Telecommunications Archive » April, 2021

Telecommunications - April, 2021

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• Brokers Sued Over Actor's Alleged $690M Ponzi Scheme
• FCC Rolls Out Rules For New Student Broadband Program
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Apple Win In Wireless Patent Suit
• GAO Denies CenturyLink Protest Of AT&T's $306M DHS Award
• Feds Join Grubhub Suit To Back TCPA After High Court Order
• Calif. Jury Convicts Ex-Netflix Exec Of Taking Bribes
• Jails Wiretap Suit Must Claim Bad Intentions, Judge Says
• IPhone Users Tell 9th Circ. Radiation Claims Not Preempted
• Met Opera Union Wants Arbitration Vacated In Streaming Row
• Broadband Trade Groups Sue NY Over $15 Internet Mandate
• Ransomware Panel Urges Crypto Oversight, Payment Reports
• Court Rejects Bid To Delay May In-Person Trial In Cox IP Fight
• Prison Phone Rate Slash Tops FCC's May Agenda
• Prosecutors Agree To Let Media Access Capitol Riot Footage
• FCC's COVID Relief Fund Will Go Live In Mid-May
• Activist Urges Top Court To Allow Google Mass Privacy Suit
• Biden Speech Pitches Investments To 'Win 21st Century'
• CC'ing Apple Attys Doesn't Create Privilege, Calif. Judge Says
• Robust Debt Market Keeps Humming At Record Levels
• FCC Asked To Nix Restrictive Telemarketing Consent Caveat
• Indian Judge Nixes Bid To Shut Down Devas Liquidation
• Apple, Google Ensnared In Data Transmission Patent Fight
• Tweak Lifeline Rules To Avoid Mass Service Drops, FCC Told
• Fenwick Guides MessageBird To $1B Funding, SparkPost Buy
• Facebook Cites Recent High Court Ruling In FTC Case
• 7th Circ. Says Cell Info Used Legally To Find Robber
• New Lobbying Group To Push Shared 12 GHz Rules
• Mobile Store Biz Enjoy Goes Public In $1.2B Weil, Cooley Deal
• Qualcomm, InterDigital Back Avanci Patent Pool At 5th Circ.
• Fortress Calls Apple's IP Scheme Claims Mere 'Speculation'
• Cybercriminals Leak Data Stolen From DC Police Department
• FCC Might Extend Security Crackdowns To Consumer Devices
• SpaceX Gets FCC Green Light To Update Broadband Fleet
• Calif. Vacancies Mount For Biden As Judge Eyes Senior Status
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Mobile Banking Startup Raises $220M At $2.2B Valuation
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• Huawei Cleared Over Info-Sharing With Fugitive CFO
• 5th Circ. Told Reversing Nokia Win May Threaten Patent Pools
• Prison Phone Co. Says Billing Complaint Is Baseless
• Maine's A La Carte Cable Law Scrapped After 1st Circ. Loss
• Telecoms Must Face Call-Spoofing TCPA Suit, Judge Says
• Airline Wi-Fi Provider Can't Dodge Investor Suit
• Former FCC Chair Pai Joins Private Equity Firm Searchlight
• Mitsubishi Loses 1st Trial Round In 4G Patent Fight
• Hungary Derides Global Minimum Tax As Violating Sovereignty
• Justices Won't Touch ERISA Ruling Against Comcast Worker
• Data 'Scraping' Episodes Don't Fall Neatly Into Breach Laws
• 9th Circ. Won't Let Amazon Arbitrate Kids' Alexa Privacy Suit
• Ex-Netflix Exec's Criminal Bribery Case Goes To Jury
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Simpson Thacher M&A Atty In NY
• AGs, FTC Say Facebook Must Plan For Discovery Now
• Simington Says FCC Can Finesse Spectrum Use Agreements
• Supreme Court Is Right In Limiting Gov't Agency Authority
• Economic Sanctions And Export Controls: A Q1 Update
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• ACLU Wants Top Court To Review Border Search Ruling
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• Importers Want China Tariffs Frozen During Litigation
• Zoom Damages Ruling Benefits Securities Defendants
• FTC Lacks Facts For Antitrust Claims, Facebook Says
• Sens. Press Carriers On 2G, 3G Network Shutdown Plans
• Texas Judge Won't Triple $172.6M Verdict Against HP Spinoff
• FCC Streamlines Rules For Commercial Space Launches
• Senate GOP Unveils $568B Infrastructure Counterproposal
• Phone Co. Fined $4.1M For Impersonating Other Carriers
• Class Action Access At Stake In High Court TransUnion Case
• Bipartisan Bill Would Block Data Brokers From Selling To Feds
• Apple, Google App Antitrust Debate Sparks Senate Pile-On
• States Want To Maintain Oversight In FCC's Lifeline Program
• Apple Can't Nix False Ad Suit Over iTunes' 'Buy' Button
• Senate Panel Advances Bill Aimed At Curbing China's Rise
• DirecTV Hands Off Bars' 'Sunday Ticket' Claims To Arbitration
• Nokia, Others Tell 5th Circ. SEP Row Is Contract Issue
• Momentum Grows For Expanding Telecom Act Funding Efforts
• Khan Declines Blanket Recusal On Big Tech Cases
• Apple-Epic Trial Won't Be Video Streamed, Judge Says
• Sidley, Jones Day Rep $500M Koch Investment In Mavenir
• 'American Idol' Singer Can't Revive Suit Over Damaged Ear
• 11th Circ. Revives CWA's Bid To Arbitrate Seniority Grievance
• How They Won It: Qualcomm Beats FTC Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Netflix Exec Quit After CEO Raised Conflict Issue, Jury Told
• TriZetto's $570M Punitive Damage Win Excessive, Judge Says
• FCC Launches Database For Tracking Robocall Compliance
• FCC Won't Do Dems' 'Bidding' In Miami Station Sale, Carr Says
• Fed. Circ. Slams Albright's 'Clearly Flawed' Transfer Denial
• 7th Circ. Rules Insurer Has No Duty To Cover $3.3M TCPA Deal
• Facebook Memo Reveals Plan To 'Normalize' Data Scraping
• Infrastructure Push Reveals Partisan Broadband Priorities
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Cozen Says Ex-Client's 'Bitterness' Driving Malpractice Suit
• Twitter Says Voip-Pal Offered $250K To Drop Patent Challenge
• Cisco Can't Escape Fiber Optics Patents Suit
• High Court Urged To Make Foreign Intel Court Rulings Public
• Ex-Netflix Exec Hid Commissions From Colleague, Jury Told
• Project Veritas Founder Sues Twitter For Defamation After Ban
• FCC Re-Ups Expert Panel To Focus On Security Of 5G Network
• Apple Restoring Parler To The App Store
• NY Town Says It Has Right To Deny App For Ugly Antennas
• Tailored Tax Responses Needed For Gig Economy, OECD Says
• Russia Will Expel 10 Diplomats In Response To US Sanctions
• Sens. Want Expert Panel To Guide $100B Plan For R&D
• Maine Says 1st Circ. Precedent Backs Cable Bill Refund Law
• Law360's 2021 Telecommunications Editorial Advisory Board
• High Court Sidesteps Autodialer Cases After Facebook Ruling
• Importer Fined $3.7M Over Misidentified Coaxial Cables
• Kirsch Gelband Sues Over Referral Fee In $125M Verizon Deal
• Frontier Clears Final Hurdle, Prepares To Exit Bankruptcy
• Canadian Regulator Orders Telecoms To Share Networks
• DC Circ. Wary Of Satellite Cos.' Bid To Escape Reg Fees
• 6 GHz Sharing Plan Is Sure To Be Disruptive, DC Circ. Told
• Witness In Ex-Netflix Exec Bribery Trial Has COVID, Jury Told
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• 9th Circ. Won't Pause Bargaining Order For Broadcasting Co.
• Biden's FTC Pick Khan To Face Senate Panel Wednesday
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• Apple Raises Unusual Equivalence Defense At IP Trial Start
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DC Circ. Revives T-Mobile Company Union Fight
• SolarWinds Sanctions Far From Last Word On Russian Hacks
• Manatt Phelps Vet, A Top Biden Health Pick, Hits Capitol Hill
• Feds Say Huawei Defied Order, Shared Info With Fugitive CFO
• 4 Lingering Questions As NY Launches Mobile Sports Betting
• FCC Probes Verizon's Plans For TracFone Merger
• FCC Eases Rules For Sensors That Detect Babies Left In Cars
• Carriers Urge Gov't To Disclose More About 3.4 GHz Plans
• 30 Rights Groups Ask EU For Strict WhatsApp, Skype Privacy
• Biden Sanctions Dozens Of Russians Over Hacking, Elections
• New Federal Aid Could Boost Tribal Access To Broadband
• Anticipating Plaintiff Strategies After High Court TCPA Ruling
• Apple Faces Uphill Bid To Decertify Refurbished IPhone Class
• Apple Gets New Damages Trial After $506M Patent Verdict
• Turn Down Volume On Blaring Commercials, Dem Urges FCC
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Looking At 2-Hour Epic Trial Testimony
• UK Watchdog Gives $39B Telecom Merger The Provisional OK
• NY Law Mandates All ISPs Offer $15 Low-Income Web Plans
• Dish Targets Peloton, Icon, Lululemon In Streaming IP Suits
• Ex-Netflix Exec Scored Cash, Gifts From Vendors, Jury Told
• FCC To Roll Out $7B Student Broadband Plan In Next Month
• Defending Against 'Entrepreneurial Model' Class Actions
• Commerce Subpoenas Chinese Co. In National Security Probe
• Comcast Slapped With FLSA Suit By Cable Installation Techs
• 7 Firms Forge $4.8B Univision-Televisa Merger
• Fed Circ. OKs Inventergy's PTAB Win Against Apple, HTC
• Huawei Says FCC Shouldn't Expand Rip-And-Replace Scope
• Epic Judge Says No To Apple's Bid For Pretrial Sanctions
• Samsung Pans Ericsson's 'Attacks' In China FRAND Fight
• UK Watchdog Probes €10B Cellnex Telecom Assets Deal
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Pomerantz Loses Bid To Replace Robbins Geller In Zoom Suit
• TCPA Litigation And Compliance After Facebook Ruling
• Ex-Netflix Exec Gave Startup Rivals' Pricing Data, Jury Told
• Fed. Circ. Finds 'Serious' Standing Issue In Motorola IP Case
• GAO Identifies Training, Security Concerns In Army Logistics
• FCC Warns Phone Carriers To Step Up Robocall Blocking
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Class Action Issues To Watch In High Court TransUnion Case
• 9th Circ. Doubts NSO's Immunity Defense In WhatsApp Suit
• FCC Wants Your Internet Speed Data For Broadband Maps
• T-Mobile Says Dish To Blame For 3G Shutdown Threat
• Ex-Netflix Biz Partner Acknowledged 'Pay-To-Play,' Jury Told
• Sen. Wants To Ban 'Dominant' Tech, $100B Cos. From All M&A
• Nat'l Security Team Clears Polhem's $1B Telia Carrier Buy
• The Right Approach To Personal Jurisdiction In Class Actions
• Apple Says Not Naming Third-Party Witnesses Was Epic Fail
• Biden Announces Nominees For Key DHS Posts
• Former Netflix Exec Faces Bribery Charges As Trial Kicks Off
• Fed. Circ. Affirms RPX's PTAB Win Over Mobile Website IP
• Apple's 'Convenience' Not Enough To Ship IP Suit From WDTX
• NFL Moves To Sack Suit Over Super Bowl Livestream Crash
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, White & Case, Weil
• 2 Years In, Tech Division Makes FTC 'Far More Efficient'
• FedEx Wants Attys Penalized For 'Implausible' Patent Claims
• Charter Gets $19M In Sanctions For False Windstream Ads
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Ex-Shearman & Sterling Partner In Austin
• 6th Circ. Urged To Not Erase 5 Years Of Robocall Violations
• AGs, FTC Fight To Keep Their Facebook Antitrust Suits Alive
• Noom Sheds Wiretapping Claims But May Gain Them Back
• In Apple Win, Fed Circ. OKs PTAB Telecom IP Ax
• FCC Puts 50 More 2.5 GHz Tribal Applications On The Pile
• FTC Inks $32M Deal To Settle TV Antenna False Ad Claims
• Verizon Says TracFone Merger Will Shore Up Prepaid Plans
• Ex-Ore. Sen. To Step Down As Broadcasters Group Leader
• High Court Oracle Copyright Ruling Is A Boon For Innovation
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• FCC Tells DC Circ. It's Pondering Net Neutrality Rule Revival
• Pressure Builds On Irish GDPR Watchdog To Take On Big Tech
• UK's CMA Kicks Off Work On Digital Platform Code
• Actor Charged In $690M Netflix, HBO-Based Ponzi Scheme
• Verizon Can Support 'Fastest' Wideband Ad, Watchdog Says
• Call Center Workers Seek Collective Cert. In OT Suit
• A Breakdown Of The PTAB Backlog Arthrex Caused
• Advocates Say TracFone Deal Can Only Wrap With Conditions
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Ending A Patent War, Nokia Inks Licensing Deal With Lenovo
• ISPs Tell 9th Circ. Net Neutrality Law Must Be Curtailed
• Fed. Circ. Says Qualcomm Deal Dooms Apple's PTAB Appeals
• AT&T Claims Pittsburgh Fees, Delays Blocked New Cell Sites
• Fox News Must Face Ex-Ad Client's Accounting Scheme Suit
• Irish Watchdog Probing Leak Of 533M Facebook Users' Data
• Fed. Circuit Clears Vizio, Sharp In WiLAN Display Patent Suits
• Lamar Advertising's Blank-Check Co. Files For $300M IPO
• FCC Urged To Allow COVID Funds To Be Used For Networks
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Apple Can't Get Facebook Docs About 'Bias' In Epic Battle
• Ways Universities Can Improve Foreign Influence Compliance
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Intel's Loss In PTAB Fight Over VLSI Patent
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• Spotify Wins Legal Fees Over 'Extortionary' TM Suit
• 11th Circ. Backs Comcast Arbitration Clause In FCRA Row
• Defense Options After Calif. High Court Call-Recording Ruling
• Sens. Urge Biden To Spend $3B On Chinese Tech Alternatives
• FCC Leaned On Bad Info For 6 GHz Band Call, DC Circ. Told
• Knoxville Fights Hulu's Bid To Nix Franchise Fee Suit
• 6 Things To Know About High Court's Google-Oracle Ruling
• FCC Probes Delays In Rolling Out 911 Vertical Location Data
• Is Telehealth The Next Frontier For Net Neutrality Action?
• Fed. Circ. Told Samsung's FRAND Bid Distorts Int'l Norms
• Intel's Fight Over VLSI Chip Patent Faces Wary Fed. Circ.
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer Adds Partner From Akin Gump In DC
• Justices Won't Hear WDTX Transfer Fight In Adobe IP Row
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Covington, Goodwin Guide $323M Internet Brand Biz Deal
• Ex-FCC General Counsel To Co-Chair Wiley Appellate Practice
• Justice Thomas Floats Social Media Regs To Fight Big Tech
• Supreme Court Rules For Google In Oracle Copyright Fight
• Ex-Motel Co. Loses Class Cert. Bid In Sprint Junk-Fax Suit
• Media Ownership Ruling Leaves FCC Public Interest Leeway
• Phone Passcode Matter Not Ripe For Review, High Court Told
• Focus Turns To Congress As Justices Narrow TCPA Liability
• FCC Urged To Disclose Defaults On Rural Broadband Funding
• FCC's Emergency Broadband Program To Start With 300 ISPs
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• High Court's Autodialer Ruling Raises Bar For TCPA Plaintiffs
• Fed. Circ. Says Hawaii Telecom's FCC Suit Belongs In DC Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Workplace, Insurance Rows Highlight April
• Internet Co. Wins $14.5M Award By Default Against Indonesia
• Calif. High Court Says All Recorded Cell Calls Need Consent
• Thompson Coburn Adds 2 Pros To National Energy Practice
• CIT Panel Wants Remedies Addressed In China Tariff Suits
• Comcast Unit Owes $14M After Balking At Zinc Cleanup
• Tech, Health Care Stand Out Among Largest Deals From Q1
• Roy Moore Rebuked, But Some Libel Claims Move Forward
• Consumers Again Seek Checkers TCPA Settlement Approval
• Attys Take Home $6M In Final Apple Deal Over FaceTime Fail
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• High Court Upholds FCC Media Ownership Deregulation
• Justices Back Narrow Autodialer Ban In Facebook Text Row