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Telecommunications - April, 2025

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• Meta Engineers Call WhatsApp Hack 'Unprecedented' At Trial
• Calif. Privacy Agency Inks Cooperation Pact With UK Authority
• CEO Asked How Rivals Can Possibly Match Google Money
• FCC Could Ban Foreign Adversaries' Testing Labs
• Senate Bill Would Make FCC List Foreign Foes' Telecom Stakes
• Full 4th Circ. Avoids Constitutionality Of Geofence Warrants
• 3rd Circ. Preview: NJ To Defend ICE Contractor Law In May
• Senate Bill Moves Ahead To Beef Up FCC Disaster Reports
• TikTok Exec Calls Facebook, Instagram 'Complements'
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Phone Number Privacy Suit Against X
• Akin Atty Returns To FCC To Lead Wireline Bureau
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Local Gov'ts Say FCC Must Tread Lightly On Deleting Regs
• Senate Panel Clears Trump's Pick For 3rd FCC Republican
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
• 2nd Circ. Not Sure FCC Fine Denied Verizon's Trial Right
• State Telecom Roundup: Funding Security Without The Feds
• Meta Seeks Punitives For NSO WhatsApp Hack As Trial Opens
• Judge Mulls If Google Could Still Vie To Be Default Search
• CRT Buyers Want $3.7B In Damages After Price-Fixing Default
• Meta Looks To Delete User Antitrust Claims Over Pay For Data
• Mexico Put On Latest USTR Priority IP Watch List
• Meta Gets Jury In Damages Trial Over NSO's WhatsApp Hack
• ITC Affirms Optimum's Network Patent Case Is Over
• FCC Tells Courts 5th Circ. Wrong To Kill $57M AT&T Fine
• Exec 'Can't Believe' X Offers Itself As Place For Friends
• DOJ's Slater Outlines 'America First Antitrust' Priorities
• DOJ Wants Live Nation Case Split Between Liability, Damages
• Altice Must Show Arbitration Clause Was Sent, NJ Justices Told
• UScellular, Investors Ink $7.7M Deal In Postpaid Biz Suit
• Mobile Comm Co. Sued For Docs In Del. Ahead Of Board Vote
• FCC Eyes New Power Limits For NGSO Satellites
• 9th Circ. Nixes COVID-19 App Suit Appeal Against Apple
• FCC Aims To Fight Robocall Scams With Caller ID Reg
• Feds No Longer Want Convicted Ex-Ill. Speaker To Forfeit $3M
• Justices Won't Disturb 9th Circ.'s AT&T 401(k) Suit Revival
• Google Exec Warns Of 'Shadow' Of Chrome If DOJ Wins Sale
• Hearst Wins Toss Of VPPA Suit Over News App Data Sharing
• Judge Urges Creativity For Nonparties In Sprint Merger Row
• Telecom Org. Demands FCC Rethink Copper Retirement
• Google Ad Tech Judge Wants To Get Moving On Remedies
• Low-Power Stations Seek To Avoid Next-Gen TV Mandate
• Samsung Owes $279M In Wireless Patent Suit, Jury Says
• Off The Bench: NIL Deal Drama, Oakley v. MSG, Transfer Rules
• Broadcasters Oppose FCC Adding New Local Notice Regs
• Trump Pressed To Roll Back Ligado Network Order
• Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
• Ex-FCC Chair Back At HQ To Lobby For Mobile Biz
• X Can't Nix Unjust Discharge Claim In $20M Severance Suit
• Mass. Data Broker Accused Of Flouting Colo. Privacy Law
• Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
• House Panel 'Committed' To Passing Privacy Law, Staffer Says
• Samsung Wants Acting USPTO Director To Eye PTAB Denials
• Google Case Judge Weighs Rivals' Data Needs Against Privacy
• Ex-FCC Enforcement Deputy Joins Lerman Senter
• Ex-OpenAI Workers, Nobel Laureates Back Musk OpenAI Fight
• Biz Court Questions What Ties TikTok To NC In Addiction Case
• Bankers Push FCC For Caller ID To Combat Fraud
• 10th Circ. Says City's COVID-19 Town Hall Calls Weren't Illegal
• Md. To Allow Counties To Negotiate Payments With Broadband
• FCC Dem Says 'Censorship' Focus Distracting From Mission
• Fed. Circ. Backs Samsung Win In Power Converter IP Fight
• 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
• Perplexity AI 'Hit A Wall' Of Google Defaults, Exec Testifies
• Trump Admin Gives States More Time To Finalize BEAD Plans
• Senate Panel To Vote On Trump FCC Nominee Next Week
• Costco Hit With Suit Over iPhone Warranty Omissions
• Apple Tricked People Into Buying AI-Less iPhone 16, Suit Says
• US Sues Gas Co. That Overbilled Pa. Prison By $4M
• Judge Slams TCPA Atty Over Filing With 'No Legitimate Basis'
• Yelp's Antitrust Case Against Google Didn't Come Too Late
• EU Appeals To Revive WTO Fight Over China SEP Rate-Setting
• FCC Seeks Industry Data In Probing T-Mobile, UScellular Deal
• New Videos Undercut Ex-Knick's Assault Claim, Judge Hints
• Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
• Maxell Sues Samsung Again In Ongoing Smart Devices Fight
• ChatGPT Exec Says Google Data Access Could Aid Rival AI
• Florida Accuses Snap Of Violating New Kids Social Media Law
• Majority Shareholders Sanctioned In Telecoms Control Fight
• Instagram Founder Says Meta 'Starved' Co. After Acquisition
• DOJ Says Google Ad Tech Win Supports Apple Antitrust Case
• FCC Clears Remaining Roadblocks For Smart Car Tech
• Cut Satellite Launch Costs, Loosen Limits, FCC Told
• NJ AG Pushes To Revive RICO Case Against Power Broker
• 5th Circ. Lifts Block On Mississippi Social Media Law
• DOJ Pushes Chrome Sale To Solve Google Monopoly
• Verizon Fights Telecom Group's Claims Against Frontier Deal
• Consumer Groups Say FCC Should Limit Power Co. Calls
• FCC Commish Names GOP Strategist New Chief Of Staff
• Courts Equipped For Frivolous 'Quiet Hour' Suits, FCC Told
• Microchip Co. Wants USPTO To Apply New Rules Retroactively
• 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
• EFF Tells Fed. Circ. That 6th Circ. Case Aids Bid For IP Docs
• T-Mobile Cites 5th Circ. Ruling In Challenge To $92M FCC Fine
• Former Knicks Player Takes A Shot At Sanctions Against MSG
• Justices Won't Hear Patent Eligibility Ruling Dispute
• No Privilege For Litigation Funder In Netflix Case, Judge Says
• Qualcomm Judge Bemoans 'Inefficiency' In Patent Fights
• Google May See Some Light In The Ad Tech Ruling
• FCC Rejects Changes To 'Silkwave-2' Satellite Plan
• Colo. Says Telecom Fiber Installer Sued Too Soon
• Cybersecurity Ruling Misconstrues Law, FCC Told
• 5th Circ. Says FCC Can't Fine AT&T $57M Without Trial
• IP Notebook: AI Prompts, DMCA Battle, Squishmallows Scuffle
• Tribal 'Window' For New Spectrum Licenses Defended At FCC
• Charter Communications Ends Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-VP
• Telecom Says Jarkesy Ruling Dashes FCC's $4.5M Fine
• An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
• Sandberg Says FTC Market View Makes No Sense In Meta Case
• Wash. Justices Back Consumers In Old Navy Spam Email Suit
• UK Says NY Convention Doesn't Kill Sovereign Immunity
• Robocall Arb. Denied Despite Alleged Recording Of Consent
• Think Tank Urges FCC To Drop $4.5M Fine Against Telnyx
• Globalstar Pushes For Feds' OK On Mobile Satellite Plan
• Music Rights Orgs. Trade Barbs In Copyright Office Inquiry
• Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
• FCC Getting An Earful On Creating GPS Backstop
• Mitel Networks Gets Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed In Texas
• Frontier Slapped With Suit Over Cycling Accident
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Network Tech Patent Suit
• Judge Rules Google Monopolized Ad Tech In 2nd Win For DOJ
• Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Zuckerberg Calls TikTok Meta's 'Highest Competitive Threat'
• Computer Equipment Co. Wants Suit Over Sales Decline Axed
• AT&T Gets $450M 'Twinning' Patent Suit Tossed Again
• FCC Boots 7 From E-Rate Program After Fraud Convictions
• Ohio's 'Breathtakingly Blunt' Social Media Age Limit Law Axed
• Bankers Ask FCC To Pare Back Call Consent Rules
• Union Denied More Time In Feds' Bid To Bless CBA Rebuke
• Musk Rips Calif. AG Decision To Not Join Suit Against OpenAI
• 7th Circ. Judge Doubts CTA Worker's Signal Chat Claims
• Ex-US Atty Chosen To Monitor T-Mobile Merger Compliance
• Trump Cites U.S. Security To Investigate Critical Minerals Tax
• Zuckerberg Calls Buying Rival, Building Co. Two Sides Of 1 Coin
• Judge Ends 'China Initiative' Prosecution Of Ex-Ga. Tech Prof
• Japan Orders Google To Stop Android Licensing Practice
• SpaceX Blasts GE Healthcare Effort To 'Slow Roll' Spectrum
• Avoid 'Prescriptive' Pole Upgrade Rules, Telecoms Say
• Carriers Seek High Court Clarity On Universal Service
• How An Apple Exec's Attys Turned A Bribe Charge Into 'Vapor'
• Submarine Cable Rules Need To Follow NIST, Feds Told
• Insurer Denies Coverage For Short Seller Cohodes' Libel Case
• Telecom Infrastructure Biz Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M Debt
• Judge Upholds Jury Verdict Against Project Veritas
• E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
• Ransomware Payouts, Forensic Costs Falling, Law Firm Says
• SEC Won't Revisit WhatsApp Settlements With 16 Firms
• PAC Treasurer Avoids Prison For $26.4M Fundraising Fraud
• Linking Friends No Longer Meta's Focus, Zuckerberg Says
• Apple Wants Renewed Cloud Storage Monopoly Suit Tossed
• Verizon Says Unlocking Rules Are Boon To Crime Rings
• FCC Inundated With Ideas On Where To Cut Regulatory Fat
• Industry Seeks Tougher Laws To Fight Cable Theft, Vandalism
• Mastering The New TCPA Opt-Out Regulations
• FCC Could Nix Engineer Certification Reg, Cable Biz Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
• Microsoft, OpenAI Want Out Of Musk's For-Profit Challenge
• Ireland Probes X's Use Of Public Posts To Train AI Tool Grok
• T-Mobile Prevails In Wireless Patent Trial In EDTX
• Dish Says Worker Signed Release Barring NDA Class Action
• EchoStar Wants FCC To Cut Satellite Cos.' Political File Reg
• Samsung Used Our Algorithms, Israeli Co. Says In IP Suit
• Telehealth Co. Sued Over 2024 Data Breach
• Native Villages Say It's Time To Vacate $70M Broadband Grant
• Prison Reform Advocate Can Sue Over Access To Inmates
• House Bill Would Fund Satellite, Fixed Wireless Broadband
• Landlords Look To Exit DOJ's RealPage Antitrust Case
• Hagens Berman Sanctioned Over Disappearing Client
• UK Probes $3.1B SES-Intelsat Satellites Biz Merger Plan
• Netchoice Wants New Calif. Online Marketplace Law Blocked
• Online Advertising Co. Is Sued Over Use Of Tracking Cookies
• Israel's NSO Faces April Damages Trial For WhatsApp Hacking
• NSO Hack Needed Apple's Calif. Servers, Foreign Journos Say
• Mint Mobile Secretly Records Customer Calls, Suit Says
• Colo. Supreme Court Rejects Fire Plaintiffs' Trial Opt-Out Bid
• A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
• Microsoft Pushes Back On UK's Cloud Software Findings
• Yahoo Privacy Feature Actually Invades Privacy, User Says
• Meta Trial Rooted In Decade-Old WhatsApp, Instagram Buys
• Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OpenAI Countersues Musk For 'Relentless' Harassment
• Tillis Says China IP Theft Should Be Priority In Trade Talks
• Trump's FCC Nominee Faces Light Scrutiny At Senate Hearing
• Judge Rejects Objections To $400M GPB Capital Payout Plan
• FCC Weighs New Rule To Combat Scam Robocalls
• House Dems Probe Musk's Alleged Conflicts Of Interest
• Atlanta Gas Light Co. Sued For $150K Over Cable Damage
• NASA Nom Quizzed On Musk And Colonizing The Moon
• How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
• Ex-Qualcomm Executive Convicted Of $180M Fraud
• FTC Has Authority To Bring Antitrust Case Against Amazon
• Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
• TelexFree Investors Can't Sue Wells Fargo, Others As Class
• Dems Air Grievances But Advance Telecom Bills At Markup
• How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
• Morrison Foerster-Led Infineon Paying $2.5B For Auto Tech Biz
• FCC Reworks Database Of Reassigned Phone Numbers
• Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers
• AT&T Wants 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Tossed
• FCC Agrees To Bankers' Request To Delay Call Consent Rule
• T-Mobile Says 5G Rural Fund Could Be Unnecessary
• Jaguar Land Rover Inks Patent License Deal With Avanci
• Verizon, State Street Say Pension Annuity Suit Claims Fall Flat
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Ex-AG Lynch Exits $10B McDonald's Bias Case Ahead Of Trial
• Meta May Not Scroll Past 'Clever' Instagram Addiction Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
• Justices Skip Fruit Art, Abandoned TM And Sentence Petitions
• Nokia Reaches Deal Before EDTX Patent Trial, T-Mobile Still On
• Toyota Wins Patent Case Against UNM In Texas Court
• OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft
• Broadcasters Seek Updated Tech Rules For Emergency Alerts
• Railroads Worry Growing Spectrum Needs Won't Be Met
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• AM Radio Bill Clears Bar For Senate OK, Backers Say
• FCC To Look At Updating 'Workhorse' Satellite Bands
• Anthropic Can't Weigh In On Google Search Fix
• Mass. AG Emerges As Key Player In Consumer Protection
• Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline Another 75 Days
• Kirkland-Led Blackstone Plugs CA$7B Into Rogers
• Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Apple Security Chief Cleared Of Bribery Charge At Calif. Trial
• 6th Circ. Narrows Who Is 'Consumer' Under Video Privacy Law
• NC Biz Court Trims Semiconductor Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Samsung Can't Yet Beat Epic's Claim It Colluded With Google
• Samsung Gets Mobile Payment Patent Suit Tossed
• Forge Ahead On Broadband Deployment Funds, States Say
• Critics Fail To Pinpoint Verizon, Frontier Deal Harm, FCC Told
• Google, Apple Staff Must Testify In Meta Antitrust Case
• Tribes Seek Priority Window For Upcoming Spectrum Auction
• 'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• Trump FCC Nominee Set For Senate Hearing Next Week
• 2nd Circ. Revives IBM Retirees' Mortality Data Fight
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Eye Wireless Patent Despite Trial
• Signal Steals The Show At Cybersecurity Oversight Hearing
• 'You Sound Like Tobacco Cos.,' 9th Circ. Judge Tells Tech Atty
• Japanese Co. Seeks Exit From Ga. Tech's Patent Suit
• Dish Says No Grounds For Cell Tower Co. To Toss Jury Verdict
• Broadcasters Ask FCC To Lift National Ownership Cap
• Spanish Co. Says No Federal Jurisdiction In Finder's Fee Spat
• Garmin Beats Fitness Tracker Patent Suit, For Now
• An Update On IPR Issue Preclusion In District Court Litigation
• House Dems Seek FCC Answers On Media Probes
• Microsoft Ad Platform Allows Illegal Surveillance, Suit Says
• Walgreens Ignoring Requests To Stop Emails, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Partly Revives Website Patent Suit Against GoDaddy
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
• Ark. Law Limiting Kids' Social Media Use Struck Down
• FCC Urged To Raise Prison Phone Rate Caps Amid Legal Fight
• FCC Pulls Texas Station's License For Unpaid Fees
• FCC Says Scammers Are Targeting Chinese Community
• Plaintiff Can't Sue TransUnion After High Court Ruling
• House Lawmakers Want Media Ownership Regs Relaxed
• Wireless Industry Asks FCC To Loosen NEPA Rules
• GAO Faults Army's Experience Assessment On $544M Deal
• Rep. Files Bill To Study LEO Broadband Funding In Appalachia
• Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield