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Telecommunications - September, 2020

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• Trump Eyes New Curbs For 'Critical Mineral' Imports
• Calif. Bar Lays Out Atty Duty To Avoid Client Data Breaches
• Divided 9th Circ. Splits With 4th Circ. In DirecTV TCPA Row
• FCC Dems, Senate GOPs Push DOD To Drop Nationalized 5G
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• FCC Cements $49M Fine Against Co. For Bilking Subsidy Fund
• GOP China Hawks Want Trump To Repair Ties With WTO
• FCC Inks Clearer Rules For Referring Deals To Team Telecom
• Israeli Spyware Co. Gets Facebook Hacking Suit Paused
• Apple And Epic Want Antitrust Fight To Go To A Bench Trial
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• FCC's O'Rielly Says He'll Step Down Regardless Of Election
• FCC Takes New Steps To Crack Down On Spoofed Robocalls
• TCPA's Autodialer Ban Fails Constitutional Test, Court Told
• FCC Forecasts 4 Spectrum Auctions Over Next Year
• Verizon Workers Get Whopping ERISA Class Certified
• Cyberattack Strikes Hospital Chain Universal Health Services
• Buyers Say 9th Circ. Qualcomm Ruling Doesn't Nix Class
• House Passes Bill To Block Home Number Switch After Crisis
• Tencent To Take Chinese Search Engine Co. Private For $3.5B
• Senate Pair Floats Section 230 Limits For Illegal Online Posts
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Westell Investor Seeks Docs On Take-Private Transaction
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Garmin Ducks Claims That Defective GPS Caused Plane Crash
• Nippon Readies $40B Offer For Orrick-Advised NTT DoCoMo
• Judge Asks FBI To Swear It Didn't Use Spy Tool On Reporters
• Cable Cos. Wary Of Proposal To Change FCC Caller ID Rules
• Apple And Epic Antitrust Judge Eyes July 2021 Jury Trial
• TikTok Restrictions Likely Violate Sanctions Law, Judge Rules
• IBM Says Ransomware Hackers Netted At Least $81M In 2020
• AT&T Beats Suit Over Early Retirement Benefit Calculations
• Satellite Cos. Want FCC To Reconsider Space Junk Rules
• $3B Tax Earmark Ends Verizon Fight In Altaba Wind-Down Suit
• Swiss Tech Co., IP Firm Settle Patent Licensing Antitrust Fight
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• 4 Firms Steer Weibo Owner's $2.6B Take-Private Led By CEO
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• DC Judge Blocks Trump's TikTok App Store Ban
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Feds Ask To Move Ahead With Ban On New TikTok Downloads
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• FTC Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Qualcomm Licensing Ruling
• Apple Loses Appeal Of PTAB Decisions Upholding Voip-Pal IP
• Apple Says PTAB Was 'Overly Rigid' In Qualcomm IPR
• ViSalus Pushes For Trial Redo In $925M Robocall Dispute
• Spotify Wants Claims From 'Cryptic' Music Rights Group Cut
• Mass. Appeals Panel Says Town Can't Block Verizon Tower
• 2nd Circ. Won't Undo Social Media Defamation Ruling
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Latham, Skadden
• Trump Admin. Pushes To Erase Injunction Allowing WeChat
• TCL Can't Pause Philips' English Patent Suit For French Case
• Vt. Agrees To Halt Enforcement Of State Net Neutrality Law
• How A High Court Textualist Could Help Limit Anti-Hack Law
• Verizon, AT&T To Pay Combined $116M For Calif. Overcharges
• FirstNet Must Do Better Job Of Connecting, Sens. Told
• Ginsburg's Successor Likely To Back Narrow TCPA Reading
• Hawley Pushes Bill To Let Social Media Users Sue Platforms
• Cisco, Amazon Push To Consolidate Network IP Cases In Calif.
• Cisco Latest Target Of Investor Suit Over Diversity Efforts
• Katten Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Dallas From Jones Day
• Spy Court Backs Broad View Of 'Facility' Open To Surveillance
• Trump Admin. Asks Trade Court To Pause China Tariff Cases
• 8 Firms Build EW Scripps' $2.65B Ion Media Purchase
• Feds Face 'Extremely Short' Deadline To Argue TikTok Ban
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• TikTok Seeks Quick Block Of Trump's Ban On App Downloads
• ISPs, FCC Urged To Lower Student Broadband Costs
• Calif. AG Asks Senate Not To Replace CCPA With National Law
• 9th Circ. Antitrust Ruling Threatens NFL, Free Enterprise
• PTAB Weighs Wells Fargo's Digs At USAA Check Deposit Tech
• House Passes Bill To Repeal T-Band Breakup
• Sony, Others Can't Take Pirating Claim To 11th Circ.
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• FTC Settles With Globex For $1.9M In Telemarketing Suit
• DOJ Floats Section 230 Immunity Rollback Targeting Big Tech
• OneWeb Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Vote, $235M In Financing
• AT&T Won't Face Triple Damages In Junk-Fax Suit
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• House Dems Slam Pentagon's Pursuit Of Spectrum Sharing
• New DOL Independent Contractor Rule Asks Who's The Boss
• More Than 3,300 Importers Energized To Erase China Tariffs
• FCC Says Only Senders Face Liability For Fraudulent Faxes
• FCC's Pai Pushes States To Tackle Prison Call Rates
• Ginsburg's Passing Could Usher In A Narrower TCPA
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Airline Wi-Fi Provider Gogo Again Seeks To Nix Investor Suit
• Investors Say Phone Co.'s IPO Didn't Disclose Product Flaws
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Twitter Obtained Phone Numbers Via Fraud, Wash. User Says
• Songwriter Accuses DC Circ. Of Ignoring Artists' Realities
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• House Passes Bills Enacting New Federal Telecom Policies
• Samsung Gets Touch-Screen IP Slashed In Revived PTAB Bid
• Epic Games Says Fortnite Isn't Security Threat To Apple
• FCC Urged To Consider Pandemic Needs In Broadband Report
• Law Firm Denies Misleading Facebook Privacy Deal Class
• French Telecom Co. Iliad Makes $2.6B Bid For Poland's Play
• 3 Things To Know About Nathan Simington's FCC Nomination
• TikTok Files New Suit Over Trump's Ban On App Downloads
• 15 Minutes With Enjoy's Chief Legal Officer
• Roy Moore's Defamation Suit Over 'Molester' Claims Trimmed
• Tesla Hit With Suit Over 4G LTE Patents
• UK Top Court Ruling May Be Problematic For Global SEP Suits
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• VoIP Carrier Calls AT&T Dismissal Bid A Delay Tactic
• WeChat Users Win Bid To Prevent Shutoff By Trump Admin.
• Oracle Takes Minority Stake In TikTok After CFIUS Scrutiny
• Amid Pandemic, Health Apps Face Privacy Law Patchwork
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• Law Firm Misleading Facebook Privacy Deal Class, Court Told
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Amazon Beats Claims It Intercepted Ill. Calls To Collect Data
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• NTIA, Section 230 Authors Spar Over Social Media Moderation
• Algeria Fights Off Bid To Revive Telecom Investor's $4B Claim
• Wireless Comms Assoc. Wins Suit Over RF Exposure Law
• DOD Floats Plan For Sharing Spectrum With Private Sector
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• Stay Lifted In $1.2B Award Fight Amid Stall In India Litigation
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Latham, Sidley
• Verizon Sues Miss. Town For Denying Cell Tower Permit
• Ericsson Looks To Boost 5G Biz With $1.1B Cradlepoint Buy
• US Blocks New TikTok, WeChat Downloads
• Instagram User Claims App Improperly Accesses Data
• 11th Circ. Says Class Reps Can't Get Incentive Awards
• WeChat Limits Driven By Trump's China Animus, Judge Told
• Spy Court Says It Lacks Authority To Declassify Its Records
• Contracting Group Wants Feds To Clarify Huawei Ban
• Energy, Biotech Companies Float IPOs Totaling $575M
• House Lawmakers Spar Over Trump FCC's 4-Year Legacy
• Sens. Tell FCC To Subsidize Remote Learning Amid COVID-19
• Solar Power Biz Sunrun Will Pay $5.5M To End Robocall Suit
• Brazil, Canada Lead Surge In Global Privacy Law Expansion
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• New Apple, Intel Patent Complaint Even Worse, Fortress Says
• Apple Fights Epic's Bid To Reverse Fortnite App Store Ban
• Feds Charge 7 Over Global Cyberattacks
• Commerce Panel Passes Bill To Put Prices On Gov't Airwaves
• Frontier Gets OK For Up To $6.5B In Ch. 11 Financing
• Tribune Knew Of Issues In $3.9B Sinclair Merger, 7th Circ. Told
• FCC Cements $9M Retrans Dispute Penalty Against Stations
• FCC Touts Progress In Tribal Spectrum Efforts After Criticism
• DOJ Says 9th Circ. Qualcomm Ruling May Hurt Class Cert.
• FCC Proposes Disclosures For Foreign-Backed Broadcasts
• Sen. Calls Out Carriers Over Inaction On Contraband Phones
• Cable Unbundling Law Gets Poor Reception In 1st Circ.
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• AT&T Says Ex-Atty Agreed To Sell Privileged Info In FCA Suit
• Iranian Hackers Said To Target US Agencies, Cos. Via VPNs
• CenturyLink Loses Protest Over VA Correction On $127M Deal
• Lawmakers Grill Google On 'Ad Stack' Dominance
• Viacom Investors Say Redstone Pushed Merger For CEO Pick
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Look At Toss Of $110M Ericsson Win
• Trump Picks NTIA Adviser To Fill O'Rielly's FCC Seat
• FCC Prioritizes Paper Trails In Revamped Hearing Process
• State Utility Leaders Urge FCC To Halt Lifeline Data Rules
• FCC Says Carriers Making Strides In Rural Call Completion
• Discarded Phone Rulings Misapply 4th Amendment Case Law
• FCC Must Expand Pandemic Broadband Benefits, Dem Says
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• ISPs Can't Favor Some Apps Under EU Net Neutrality Rules
• Dish Dodges Cox's Allegations Of 'Brazen' IP Infringement
• FCC Gives Dish More Buildout Time After T-Mobile-Sprint Deal
• Cable Cos. Lose DC Circ. Bid To Challenge C-Band Plan
• House Passes Bill With Internet Of Things Security Standards
• Nokia Escapes Antitrust Suit Over Cellphone Tech Patent Pool
• UK Antitrust Arm Calls For 'All-Encompassing' EU Market Tool
• Apple, HTC, ZTE Ask Fed. Circ. To Undo PTAB Loss
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Debevoise, Cleary Craft Up To $6.9B Verizon-Tracfone Deal 
• Sugar Daddy Dating Site Seeking.com Hits Rival With TM Suit
• Senator Says He Still Worries About 'Ideological' Bias Online
• Biden Win Would Shift, Not Shatter, Trump China Policy
• 2nd Circ. Axes BofA TCPA Appeal Cited By Charter In Stay Bid
• White & Case Nabs IP Litigator From Fish & Richardson
• Altice Europe Founder To Take Telecom Co. Private In $3B Buy
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Ropes, DLA Piper
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC In August
• Auction Design Could Streamline TikTok's US Asset Sale
• Commerce Regs Didn't Infringe FedEx's Rights, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GSA Says Huawei Ban Waivers Are A 'Last Resort'
• Facebook Gets More Backing On Autodialers At High Court
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive NY Town's Fight Over Cell Tower
• Biz Groups Ask Brazil For Assurance On Data Transfer Rules
• Calif. Enforcer Sees Less Focus On Economics After T-Mobile
• Apple's $506M Trial Loss Dooms Its PTAB Challenge
• Pai Probes Wireless Industry On Location-Targeted Alerts
• Takeaways From DOJ Civil Division's Inability-To-Pay Memo
• Customer Service Biz IQor Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B In Debt
• Google, Advocacy Groups Battle For Europe's Digital Future
• FCC Commish, Sen. Agree Social Media Probe Is Political
• PTAB Grills Microsoft On Printed Publication In Uniloc IP Row
• Europe's Advocate Gen. Takes Narrow View Of Telecom Case
• Facebook Facing Possible Halt To EU-US Data Transfers
• Internet Groups Object To Bill On Social Media Moderation
• Qualcomm Tells 9th Circ. FTC Ruling Nixes Consumers' Case
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Revive FCRA Suit Against Dish
• House Committee Weighs Broadcast Diversity Plans
• Nev. Pot Shop Can't Shake TCPA Suit Over Out-Of-State Texts
• DC Circ. Sends Clash Over FCC 5G Upgrade Order To 9th Circ.
• EarthLink Accuses Charter Of Trying To Steal Customers
• Feds Want Contractor In Fraud Retrial To Be Kept Off Streets
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• Apple Loses Bid For ECJ Guidance Over 4G LTE Patents
• EU Commission Seeks Input On Rules For Broadband Aid
• AT&T Sheds More Claims In Crypto Investor's $24M Hack Suit
• GOP Trio Floats Bill To Reform Social Media Moderation
• Apple Settles NM Patent Suit After Fed. Circ. Declines Move
• Comcast Turns To High Court To Thwart $160M Antitrust Trial
• Calif. Judge Sends Radio Station Owner To Jail For Contempt
• Apple Decries Epic's 'Larcenous' Conduct In Fortnite App Row
• Cisco Gets Age, Sex Bias Case Kicked To Arbitration
• FCC's Pai Denies 'Conflict Of Interest' In Ligado Approval
• Mid-Band Spectrum Repurposing Tops FCC's Sept. Agenda
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• Kirkland Steers GI Partners To $1.8B Data Infrastructure Fund
• Gov't Backs Facebook's View Of Autodialers At High Court
• Lewis Brisbois Says Law Firm Facing RICO Suit Can't Pay Up
• Google Wants Play Store, Apple App Store Suits Kept Apart
• Telecom Builder Sues Over Towers Of Madison County
• Google Loses PTAB Challenge Of Siri Tech Patent
• Cooley, Steptoe & Johnson Grow Privacy Groups In Brussels
• EPIC Says High Court Should Not Limit Scope Of CFAA
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Wilson, Mayer
• Ore. City Says Comcast Skipped $3.8M In Right-Of-Way Fees
• Calif. Cable Firm Failed To Stop Sexual Harassment, Suit Says
• Hispanic Worker Sues AT&T Over Alleged Job Discrimination
• FCC Says Carriers Need Up To $1.8B To Replace Chinese Tech
• FCC Tells DC Circ. It's Paying For Enough C-Band Upgrades
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Supplement Co.'s $925M Loss A Wake-Up Call On Robocalls
• Trump's Chinese Tech Crackdown Goes Far Beyond Carriers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Arthrex Wrongly Invoked In Rovi Case, Comcast Tells Justices
• Fed. Circ. OKs Google's Partial PTAB Win Over BlackBerry
• Netflix Says Fox Contracts Unfairly Restrict Worker Mobility
• Del. Judge Delays Sprint, Charter IP Trial Amid Virus Concerns
• TikTok Suitors Urged To Boost Privacy For Users Under 13
• FCC Cuts Off Tribal Spectrum Giveaway Despite Protests
• Gov't Fights Hawaii Telecom's Push For $200M In FCC Money
• T-Mobile's Bad Service Caused Tragedy, Justices Told
• T-Mobile Defends Disciplining Worker Who Sent Union Email
• 5th Circ. Backs Warrantless Phone Search In Smuggling Case
• FAQs For 3rd Parties In Gov't Merger Suits Amid Pandemic
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble, Wave Broadband, Airbnb
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• ECJ Finds Italy's Law To Block Vivendi's Media Stake Unlawful
• 9th Circ. Calls Snowden-Leaked NSA Data Collection Unlawful
• GAO Backs AT&T Protest Over $525M Verizon Deal
• Streaming Cos. Say Charter Is Trying To 'Punish Cord Cutters'
• Bias Crackdown Reverses Net Neutrality Dereg, FCC Told
• Longtime Dechert Antitrust Co-Chair Heads To Steptoe
• Credit Union Servicer Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says
• FCC Floats Fine For ISP That Inflated Coverage Areas
• AT&T Call Center Worker Demands New Trial In Overtime Suit
• FCC Picks Up Challenge To Chicago Satellite Restrictions
• Cogeco Seeks To Power Off Altice's $7.8B Takeover Bid
• UK Ruling Shows Global SEP Enforcement Dilemma
• InterDigital Says UK Ruling On SEPs Hurts Lenovo's Case
• Google, Facebook, 7 Other Tech Cos. Sued Over Website IP
• Verizon Must Face NJ Suit Over Unauthorized Credit Reports
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• DOJ Reveals Extensive Surveillance Application Reforms
• Apple Can't Get $454M Payment Back After VirnetX IP Axed
• RCN Must Face The Music From Labels Over Online Piracy
• Google Again Seeks Toss Of Users' Secret Tracking Suit
• FCC Won't Pause AMC-AT&T Pact In Channel Carriage Dispute
• Panel Formed To Hear WTO Cases Against Indian Tech Duties
• Australian Watchdog Knocks Facebook's News Threat
• Zoom Swipes New GC From Palo Alto Networks
• Utilities Must Share Pole Upgrade Costs, Think Tank Tells FCC
• Verizon Loses Bid To Overturn Decision Against 5G Ad Spots
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• How Chinese Telecom Ban Should Affect Prototype 'Other Transactions'
• GIC, Brookfield Team Up On $3.4B Indian Telecom Biz Deal