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Telecommunications - March, 2020

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• Coronavirus Response To Test Limits Of Location Privacy
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Apple Patent Suit In Judge Albright's District
• Trump Puts Digital Trade Barriers In Policy Crosshairs
• Fed. Circ. Divided On How Wrong PTAB Must Be For Reversal
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Satellite Web Co. Aiming For Ch. 11 Spectrum Sale
• 9th Circ. Finds Errors In Dismissal Of Verizon Tower Dispute
• AT&T Looks To Nix Some Of Crypto Investor's Hacking Suit
• TV Buyers Score Partial Cert. In Best Buy, LG False Ad Suit
• FCC Dems Press For More Coronavirus Action From Agency
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• FCC Mandates Call-Authentication Tech To Fight Robocalls
• Judge OKs New Samsung TV Defect Deal But Still Dishes Dirt
• Zoom Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Privacy Concerns
• Dems Say Next Coronavirus Bill Will Focus On Health Workers
• Ex-Garvey Schubert Atty Avoids Sanction In FCC License Row
• Dem Senator Says Medicare Telehealth Expansion Falls Short
• 5th Circ. Affirms Arbitrators Can Backpedal On Rulings
• Satellite Web Startup Hits Ch. 11 With $1.7B In Debt
• FCC Expediting $200M Telehealth Funds To Address COVID-19
• Private Infrastructure Investment And The COVID-19 Pandemic
• FCC Expected To Release Plan For Sharing 6 GHz Band
• Charter Says TCPA Suit Should Wait For High Court, 2nd Circ.
• Comcast Wants Justices To Rein In ITC's Patent 'Overreach'
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Justices Urged To Protect Millions Of Calif. Arbitration Clauses
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Shareholder Decries Tegna's Approach To Takeover Interest
• Justices Remand Charter Bias Suit, Citing Comcast Ruling
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• No Fees For Core Wireless In $4.2M Patent Win Against LG
• Zoom Service Provider Gets FCC Fee Relief Amid Traffic Spike
• COVID-19 Fuels Heated Fight Over CCPA Enforcement Timing
• Dem. PAC Expands Ads Despite Trump Threat To TV Stations
• COVID-19 Has School Districts Battling For WiFi Hotspots
• NY, Ariz. Telecoms Barred From Transmitting Fake Robocalls
• 7th Circ. Orders Redo Of $280M TCPA Penalty Against Dish
• French Insurer Says Phone Co.'s Arbitration Suit Is Moot
• OECD Must Delay Tax Work For Virus, German Biz Org Says
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Calif. Rule 'Eviscerates' Arbitration Act, Banking Industry Says
• RT Loses Challenge To Ofcom Fines Over Impartiality
• CWA, Consumers Drop Challenges To T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• FCC Extends Net Neutrality Deadline Amid COVID-19
• AT&T Wants Carrier's 'Artfully Pleaded' Suit In Federal Court
• Advocates Say COVID-19 Funds Don't Meet Broadband Needs
• AT&T Can't Shake Bitcoin Investor's Suit Over 'SIM Swaps'
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• SEC Cuts 'ZOOM' Stock Boom Short, Fearing Name Confusion
• FCC Forms Anti-Robocall Team To Keep Hospital Lines Clear
• Deloitte Must Face Adelphia Collapse Suit In Pennsylvania
• Entire TCPA Autodialer Ban Should Be Axed, High Court Told
• Gov't Wins Argument Time In 5th Circ. Licensing Rate Fight
• T-Mobile Bid To Toss NYC Consumer Deception Suit Denied
• White House Unveils Strategy For Securing 5G Equipment
• Verizon Must Face Strike Workers' Overtime Suit In DC
• AT&T Says 'Bait-And-Switch' Wireless Rates Suit Time-Barred
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• Pai Praises COVID-19 Connections But Draws Criticism
• Ill. Justices Decline Review Of Chicago Streaming Tax
• Coronavirus Raises Pressure For Tax On Internet Giants
• Consumer Group Urges Calif. AG Not To Delay CCPA Start
• Cloud Co. Fights To Sustain Chancery Claims Against Charter
• Atty's Apple FaceTime Eavesdropping Suit Tossed For Good
• Robocalls A Weapon For Good And Evil In Coronavirus Fight
• Colorado Lets AG Bring State-Law Merger Challenges
• Comcast Asks 7th Circ. To Revisit Antitrust Suit Over Ad Sales
• Telecom Says UAE Co. Can't Arbitrate Soured Deal Row
• FCC Lets E-Rate Orgs Keep Wi-Fi On, But Schools Want More
• CenturyLink Fights Cert. Bid In Suit Over Sales Tactics
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Trump Inks Pair Of Network Security, Broadband Bills
• Toyota, NTT To Bless Smart Cities Plan With $1.8B Stock Buys
• Apple Blasts Maxell's 'Scorched Earth' Discovery Strategy
• Samsung Pixel Count Suit Pared Of Some State Claims
• FCC Told To Preserve Network Sharing Amid COVID-19
• 5th Circ. 'Flunks' NLRB Ruling In DISH Labor Impasse Case
• Momentum Builds For Countries' Unilateral Digital Taxes
• Federal Gov't Memos Can't Override State COVID-19 Closures
• Qualcomm, Consumers Spar At 9th Circ. Over Pause
• Apple Urges End To Fla. Class Action Over IPhone Updates
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Cooley Partner, Former FCC Member Battles Likely COVID-19
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Telephonic Outreach During Coronavirus
• Supreme Court Rejects 3 Alice Patent Appeals
• Justices Set Strict Test For Bias Suits In Comcast Ruling
• Zoom Urged To Divulge Gov't Data Demands In COVID-19 Era
• OECD Faces Hard Deadline On Digital Taxes, Despite COVID
• Charter Wants Firms Sanctioned For 'Fabricated' TCPA Claims
• Klobuchar Proposes Giving $50M To Nursing Home Telehealth
• Spectrum Strikers Get A Shot At Voice In Decertification Vote
• Updating Publicly Traded Company Disclosures For COVID-19
• EEOC Claims Electronics Co. Fired Worker For Mental Illness
• How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting The Coronavirus Outbreak
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Admin. Eyeing Software Alternatives To Huawei
• Pulling Up Stakes: Husch Blackwell, Thompson Hine
• COVID-19 Warrants CCPA Enforcement Delay, Calif. AG Told
• Sprint Loses Latest Bid To Down Motel's Junk Fax Claims
• Atty In TelexFree MDL Avoids Ouster After Admitting Missteps
• Dems Worry About How Data Will Be Used In COVID-19 Fight
• New US Policy On SEP Remedies Restores Critical Balance
• 7th Circ. Maintains Narrow Autodialer Ruling In AT&T Text Suit
• Chinese Mobile Device Co. Files $22M US IPO In Slow Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marathon Petroleum, WeWork, Tegna
• T-Mobile Says Californians Slept Too Long On Merger Claims
• Trump Re-Ups FCC's O'Rielly For A 2nd Term
• Sens. Sound Privacy Alarm On Google's Virus Screening Site
• FCC Lifts Gift Rules To Help Clinics, Schools Amid COVID-19
• US Biz Escapes Telecoms' Fight Over Haiti Phone Call Costs
• WiFi May Slow, But Low-Income Access Is Key COVID-19 Issue
• Maryland Legislature Approves Nation's First Digital Ad Tax
• Californians Make Last-Minute Bid To Halt Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
• Mixed Bag For Qualcomm At PTAB As Apple IP Battle Wanes
• Boston Cell Tower Co. Says Maine City Illegally Denied Tower
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Christian TV Network, PE Firm Offer $4.4B For Broadcaster
• USTelecom Says FCC Deadline For Suicide Hotline Too Hasty
• OECD Goes Remote As COVID-19 Challenges Digital Tax Deal
• FCC Tries To Keep Low-Income Houses Online Amid COVID-19
• Medicare Expands Telehealth In Push To Contain COVID-19
• FCC's O'Rielly Unhappy With USDA Broadband Fund Changes
• IRS Hearing Likely Eases Cloud Tax Rules' Implementation
• Glancy Prongay, Hagens Berman To Lead Telecom Stock Suit
• DOT Discourages FCC From Dividing Auto Safety Band
• Landowner Tells 7th Circ. It May Need A Physics Lesson
• Bankers Fear FCC Robocall Plan Will Block Fraud Alerts
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• 4th Circ. Urged To Brush Aside FCC Order In Junk Fax Row
• Telecom Co. Says Fight Over Failed Sale Must Be Arbitrated
• Del. City Gets Partial Win In T-Mobile Cell Tower Dispute
• Senate OKs 75-Day Extension Of Expired Surveillance Powers
• Fla. Lawmakers Trim Tax Cut Bill Over COVID-19 Fears
• T-Mobile GC Will Stay Atop Legal Affairs After Sprint Merger
• The Biggest UK IP Cases To Watch In 2020
• NY Bill Seeks Tax Up To 10% On Targeted Digital Ads
• Tribe To See Fruits Of FCC's 500K Rural Broadband Funding
• Claims Court Finds $470M Air Force Deal Lawfully Awarded
• Former Press Officers Slam Interior's Bird Policy Statements
• Fed. Circ. Won't Undo Voip-Pal's Patent Losses To Tech Titans
• FCC, Lawmakers Work To Expand Emergency Wi-Fi Access
• Amazon, T-Mobile Get Job Ad Bias Suit Tossed, For Now
• Law Firm Investigator Can't Pursue BofA Robocall Class
• AT&T Unit Seeks Court Order Greenlighting Pa. Cell Tower
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• VirnetX Says Apple Paid $454M In Long-Running Patent War
• Retired Del. Bankruptcy Judge To Join Richards Layton
• Investment Adviser Copped To Fraud In Recording, SEC Says
• DC Circ. Refuses To Thaw FCC Accounting Rule Freeze
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Justices Told PTAB Rulings Don't Get To Override Trial Courts
• COVID-19 Sparks Outreach Efforts By FCC, Telecom Titans
• Verizon Can't Sink Ex-Worker's FMLA Interference Claim
• 4 Firms Steer As Cincinnati Bell Takes Macquarie's $2.9B Offer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Efficiencies Defense Newly Viable After T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Sprint, T-Mobile Reach Merger Deal With Calif. Utility Agency
• Fla. Utility's AT&T Pole Rent Suit Paused For FCC
• Calif. AG Unveils More Revisions To Proposed Privacy Law
• 'Last Man Standing' Can't Delay T-Mobile/Sprint $56B Merger
• Trump Signs $1B Bill To 'Rip And Replace' Huawei, ZTE Gear
• Wells Fargo Wants 3rd Circ.'s Take On Autodialer Definition
• Huawei Can't Get New Trial But Avoids Atty Fees To Ex-Worker
• Britain Allows Bauer To Keep Local Radio Buys With Ad Deal
• 2 Circuit Court Rulings Convolute Class Jurisdiction Outlook
• Navy Federal Credit Union Settles Robotext Claims For $9.25M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• Reform Home Rule To Protect Cities From State Interference
• US Cos. Again Lead European Patent Filers Thanks To AI, 5G
• Apple Might Beat Investors' 'Amorphous' IPhone Sales Suit
• NAB Scraps April Conference Over Coronavirus Concerns
• Match Backs Anti-Child Abuse Bill Despite Encryption Fears
• $542M Deal In CRT Price-Fixing Suit Gets Initial Approval
• DOJ Fights For A Say In Nokia Patent Price-Fix Suit
• Judge Trims Suit Against Qualcomm For Sunk Broadcom Deal
• Remaining States Settle T-Mobile/Sprint Challenge
• Bipartisan Surveillance Bill Passes House Ahead Of Deadline
• Fractus Announces Deal Ending ZTE Antenna Patent Suit
• 7th Circ. Plugs National Consumers Back Into Ill. TCPA Suit
• Sharp Hits Vizio With Patent Claims Over LCD TV Tech
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Telecom Noncompete's Viability
• FCC Heads Spar Over Broadband Maps Before House Panel
• Windstream's Ch.11 Deal Secures $320M In Priority Claims
• GOP Sens. Urge FCC To Use More Accurate Data In 5G Rollout
• Commerce Gives Cos. 45 More Days To Work With Huawei
• DC Circ. Mulls Record Labels' Impact On Royalty Fight
• Dueling Deals In Congress To Extend, Limit Gov't Surveillance
• Kennedy Grills FCC Over Legitimacy Of $10B C-Band Payout
• Fresh Start Or $461M: Apple, VirnetX Battle Over Verdict Redo
• NJ Utility Regulator Still Can't Demand Refunds From Altice
• Avoiding Inadvertent Sanctions Violations In Latin America
• FCC Leaders Say Coronavirus Highlights Broadband Needs
• T-Band Auction Repeal Advances As Responders Urge Action
• House Dems Advance Bill To Audit FCC Disaster Response
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Google Gets PTAB To Review 3 Messaging, Media Patents
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Bowmark Supplies Equity And Debt Financing To UK Tech Biz
• Maxell Urges EDTX To Sanction Apple For 'Discovery Abuses'
• Investment Pub Not Liable For Marketer's TCPA Violations
• NSO Group Wants Sovereign Immunity In WhatsApp Hack Suit
• Spectrum-Sharing Lessons Pave Way For 6 GHz Reorg
• FCC Tees Up Phone Bill Fees, Broadcast Rules For March
• Facebook Says Lack Of Specifics Dooms Location Data Suit
• Sprint Says Motel's Junk Fax Claims Are Played Out
• Lawmakers Concerned With DOJ's Sprint/T-Mobile Handling
• Citing COVID-19, OECD Cancels Events Except Ones On Digital Tax
• Keep Your Client Out Of The Courtroom During Voir Dire
• EU Clears Vodafone, Telecom Italia Deal To Pool Italian Towers
• Grindr Sold For $608M Following National Security Concerns
• TCPA Case Put On Hold While High Court Mulls Robocall Ban
• Gilat Investor Files Suit To Halt $532.5M Comtech Merger
• Kirkland Turns 'Logistics Nightmare' Into $764M Motorola Win
• Californians Taking T-Mobile/Sprint Challenge To 9th Circ.
• Fla. House OKs Bill For Comms Tax Cut, Car Co. Tax Breaks
• Banks Say They're Getting Caught In FCC Spam Crackdown
• Gov't-Run Chinese Cos. Tell 9th Circ. They're Immune To MDL
• FCC Chief Plans To Make Anti-Robocall Rules Mandatory
• Fed. Circ. Hands Wins To Dish In Ad Data Storage IP Fight
• VirnetX Says Apple's $439M Infringement Bill Due March 16
• Motorola Lands $764M Judgment But Injunction Still In The Air
• DA Fights To Keep Pittsburgh Webcam Network Under Wraps
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Steps For Cos. Reacting To Anonymous Short-Seller Claims
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• Full 7th Circ. Asked To Expand TCPA Autodialer Reach
• New Anti-Child Abuse Bill Threatens Tech's Liability Shield
• Brookfield Raises Cincinnati Bell Bid Again To $2.85B
• Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Make 5G Security Goal In Trade Talks
• Illinois Bell Reaches Deal To End Long-Running Contract Fight
• Parts Maker Says DOJ Has No Place In Nokia Price-Fix Suit
• Special Master Blasts Cisco's $4M Fee Bid, OKs Apple's $2M
• CenturyLink Escapes ERISA Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• Fed. Circ. OKs Caltech Patent Involved In Win Over Apple, Broadcom
• Telecom Can't Escape New Mexico Competition Regs
• UFC Wants Early Win Over NJ Eatery's Fight Broadcast
• Another Telecom Event Fizzles As FCC Plans For Coronavirus
• PTAB Hands Win To Samsung Over Uniloc Sensor Patent
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Carriers Must Have Clear Huawei Alternatives, Sens. Told
• Huawei Denies RICO, Trade Secret Theft Charges In NY Case
• FCC Can't Edit Jury Instructions In Atty Race Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Halts Qualcomm Cert. Fight For Input On FTC Appeal
• Google Beats Tulsi Gabbard's $50M Censorship Suit
• Senator Eyes Banning TikTok On Government-Issued Devices
• Israeli Telecom's Investors Seek OK Of $1.2M Stock-Drop Deal
• 3rd Circ. Upholds TCPA Ruling Against Loan Co.
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Brookfield Again Sweetens Cincinnati Bell Deal To $2.8B
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Citrix Can't Use Autodialer Defense To Ax Telemarketing Row
• Facebook Gets Early Win Against NSO Group In Spyware Suit
• Fed. Circ. Iffy On Voip-Pal's Bid To Reverse Alice Losses
• Penalty Shows OFAC Authority May Extend To Use Of US Tech
• Most Candid Party Often Wins At DOJ, Competition Head Says
• What The Presidential Race Means For Big Tech, Silicon Valley
• 'Big Choices Ahead' For US, EU Antitrust Enforcers
• Gilstrap Won't Judge Global FRAND Law, But US Is Fair Game
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• FCC Enforcement Vet Joins Wilkinson Barker As Partner
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• 7th Circ. Lets Charter Run Fiber Over Litigant's Land
• Lawmakers Back TCPA In High Court Constitutionality Fight
• Prison Phone Co. Must Face Claims It Overcharged Inmates
• 3rd Circ. Ends NSA Spying Suit Citing 'Dubious' Evidence
• Windstream, Uniti Reach Preliminary Deal On $650M Lease
• Past Tech Mergers On UK's Post-Brexit Mind
• How The FCC Charged 4 Carriers With $200M In Privacy Fines
• Fed. Circ. Backs ITC Ban On Comcast Cable Box In Patent Suit
• USPTO Signals It's Eyeing High Court For Arthrex Progeny
• Comcast Tells Justices Calif. Rule Interferes With Arbitration
• MTC Panel Tables AT&T's Request For Model Marketplace Bill
• Comcast Rips Denver Sports Network's Antitrust Claims
• AT&T, Local Carrier Both Take Swipes At FCC In Rate Dispute
• Defending $1B Verdict, Labels Say Cox 'Mocked' Copyright
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Verizon Claims Cell Tower Denial Has No 'Logical' Basis
• Apple Will Pay Up To $500M To End MDL Over Slow iPhones