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Telecommunications - January, 2021

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• AT&T Inks $12M Deal To Settle Data Throttling Suit
• High Court Robocall Decision Didn't Void TCPA, Judge Says
• Epic Judge Says Apple's Tim Cook Must Sit For 7-Hour Depo
• Congress, Biden Urged To Confirm Tie-Breaking FCC Dem
• Samsung Dodges Galaxy S7 Water Resistance Class Suit
• Radio Stations Pitch FCC On Expanded FM Boosters
• Motorola, LG Face Patent Suits Over 5G Tech
• OECD Delays Are Imperiling Digital Tax Deal
• DC Circ. Judge Seems To Back NLRB Ruling On Union Email
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Special Ops, Satellites, Jets
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Won't Let Satellite Co. Escape TM Suit
• Facebook Positions Itself As The Good Guy To Apple's Bad
• FBI Director Urges Dialogue With Companies Before Incidents
• Cox Wants $1B Music Label Piracy Verdict Paused For Appeal
• Netflix Tells 7th Circ. To Keep Streaming Fee Suit In Fed. Court
• 6th Circ. Says Demotion Can't Sustain Charter Age Bias Suit
• Google, Epic, Phone Users Fight To Control Suits' Futures
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Portuguese Telecom Co. Secures $650M In Shareholder Row
• Qualcomm Loses Info Demand Appeal In EU Antitrust Probe
• Microsoft Draws Wide Support In Bid To Ax Warrant Gag Order
• House Rep Wants Huawei Clarity Before Confirming Raimondo
• Samsung Gets Mixed Win At Fed. Circ. In Motion Sensor Fight
• Sens. Push FCC To Prioritize Rural Clinics In COVID Funding
• Voice Recognition Tech Co. Broke Ill. Privacy Law, Suit Says
• Klobuchar Says Big Tech Breakups Should Still Be An Option
• Educators Urge FCC To OK E-Rate Funds For Home Learning
• FCC Looking Into East Coast Internet Outage
• EU Court Rejects Challenge To Liberty Global's Ziggo Buyout
• Chancery Keeps Suit Over $30B CBS-Viacom Merger Alive
• FTC, States Accuse Cos. Of 'Deceptive' Fundraising Calls
• CORRECTED: Samsung Seeks Fast Appeal Of China FRAND Ruling
• ITC To Probe Foreign Censorship's Effect On US Businesses
• Vodafone Fights Infringement Ruling In 4G IP Case
• Auto Supplier Spreads Nokia FRAND Patent Dispute To Del.
• Voip-Pal Calls Apple's 'Personal Attacks' Claim A Smear Tactic
• Australia Extradites 2 Wanted In Text Subscription Scheme
• Data Transfer, Enforcement Questions Linger Post-Brexit
• Class Cert. Granted In Robinhood 'Refer A Friend' Texts Suit
• FCC To Focus On Pandemic Relief During Feb. Meeting
• Academics Say Section 230 Reform Is Still A Long Way Off
• Atty Slams Mazie Slater 'Vendetta' In $125M Verizon Deal Row
• Bill Seeks To Stop Chinese Cos. From Exploiting Key Patents
• Fed. Circ. Remands License Issue In LTE Patent Dispute
• Facebook Location Data Suit Sinks After Deadline Passes
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reverse PTAB Win For Apple, Samsung
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Next TCPA Ruling Is Unlikely To End Autodialer Saga
• Acting FCC Chief Heralds Close Of $81B Initial C-Band Auction
• Groups At Odds Over FCC's $3B Internet Fund
• Key Takeaways From CFPB's Year-End Enforcement Flurry
• Revisiting Klobuchar's Crucial Antitrust Reform Proposals
• IPCom Appeals Vodafone's Gov't-Use Defense In 4G IP Case
• ITC To Probe Vivint, SimpliSafe Over Smart Doorbell Imports
• FCC's New GC Is Merger Czar, Williams & Connolly Alum
• Telecom Taxes Don't Duplicate Right-Of-Way Fees, Va. Says
• Epic Judge Doubts Apple's 'Quirky' Samsung Subpoena Bid
• White House Hints Biden May Keep Chinese Tech Trade Limits
• DC Circ. Picks Apart FCC Over 5G Wireless Safety Review
• Broadband Co. Sues New Mexico DOT Over Permit Rejection
• Apple's $500M IPhone Settlement Hits Snag On Corp. Claims
• User Fights To Keep Twitter In Phone Number Privacy Suit
• Businesses Win Class Cert. In TCPA Suit Against Leasing Co.
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• Alpha Media Hits Ch. 11 To Beat COVID-19 'Headwinds'
• Biden Aims To Tighten Buy American Criteria
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Ret. Fed. Judges Call On Telecoms To Lower US-China IP Heat
• Ericsson Fires Back, Asks ITC To Block Samsung 5G Imports
• Google Threatens To Yank Its Search Engine From Australia
• Apple Blasts 'Personal Attacks' On Judge In Patent Row
• Facebook Board Will Make Final Call On Trump Suspension
• Can Parler, Or Its Amazon Suit, Survive?
• AT&T Sues Honolulu Landlord For Terminating Antenna Lease
• What Cos. Can Learn From FTC Data Queries To Tech Giants
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Judge-Shopping Claim Muddies $125M Verizon Deal Row
• Manufacturer Says $500M Insurance Policy Covers Virus Loss
• US Courts Have Limited Ability To Set FRAND Rates Globally
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson, Faegre Drinker, Weil
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Apple, VirnetX Agree On $75.6M In Interest After $503M Award
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• State AGs Must Catch Up With DOJ Case Against Google
• Speedcast's $395M Sale Plan Reaches Ch. 11 Finish Line
• Apple Broadens Challenge Against Chicago Streaming Tax
• Chinese Telecom Cos. Push For US Delisting Reversal
• 9th Circ. Sides With Gov't In $129M Loan Fight With Telecom
• Predictions For How Telehealth Law Will Evolve In 2021
• Comcast Wins Bid To Arbitrate Illegal Credit Check Claims
• Cruise Co. Says TCPA Invalid Prior To High Court Ruling
• CWA Decries Verizon-TracFone Deal's Impact On Lifeline
• Amazon Won't Have To Host Parler During Dispute
• Biden Appoints Rosenworcel As Acting FCC Chair
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Biden Freezes Late Trump Regs For White House Review
• Lawmakers Urge FCC To Vet Rural Network Auction Winners
• FCC Denies Bid To Stay Ligado Networks' 5G Project
• GAO Backs Protest Over Epsilon's $46.5M IT Deal
• Verizon Escapes Ga. Atty's $28M COVID-19 Spread Suit
• Barry Nigro, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Deputy, Talks Enforcement
• EU Hits Steam Owner, Game Makers Over 'Geo-Blocking'
• What The Oracle-TikTok Saga Means For Oracle Licensees
• NY Law Firm Cancels DirecTV Subscriber's NJ RICO Claim
• Grubhub Says High Court Order Invalidates TCPA Suit
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Pai Exits FCC On Biden's Inauguration Day
• Phones 4U, Vodafone Fight Over Device Access In Cartel Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Undo PTAB Rulings On Motorola Patents
• Charter Rescinds Request To Nix Merger Conditions
• FCC Warns Amateur Radio: Don't Air Criminal Threats
• FCC Has More Guidelines For Accurate Broadband Mapping
• High Court Parses FCC's Mandate To Promote Diversity
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Android Users Slam Google's 'All Or Nothing' Privacy Stance
• PTAB Nixes 2 Cellular Patents In Win For Mercedes-Benz
• FCC Exempts Certain Pharma Calls From TCPA Rules
• New President, New Senate, New Antitrust Ballgame
• Wilson Sonsini, Skadden Lead $5.7B Laser Maker Merger
• BlackBerry, Facebook Drop Patent Fight Over Messaging Tech
• Apple-VirnetX Judge Explains Why He Won't Grant New Trial
• Fishing Group Accuses Pacific Bell Of Polluting Lake Tahoe
• Up Next At High Court: Media Diversity And Climate Suits
• FCC Inks $10M Fine For Racist Political Robocaller
• Trump White House Finalizes 5G Network Security Plan
• Outgoing DOJ Antitrust Chief's Greatest Hits
• What To Expect In High Court's Media Ownership Review
• Space Internet Biz OneWeb Brings Total Funding To $1.4B
• 11th Circ. Doubts Ousted Exec Controls Venezuelan Network
• Lessons From Economic Testimony In 2020 Merger Litigation
• FCC Terminates Plans To Auction T-Band
• DOJ Won't Scrap Long-Standing Music Licensing Orders
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• DOD Finalizes Ban On Chinese, Russian Telecom Equipment
• Judge Gilstrap Grants 'Late' Stay In Cisco Patent Fight
• Speedcast Reaches Deal With Creditor On Ch. 11 Plan
• DC Circ. Unsure If T-Mobile Worker Group Is Company Union
• Consumers Slam Cruise Co.'s Bid To Shake TCPA Suit
• 9th Circ. Weighs Nat'l Security, Free Speech In WeChat Appeal
• USTR Raps Digital Taxes In 3 More Countries, But No Tariffs
• US Restricts 6 Countries From Selling Telecom Products
• Acacia And Cisco Backtrack, Strike Increased $4.5B Deal
• FRAND Rate 'Nightmare' Raises Call For International Tribunal
• USPTO Says VirnetX Can't Get Arthrex Do-Over On Network IP
• AT&T Says Subsidy Contribution Reform Must Happen Now
• Cherokee Nation Firm Wants Out Of Employee Poaching Suit
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lucid Motors, Deutsche Telekom, GTCR
• Cell Tower Co. Urges Maine Court To Find City In Contempt
• Vodafone Can't Pause €508M 3G Tech IP Suit To Wait On Spain
• $760M Motorola Walkie-Talkie Trade Secret Win Cut To $540M
• Iraqi Venture Says Former Dechert Clients Can't Hide Docs
• What To Know About RPX's Deal With Intellectual Ventures
• Universities Get DOJ Green Light To Pool IoT, Data Patents
• 9th Circ. Mulls Undoing Car-Share Co. Turo's LAX Injunction
• Facebook Can't Duck Developer's RICO Suit Over App Access
• Satellite Co. Investors Seek OK Of $111M Award Against India
• FCC's Pai Strikes Sentimental Note In Final Public Meeting
• Receiver Says 'Enough,' Wants Radio Station Owner Jailed
• Democratic Control Could Break Gridlock On US Privacy Bill
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• Calif. Lawmakers Urge New AG To Halt Net Neutrality Suit
• American Tower Pays $9.4B For Telefonica's Phone Mast Biz
• FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Gets New Judge
• Gray TV Rejected Reasonable Programming Offers, FCC Told
• Judge Upholds $1B Music Label Piracy Verdict Against Cox
• PTAB OKs USAA Check Deposit Patent In Wells Fargo IP Row
• 5 Blank-Check Cos. Raise $1.1B Amid Sizzling IPO Market
• The Benefits Of More Alternative Dispute Resolution At GAO
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• FCC Invalidates Chicago Satellite Dish Restrictions
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• T-Mobile Blocks AT&T's 'Push-To-Talk' Trademark At TTAB
• New FCC Republican Aims For Unobtrusive Rulemaking
• Acacia Asks Court To OK Its Termination Of $2.6B Cisco Deal
• NY1 Female Reporters Settle Bias Suit With Charter
• Dems Want To Know Where ISPs' COVID-19 Policies Stand
• Sprint Inks $7.6M FLSA Suit Settlement With Retail Workers
• Justices Won't Hear Dish Rival Spectrum License Ruling
• DC Circ. Eyes Supreme Court Arb. Case In AT&T Workers' Suit
• Cloud Firm Unfazed By $50K-Per-Day Sanction, Chancery Told
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• No Delay For Epic's Apple Trial In Antitrust Case
• Outgoing FCC Chair Says Time's Up For Section 230 Rule
• Rep. Matsui Wants Unified Spectrum Policy Under Biden
• FCC Floats $47.5M In Fines Over Alleged 2.5 GHz Band Misuse
• High Court Won't Nix Nat'l Class Ruling In Ill. Junk-Fax Case
• Gilstrap Won't Let Samsung Enforce China FRAND Injunction
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Google Judge To Sell Mutual Funds Holding Alphabet Stock
• Cisco Wins Injunction Against Acacia Ending $2.6B Deal
• Outgoing State Dept. Officials Form New Cybersecurity Office
• AT&T Brings Back Data Caps After Taking COVID-19 Pledge
• Law Lets Fallen Troops' Families Drop Phone, Cable Contracts
• Samsung Asks ITC To Block Ericsson 5G Imports
• Canada VoIP Biz Investors Blast $26M Merger Deal With Rival
• DOJ, AGs Get Google Cases Combined For Discovery
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• Alston & Bird Promotes 20 New Partners, Including 12 Women
• Trump's Big Tech Lockout Adds Fuel To Oversight Debate
• FBI Tells 9th Circ. Twitter Has No Right To Pub Classified Info
• Epic Says Don't Let Class Issues Delay Case Against Apple
• Chancery Sanctions Cloud Co. In Service Contract Fight
• TracFone Nets $2.5M More In Phone-Flipping Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Mill Creek, KPG, Atlantic Realty
• TCPA Future Uncertain After A Tumultuous 2020
• 10 Ways Antitrust Scrutiny Is Heating Up In 2021
• Curaleaf, Customer Agree To Drop TCPA Class Action
• Tower Co. Seeks Early Win Versus Iowa County Over Permits
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Apple, Intel Patent Scheme Suit Against Fortress Axed Again
• Apple Can't Get New Trial After $503M VirnetX Patent Verdict
• TriZetto Says $855M Win In Trade Secrets Case Should Stand
• Davis Wright Nabs Satellite, Telecom Atty From Milbank
• US Blasts Levies By Italy, India But Stops Short On Tariffs
• ViaSat Asks FCC To Investigate SpaceX For Space Pollution
• US, EU Call Out India During WTO's Trade Review
• NYSE Backtracks And Again Plans To Delist Chinese Stocks
• FCC's Carr Condemns Violence As Rioters Breach Capitol
• Amazon, T-Mobile Cut Deal To Resolve Job Ad Bias Suit
• Apple Copyright Ruling Isn't Quite The Fair Use Win It Seems
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Calif. High Court Asked To Clarify Call-Recording Rules
• Trump Bars Dealings With WeChat Pay, 7 Other Chinese Apps
• Ex-Fed. Circ. Chiefs Spar Over Ericsson, Samsung Patent Row
• Black Diamond Says It Needs Time For Speedcast Ch. 11 Bid
• Ga. Board Pushes 11th Circ. For Immunity From SmileDirect
• Quanta Wants Fight Over Peru Telecom Project Arbitrated
• Fed. Circ. Defends 1-Line Orders While OK'ing Amazon's Fees
• Fed. Circ. Wipes Out $8M Award In Phone Roaming IP Case
• Dentons Snags Barnes & Thornburg Energy Attorney
• US Officials Say Government Hack 'Likely Russian In Origin'
• NYSE Halts Plans To Delist Trio Of Chinese Telecom Cos.
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Attys Seek $6.8M Cut In Fidelity's TelexFree MDL Settlement
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• 1st Circ. Wary Of Border Phone Search Warrant Requirement
• Facebook Asks Court To Wait On Consolidating Antitrust Suits
• Rader Tells Gilstrap China Can Handle Essential IP Fight
• Trump Pushes 1st Circ. Nominee But Drops Bipartisan Picks
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Most of PTAB's Findings Against Comcast
• Inventors Urge Justices To Restore Patent Balance In Arthrex
• FCC Asks How To Disburse $3.2B Emergency Internet Funds
• Apple Won't Have To Turn Over Global Docs In Fight With Epic
• Twin FCC Orders Aim To Clamp Down Harder On Robocalls
• Prep For Increased Pay Equity Enforcement In Gov't Contracts
• FCC Grants More 2.5 GHz Tribal Spectrum Licenses
• MoFo, Sidley Guide ATN's $332M Alaska Communications Deal
• Congress Shouldn't Abrogate Section 230 Immunity
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2021
• Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• Copyright Cases To Watch In 2021
• The Biggest UK IP Cases To Watch In 2021
• Top Telecom Developments To Watch In 2021
• How Ransomware Will Continue Wreaking Havoc In 2021
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Cases To Watch In 2021