Judge Says
• Fusion Files 2nd Ch. 11 Plan After Judge's Request For Clarity
• EU Ready To Act On Digital Tax If No Global Deal: Vestager
• Charter Contractor Faces Bevy Of $10K Fines Over Pop-Ups
• Kane Kessler Scolded By Judge For DQ Bid Against Storch
• Net Neutrality Ruling Leaves Questions Swirling On Hill
• Supreme Court Passes On 13 Intellectual Property Cases
• High Court Won't Review FCC Clawback Of Telecom Subsidy
• Justices Pass On Case Over Ex's Grindr Revenge Campaign
• Erosion Of Bristol-Myers Test In Class Actions Is Misguided
• Rising Star: Keker Van Nest's Justina Sessions
• MTV Says First Amendment Dooms 'Floribama Shore' TM Suit
• High Court Sends TCPA Junk Fax Dispute Back To 6th Circ.
• US, China Head Back To Negotiating Table This Week
• Calif. Law Firm Loses Defamation Suit Over Online Reviews
• Calif. Enacts Law Putting Robocalls In Telecoms' Crosshairs
• US Authorities Target Facebook In Renewed Encryption Push
• Fed. Circ. Unsure It Can Uphold $600M Verdict In Apple IP Row
• Broadcasters Ask FCC To Relax Regs For Next Gen TV Rollout
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Wins For Apple, Others On Wireless IP
• Huawei Ban Not Barred By Constitution, Gov't Says
• Time Warner Workers Knew They Were At-Will, 6th Circ. Says
• Legal Practice Just A 'Capitalist Enterprise,' Judge Laments
• FCC Nears Critical Mass On Sprint/T-Mobile Approval
• Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Andrew Prins
• Top Dem Calls For Probe Into FCC Hurricane Maria Response
• No One Cares About Apple's IPhone Pixels, Judge Tells Attys
• Pilot Version Of NTIA Broadband Map Goes Live
• After Being 'Baffled' By Case, Fed. Circ. OKs Ax Of Rovi Patent
• Modest Calif. Privacy Law Changes Leave Cos. Eyeing 2020
• Cox Parent Co. Tossed From TV Ad Price-Fixing Suit
• Sneaky Cable Fees Net Industry $28B A Year, Watchdog Says
• Rovi Tried To 'Bury' Patent Examiner, Fed. Circ. Judge Says
• FCC To Decide Whether Streaming, Cable Compete In 2 States
• Calif. Phone Co. Hit With Class Action Over Unwanted Calls
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Andrew Kilberg
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• C-Band Public Sale Now Part Of Funding Bill
• EU Court Says Facebook Takedown Orders Apply Globally
• Political Infighting Mires Auto Safety Spectrum Band
• Fed. Circ. Judge 'Baffled' To Be Analyzing VCR Patent
• Fla. Endorses DOJ's T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Settlement
• Telecom Groups Clash On FCC's Apartment Access Rules
• Toshiba Settles MPEG Patent Suit Seeking 'Tens Of Millions'
• Facebook, Twitter Get BlackBerry IP Trimmed Under Alice
• Three Crowns Expands Into Middle East With Bahrain Office
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Huawei Case Might Mean UK Forum Sets Global FRAND Rates
• AT&T Workers Say They Were Penalized For Retiring Early
• Appeals Court Revives Google IPhone Tracking Case
• Unclear How TiVo Escapes Arris Contract Clause, Judge Says
• Apple Again Denied En Banc Appeal Over $439M VirnetX Loss
• Net Neutrality Ruling Leaves States' Roles Unsettled
• NAACP Prez Blasts Comcast's Stance In High Court Bias Fight
• T-Mobile Parent Slams States' Beef Over Docs In Merger Row
• Ill. Appeals Court Upholds Chicago's Streaming Services Tax
• Annie Leibovitz Says Univision Swiped Caitlyn Jenner Photos
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• ADT Sells Off Canadian Unit To Telus For $529M
• Del. Judge Latest To Ax Gov't Robocall Exemption From TCPA
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of Net Neutrality Rollback
• NLRB Rejects Challenge To T-Mobile Complaint Program
• Active Consent Needed For Tracking Cookies, EU Court Says