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Telecommunications - June, 2021

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• Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Fla. Social Media Law
• Deadline For Implementing Anti-Robocall Technology Arrives
• Record Labels Beat RCN Claims In Piracy Suit — For Now
• Fed. Circ. Faults Albright's OK Of Patent 'Venue Manipulation'
• AT&T Wants Ex-BigLaw Attys DQ'd From $450M Patent Case
• FTC's Facebook Case Down, But Not Out, After Dismissal
• After AMG Loss, FTC Can't Get Money Award In False-Ad Suit
• Reps. Mull Expanding NTIA's Cybersecurity Responsibilities
• Amazon Says Lina Khan Can't Fairly Regulate It At FTC
• Verizon-Tracfone Will Fortify Prepaid Mobile Plans, FCC Told
• Can A Business Be Sued Under The TCPA For A Single Text?
• Federal Tech, Trade Bill Needs IP Owner Transparency Tweaks
• Tit-For-Tat Sanctions With China May Put Companies In A Bind
• Ga. Call Center Sues Ex-Partner Atty Over Yanked Website
• VoIP-Pal Decries Patent Eligibility 'Chaos' To Supreme Court
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Amazon Arbitration Clause Ruling
• CFPB, Ga. Settle With Firm In Debt Relief Services Case
• Broadband Advocates Tout $65B In Biden's Infrastructure Deal
• Group Rips Rule Allowing Base Station Antennas On Homes
• NM DOT Can't Stop Telecom From Building Utility Poles
• House Clears Huge R&D Bills, But Must Contend With Senate
• The Road To Class Action May Be Harder After TransUnion
• Robbins Geller DQ Will Chill Investor Suits, 2nd Circ. Told
• House GOP To Lay Out 3-Step Big Tech Crackdown Plan
• Robinhood Wants Class Decertified For Unwanted Texts Suit
• Software Co. Lands Quick Win In High-Speed DSL Patent Spat
• Retail Groups, Walmart Can Intervene In Swipe Fee MDL
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive TV Patents With Undefinable Claims
• Fla. Defends Social Media Law, Likens Platforms To Utilities
• Sen. Rubio Targets Algorithms In Section 230 Reform Bill
• FCC To Open Emergency Student Internet Fund Applications
• Supreme Court Won't Review FCC's 5G 'Small Cell' Order
• Evolution Of Autodialer Suits After High Court's TCPA Ruling
• Justices Force Comcast To Face $160M Ad Monopoly Suit
• High Court Won't Touch Ruling On Standard Essential Patents
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• Facebook Dodges FTC And State Antitrust Actions, For Now
• Justices Won't Hear CBP Warrantless Electronics Search Fight
• Justices Reinforce Spokeo Injury Bar With TransUnion Ruling
• Gaming Co. Valve Says Antitrust Claims Belong In Arbitration
• Communications Co. Settles Kickback Claims For $12.8M
• AT&T, Iowa Carrier End Long-Running Rate Feud Before FCC
• FCC Issues New Rules To Combat 911 Fee Diversion
• State Telecom Roundup: Pols Split On Public Broadband
• Webcasters To Pay More For Copyright Royalties
• Carmakers May Not Get Time To Satisfy Mass. Repair Law
• How Automakers Can Minimize Cybersecurity Liability
• Justices' CFAA Ruling Shows Contract Safeguards Insufficient
• ISP Info Gaps, Price Hikes Top List Of EBB Gripes
• Apple Loses 2nd Round In Fight To Invalidate 3G, 4G Patents
• High Court Limits Class Standing In TransUnion FCRA Suit
• BT Defends 'Rational' Pricing In £590M Overcharging Suit
• Hotly Debated Tech Antitrust Reforms Clear House Committee
• FTC Seeks Early Win In Fake Inmate Calling Plan Case
• HP Spinoff Waived Right To Redo $173M Verdict, Court Told
• Biden, GOP Senators Strike $1.2T Infrastructure Deal
• 'Robot Lawyer' Escapes TCPA Suit After Top Court Draws Line
• Robbins Geller Taps Boies To Appeal DQ For 'Fraud' On Court
• FCC Faces 2nd DC Circ. Challenge To 5.9 GHz Sharing Plan
• Google Delays Putting Lid On Third-Party Cookie Jar
• VoIP Co. Says Insurer Owes Coverage For Fake Reviews Suit
• PTAB Lops Off 10 Of 11 Claims From Fiber Optic Patent
• Facebook Agrees To Pay $6.5M Atty Fees In Data Breach Case
• BT Fights Bid For Class Status In £590M Landline Rate Suit
• Five Insurers Sue Comcast, Verizon Over Philly Highrise Flood
• House Panel Advances Antitrust Overhaul As GOP Splinters
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Partly Erred In Apple IP Challenge
• Apple Settles With Fortress, Leaving Intel To Go It Alone
• Bill Would Make Ligado Pay For GPS Interference Costs
• Iran Official Announces US Sanctions Deal Amid Media Scuffle
• Sen. Seeks Tech Giants' Plans For Connected Device Data
• Staffing Firm CEO Admits Media Agency Bribe Scheme
• Rimon Makes Inroads In Delaware With IP Hire
• NY Media Co. Sues Tax Advisers For $900K Over Bad Service
• Merchant & Gould Taps Two Partners To Lead Practice Group
• Social Media Mostly Immune In Terror Aid Suits, 9th Circ. Says
• In Arthrex, Justices Deal New Blow To Agency Independence
• Tech Group Head Warns Against Section 230, Antitrust Reform
• Tech Giants Come Out Against House Antitrust Bills
• Rely On Fiber To Bridge Digital Divide, Industry Group Says
• Sens. Urged To Invest In Variety Of Broadband Technologies
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 10th Circ. Axes Ex-Sprint Investor's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Albertsons Faces TCPA Class Claims Over Texts
• Congress Eyes Clampdown On 'Stingray' Phone Surveillance
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• DOJ Antitrust Letter Charts Path To Higher Ed IP Collaboration
• Fix Section 230 To Hold Online Platforms Accountable
• 5th Circ. Tosses Huawei's Challenge Over FCC Subsidy Ban
• Pa. Panel Says DA Doesn't Have To Share Camera System Info
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• $110M Deal Reached In Suit Over $8.7B GCI Liberty Merger
• Satellite Group Says FCC Fee Structure Is Unfair
• Ohio Focuses On Getting Google Declared A Common Carrier
• FCC Commissioner Carr Wary Of NTIA's New Broadband Map
• Conservatives Split On Bipartisan House Antitrust Bills
• Louisiana AG Wants To Join Texas' Google Antitrust Suit
• For FSF's Randy May, Free Market Advocacy Is A Life's Work
• Colorado Adds Wrinkle To Emerging State Privacy Law Quilt
• Sens. Aim To Make Hacks A RICO Crime Amid Attack Spike
• Live Chat Co. Wins $30M In Jury Trial Over Trade Secrets Theft
• Charter Sues City Of Rochester Over Threats, Excessive Fees
• FCC Upholds $2.86M Fine Over Sales Of Uncertified Drones
• Top EU Court Rules ISPs Can Be Forced To Share User Info
• Covington Nabs Sidley Austin IP Litigator To Boost DC Office
• Netflix Tells 7th Circ. That Ill. Fee Suit Supports Fed. Ruling
• Senate Confirms Citigroup Exec As DHS Deputy Secretary
• Ex-Astros Owner Must Face Suit Over Ill-Fated Network Deal
• Groups Fear Media Competition Bill Will Expand Copyright
• FCC Advances Plan To Stop Most Chinese Equipment Sales
• FCC Calls Rate Cap On Toll-Free Call-Switching 'Reasonable'
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over 15-Year-Old BofA Robocall
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Trade Judges Press Government On Harm Of China Tariffs
• Broadband Projects Must 'Stack' Income Streams, House Told
• HHS Secretary Becerra Defends $132B Budget Request
• FCC's Simington Proposes Wireless Security Improvements
• Robbins Geller Wants To Fight FIFA Suit DQ At 2nd Circ.
• Complying With New EU Data Transfer Contractual Obligations
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• 6 Members Of $1.7M Tech Insider Trading Ring Get Pinned
• Mitsubishi Scores Win In London 4G Patent Fight
• Gigabit Speed Is The Goal Of $40B Broadband Bill
• Patent Case Against Dish Belongs In Texas, Fed. Circ. Told
• Sens. Worry Internet Of Things Boosts Big Tech Dominance
• $85M In Punitive Damages Sought In Live Chat IP Jury Trial
• Republican Sens. Float New Antitrust Reform Bill
• How Standard-Setting Orgs Can Curb Patent Litigation
• International Tax Reform's Implications For Transfer Pricing
• AT&T Wants Workers' 401(k) Fee Class Action Scrapped
• Judge Won't Toss Pa. Wheelchair Users' Suit Against Uber
• SpaceX's Starlink Won't Harm Environment, DC Circ. Told
• FCC Urged To Bolster Lifeline Before Emergency Fund Dries
• Bright-Line Standards Are Bad News For Antitrust Reform
• LG Settles With Ex-Microsoft Worker Days Before IP Jury Trial
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• US, EU Pledge Cooperation As Metal Tariff Battle Lingers
• Lina Khan Named FTC Chair After Confirmation
• FCC Issues Best Practices To Rein In Hospital Robocalls
• CenturyLink Asks Minn. Regulator To Ditch Old Landline Rules
• Insurer Settles Over Defending Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Suit
• FTC Poised For 3rd Dem As Senate Sets Final Vote On Khan
• Steam Game Platform Owner Appeals EU Geo-Blocking Ruling
• IT Biz Says 'Catch-All' Exclusion Doesn't Bar BIPA Coverage
• E-Filing Mistakes Could Jeopardize Third-Party Trade Secrets
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• Mass. Justices Back Barstool's Phone Trick On Mayor
• AT&T Pushes Back Against Parts Of Biden Broadband Plan
• WTO Ends Trump's Case Over China's Patent Rules
• House Lawmakers Float Bipartisan Big Tech Bills
• Justices Urged To Nix 'Devastating' IPR Rulings In $44M Case
• FCC Orders Carrier To Repay AT&T, Verizon For Juicing Traffic
• Would Google Work As A Common Carrier? Experts Doubtful
• NY's $15 Low-Income Internet Law Is Put On Hold
• A Gov't Contractor's Road Map To Biden Cybersecurity Order
• Huawei Gets PTAB To Eye 2 Patents Involved In WDTX Suits
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• Bank Shakes TCPA Row After Facebook Autodialer Ruling
• Ill. City Goes After Netflix, Hulu Over Franchise Fees
• Google Poised To Escape Kids' Data Collection Suit
• Ex-NHLer Fired For Podcast Joke Can't Sue For Discrimination
• Rural ISP Accuses Tribal Rival Of Frequency Extortion
• 'Hijacked' Telecom's Investors Enter Brawl For $1.3B Award
• Biden Admin. Walks Foreign Investment Tightrope With TikTok
• Cloud Co. Sued In Del. For $2.7M Arbitration Award Payment
• EU Probe Finds That Big Tech Dominates Smart Device Sector
• VirnetX Attacks Apple's PTAB Win At Fed. Circ.
• NLRB Remands Claim Dish Banned Worker's Discipline Talk
• Retirees Want Redo On Partial Toss Of AT&T Benefits Suit
• Verizon, AT&T Join Forces Against NJ Town Over Nixed Permit
• Calif. Judge Won't Put Hold On Texas' Investigation Of Twitter
• Fiber Co. Says It Will Defer To Tribes' Wireless Projects
• How Curbs On Russia And Belarus Trade Will Affect Tech Cos.
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• Biden Axes Trump TikTok Curbs Amid Broader Data Review
• PTAB Nixes Screen Display Patent Samsung Found To Infringe
• Senate Passes Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• NY Senate Advances Antitrust Reform Bill
• Del. Facebook Stockholder Suits Edge Toward Consolidation
• Ohio AG Sues To Declare Google Search A Public Utility
• Subway Can't Get Junk Text Suit Arbitrated, 2nd Circ. Says
• Google Ends Auctions For EU Android Search Engines
• Antitrust Reform Should Focus On Targeted Solutions
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Hulu, Publix
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Biden Aims To Jolt Lagging Supply Chains
• T-Mobile Investors Challenge $26B Sprint Merger In Del.
• FCC Should Revisit 5.9 GHz Band Reforms, Trade Groups Say
• US Recovers Millions In Ransom Paid To Pipeline Co. Hackers
• White House Hires FCC Broadband Guru To Economic Council
• How Ad Disputes Between Cos. Fuel Consumer Class Actions
• What Semiconductor Shortage Means For Patent Drafting
• FCC's COVID Benefit Racks Up 2.3M Participants
• High Court Won't Hear Comcast's Voice IP Challenge
• Google Settles French Antitrust Probe For $268M
• CFAA And The High Court's Fight Against Overcriminalization
• Google Wants Texas Antitrust Case Included In MDL
• Justices Prompt FCC To Restore Trump's Media Deregulation
• Eagles Radio Announcer Gets Defamation Claim Trimmed
• Australia, US To Coordinate To Stop Illegal Robocalls
• China-Controlled Pacific Networks Poses Risks, FCC Told
• FCC Settles With Big 3 Carriers Over 911 Location Data
• DC Circ. Rejects Satellite Cos.' Bid To Escape Regulatory Fees
• White House Warns Cos. To Shore Up Ransomware Defense
• VP Harris Kicks Off $1B Tribal Broadband Grant Program
• Warnings And Guideposts From EU Sanctions Blocking Case
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• High Court Curbs Reach Of Tool Used To Go After Insiders
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink BofA Robocall Ruling
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Ax $576M VirnetX Patent Win
• Crypto Owner Says T-Mobile's Lax Security Led To $20K Theft
• Apple Damages Trial Set For August After Nixed $506M Verdict
• Biden Expands Investment Ban On Chinese Military Cos.
• Texas AG Urges Court To Reject Twitter's New Injunction Bid
• FCC, Carriers Tell High Court To Leave 5G Order Intact
• Gray Tops Rival With Upsized $2.8B Deal For Meredith TV Biz
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-K&L Gates Corporate Atty In Fla.
• 7th Circ. Decision Highlights Difficulties Of 'No Harm' Cases
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Supreme Court Narrows Scope Of Computer Crime Law
• FCC Faces DC Circ. Challenge To 5.9 GHz Sharing Plan
• 4th Circ. Urged To Reverse Sony's 'Dangerous' $1B Piracy Win
• Clarify FCC Role In Disaster Response, Gov't Watchdog Urges
• Broker Isn't Covered For $60M TCPA Ruling, 11th Circ. Says
• Cable Technicians Nab Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Suit
• Ill. Judge Weighs Atty DQ In Nokia Firing Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Make Albright Rebuke Precedential
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• McKool Smith Snaps Up Trial Vet From Paul Hastings
• Del. Justices Revamp Admin Subpoena Rules In Escheat Case
• US Delays Tariff Hit In Hopes Of Resolving Digital Tax Fight
• Judge Rips Apple, Investors Over 'Ridiculous' Discovery Row
• Shkreli Punished For Secret Phone But Can Deny Conspiracy
• Twitter Beats Calif. Atty Suit Over Suspended Trump Account
• Internet Access Orgs Say New Broadband Report No Good
• Dish Cues Up Another Albright Transfer Fight At Fed. Circ.
• FCC Tweaks Rule To Make More Broadband Devices Available
• Call Center Will Pay Workers $1.7M To Settle OT Claims
• FCC Sued Over Changes To SpaceX's Starlink Internet System
• Bill Would Set Aside FCC Auction Funds For Broadband
• Insurer Asks Court To Toss $100M COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Daimler, Nokia Ink Deal To End Fight Over Mobile Tech
• Forbes Wants Gov't Application For Arrest Assistance Opened