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Telecommunications - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• Android User Case Transfer 'Easy Call To Make,' Google Says
• Pai's Last FCC Meeting To Recap Trump-Era Successes
• IBM To Pay $24.5M To Settle FCC's E-Rate Investigations
• Tenn. City Sues Netflix, Hulu For Wireline Fees
• EU Tax Chief Opposes Further Delays In OECD Digital Tax
• House Dems Tell High Court To Keep Tight Media Rules
• FCC Needn't Bankroll Unused Lifeline Services, DC Circ. Says
• Trump Vetoes Defense Bill, Calling It A 'Gift' To China & Russia
• CFIUS Eyes A Laser Focus On Chinese Players In 2021
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Trump Assails $900B COVID-19 Relief Bill In Twitter Video
• Google, Others Shake Kids' Data Gathering Suit For Now
• Samsung IP Atty Returns To Faegre Drinker After 7 Years
• The Few Patent Jury Trials In 2020 Led To Enormous Verdicts
• FCC Punts Fox's Bid For Permanent Waiver To Own NY Post
• The Biggest Rulings In Antitrust Cases Of 2020
• Debt Collector Hit With TCPA Class Suit Over Robocalls
• Australia Rejects Google's Fitbit Fix, Continuing Probe
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Undo Prison Phone Contract
• What Gov't Contracting Might Look Like Under Biden
• Telecommunications Group Of The Year: Wiley
• Settling On Zoom: The Rise Of Pro Se MDL Objectors
• GOP Lawmakers Slam 'Utterly Ineffective' China Export Rule
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• 2020 Bankruptcy Trends And Sectors To Watch In 2021
• Tech Giants Urge 9th Circ. Not To Overturn WhatsApp Ruling
• Congress Backs $900B COVID-19 Relief, Gov't Spending Bill
• Nokia Trims But Can't Beat Bias Suit By Former In-House Atty
• ​​​​​​​1st Circ. Denies Mass. Challenge Of FCC Rate Reg. Order
• Va. Tax Commissioner Seeks To Toss Right-Of-Way Fees Suit
• AGs Say Their Facebook Antitrust Case Belongs With FTC's
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Apple's Challenge To PTAB Review Denials
• Senate Passes Bill To Levy Economic Sanctions For IP Theft
• Telecommunications Group of the Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Zoom Says SEC, US Attorney's Offices Probing Privacy Issues
• Justices Should Narrow CFAA Scope In Van Buren
• COVID Bill Includes Broadcaster Loans, Broadband Funds
• The Big SEP Victories Of Patent Owners In 2020
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Senate Dems Stall Trump Picks For Watchdogs At FCC, DOT
• Ex-Zoom Exec Charged Over Disrupting Tiananmen Meetings
• Nokia Must Pay $2B To Enforce Daimler SEP Injunction
• FCC Denies Requests To Rethink Plan For 2.5 GHz Auction
• Netflix Settles Sherlock Holmes Copyright Fight
• DC Circ. Spells Out Why It Chucked C-Band Challenge
• The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020
• Telecommunications Group of the Year: DLA Piper
• Epic Judge Calls Apple Bid To Limit Depos 'A Disappointment'
• A Review Of 2020's Key US Sanctions Developments
• DOJ, Google Looking At Sept. 2023 Date For Antitrust Trial
• Chinese Computer Chip Giant Caught In Export Clampdown
• 'Killer' Deals, Internet Mergers Caught Enforcers' Eyes In 2020
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• FCC Links Rural Broadband Access To Farming Productivity
• Biden Could Use Obama-Era Tools To Counter ​​​​​​​Sprawling Hack
• Ariz. City Must Face Charter Unit's Suit Over Local Regs
• CenturyLink Says La. City Should Face Suit Over Fees
• Cumulus Media Beats Suit Over 401(k) Fees
• 2 Firms Rep £1.1B Deal For TalkTalk Telecom Biz
• Apple Attacks VirnetX's Trial Strategy In $503M Patent Verdict
• NTIA Appoints Fourth Acting Head In Trump's Waning Term
• How COVID-19 Accelerated Telehealth In 2020
• Google Hit With 3rd Monopolization Suit
• The 10 Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2020
• EU Clears Google's $2B Fitbit Deal, With Conditions
• Facebook Vows To Tell On Apple In Epic's Antitrust Suit
• FCC Wrongly Reversed Media Diversity Agenda, Justices Told
• 3 Firms Guide Space Telecom's $1.8B Go-Public Deal
• Apple, Broadcom Urge Fed. Circ. To Nix Caltech's $1.1B IP Win
• COVID-19 Has Broad Impact On Lost-Profit Determinations
• Feds Ask Judge To Block China Telecom's FISA Info Access
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• InterDigital Denied Extra Trial On 'Unwilling' Lenovo Licensee
• Top International Tax Cases Of 2020
• Apple, Intel Face Uphill Fight In Antitrust Suit Against Fortress
• Kaplan Fox, Bartlit Beck To Co-Lead Google Antitrust Suit
• SEC Says Telecom Company, Finance Exec Inflated Revenues
• EU Proposes Sweeping Restrictions On Tech Giants
• GTT Investors Seek $25M Deal Over 'Disaster' Interoute Buy
• Voip-Pal Must Face Twitter's Call-Routing IP Suit
• Epic Games Fights To Depose Apple Execs In Antitrust Suit
• Prepare For More Electronic Device Searches At US Borders
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Sprint Defeats Fired Salesman's ADA And FMLA Suit
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• Netflix Told To Stop Casting Viacom Execs In Senior Roles
• FCC Allows Schools To Keep Receiving Donated WiFi, Devices
• FCC Fines CenturyLink $500K Over 'Unacceptable' Outage
• Koch-Linked Org Sues Trump Admin. For Section 230 Records
• Motorola Rival Fights To Overturn $346M Asset Freeze In UK
• Groups Say Broadcast Order Could Harm TV-Band WiFi
• DHS Added To List Of Gov't Agencies Hit By Nation-State Hack
• FCC Asked To OK Robotic Lawnmower's Spectrum Use
• Face Mask Maker Hit With TCPA Suit Over Ad Faxes
• Gov't Contractors Can't Make Unwanted Robocalls, FCC Says
• E-Commerce Giant Wish To Lead 11 IPOs In Year's Final Rush
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Trump Claims On TikTok Security Risks
• April FRAND Trial Between Ericsson, TCL Pushed Over COVID
• Private-Sector-Bound O'Rielly Says He Has No Regrets
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2020: Part 1
• FTC Presses Facebook, Amazon On Data Privacy Practices
• FCC Installs Trump Pick As 3rd Agency Republican
• Justices Won't Review NJ Fax Biz's Tax Allocation Row
• California To Join DOJ's Landmark Google Antitrust Suit
• Senate Sends Defense Bill To Trump, Bucking Veto Threat
• DOD Not Measuring Effects Of $67M Climate Change Grants
• Dual Facebook Antitrust Cases Land Before Different Judges
• Congress Approves Spectrum IT Modernization Act In NDAA
• Fed. Circ. Hints At Remand In Dispute Over Evolved's Patent
• FCC Moves Ahead With Broadcast Internet Plan
• UK Fast-Tracks Review Of $39B Liberty Global-Telefonica JV
• Telecom Calls Iowa Town's $50M Google Fiber Build Illegal
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Davis Polk, Cleary
• Privacy, Not Price, Takes Focus In Facebook Antitrust Suits
• The Top Telecom Developments That Defined 2020
• Tale Of The Tape: Two Facebook Complaints
• MobileIron Drops Patent Extortion Claims In BlackBerry Fight
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Revive BlackBerry Patent Claims
• Sen. Graham Pulls Bill Trimming Section 230 Tech Shield
• Twitter Investors' Securities Fraud Suit Gets Axed, For Now
• 2nd Circ. Returns Time Warner Cable Labor Dispute To NLRB
• Questions To Ask After FireEye Hack
• Deals Rumor Mill: Robinhood, ChemChina, Omnicell
• Irked 1st Circ. Pulls Attys Into Weeds Of Maine Cable Spat
• FCC Ends Year With Further Crackdowns On Chinese Tech
• FCC Exempts Mass. Towns From Cable Rate Regs
• Fed. Circ. OKs Gilstrap's Atty Fee Ruling In 'Frivolous' IP Suit
• Sens. Pressed To Find Path To Replace EU Data Transfer Pact
• Telecom Co. Wins Bid To Install Wireless Tech In NJ City
• Cooley, Fenwick-Led Tech Cos. Rake In $769M Via IPOs
• 4 Takeaways From Antitrust Campaign Against Facebook
• Belize Broadcaster Must Dish Over $15.8M To Satellite Giant
• AT&T Units Illegally Fired Union Worker, NLRB Judge Says
• 2 Decisions Reveal New Tool For TCPA Defense Litigators
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Viacom Nears Win Barring Netflix From Poaching Executives
• FTC, State AGs Launch Suits Over Past Facebook Deals
• Prysmian Hits Fiber-Cable Rival With £10M Patent Claim
• Paramount Antitrust Settlement Tossed In EU Pay-TV Case
• Lenovo Sues Nokia Over Enforceability Of Video Patents
• Justices Struggle With Autodialer Definition In Facebook Row
• Calif. Judge Stumps For More Video Hearings After Pandemic
• Cyber Firm Says It Was Hacked, Likely By A Foreign Gov't
• House Passes $740B Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Tech Self-Regulation Is Over, Say US, EU Antitrust Officials
• 9th Circ. Revives Atty's Claims Ex-Spouse Spied On Emails
• DC Circ. Rejects C-Band Challenges As Auction Opens
• Contractor Wants Reversal Of Fla. Prison Phone Deal
• Full Senate Confirms Trump FCC Nominee
• VirnetX Fights Apple Bid For Redo Of $503M Patent Verdict
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Hiscox Says Location Tracking Co.'s Losses Aren't Covered
• Apple Fights To Delay 4G Trial On Unwilling Licensee Claims
• Aussie Pension Fund Lobs $3.9B Bid For NZ Energy Biz
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• Trump's TikTok Restrictions Blocked By 2nd Judge
• Ex-Harvard Fencing Coach Hit With 'Varsity Blues' Indictment
• What To Watch As High Court Tackles Robocall Ban's Scope
• Fed. Circ. Won't 'Waffle' When Sorting Out BlackBerry IP Spat
• Justices Want Gov't View On Comcast, Viamedia Antitrust Suit
• Trump DOJ Leaves Mark On Antitrust With Active Amicus Role
• Gov't Watchdog Finds Trump Trade Adviser Violated Hatch Act
• Senate Dems Seek To Block Confirmation Of Trump FCC Pick
• ISPs Say They Kept Virus Pledge, But Customers Disagree
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• Dish To Pay $210M Telemarketing Penalty To Feds, 4 States
• Privacy Groups Warn 9th Circ. That WeChat Ban Is Harmful
• TikTok Rulings May Clarify Scope Of Economic Powers Law
• Cox Taps Joiava Philpott As New General Counsel
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• Sens. Back PTAB Denial Rules, Drug Pricing Activists Balk
• Syntel Wants $855M Verdict Undone In Trade Secrets Row
• Portugal Hits Altice Europe Unit With €84M Cartel Fine
• Verizon Partially Escapes Call Center Workers' FLSA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Sticks With Ruling On Standard-Essential Patents
• Up Next At High Court: Nazi Art Theft, Facebook Class Action
• WTO Sees Partial Pandemic Rebound, But Outlook Still Grim
• Activision Latest To Accuse Netflix Of Executive Poaching
• Class Rips Real Estate Website's Attempt To Duck TCPA Suit
• Prof On Track For Return To China After Plea In Huawei Case
• FCC Urged To Approve Undersea Cable Ownership Transfer
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Latham, Wilson
• Lessons In Crafting Valid Employment Class Settlements
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Greenspoon Client Sanctioned For Illegal TCPA Class 'Survey'
• Zoom Says 'Zoombombing' Privacy Suits Don't Allege Harm
• FCC Urged To Shelve 2.5 GHz Auction Until Biden Admin.
• DHS, IBM Warn Of Phishing Bids Targeting Vaccine Delivery
• AT&T Can't Escape But Allowed To Pause VoIP Call Suit
• Ericsson, TCL Say April Trial 'Highly Unlikely' Amid COVID-19
• Feds Urge Caution On $87M Atty Fee Bid In Slow-IPhone MDL
• Calif. Judge To Keep Video Status Hearings After COVID-19
• Internet Orgs Urge Congress To Prioritize Broadband Access
• Cherokee Nation Firm Accused Of Poaching IT Employees
• AT&T Inks $173K OFCCP Deal Over Gender Pay Disparities
• Blackbaud Ransomware MDL Appears Set For South Carolina
• What To Expect From Arguments In TCPA Facebook Case
• Tech Co. Execs Seek Toss Of Investors' Derivative Suit
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Senate Dem Predicts Reforms To Big Tech Under Biden
• Ex-Comcast Exec Says Her Sexual Harassment Was Ignored
• Dish Asks Justices To Review $280M TCPA Liability Ruling
• DOJ, Google Sent 'Back To The Drawing Board' On Secret Info
• Bill To Boot Chinese Cos. From US Exchanges Sent To Trump
• DC Circ. Won't Halt Lifeline Standards Increases
• 4th Circ. Says No To Dish's $11M TCPA Clawback Appeal
• Lawmakers Pave Way For Defense Bill Despite Veto Threat
• The Big CFAA Questions High Court Is Considering
• Speedcast Gets OK For $7.6M In Exec Incentives
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• FCC Nom Advances Despite Dems' Transparency Concerns
• Maxell, Apple Texas Patent Trial Delayed To March
• FCC Asked To Exclude Follow-Up Texts From TCPA
• Samsung Wins PGR Challenges To Wireless Power IP
• Telecom Wins $2.3M Damage Calculation In Access Fee Fight
• Prison Call Co. Sanctioned For 'Subterfuge' In Class Action
• Electronics Co. OK'd To Subpoena Tech Firm For Arbitration
• Sports Network Can Try Again In Comcast Antitrust Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Advocates Press FCC For More Info On 5G Fund Distribution
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'