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Telecommunications - April, 2020

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• Sens. Float Privacy Bill To Protect Data In COVID-19 Era
• FBI Chief Defended WhatsApp Encryption In His BigLaw Past
• Spotify Accused Of Misleading Audio Co. To Steal Ad Software
• Contractors Say No Basis For Taliban Terror Support Suit
• Colo. High Court Says Phone Search Warrant Unreasonable
• Andreessen Horowitz Launches New $515M Crypto Fund
• Cable Cos. Cry Foul On Request To Cancel Sports Bills
• House Dem Whip Pushes Broadband Funding In COVID-19 Bill
• Exec. Order Solidifies Team Telecom, But Gray Areas Remain
• 5 Great-Recession Lessons GCs Must Remember Today
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Apple, Intel Try To Storm A DOJ-Backed Patent 'Fortress'
• Pelosi Back To Beating Drum For Broadband Aid In Virus Bill
• Garvey Schubert Doled Out 'Warmed-Over' Args In Ethics Spat
• Vodafone Loses $632M Tax Refund Claim In India's Top Court
• Dentists Look To Extract Telehealth Funds From FCC
• Comcast Fails To Keep Sports Network's Antitrust Suit On Ice
• Gimlet Wants $1.4M After Beating TM Suit Over 'Reply All'
• Some Needed Guidance For Remote Arbitration
• Time To Prepare For New US-UK Data Sharing Rules
• OneWeb Gets OK For $300M Financing And July Sale
• Drivers Rip Volvo's Bid To Dodge Android Compatibility Suit
• T-Mobile, Wichita Drop Fight Over Building New Cell Tower
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• If Md.'s Digital Ad Tax Is Passed, Court Challenges Will Follow
• Cable Cos. Can't Make Us Pay For Animal Planet, 1st Circ. Told
• Tegna Shareholder Slams Pre-Proxy Vote 'Smear Campaign'
• Windstream Must Hand Charter More Info In False Ad Trial
• Complaint Says Understaffed Enforcers Jeopardize GDPR
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Sports Network Pushes Discovery In Suit Against Comcast
• MobileIron Accuses BlackBerry Of 'Extortion' Over Patents
• FCC Launches Rule To Eliminate 'One Ring' Phone Scams
• Wi-Fi Groups Square Off Over Auto Industry's 5.9 GHz Pledge
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Chinese Media Co. Accused Of Double-Digit Revenue Inflation
• Amazon Can't Escape University's Patent Suit Over Alexa
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Apple Inks $18M Deal In IPhone Facetime Failure Suit
• 3 Recommendations For Cos. Considering Litigation Finance
• Assessing Extraterritorial Reach Of DTSA After Ill. Decision
• Feds Dig In On Bid For High Court To Preserve TCPA Call Ban
• FCC Seeks More White House Input On Team Telecom Revamp
• Justices Urged To Rein In ITC In Domestic Patent Fights
• NJ Union Benefit Funds File ERISA Suit Against Pa. Telecom
• Charter Can't Delay Windstream Ch. 11 False Ad Trial
• Broadcom Offers EU Antitrust Fixes In Chipset Probe
• 8 Zoom Privacy Suits Tied Together In Calif.
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• What To Expect From FTC's Big Tech Merger Review
• AT&T, Comcast Can't Force Calif. Arbitration, High Court Told
• Motorola Gets $346M Asset Freeze Against Hytera In UK
• Pandemic Fuels FCC's Partisan Split Over Broadband Access
• EU Commission 'Strongly Believes' In Global Digital Tax Deal
• How COVID-19 Is Set To Reshape Federal Privacy Law Debate
• Texas Courts Near 10K Virtual Meetings During COVID-19
• Pandemic Vexes Debate On Digital Taxes, Unprofitable Cos.
• Vertical Deals Don't Get Easy Pass Under Revised Guidelines
• Facebook's Record $5B FTC Settlement Approved By Judge
• DOJ Doubles Down On Fortress Support Against Apple, Intel
• FCC Says Chinese Telecoms Must Defend US Licenses
• T-Mobile Hit With $14M Contract Suit Over Stolen Business
• Watchdog Says FCC Isn't Finished Improving Comment Portal
• DOJ Antitrust Head Decries Challenges To Fed Merger Power
• Reps. Introduce Bill To Spur Open 5G Technologies
• Law360's 2020 Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• ITC Finds Comcast Infringes TiVo Patent, Bars Imports
• Apple Asks To Slash $454M VirnetX Judgment It Already Paid
• NYC Bar Calls For Check On White House Emergency Powers
• Telecom Calls Itself Winner After Several Rounds With NJ City
• Despite Coronavirus Pledges, Customer ISP Issues Persist
• Cumulus Media Hit With Age Bias Suit From Ex-Sales Workers
• Sen. Markey Urges White House To Make Contact Tracing Plan
• Int'l Chamber Backs Biz Tax Payment Waivers Amid Pandemic
• Judge Rips Attys For Needing 'Babysitting' In Samsung Suit
• UK Signs Off On Spanish Telecom's $2.4B Arqiva Buyout
• Market Decline Will Have Diverse Repercussions For Cos.
• FCC Backs Off Of Aggressive Space Junk Regulations
• Feds Rip ACLU Appeal Over Bid To See Surveillance Opinions
• Oil Price Wars Drive Speedcast To Ch. 11 With $690M Debt
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Huawei Says Verizon's Blame-Shifting Can't Hide Infringement
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Widens TCPA Autodialer Circuit Split
• FCC Passes 6 GHz Reorganization, 5G Funding Plan
• Citrix Telemarketing Row Stayed For High Court TCPA Ruling
• Top Fox Lawyer Among Execs To Forgo Salary Amid COVID-19
• Texas Court Pioneers Trial By Zoom In Atty Fee Dispute
• Pay-TV Group Clashes With Broadcasters Over Small Biz Aid
• MTC Guidance For Online Biz Tax Protections Clears Hurdle
• FCC Affirms Relaxed Stance On Political Ad Disclosure Rules
• FCC To Tackle Spectrum, Satellite Rules At May Meeting
• GAO Denies T-Mobile Challenge Of Bid Specs Naming AT&T
• When Your Essential Employees Are Afraid To Come To Work
• FCC Order Means Lifeline Carriers Go Unpaid, DC Circ. Told
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• 7th Circ. Ruling Solidifies Circuit Split On Antitrust Standing
• What 2 Jurisdiction Rulings Mean For Class Action Defendants
• COVID-19 May Slow Or Weaken Deal On Global Tax Rules
• AT&T, Staffing Co. Reach Deal In EEOC Suit Over Hijab Ban
• Broadcasters Call AT&T 'Callous' Over DirecTV Network Cuts
• Calif. Biz Groups Want Litigation Protection During Pandemic
• Sen. Asks Tech CEOs To Take Liability For Virus Tracing App
• FCC Told Its Request For Net Neutrality Feedback Is Myopic
• Apple, AT&T Hit With Suit Over Exploding iPhone Injury
• Trumps' Latest 'Stall Tactic' Should Be Rejected, Investors Say
• Don't Use Recovery Funds For T-Mobile Build-Out, Groups Say
• What To Expect In The Emerging Age Of Quantum Computing
• Fed. Circ. Gives Dish, SiriusXM New Shot At Fees In IP Fight
• Davis Wright Nabs Calif. Privacy Pro From Norton Rose
• Virus-Prompted Market Volatility May Expose Fraud Schemes
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Windstream Says It's Close To Tying Up Uniti Lease Deal
• Motel Operator Wants Cert. In Sprint Junk Fax Class Action
• PTAB Time-Bar Fights Will Ramp Up After High Court Ruling
• NY, LA Can't Delay Net Neutrality Comment Deadline For Virus
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Full FCC Votes To Approve Ligado's 5G Network Plan
• Call-Recording Privacy Class Actions At Crossroads In Calif.
• Navajo Get Short-Term Spectrum Access For COVID-19 Crisis
• Rethinking The Open Office In Light Of COVID-19
• Dish Can't Force AIG Unit To Cover Robocall Judgment
• High Court To Examine Scope Of Federal Computer Crime Law
• 8th Circ. Prison Call Ruling May Spell Trouble For Similar Suits
• Apple-Google Virus Tracing Gets Watchdog's Early Blessing
• FCC Wants High Court's Help In Relaxing Ownership Rules
• FCC Head Touts 'Markets Before Mandates' In COVID-19 Era
• Breaking Up Big Tech Is Not Necessary For Accountability
• Navajo Struggle With Internet As COVID-19 Cases Pass 1,000
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Pay TV Group Says Relief Isn't Meant For Conglomerates
• Frontier Communications Says Ch. 11 Puts Lawsuit On Hold
• Google Wants Suit Over Alleged PTAB Deception Tossed
• How T-Mobile And Sprint Beat A State-Led Merger Challenge
• 10 Ways In-House IP Counsel Can Get Ahead Amid Quarantine
• Justices Urged To End 'Horse Race' Between Courts, PTAB
• Judge Hears 'Preview' Objections To Frontier DIP Plan
• Sprint/T-Mobile Merger Receives Final Regulatory Approval
• Investor Claims Intelsat Hid Bad News On C-Band Sale
• Ad Group's Bidding System Clears DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny
• 3rd Circ. Reboots Cable Installer's Disability Bias Suit
• Artists Call On DOJ To Block Liberty Media-IHeart Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: General Atlantic, Naspers, Citic Securities
• Sens. Say Work On 5G Standards Hampered By Huawei Regs
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Eye Alice Win For Tech Titans
• FCC's Pai Floats Approval Of Ligado's Long-Pending 5G Plan
• Legal Org. Wants National Class Cut From Illinois TCPA Suit
• FCC Asked To Do More To Stop Internet Hikes Amid COVID-19
• 8th Circ. Backs Prison Phone Co.'s Win In Call Rate Suit
• FTC Docs Reveal Scope Of Robocall Enforcement Efforts
• Judge's DOJ T-Mobile Deal Approval Hinged On Protections
• Charter Can't Beat 'Vicarious' Music Piracy Claims
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• OECD Sees Corp. Tax Reform More Important Post-Pandemic
• Frontier Communications Seeks To Trim $10B Debt In Ch. 11
• Windstream Creditors Say Uniti Deal 'Unraveling'
• Telecom Infrastructure Co. Dycom Must Face Stock-Drop Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Fla. Judge Cuts Cord On Class Claims Over IPhone Updates
• FCC Won't Hide Details Of Telecom's Lifeline Subsidy Abuse
• Tax Researchers Chide OECD Digital Tax Push Amid Pandemic
• FCC Mulls How To Replace Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment
• Hacked Crypto Investor Says AT&T Is Distorting His Claims
• Apple Says DOJ Is Contradicting Itself By Backing Fortress
• Fed. Circ. Wipes Out $110M Ericsson Patent Win Under Alice
• FCC Urged To Rethink Blocking States From Broadband Fund
• Age Bias Ruling May Usher Stronger Civil Rights Protections
• Fed. Circ. Affirms 'Stratus' TM Refusal Over 'Strata' Confusion
• 7th Circ.'s TCPA Ruling Could Weaken Do-Not-Call Exception
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Comcast Taps Ex-21st Century Fox Atty As Compliance Chief
• Cellnex Inks Portguese Telecom Deal Worth Up To €550M
• COVID-19 Hacks Bring Cyber Hygiene Into Sharp Focus
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• How 3rd Parties Can Best Limit Fraud Liability Amid COVID-19
• UK Treasury Has No Plans To Suspend Digital Tax Amid Virus
• Trump Sues NBC Affiliate Over 'Defamatory' COVID-19 Ad
• Ligado Fires Back At Pentagon Concerns Over 5G Proposal
• Opening Bands To Wi-Fi Can Trigger $183B Boon, Group Says
• Lenovo Expands InterDigital Dispute Into Antitrust Arena
• Coronavirus Q&A: Sidley Austin's Health Practice Chairs
• Cincinnati Bell Investor Sues Over Macquarie's $2.9B Deal
• Zoom Class Actions Highlight Calif. Privacy Law Issues
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Apple, Google Unveil Joint Effort To Track COVID-19 Spread
• 'Ship Has Sailed,' Debtor Claims In TCPA Autodialer Dispute
• Telehealth's Not Getting Switched Off After COVID-19 Crisis
• Consumer Groups Back Banks' COVID-19 Robocall Relief Bid
• AT&T Avoids Arbitration Over Ex-Time Warner Workers' Status
• $2B Coronavirus Bill Would Expand FCC's Telehealth Toolkit
• Deciphering International Telemedicine Regulations
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• FCC Says Most Of US Eligible For 5G Funds In Fast-Track Plan
• What's At Stake In High Court TCPA Case
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Apple Gets PTAB Win Due To Inventergy's 'Weak Showing'
• Amazon Can't Arbitrate Kids' Alexa Privacy Battle
• ISPs' COVID Response Said To Negate Net Neutrality Rules
• Schools Can Give COPPA Consent For Kids Amid Pandemic
• Senate Pressed To Protect Data Privacy Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• DOJ Asks FCC To Ban China Telecom, Citing National Security
• FCC Lets Stations Swap Kid TV For Local Content In April
• Fla. Enacts Pared-Down Tax Cut Bill Over COVID-19 Fears
• FCC's O'Rielly Ropes Trump Into Fight For Pentagon Airwaves
• Ill. Class Aims To Halt Clearview AI's Facial Photo Data Scrape
• Biz Group Wants Justices To Tackle NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Google Can't Ditch Privacy Suit Over Recording Users
• 7th Circ. Is Told National Class Can't Stay In Ill. TCPA Suit
• 'Apprentice' Outtakes Relevant In Fraud Suit Against Trump
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Voip-Pal Targets Amazon, Apple, Google Over Call-Routing IP
• Trump, Kids Can't Send Class's Fraud Claims To Arbitration
• Trustwave Merger Suit Survives Due To 'Skimpy' Disclosure
• IHS Expands Telehealth Services As Part Of COVID Response
• Apple Beats ID Login Authentication Trespass Suit For Good
• Markey Calls For Privacy Rules On Videconference Providers
• Apple Wants $85M WiLAN Patent Verdict Wiped Out
• FCC Urged To Let Schools Use Funds For COVID Response
• Telecom's Role In Virus Response Raises Policy Challenges
• Shareholders Sue Zoom Over Privacy, Hacking Concerns
• Comcast Can't Get Full 7th Circ. To Tank Antitrust Suit
• Fed. Agencies Lagging On Telecom Contract Swap, GAO Says
• Viacom Settles Former VH1 Exec's Racial Bias Suit
• Caltech Cites Apple, Broadcom Misconduct To Boost $1B Win
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• Dems Wary Of Google Plan To Publish COVID-19 Location Info
• Irish Watchdog Warns Of Ad Giants Culling Health Sites' Data
• NBC Seeks Toss Of Defamation Suit Over Viral DC Encounter
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Nightclub Texting Platforms Are Autodialers
• Kuraray Wants Cellphone Data Order Axed In Explosion MDL
• Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Value Of Data Centers
• Lawmakers Seek $2B Broadband Aid As Part Of COVID Funds
• Pai Says 6 GHz Spectrum Auction Would Be Impractical
• Verizon Can Build Towers On GM Test Track Despite Pushback
• 5th Circ. Ruling Amplifies Bristol-Myers Class Action Debate
• Ex-Nokia Attorney Pans 'Surreal' Attempt To Ax Her Bias Suit
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Golding Capital Secures €710M For Latest Infrastructure Fund
• NYC Schools Drop Zoom As Privacy, Security Scrutiny Grows
• Money Services, Telecom Duck Suit Over Haiti Charges
• Huawei Says Feds Limiting Discovery Like 'Gangland' Case
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• FCC Slams 'Brazen' Petition To Probe Airing COVID-19 News
• New York Can't Be Trusted With 911 Funding, O'Rielly Says
• Avoiding Class Claims For Sharing COVID-19 Location Data
• Telecom Industry, Localities Clash Over COVID-19 Hurdles
• Streaming Co.'s Successor Liable For $6M Dish Judgment
• Trump Formalizes 'Team Telecom' Reviews Of Foreign Deals
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• EU Tax Chief Sees Possible Growing Need For Digital Levy
• US Warns 'Gateway Providers' To Halt COVID-19 Phone Scams
• New Trial For Ericsson After Fed. Circ. 'Unravels' FRAND Rate
• Zoom's Sudden Rise Presents Test For New Calif. Privacy Law
• Windy City Shuffle: Paul Hastings, Katten, Duane Morris
• Voip-Pal Says WhatsApp Infringes Call-Routing Patent
• The Pandemic's Early Effects On Foreign Trade, Investment
• Motorola Rival Urges Redo In $764M Radio Trade Secret Row
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Surveillance Co. Says Facebook Wanted To Use Its Spy Tools
• Lawmakers Urge FCC To Enforce Law Barring Hidden Fees
• Pelosi Outlines Next COVID-19 Bill, Without Infrastructure
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Kirkland, Gibson
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Comcast Illegally Accessed Credit Reports, Suit Says
• CEO Must Testify In Chancery On Firm's 'Reprehensible' Acts
• TracFone Wireless Faces $6M FCC Fine Over Fake Customers
• Verizon Comes Out Swinging Against Huawei Patent Suits
• Cut Inmate Call Fees Over Virus, Prison Phone Co. Uges FCC
• Despite Rising Web Traffic, FCC Says Carriers Keeping Up
• House Dems Pushing Forward On 4th COVID-19 Response Bill
• Navajos Seek Enhanced FCC Subsidy Program Amid Outbreak
• Dems Press FCC Head To Debunk Trump's Broadcast Threats
• FCC Says Gov'ts Can Send COVID-19 Stay Home Reminders
• Sens. Renew Call For Internet Learning In COVID-19 Funding
• Mobile Ad Firm Settles Chancery Suit Over $34M Merger
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• Facebook, Chamber Back Bid To Strike TCPA Autodialer Ban
• Egyptian Telecom Loses $927M Claim Against Canada
• Dish Rival Asks DC Circ. To Rethink Spectrum License Ruling
• Dems Probe Net Neutrality Repeal's Effect On FCC Oversight
• Wi-Fi Sharing And 5G Funding On FCC's Agenda For April
• Entercom Urges Court To Toss Exec's Sex Misconduct Suit
• Congress Must Bolster Bias Remedies After Comcast Ruling
• House Dems Eye $760B Transpo Funds In 4th Virus Relief Bill
• Dem COVID-19 Package Includes $86B Boost For Broadband
• Professor Gets 2021 Trial Date In Huawei IP Theft Case
• Telehealth During COVID-19: New Rules And Considerations
• Second Magistrate Judge Bows Out Of Apple Patent Dispute
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Time Warner Can't Shake Workers' Revived Overtime Suit
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Insurance Suit Moved To Georgia
• T-Mobile, Sprint Close Merger As Judge Clears Deal With DOJ