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Telecommunications - February, 2026

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• NetChoice Gets Va. Social Media Limits For Kids Blocked
• Social Media Trial Judge Threatens Media With Gag Order
• Alabama ISP Wants To Pay Less For Rural Program Default
• 5th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Written Consent Robocall Rule
• Optimum Says Apollo, BlackRock Bullied Kirkland Withdrawal
• FCC Staff Gives Go-Ahead To $34B Charter, Cox Tie-Up
• FCC Commish Sees Ditching Copper Lines As Security Need
• Feds Use Another Samsung Case To Encourage Injunctions
• Geofence Warrants Harm 'Privacies Of Life,' Amici Tell Justices
• T-Mobile Wants Antitrust Counterclaims Gone For Good
• Fed. Circ. Cements Apple Loss In PTAB Patent Challenge
• With Practice's Launch, Jenner & Block Plants Flag In Space
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• UFC Accused Of Monopolizing Pay-Per-View MMA Fights
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Social Media Plaintiff 'Wanted To Be On It All The Time' As Kid
• Doximity Investors' $31M Deal Over User Slowdown OK'd
• DOJ, Apple Clash Over Discovery For Monopolization Case
• 911 Could Be Disrupted In Transition From Copper, FCC Told
• Texas AG, Samsung Ink Deal To End TV Data Collection Suit
• Cisco Shouldn't Face Falun Gong Torture Suit, Feds Tell Justices
• Squires Grants 3 IPRs, Denies 10, Marks RPI Order Informative
• Kochava, FTC Near Deal To End Geolocation Privacy Suit
• House Bill Would Cap FCC License Reviews At 180 Days
• DirecTV Urges Top FCC Officials To Nix Nexstar-Tegna Deal
• FCC Denies Cos.' Bids To Scrap Regulatory Fee Late Charges
• India Looks To Nix $156M Deutsche Telekom Award Suit
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In March
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Social Media Contributed To Mental Health Issues, Jury Hears
• AT&T Promptly Settles NYC Pension Funds Diversity Suit
• Senate Bill Would Make Gov't Admit It Perused Your Emails
• Alibaba Faces Wash. Spam Suit Over Text Referral Program
• Netflix Swaps Out Latham For Munger Tolles In Antitrust Suit
• It's Kickoff Time For FCC Look At Sports Media Marketplace
• T-Mobile Tells Justices FCC's Fines On 'Unsound' Footing
• Cox Tells Calif. It Needs Final Ruling On Charter By July
• FCC Yanks Another Chinese Lab From Equipment Program
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Hear Comcast Venue Change Bid
• YouTube-Watching Plaintiff Saw 17K Ads In 1 Year, Jury Hears
• DJI Asks 9th Circ. To Strike Down FCC 'Covered List' Ruling
• Amazon Should Be Barred From Price Fixing, Calif. AG Says
• IPhones Are Radios, Not Phones, Under Wash. Consumer Law
• Judge Won't Grant Win To Tech Co. In Accent Translation Case
• Detective Wants Immunity For Fla. GOP Chair Phone Search
• Senate Dem Seeks Info On FCC's Equal Time Enforcement
• Verizon Tells Fed. Circ. USPTO Ax Of Finished IPR Is 'Unlawful'
• FCC Says Watchdog 'Rushed To Court' In Suit For DOGE Docs
• House Votes Down Aviation Safety Bill After DCA Collision
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive AI Patent After Alice Invalidation
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• YouTube VP Says 5-6 Hours Daily 'Very Good' For His Kids
• Feds Point To 8th Circ. In Sinclair Station Takeover OK
• Disney Slams Dish's Antitrust Counterclaims In Sling TV Suit
• FirstNet Renewal Gains Backing From Slew Of Groups
• Judge Tosses Patent Case Against Timex, For Now
• NM Lawmakers Clear Bill To Tamp Down Broadband Cost
• Verizon And Ericsson Cleared Of Antenna Patent Infringement
• Breaking Down The Expanded Reach Of Florida Caller ID Bills
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• Fed. Circ. Revives Cell Modem Patent Case
• Justices Won't Eye Axed Bright Data Patents From $7.5M Case
• High Court Lets Stand Decision Saving Comcast IP Suit
• Discord Caused Child To Stream Suicide For Cult, Parents Say
• Social Media Cases Atty In Hot Water Over Courthouse Filming
• Wireless Builders Want FCC Kibosh On Dish 'Shell Games'
• Credit One Bank Pays $10M In Calif. DAs' Suit Over Debt Calls
• Squires Sinks 2 PTAB Challenges, Including 1 He Instituted
• FCC Warned Of Risks From Moving Too Fast On IP Networks
• Meta Judge's Antitrust Dismissal 'Usurped' Jury, 9th Circ. Told
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• FCC Chief Yearns For Red, White And Blue Broadcasts
• Telecommunications Group Of The Year: Wiley
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Meta Doesn't Understand Its Own Algorithms, Ex-VP Testifies
• Cisco Warns Justices Of 'Serious Risks' In China Torture Case
• Eutelsat Seeks Fast-Track C-Band Relocation Payments
• Google Says IPhone Users Campaign To 'Harass' Senior Execs
• Lab Seeks Rare Essential Patent Injunction In Wi-Fi Case
• Producers Drop Karol G 'Gatúbela' Suit, Issue Apology
• FCC Floats Nearly $200K Fine On Dahua For Late Filing
• NYC Pension Funds Sue AT&T Over Proxy Proposal Exclusion
• $14M Noncompete Fight Moves Forward In Chancery
• Native Villages Drop $70M Alaskan Broadband Grant Fight
• Electronics Cos. Fight 'Heavy-Handed' Next-Gen TV Mandate
• Telecommunications Group Of The Year: Latham
• FCC Satellite Co. Action Starts New Chapter For Team Telecom
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Zuckerberg Testifies That Social Media Doesn't Harm Teens
• Sen. IP Leads Worry About Outsize Standards Influencers
• DOJ Allowed To Dictate Pay, Term Of Google Search Watchers
• FCC Pulls 'Zombies' Named By Inspector General Off Lifeline
• Ericsson Asks Court To Preempt Acer Suits Over 4G, 5G Patents
• Telecom Joint Venture To Pay $2.7B For UK Fiber Company
• Tesla Scores FCC Waiver For EV Positioning Technology
• SpaceX Attacks Studies Opposing NGSO Framework Changes
• FCC Opens 2 Slices Of 900 MHz For Broadband Use
• Federal Preemption In AI And Robotics Is Essential
• Telecommunications Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Latham Adds Ex-FCC Commissioner As Partner In DC
• AI's Needs Outpace Broadband Infrastructure, Report Says
• FCC Investigating Possible Lifeline Fraud In Calif., Beyond
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Dish Investors' 5G Rollout Suit
• FCC's Equal Time Stance Blasted As Colbert Tanks Interview
• FCC Threatens To Nix Mich. Radio Licenses Over Unpaid Fees
• Aviation, Wireless Biz Work On 'Consensus' For C-Band
• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
• MTN Group To Pay $2.2B For Remaining IHS Towers Stake
• Telecommunications Group Of The Year: Wachtell Lipton
• Sick Juror Delays Meta Trial Ahead Of Zuckerberg Testimony
• Stanford Prof Tells Jury Studies Confirm Social Media Addiction
• FullBeauty Can't Nix Wash. Anti-Spam Suit As Unconstitutional
• 7th Circ. Forces Mercedes 3G Obsolescence Suit Into Arb.
• Senate Leaders Agree To Bipartisan Satellite License Plan
• FCC Pulls Equipment Lab Status From 4 Chinese Cos.
• Google's Hot Link Patent Claim Challenge Revived At Fed. Circ.
• Lifeline's $9.25 Only Makes Dent In Broadband Cost, FCC Told
• House Committee OKs Closer Look At Broadband 'Barriers'
• Strategies For Effective Class Action Email Notice Campaigns
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Apple Infringed Wireless Charging Tech, Powermat Alleges
• 7th Circ. Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity
• Telecom Execs Lose Bid To Overturn $5.8M Arbitration Award
• 12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr
• Apple AirTags And IPhones Infringe Tracking Tech, Suit Says
• Apple Cleared Of 4G Patent Infringement Claims In 3rd Trial
• Judge Recommends Tossing Nielsen Data Patent Case
• AT&T Senior Manager Alleges 'Abusive' Work Environment
• Senate Committee OKs Bill To Better Oversee Broadband Map
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bird & Bird Expands With Team Of 6 From Wiggin
• Instagram CEO Denies Users Can Be 'Addicted' To Platform
• GoDaddy Challenges $170M Loss, Patent Owner Wants $370M
• Texas Justices Doubtful Spectrum Contract Is Static
• 'The Shoe Is On The Other Foot': Judge Needles Meta In MDL
• Texas AG Adds Snapchat To Child Harm Suit Blitz
• Justices Urged To Restore $181M Verdict Against AT&T, Nokia
• Gogo Renews Concerns With FCC's 900 MHz Rework
• ZTE Escapes Samsung's Patent Licensing Case For Now
• Ziff Davis Sues Google Amid Mounting Ad Tech Antitrust Suits
• FirstNet Reauthorization Bill Advances To Full Committee
• Millicom, NJJ Buy Telefonica's Chile Mobile Biz In $1.2B Deal
• Broadcasters Fight 39% Media Ownership Cap In Hill Hearing
• Verizon Vows Future Challenges For Congressional Subpoenas
• Apple, Google Offer App Store Measures Under New UK Rules
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• Chancery Rejects Bid To Block Potential Brazil Suit
• Meta Allows Pump-And-Dump Scam Ads, New Suit Says
• Altice Must Face 'Enhancement Fee' Case, Conn. AG Says
• NTIA Approves Nearly All State Broadband Funding Plans
• No 2nd Chance For Failed Junk Fax Ad Suit, Colo. Court Says
• 8th Circ. Lets Stand Minn. Law Banning Election Deepfakes
• FCC Said To Formally Launch Equal Time Probe At 'The View'
• Arbitrator Wrong To Side Against Layoffs, DirecTV Tells Court
• Prison Phone Co. Opposes Rate Case Move To 1st Circ.
• USTelecom Asks FCC To Protect 911 Amid Copper Rollback
• Learning From A Typical Section 1782 Discovery Case
• 'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.
• Lenovo Accused Of Illegaly Sharing Data With Chinese Parent
• DC Circ. Wary Of Drone Maker's Chinese Gov't Ties
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Northrop Grumman Sues Testing Co. For Satellite Mishap
• Anuvu Can't Get More Money For C-Band Move, Judge Rules
• Venezuela Legal Shifts May Create Investment Opportunities
• NH Supreme Court Upholds $23 Million Nokia Oral Deal
• CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities
• Verizon Workers Will Seek 2nd Circ. Pension Suit Revival
• Texas AG Wields Consumer Protection Law Against Tech Cos.
• 3 Firms Lead TPG's Stake Acquisition Of Sabre Industries
• FTC Scrutinizing Merger Creating $22B Chip Giant
• Cable Landing Co. Cuts $40K Deal To End FCC License Probe
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, S&C, Wachtell
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• After Halting Texas App Store Law, Tech Group Targets Utah
• Microsoft Teams Illegally Collected Voice Data, Ill. Users Claim
• 6 Questions For Incompas CEO Chip Pickering
• Florida AG Forms Unit Focused On Foreign Data Sharing
• FCC Deploys Rapid Response To Va. Utility Pole Dispute
• Apple Avoids Heightened EU Rules For Ads, Maps
• Trump Admin Finalizes Rule Facilitating Federal Worker Firings
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Wash. AG Defends 'Constitutional' Anti-Spam Law In Ulta Suit
• 'Extraordinary Circumstances': Elon Musk Faces USAID Depo
• Judge Says $40B Ligado Suit Looks 'Destined' For High Court
• Squires Throws Out 23 Patent Challenges, Grants 12
• Partisan Permit Reform Won't Last In Long Run, Dem Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Sinclair To Pay $175K For Lost Texts In Price-Fixing MDL
• DOJ, AGs Lodge Cross-Appeal Over Google Search Remedies
• Netflix, Warner Bros. CEOs Defend Merger Before Congress
• FCC Says 8th Circ. Media Ruling Clears Path For Deals
• Using Phone For Drug Deal Attempt Is A Crime, Court Says
• FCC Hunting For New Cyber Trust Mark Administrator
• Cruz Calls Hearing On FCC's 39% Media Ownership Cap
• 5th Circ. Unsure Child Online Safety Law Tramples Speech
• McGlinchey Stafford Finance Trio Joins Husch Blackwell
• Insurance Claims Data Fair Game In Instagram Addiction Suit
• Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Lead SpaceX, XAI Merger
• Conn. Justice Says Police Messed Up Warrant In Murder Case
• Netflix Slams HBO Max User's Challenge To Warner Bros. Deal
• Fed. Circ. Grapples With AI Patent Eligibility In Amazon Case
• ESPN Says Dish Can't Duck Sling Day Pass Claims
• FCC's Phone Subsidy Fund Aims To Improve Nat'l Verifier
• Wireless Charger Rivals Settle Patent Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Lead Counsel For Parents Appointed In Roblox MDL
• DOJ Opposes Google's Bid For Partial Search Remedy Pause
• How 2 Tech Statutes Are Being Applied To Agentic AI
• Defense Strategy Takeaways From Recent TCPA Class Actions
• FCC Continues Work As Usual After Gov't Funding Lapse
• House Lawmakers Set To Weigh FirstNet Renewal Bill
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Space And Defense Comms Co. Secures $470M Of Funding
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court