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Telecommunications - October, 2020

278 articles

• CFPB Adopts Long-Awaited Rules On Debt Collection Industry
• TikTok Influencers Win Block On Trump's App Ban
• Apple Hit With $503M Verdict In VirnetX Patent Retrial
• Blank-Check IPO Mania May Have Hit Its Peak
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Weapons, 5G, Virus Treatments
• Another Court Finds 5 Years Of TCPA Claims Invalid
• How The Election Could Reshape The Telecom Industry
• Google Mulling Bid To Toss DOJ's Antitrust Suit
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• DirecTV, AT&T Allowed Out Of Sex Assault Case
• Decoupling From China: Part 3 — Oversight And The Election
• Working Group Gives Congress Robocall Prevention Report
• What A Trump Or Biden Win Will Mean For State AGs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCC Preemption Shuts Down IPhone Radiation Suit
• AT&T Sued Again For Age Bias Over Multi-Step Layoffs
• Starks Says Carriers Must Consider Open 5G Equipment
• Davis Polk Steers Asia-Focused Blank-Check Co.'s $175M IPO
• 2 Years 'Too Long' For Google's Epic Fortnite Showdown
• Maine Agrees To Drop Pro Rata Cable Law Fight, For Now
• DOJ Asks Congress To Reform Law Shielding Web Platforms
• EU Antitrust Chief Says New Digital Rules Must Restore Trust
• Decoupling From China: Part 2 — Security Requirements
• FCC To Make Top 100 Markets Provide Audio Description
• O'Rielly Says Deregulation, Spectrum Wars Marked FCC Term
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Ohio Bell Uniform Protest Was Protected Conduct, NLRB Says
• DirecTV Urges 9th Circ. To Rethink Split TCPA Ruling
• FCC Lets AT&T Sell Off Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Units
• Cable Technicians Win Class Cert. In Misclassification Suit
• DC Circ. Says It Might Defer To FCC On C-Band License Facts
• Fortress Can't Impose 'Impossible Standards,' Apple Says
• Big Tech Execs Say They're Open To More Transparency Rules
• Dems Ask FCC If Trump Interfered In Social Media Probe
• FCC's Pai Presses To Open 5.9 GHz Band To Wi-Fi
• Davis Polk, Haynes Guide Assurant's $325M HYLA Mobile Buy
• Decoupling From China: Part 1 — Legislation And Funding
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Pandora Can't Escape Turtles' Pre-1972 Copyright Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Rethink FTC's Qualcomm Licensing Loss
• 9th Circ. Gives Defense Atty New Shot At Client Wiretap Suit
• Dish Can't Take Back Unused $11M From $61M TCPA Verdict
• Klobuchar Eyes Antitrust Overhaul
• FCC Hits Ariz. Co. With $37.5M Forfeiture For Call Spoofing
• FCC Forges Ahead With Plans To Expand Rural Broadband
• Indian Satellite Co. Gets $1.2B Award Over Axed Deal OK'd
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• VirnetX Seeks $718M From Apple In EDTX Patent Retrial
• Zoom Hit With Trademark Suit Over New 'Zapps' Feature
• Fidelity Tells 1st Circ. Fees Don't Make It ERISA Fiduciary
• Split FCC Sticks With 'Net Neutrality' Rollback
• 9th Circ. Won't Lift Block On White House's WeChat Ban
• Full 11th Circ. Urged To Buck Ban On Class Incentive Awards
• House Bill Would Curb President's Power To Restrict Internet
• Software Co. Ansys Inks $700M Deal To Buy Simulation Biz
• Ransomware's Rise Adds New Twist To Election Security
• Customers Fight Arbitration Bids In IMessage Mix-Up Suit
• 7th Circ. Panel Dubious Of Loan Biz Bid For TCPA Coverage
• Chinese Cos. Drop Immunity Appeal In CRT Price-Fixing Suits
• Samsung Needn't Be Named In Unified IPR, Fed. Circ. Told
• 10th Circ. Backs Toss Of White Ex-Cox Salesman's Bias Suit
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• TCL Can't Get Asus Deal Info In IP Battle Against Philips
• DirecTV Looks To Sink TCPA Suit After Arbitration Decision
• Judge Won't Undo Order Blocking WeChat App Store Ban
• AGs Ask Justices For Broad Autodialer View In Facebook Suit
• The Lawyers Helping Google Battle The DOJ
• Ligado Nabs $3.85B Boost For Satellite 5G Network
• DOJ Clears AT&T's $2B Sale Of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Biz
• Rivada's CEO Wants Flexible Networks Without Red Tape
• FCC Starts Distributing Tribal Midband Spectrum Grants
• Cellnex To Invest €800M For Stake In Telecom Tower Network
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• $25M Deal OK'd In Prison Call Overcharge Suit
• 9th Circ. Told To Hear Justice Thomas On Big Tech Immunity
• Austria Can Tax S. Korean Cell Service, ECJ Adviser Says
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Senator Pushes Big Tech CEOs On Biden, Trump Interactions
• FCC Deems T-Mobile Outage A 'Failure' With Staff Report
• Gunderson-Led Cybersecurity Biz Arctic Wolf Hits $1.3B Value
• AT&T Asks High Court To Wait For TCPA Facebook Case
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Warrants Needed For Border Phone Searches, 1st Circ. Told
• Pandora Tells Judge To Toss Turtles' Pre-1972 Copyright Suit
• More Big Tech Firms Could Show Up In DOJ's Google Search
• Mobile Cos. Urge Light Touch In Emergency Network Rework
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Atty Rips Feds' 'Unbridled Attempt' To Steer China Tariff Suits
• 8 Firms Steer 5 Blank-Check IPOs Exceeding $1.3B Total
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• DOJ Seeks To Oppose Chinese CRT Cos.' Immunity Bid
• FCC Still Ignores Wireless Harms, 5G Critics Tell DC Circ.
• FCC Urged To Move Ahead With TV 'White Space' Plan
• Charter TCPA Ruling May Benefit Cos. Facing Robocall Claims
• Fiber Optics Co. Investors Seek OK Of $15.5M Deal
• MVP: Wiley Rein's Kathy Kirby
• Advocates Urge FCC To Make Suicide Hotline More Accessible
• Mutual Of Omaha Can't Shake Prerecorded Marketing Call Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Time Warner Workers' Push For Severance
• House GOP Demands Hearing On Social Media Bias
• Fiber Telecom Co. Sues Rochester Over Excess Facilities Fees
• Auto Insurance Startup Root Readies $568M IPO
• State Compliance Review A Must For Online Political Ads
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Pantelis Michalopoulos
• Google Hit With Landmark Antitrust Suit
• High Court Urged To Block Robocall Barrage In Facebook Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Google's IP Win On Balloon-Based Internet
• Judge Assails 'Unreasonable' Arguments In DSL Patent Case
• Trump Tells DC Circ. TikTok Ruling Undermines His Authority
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• ISPs Blast Pentagon's Spectrum-Sharing Proposal For 5G
• Apple, Epic Warned Against Atty 'Nastiness' In Antitrust Fight
• Full DC Circ. Won't Undo Royalty Ruling For Streaming Cos.
• Altaba Must Reserve $800M For Canadian Data Breach Claims
• Microsoft Gets PTAB To Whittle Down 2 Siri Tech Patents
• Ex-Fox News Guest Drops Wigdor Suit Over Seth Rich Claims
• House Dems Say Pai's Section 230 Rulemaking Is Political
• Speedcast Creditors Blast Ch. 11 Sale Plan As Unfair
• MVP: DLA Piper's Edward Smith
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Myriad Section 230 Bills Show Agreement Still Out Of Reach
• No Overhaul Likely After House Antitrust Tech Report
• FCC Asks For National Security Review Of 2 Telecoms
• FTC Gets Court To Halt Allegedly Fake Inmate Calling Plans
• Wireless Retail Workers Get Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• 3 Firms Guide $2.2B Deal For Telecom Infrastructure Biz
• Consumer Slams ViSalus Trial Redo Bid In $925M TCPA Row
• Google Gets Siri Tech Patent Wiped Out At PTAB
• Telenor Challenges Enforcer's €112M Antitrust Fine
• Thiel-Backed Blank-Check Co. Leads 2 IPOs Raising $635M
• India Mulling 'All Options' Over $2.7B Vodafone Arb. Award
• ITC Vs. Court Remedies For Trade Secret Theft Abroad
• Apple Loses 1st Battle In War To Invalidate 3G, 4G Patents
• NJ Court Revives 911 Fee Suit Against Verizon, Comcast
• WeChat Judge Skeptical Of Feds' Bid To Quickly Shutter App
• Mass. Cable Co. To Pay $1.8M To Settle Wage Suit
• NLRB Says Frontier Must Consult Union Over I-9s
• FCC Radio Spectrum Reallocation Could Impair Vehicle Safety
• SEP Users Should Jettison Antitrust For Patent, Contract Law
• Apollo Acquires Lendlease's Cell Tower Portfolio
• Text-Messaging Health Provider Scores $118M From PE Firms
• Comcast Faces Proposed Class Action Over Outdoor Therapy
• Gimlet Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold TM Win Over 'Reply All'
• Dems Unveil Bill To Expand 2.5 GHz Tribal Licenses Deadline
• Pai Says FCC Will Craft Website Moderation Rules
• White House Targets Rivals In New Plan For Critical Tech
• Trump Admin Tells 9th Circ. WeChat Limits Don't Curb Speech
• FCC, USAID Teaming Up To Promote 5G Security Abroad
• Fed. Circ. OKs PTAB Decisions Axing Closed-Caption Cases
• Man Allergan Texted About Botox Seeks Cert. In TCPA Suit
• Advocates Urge FCC Not To Cut Oversight Of AT&T DSL Lines
• Del. Judge Delays Cox IP Trial Until May Due To Virus
• Global In-House Attys Work On Being The Same, But Different
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC In September
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• TCL Loses Bid To Appeal Ruling In Philips IP Case
• Roku Beats $41M Infringement Claim In Texas Trial
• DC Circ. Mulls Whether Lifeline Carriers Got Raw Deal
• Mayer Brown Hires Int'l Arbitration Atty For London Office
• Free-Market Group Urges High Court To Take Comcast Appeal
• Online Records Expose Stations' Sloppy Political Ad Files
• AT&T Says Union Agreed Not To Arbitrate Workers' Status
• Broadband Groups Join Outcry Over DOD 5G Plan
• Justice Thomas Fires Shots At Big Tech Immunity Shield
• WeChat Users Tell 9th Circ. Trump Can't Lift Block On App Ban
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Apple Can Keep Fortnite Banned From App Store For Now
• Fed. Circ. Judge Slams PTAB In Closed-Caption IP Fight
• Microsoft, Ford Tell Congress PTAB Denials 'Degrade' IPRs
• Charter Seeks Chancery Sanctions For Tech Co. Case Abuses
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Nix Alsup's Fees Award To Apple, Cisco
• Reps Probe DOD Spectrum Inquiry As 'Attempt To Usurp' NTIA
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Moderna Promises & Ed Sheeran
• Debt Collector Dodges Class Action With 7th Circ. Ruling
• 6 Big Moments From Google-Oracle You Need To Hear
• Apple Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Game Subscription Service
• Novel TCPA Ruling Lays Groundwork For Fresh Circuit Split
• NY1 Bias Suit Moves Forward, But Some Claims Trimmed
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Maine's Pro Rata Cable Statute 'Runs Afoul' Of Federal Law
• PTAB Skips Samsung's Telecom IP Challenge, Cites Texas Suit
• Nat'l Security Group Says Huawei Ban Relief Too Limited
• US Bank Escapes Debt Collector's Race Bias Suit
• Fenwick-Led MessageBird Valued At $3B With Latest Funding
• DOJ Takes Fight Over TikTok App Store Ban To DC Circ.
• GAO Says Gov't Efforts On Secure 5G Rollout Fall Short
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• 4 Compliance Tips Amid Increased Ransomware Scrutiny
• High Court Oracle-Google Copyright War May Benefit Artists
• UK Wants To Review $39B Liberty Global, Telefonica Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roblox, Airbnb, Global Payments
• 11th Circ. Ruling Threatens Class Rep Incentive Awards
• Conversant Loses Bid To Restore 3G Patent In Huawei Dispute
• Apple Fights $87M Atty Fee Bid In $500M IPhone MDL Deal
• Conservative Groups Urge Gov. To Drop National 5G Plan
• Apple Wants Special COVID-19 Exception In VirnetX IP Trial
• Squire Patton Boggs Nabs Arbitration Vet From WilmerHale
• Trump Admin. Says First Amendment Is Moot In WeChat Case
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Rethink Standard Essential Patents Ruling
• Justices Wary Of 'Sky Falling' In Google-Oracle Software Case
• Judge Says Ex-ADI Worker's Bias Claim Puts Onus On Feds
• EU Accepts Broadcom Concessions To End Antitrust Probe
• Comcast To Pay $375K In DOL Wage Bias Probe
• Apple And Epic's Antitrust Fight Set For May Bench Trial
• EU Parliament Approves New Trade Commissioner
• PTAB Says RPX's Failure To Cite Salesforce Tie Dooms IPRs
• Commerce Expands Export License Human Rights Criteria
• Consumers Urge 9th Circ. To Rehear Qualcomm Case
• The Google-Oracle Copyright War, Explained
• Facebook Rips 'Crass' Investor Suit Over Worker Diversity
• Court Says It Can't Rule On Alleged Charter TCPA Violations
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Nigerian Oil Spill Ruling Shows Limits Of UK Class Actions
• Gunderson-Led Cloud Comms Co. Dialpad Hits $1.2B Value
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Methodology, Conflict, Corrective Scope
• InterDigital Boosts Case Against Lenovo For Global IP Rates
• FCC's Carr Floats Plan To Help Add 5G To Existing Towers
• ECJ Limits Gov't Spying On Cellphone And Internet Data
• AT&T Excludes Poor Areas From Fiber Internet, Report Says
• Facebook, Instagram Stole Swipe-Reply Messaging, Suit Says
• BlackBerry, Others Can't Ax Sisvel Unit's Patent Under Alice
• Profs Ask 9th Circ. To Take New Look At FTC's Qualcomm Suit
• 8 More IP Cases The Justices Rejected At 1st Conference
• Sanctions Threat Puts Ransomware Intermediaries On Notice
• Sprint Asks Judge To Toss 'Illogical' Investor Suit
• DOJ Asks To Appear in Lenovo-InterDigital Case Hearing
• Epic Games Wants Apple's Counterclaims Cut In Antitrust Suit
• JPML Says West Texas Right Place For Network IP Fights
• FCC Seeks To Wrap Up Net Neutrality Remand In October
• Chicago Defends Satellite Dish Restrictions At FCC
• Supreme Court Passes On FRAND Jury Trial Dispute
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Netflix, Hulu Want Texas City's Bid For Wireline Fees Tossed
• Now Is The Time To Go Digital With Compliance Training
• Apple Fights To Invalidate 4G IP As Patents Trial Starts
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Sens. Urge FCC To Adopt OpenRAN Under 'Rip And Replace'
• Google Accused Of Strategically Hiding Evidence In Data Suit
• Commerce Puts Tighter Export Controls On New Technologies
• Charter Unit Settles EEOC Challenge To Leave Policy
• Barrett Is Wild Card For Tech Antitrust Cases At High Court
• WeChat Users Say Trump Unfairly Scrapped US App Version
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• Ex-ADI Employee, Wife Hit With New Charges In IP Theft Case
• OneWeb Gets OK For Debt Swap Ch. 11 Plan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Justices To Hear Long-Running FCC Media Ownership Dispute
• UK Global Licensing Path Paved For Mobile, Wi-Fi Ingenuity
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Paying Cyber Ransoms Can Breach Sanctions, Treasury Says
• States, Law Profs Say Calif. Should Revive Net Neutrality Law
• Comcast Says Viamedia Wants To 'Short-Circuit' Discovery
• FCC Backs Off Of Net Neutrality Comment Challenge
• Google Says Android User OK'd Data Sharing And Can't Sue
• Importers Call For CIT Panel To Handle China Tariff Challenge
• Finisar's $6.8M Securities Fraud Deal Gets Initial Nod
• Full Senate Committee Will Force Big Tech Leaders To Testify
• High Court Is Likely To Adopt 6th Circ.'s Narrow View Of CFAA
• Border Phone Searches Don't Need Warrant, US Tells 1st Circ.
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition
• DC Circ. Won't Block FCC's New 6 GHz Rules For Now