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Telecommunications - February, 2020

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• DOJ Sides With Tech Licensors In Nokia Price-Fix Suit
• Embattled Startup Clearview AI On Uncertain Legal Footing
• Dems Want To Hear From Stone Prosecutors In Probe Of DOJ
• C-Band Plan Passes While Some Question FCC Authority
• $13M Huawei Patent Case Halted After Settlement News
• FCC Republican Backs Senate Bill To Grow 5G Workforce
• Californians Can't Pause $56B T-Mobile-Sprint Union Either
• Big Telecoms Face $200M In Fines For Mobile Data Sales
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Brookfield's Cincinnati Bell Deal Worth $2.75B In Revised Bid
• Senate Dems Urge DOJ Watchdog To Probe Political Pressure
• Cox Wants Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Insurance Case In Georgia
• Las Vegas Show Co.'s TCPA Class Deal Gets Initial Nod
• 5th Circ. Backs $8.9M Restitution In IRS Call Center Scam
• Lawmakers Ask USDA To Free Up Rural Broadband Money
• $1B Huawei 'Rip And Replace' Bill Headed To Oval Office
• Coronavirus Prompts 2 Trade Contract Considerations In US
• National Security Experts Rally Around FCC's C-Band Plan
• Charter Facing Fresh TCPA Suit Over Debt Collection Calls
• Tips To Reduce Added Tariffs On Chinese Merchandise
• FCC To Take Action Against 4 Carriers For Location Info Leaks
• 6th Circ. Finds Radio's Criticism Of NCAA Ref Is Protected
• Surveillance Bills In Limbo Ahead Of March 15 Deadline
• 7th Circ. Won't Undo $17.85M Deal In Wells Fargo TCPA Suits
• Fla. Panel OKs Bill For Comms Tax Cut, Car Co. Tax Breaks
• Senators Call On NIH To Gauge Tech's Impact On Kids
• Agencies Not Keeping Up With Cybersecurity Upgrades: GAO
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Huawei Judge Details Why DOJ Work Led To Sidley Atty's DQ
• TiVo Asks For Rehearing After PTAB 'Overlooked' Arthrex
• IHeartMedia Seeks FCC Blessing To Be Foreign-Owned
• Ad Trade Groups Say Hawaii Privacy Bill Is 'Far Out Of Step'
• NTSB Blames Deadly Tesla Crash On Autopilot, Video Game
• Broadcasters-Turned-Lawmakers Form Their Own Caucus
• FCC's O'Rielly Sees More KidVid Reforms On The Way
• CBO Finds House Bill To Fine ISPs Could Lower Deficit
• GOP Sen. Urges Clearing Mid-Band Spectrum In 5G Race
• When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
• 4 Questions That May Signal The End Of TCPA Class Actions
• AT&T Can't Skirt All Of Crypto Investor's $24M Hacking Suit
• 7th Circ. Affirms $5.7M Judgment In Junk Fax Suit
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• House Dem Plans Bill To Crack Down On False Online Ads
• Split 7th Circ. Resurrects $160M Antitrust Suit Against Comcast
• PTAB Axes Mobile Tech Patent Allegedly Infringed By Apple
• Canadian ISP Asks Watchdog To Make Rogers, Bell Cut Rates
• FCC Eyes Taking Ownership Limit Row To High Court
• Dish Says 4th Circ. Appeal Halts $61M TCPA Payout
• High Court Won't Review Satellite Co.'s $1M Award Fight
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Justices Won't Review Apple's $439M Loss, 3 Other IP Cases
• Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners
• Justices Ceded Too Much Power To Agencies, Thomas Says
• Investors Sue Cincinnati Bell In Del. Over $2.6B Merger Plan
• Record Labels Object To Charter's Consultant In Piracy Case
• Calif. Consumers Seek To Stop 'Deeply Flawed' T-Mobile Deal
• DC Circ. Leaves Dish License Changes, Auction Rules Intact
• Apple Urges Court To Slash $439M Loss As Justices Review It
• Insurer Says Unwanted Call Suit Was Filed By 'Serial' Litigant
• Fed Circ. Revives Samsung Galaxy Patent Fight
• Motorola Rival Could See Global Ban After $764M Radio Trial
• CBS Investors In #MeToo Suit Must Show Moonves Hurt Stock
• TWC Shells Out $18.8M To Kill Internet Speed False Ad Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Division Still Eyeing Standards Orgs
• Fusion Connect Says Feds Can't Collect $2.1M Amid Ch. 11
• TQ Delta Tells Fed. Circ. Not To Rethink Reviving Tech Patents
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• 9th Circ. Urged To Resolve 'One-Sided' TCPA Autodialer Split
• US Digital Divide Is Getting Smaller, FCC Reports
• 9th Circ. Won't Send AT&T Throttle Suit To Arbitration
• Former Acting NTIA Head Joins National Security Policy Firm
• High Court Should Not Abet Google's Efficient IP Infringement
• Sprint Chided For 'Victim Blaming' Defense In Junk Fax Suit
• Dish's Ergen Hints DirecTV Deal May Again Be On Table
• Deals Rumor Mill: Speedway, ThyssenKrupp, Univision
• Google Accused Of PTAB Deception Over Motion Sensor IP
• Call Center Workers Win Cert. In NJ Wage Fight
• AG Barr Critiques Big-Tech Immunity For Web Content
• 11th Circ. Says DirecTV Privacy Dustup Belongs In Arbitration
• Sprint Says Ex-Execs Went To Charter With Trade Secrets
• In FTC Probe Of Small (Big) Tech Deals, Knowledge Is Power
• US Rips Into European Trade Barriers At WTO
• Ex-Altice Worker Says Lax Practices Left Data Exposed
• FCC Should Create A TV Spectrum Market For The Future
• Dish Says Customedia's 2nd Arthrex Expansion Bid Fails
• After Net Neutrality Remand, FCC Seeks Input On Deregulation
• A Good Year Ahead For Energy Infrastructure M&A
• 7th Circ. Picks Narrow 'Autodialer' Reading In AT&T Text Row
• Free Market Experts Back C-Band Incentives Amid Scrutiny
• Texas Judge Rules Huawei Contracting Ban Is Constitutional
• NY Won't Appeal T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Challenge Loss
• TTAB Says AT&T Can Fight For Long-Dead 'Cingular' Name
• Internet Providers Sue Maine Over Data Privacy Restrictions
• Starks Says FCC's Latest Diversity Data Falls Short
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• 11th Circ. Pressed To Reconsider Shrinking TCPA's Reach
• Mass. Suit Accusing Fidelity Of 401(k) Kickback Scheme Axed
• FCC Urged To Tighten Its Oversight Subsidy Rules Cautiously
• Racketeering Charges Turn Up The Heat In US V. Huawei
• New Ransomware Ring Aims To Publicly Shame Its Victims
• No More Dialing Out To Get 911 On Hotel Phones, FCC Warns
• Music Rights Group Can't Drum Out Radio Reps' Cartel Suit
• Dems Press FCC To Retool $20.4B Rural Subsidy Fund
• Dems Accuse FCC Of Letting Russian Propaganda Persist
• GOP Sen. Proposes Tighter Rules On Tech Exports To Huawei
• FCC Urged To End Military Hold-Up Of Spectrum Repurposing
• Foreign Cos. Beware: Motorola Case Expands DTSA's Reach
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Motorola Wins $764M In Radio Trade Secret Trial
• Motorola Overshot With $764M Trade Secret Suit, Rival Says
• 5G Dominates DOJ's Time In FTC, Qualcomm 9th Circ. Args
• PTAB Presses Rovi To Explain Why Set-Top Tech Isn't Obvious
• Tech Giants Urge Justices To End IP Damages 'Loophole'
• OECD Seeks Tax Dispute Resolution Alternatives, Official Says
• Charter Wants To Delay Windstream's False Ad Damages Trial
• FCC's C-Band Plan Still Weathering Headwinds In Senate
• Internet Satellite Co. Says $90M Will Help It Launch Into Space
• Facebook Gets Stay In BlackBerry IP Suit For PTAB Review
• Recent Cases Defy Conventional Merger Control Wisdom
• The Deal Maker's Guide To The New CFIUS Framework
• Sprint/T-Mobile Approval Banks On Dish's 5G Success
• Proposed Global Tax Rules Would Pull In $100B, OECD Says
• Sen. Raises Alarm On Cell Location Tracking Of Immigrants
• UK Probing Spanish Telecom's $2.2B Arqiva Buyout
• Podcast Co. Beats Trademark Suit Over 'Reply All'
• Huawei Case Expands With Racketeering, IP Theft Charges
• Australian Court OKs $10B TPG, Vodafone Deal
• Motorola Wants $764M In Radio Trade Secrets Trial
• Dems Float Bills To Speed Up Tribal Broadband Expansion
• Tech Cos., Pols Want Swift Action On 6 GHz Wi-Fi Sharing
• Spy Court Won't Declassify Opinions On Gov't Data Collection
• AT&T Disability Plans Dodge Ex-Worker's Benefits Suit
• The Big Picture: Challenges Of The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• Senator Presses FCC On Provider's Rural Broadband Buildout
• T-Mobile/Sprint Beat Court Challenge: How We Got Here
• T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling Elevates Tech Market Merger Analysis
• Starks Says Confusion Grows Over Rural Broadband Funding
• Intel The Latest Chipmaker To Face IP Suit From ParkerVision
• Charter Challenges Evidence Rulings In Windstream Case
• Major Telecom Trade Show Canceled Over Coronavirus Scare
• Austria, US Clash On Digital Tax But Agree OECD Deal Is Key
• T-Mobile/Sprint Case Shows Problem With Dueling Economics
• Ex-MoFo Partner Fairfax Loses $400M CBS Defamation Suit
• FTC Goes Toe-To-Toe-To-Toe With Qualcomm, DOJ
• T-Mobile Can't Hang Up On Fake Ringtone Suit, Ill. Court Told
• DOJ Asks For Extra $8.2M To Hire Dozens More Antitrust Attys
• Starks Spotlights FCC's Role In Training Digital Workforce
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• FTC Probes Small Google, Amazon Deals
• The Long Odds Of Obtaining IPR Reversals On Issues Of Fact
• High Court May Interpret TCPA Autodial Rules Narrowly
• Televisa Slams Investors' Cert. Bid In FIFA Bribe Suit
• T-Mobile, Sprint Beat State-Led Merger Challenge
• Apple Bid To End IPhone Safety Suit Prompts Discovery Order
• 9th Circ. Grills FCC Over 5G Small Cell Price Tags
• Barr Told To Hurry With Interagency Robocall Working Group
• NFL Asks High Court To Take Up 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Trump Budget Touts Next-Gen Wireless As 'Industry Of Future'
• TCL Gets French Court To Oversee Philips FRAND Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Affirms That 2 Ticket-Reading Patents Are Invalid
• Miss. Justices To Decide AT&T's $4.5M Tax Credit Dispute
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Fed. Circ. Denies Apple's Rehearing Bid In $600M IP Suit
• Sprint Asks Justices To Deny Inventor's 'Poor' Alice Challenge
• Mortgage Lender Inks $6.3M Deal To End TCPA Class Action
• Hill Kertscher Nabs AT&T Patent Veteran In Atlanta
• TV Co. Accuses Orrick Of Switching Sides On IP Contract
• Chancery Taps Bernstein To Lead CBS-Viacom Merger Suit
• Ligado Cites AG Barr As Rallying Cry For Spectrum Reorg.
• Real Estate Rumors: BofA, AT&T, Duff & Phelps
• Senate Dem Worries Voting Apps Invite Foreign Hacking
• Google Accused Of Collecting User 'Face Prints' From Photos
• USPTO, DOJ Downplay Essential Patents' Licensing Terms
• Tech Cos. Want Tax Rules To Sync On Sales Without Borders
• Regulators See High-Tech Agriculture As Fertile Ground
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Trim 2 Software Patents
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling On Net Neutrality Rollback
• Huawei Hits Verizon With A One-Two Punch Of Tech IP Suits
• FCC Urged To Hurry Up With TCPA Autodialer Ruling
• Feds Vow To Go Hard Against Chinese IP Theft In 2020
• Fed. Circ. Says Implicit License Clears AT&T In Network IP Suit
• Qualcomm Reveals 3rd EU Antitrust Probe
• CORRECTION: Alsup Laments Apple's Reading Of FCC Cellphone Rule
• Barr Suggests Buying Out A Huawei Rival To Get Ahead On 5G
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Issues Warning On State T-Mobile Suit
• Dycom Permits Suit Has Plenty Of Detail, Investors Say
• Pai Aims To Give Satellite Cos. $9.7B For C-Band Transition
• Amazon's Size May Mean Drivers Are Exempt From The FAA
• Music Rights Co. Defends Discovery Denial In Antitrust Row
• FCC Urged Not To Slash Unbundled Network Rules
• Telemedicine Execs Charged In $56M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• T-Mobile, Sprint Press For Final Decision On DOJ Deal Review
• Sinclair Can't Fully Shake Investor Claims Over Tribune Deal
• FCC Floats 'White Space' Updates To Boost Rural Broadband
• Chinese Electronics Cos. Win Pause On CRT Case For Appeal
• Think Tanks Call For FCC To Expedite C-Band Auction
• Netflix Dodges UK Taxes, Gets Subsidies, Parliament Told
• At Long Last, FCC Takes Another Look At Prison Call Rates
• Alphabet's Missteps Offer Crisis Management Case Study
• T-Mobile Secures Victory In NJ Cell Tower Challenge
• AT&T Can't Dodge $1M Contract Suit Over Bandwidth Hubs
• Defense Policy Banning Chinese Telecom Will Likely Expand
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Subway TCPA Suit Over Text Coupon
• Trump Briefly Pushes Broadband Policy In Annual Address
• DOJ Says No New Info Needed In Sprint/T-Mobile Deal Review
• ​​​​​​​Economists Barred From Weighing In On T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• FCC Asks Call 'Gateways' To Help ID Foreign Spoofers
• Rockwood Capital Lands $42M Loan For Calif. Property
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Recused From Part Of Tech Co. Probe
• How Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Transactional Attys
• FCC Unveils Guidelines For New Bill On TV Carriage Talks
• Apple Gets Backup In High Court Bid Over $439M IP Loss
• Charter Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Texts
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Judge Moves Up Shareholder Meeting Of Undersea Cable Co.
• Feds Say Divulging Border Search Data May Aid Terrorists
• Consumers Tell 7th Circ. To Ignore 11th Circ.'s Autodial Ruling
• Google Says Accidentally Recording Users Is Not Illegal
• Sprint Escapes Suit Over Alleged $100M Sales Tax Dodge
• CTIA Touts Study That Finds US Lagging On 5G Spectrum
• Would-Be TCPA Class Says It Can Cure Flaws In DirecTV Suit
• ZTE Looks To Slip FCC's Proposed Ban On Chinese Tech
• States Urge Barring Economists' Input On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
• Fla. Bill To Tax Streaming, Cut Comms Tax Clears 1st Hurdle
• FCC Opens Tribal Priority Window In 2.5 GHz Band
• Music Copyright License Lessons From The Jazz Age
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• AT&T Needn't Face $1M Pole Rent Claims, Magistrate Says
• Netflix Subscription Slump Suit To Be Led By Rosen, Faruqi