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Telecommunications - April, 2026

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• 5 States Join Bid To Block $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna Merger
• OpenAI Judge Pauses Trial To Probe Musk Attys On $97B Bid
• Verizon Slaps Landowner With Counterclaims Over Tower Lease
• Northrop Grumman Drops Satellite Damage Suit In Va.
• New Mexico AG Calls Meta Threat To Leave State 'PR Stunt'
• FCC Establishes E-Rate Competitive Bidding Portal
• FCC Advances Plan To Clamp Down On Robocall Campaigns
• Google $700M Deal Nears Approval As Judge Questions Fees
• Trump Says Fixed-Price Procurement Deals Will Be Default
• Google Says Ad Tech Rivals Can't 'Circumvent' Time Limits
• Fla. High Court Allows Email Service To Foreign Debtor
• Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2 Firms Guide Belden's $1.85B Deal For Wireless Co. Ruckus
• Antenna Location Near Bermuda Sinks Ala. FM Station Bid
• Buchalter Adds Engineer Turned Patent Atty From Mintz
• Federal Circuit Upholds Google Win In Targeted Ad PTAB Case
• DirecTV Defends Challenge To Layoff Arbitration Award
• Musk Accuses OpenAI Atty Of Tricking Jury In Fiery Cross
• FTC Says Fla. Co. Destroyed Evidence In Fake ACA Suit
• FCC Looks To Update How It Collects Broadband Map Data
• Hanes Must Face Email Suit After State Law Declared Legal
• FCC Pushed To Scale Back Radio Ownership Regs
• Sunsetting FCC High-Cost Programs Could Undergo 'Refresh'
• Lummi Nation Says Telecom Found Remains But Kept Digging
• Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study
• 9th Circ. Reverses Stay In App Store Commissions Case
• Musk Testifies Altman 'Looting' OpenAI Charity For Own Gain
• Kalshi Hit With Refer-A-Friend Text Suit In Wash.
• Deutsche Telekom Says $156M India Award Should Be OK'd
• Fed. Circ. Invalidates IP Without Touching LG's $1.7M Jury Loss
• FCC's Carr Orders ABC Station Probes Amid Kimmel Dispute
• Orrick Lands Senior IP Atty From USPTO
• Justices Wary Of Cisco's Bid To Avoid Aiding Torture Claims
• Fla. Utility Says NextNav's GPS Backup Would Be Disastrous
• Initial Virginia AG Actions Signal Focus On Multistate Efforts
• FCC Floats 'Know Your Customer' Regs Against Robocalls
• 9th Circ. Finds Section 230 Blocks Meta Genocide Claims
• Google Says EU's Android Measures Undermine Privacy
• Paramount Seeks FCC OK For Foreign Stakes In WBD Deal
• Slack Hits Microsoft With Antitrust Case Over Teams Bundling
• Meta Seeks A Rally As Instagram Addiction Suit Losses Mount
• Musk-OpenAI Jury Picked As Tech Billionaire Faces Juror Heat
• TikTok Says Texas Trial Can't Happen 'Til October
• Utilities Ask FCC Not To Raise 6 GHz Device Power Levels
• Meta, Food Banks Beat Pixel Privacy Suit For Now
• FCC Subsidy Overhaul Plan In Works, Top GOP Rep. Says
• GCI Buys Alaskan Fiber Provider For $310M
• Justices Struggle With Constitutionality Of Geofence Warrants
• NTIA Chief Says No Way To 'Contract Out' Of BEAD Rules
• Maryland Judge Revives Part Of Tower Rent Suit Vs. T-Mobile
• Feds Charge Chinese Nationals Over Crypto Scam Center
• New Legislation May Be Necessary To Fix Flawed Cox Ruling
• Albright Exits Verizon Case Over Ties To Patent Owner
• Insurer Says No Coverage For $7.5M Sewage Spill Suit
• Justices To Focus On Alien Tort Statute In Cisco Spying Case
• Hikvision Lacks Standing In FCC Fight, DC Circ. Told
• Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels
• Bankers Endorse FCC Fines For 'Know Your Customer' Regs
• Judge Albright Reflects On 8 Years Shaping Patent Law
• Scores Of Orgs. Oppose FCC's Effort To Redo E-Rate Program
• Mich. Town Settles Verizon's Suit Over Tower Permit Denial
• 'Big Guys,' 'Little Guys' Get Equal Access In Comcast Ad Fight
• AT&T Seeks To Shut Down Old Services Due To Roadwork
• FCC Ready To Revoke Mont. FM License For Back Fees
• Don't Miss It: Ropes, Simpson Thacher Steer Week's Hot Deals
• Fed. Circ. Won't Increase TQ Delta's $11M Trial Win
• Judge Albright Changed The Landscape Of Patent Litigation
• Judge Says Newsmax Was Forum Shopping With Fox Case
• Amazon Gets OK To Sell Leo Routers Despite Covered List
• Huawei's Long-Awaited NY RICO Trial Moved To Fall
• Meta, 4 Food Banks Have Upper Hand In Privacy Suit, For Now
• FCC Rejects SpaceX, Iridium Bids To Change 'Big LEO' Rules
• Viamedia Fights Comcast's In-House Doc Access Proposal
• Cos. Say Permit Delays Could Drag Out 'Rip And Replace'
• Fed. Circ. Backs Wins For Pokemon Go Maker In Patent Fight
• Headwater Can't Enforce IP After Waiting 6 Years, Judge Says
• Cable Imports Won't Face Retroactive Duties, CIT Says
• New FCC Router Rule Signals Shifting Supply Chain Approach
• Meta Defends Toss Of Consumer Antitrust Case At 9th Circ.
• T-Mobile Tie-Up, Boots IPO Among Week's Top Deal Rumors
• Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Alabama AG Secures $12.2M Roblox Kid Safety Deal
• Cruise Ship Wi-Fi Plan Could Skew Ocean Data, NAS Says
• Nexstar Appeals Order Blocking $6.2B Tegna Merger
• FCC Asks If Shows With Trans People Need Higher Rating
• Samba TV Must Face Wiretap, Privacy Claims In Data Suit
• Google Loses Bid For Yelp R&D Info In Antitrust Defense
• Cumulus Defends Nielsen Data-Tying Order At 2nd Circ.
• AIM Spars Over $10M Fee, Board Fight In Del. Supreme Court
• Written Consent Ruling May Signal Change For Telemarketing
• Retailers Ready To Fight FCC Over Call Center 'Onshoring'
• FCC Boosts Mobile Service From Space With AST Exemptions
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings
• Liberty Global Loses $2.4B Tax Substance Fight In 10th Circ.
• Ohio Appeals Panel Questions Google Common Carrier Case
• Whitepages Can't Nix Colo. Telemarketing Fraud Class Claims
• Plaintiff Drops Pot Co. Spam Text Suit
• Deposition Sinks Social Media Bellwether Case, Judge Told
• House Subcommittee Mulls SAT Streamlining Act
• Justices Look Split In 7th Amendment Feud Over FCC Fines
• Arkansas' Second Attempt At Age Verification Law Blocked
• Congress Rallies More For Bills On Copyrights Than Patents
• Meta Denies Knowing Of Social Media Pump-And-Dump Ads
• W.Va. Strikes $11.5M Deal With Roblox Over Kid Safety
• Domino's, Pizza Hut, Others Sued Over Mobile Order Patents
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control
• Calif. AG Says Amazon Pressured Major Brands To Fix Prices
• Video Privacy Law Covers All Consumers, Supreme Court Told
• Conn. Regulator Hit With Suit Over Pole Attachment Rate Hike
• Union Urges Court To Back Arbitrator In DirecTV Layoff Fight
• Gov't Hopes Court Rescues FCC Fines. Here's What Amici Say
• House Votes To Re-Up National First Responder Network
• Colorado Court Asked To Toss Trans Pilot's Defamation Suit
• Section 230 Blocks Woman's Discord Suit Over Sexual Abuse
• Kirkland-Led Cerberus Closes $2.3B Continuation Fund
• Netflix Eyes $3M In Fees In Suit Where Ramey Drew $95K Fine
• E-Rate Bid Revamp Likely To Be Harmful, Advocates Tell FCC
• High Court Rejects Artist's Appeal In Walmart Copyright Feud
• Nexstar-Tegna Deal Blocked Amid DirecTV, AGs' Challenge
• State Privacy & AI Watch: 4 Legislative Developments To Know
• Security Camera Co. Tracks, Shares Website Activity, Suit Says
• 'Constantly Shifting': Judge Rips Musk, OpenAI As Trial Nears
• Where Cables Were Cut, AT&T Wants Be Done With Copper
• Advocates Get FCC Prison Call Rate Cases Moved To 1st Circ.
• DOJ's NFL Probe May Reshape Sports Broadcasting Law
• NorthStar Inks $300M SPAC Deal As Space Debris Risk Rises
• Up Next At High Court: SEC And FCC Enforcement Authority
• Cities Pan Latest GOP Permit Reform Bill As 'Dangerous'
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Stikeman Elliott
• 2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue
• Citizens Group Says 25 States Are Eyeing AI Chatbot Laws
• Yelp Seeks To Bind Google To DOJ's Search Monopoly Win
• Ex-ByteDance Exec Fights Perjury Sanction At 9th Circ.
• MoneyLion Hit With Wash. Class Action Over Referral Texts
• OpenAI, Musk OK With Bifurcated Trial And Advisory Jury
• FCC Urged To Keep 60 MHz In C-Band Airwaves For Satellites
• Telecom Tower Builder Fights Ga. County's Project Rejection
• NJ Justices Limit Cell Tower Data Testimony To Experts
• FCC To Seek Carriers' Views On Connection Rule Revamp
• Optimum Defends Antitrust Suit Against Apollo, BlackRock
• Sirius XM Listeners Seek Final OK Of $28M Telemarketing Deal
• Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Dish Whopped With Another Suit Over Cancelled 5G Contracts
• Hold Dish To Buildout Plans, Mich. Local Gov'ts Urge FCC
• Cable Group Says Any 'Click To Cancel' Rule Would Be 'Chaos'
• Electric Co-Op Denies Delaying Minn. Broadband Projects
• Squires Passes On 10 Patent Challenges, Takes On 2 Others
• Women's Health Co. Accused Of Unauthorized Data Sharing
• Amazon Alexa Users Seek To Revive Class Deception Claims
• Palisades Fire Suspect Can't Toss Warrants, ChatGPT Images
• 7th Circ. Questions Resort Co.'s 'Radio Silence' On Arbitration
• 'Made In America' EO May Not Survive Section 230
• FCC Names New Carveouts From Router And Drone Bans
• Google Sued By Rival Over 'Interrelated Web' Of Monopolies
• Dish Parent Looks To Escape Suit Over $54M Comcast Deal
• Virginia Latest State To Ban Precise Location Data Sales
• Apple Users Slam 'Distorted' Antitrust Depo Sanctions Bid
• Senate Panel Passes Bipartisan Satellite Cybersecurity Bills
• FCC Seeks To Expand Power Of The Covered List
• No 7th Circ. Redux Yet For Comcast Against Ad Marker Suit
• Telecom Biz Pushes House To Pass GOP-Led Permit Reform
• OpenAI Says Musk Remedy Shift Leaves 'No Case Left To Try'
• Paul Weiss, Skadden Lead Amazon's $11.6B Globalstar Deal
• Wash. Antispam Law Violates Due Process Clause, Co. Claims
• DC Circ. Digs Into FTC Rationale For Media Matters Probe
• State Meta Verdicts May Offer Clues For 1st Federal Bellwether
• FCC Plans To Create Portal For E-Rate Bids
• 'Gay Conversion' Ruling Nixes Telehealth Ban, 9th Circ. Told
• State Telecom Roundup: X Case Widens Jurisdiction Fight
• FCC Picks Nonprofit As New Admin For Cyber Trust Mark
• DC Judge Won't Stay Broadband Grants Suit Against Trump
• Bay Area Trains To Get Upgrade After FCC Rule Waiver
• Fed Action Sought Against European Plan To 'Target' Iridium
• Dish Dodged Rent On 62 Tower Sites For Months, Lessor Says
• Apple Discovery Fight Could Revive DOJ's Antitrust Appetite
• Meta Pulls Some Attys' Social Media Addiction Ads
• State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality
• AT&T Strikes Deal To End Suit Over Pension Mortality Data
• ​​​​​​​Apple Asks To Keep Stay In Epic Case During High Court Bid
• Texas Justices Say Telecom Contracts Must Follow The Law
• Ark. Asks 8th Circ. To Lift Injunction On Social Media Law
• FCC Says Current 'Audible Crawl' Rule Doesn't Work
• 3 Valve 'Loot Box' Suits Merged, Hagens Berman To Rep Users
• FCC Fines Are Just Paper, But 'Still Tigers,' High Court Told
• Nexstar-Tegna Judge Shows No Sign Of Unpausing Deal Block
• Microsoft Keeps PTAB Win Against Communications Patent
• First Phase Of Tariff Refund System To Launch April 20
• Feds Renew Push Against 'Bad Labs' In Equipment Test Rules
• Closed Captioner Seeks $200K In Atty Fees In Wage Deal
• Meta Must Face Mass. AG's Instagram Addiction Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dish Network's Copyright Win, $600K Award
• DOJ Probes NFL TV Contracts For Anticompetitiveness
• Sinclair Wants Judge To Rethink Order To Disclose Docs
• Australian Court Affirms India's Immunity In $112M Award Suit
• Ex-Law Officer Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold W.Va. Privacy Law
• FCC's Carr Signals No Slowdown In 'Public Interest' Battles
• 'Not Going To Keep Doing This,' Judge Warns Epic, Google
• FCC Plans To End '90s Framework For Satellite Power Limits
• Debt Relief Provider Accused Of Do Not Call Violations
• Union Says DirecTV Can't Undo Arbitration Award Over Layoff
• Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• SpaceX Plans Record Retail Slice In IPO, And Other Rumors
• Weighing The Practical Implications Of SC Kids' Privacy Law
• DOJ's Lead Google Attys Both Leave Agency Same Day
• Qualcomm Wants To Be Let Into 2 Closed-Off Spectrum Bands
• Elizabeth Warren Says FCC Must Tackle Sports 'Streamflation'
• FCC Looks To Beef Up 'Know Your Customer' Robocall Regs
• Optis Wants 4th Trial On 4G Patents Against Apple
• DOJ Backs Patent Rights In Samsung Case Against Netlist
• Google Search Judge Mulls If Mandates Will Need More Fixes
• Justices' Geofence Ruling May Test 4th Amendment's Future
• Google Convinces 5th Circ. To Move Antitrust Case To Calif.
• Feds Say Iranian Hackers Are Targeting 'Critical' Infrastructure
• Musk Wants Altman Out, Not To Boost 'Himself Personally'
• FCC Opens Probe Into Competition In Telecom Markets
• Microsoft, Others Tell Court To Reject Epic-Google Deal
• Fox Pushes For Ruling On Transfer Bid In Newsmax Case
• DOD Opposes DJI's Push To Undo FCC Product Ban
• 7 Can't Take Part In FCC Subsidy Programs After Convictions
• Legal Theories In Social Media Verdicts Hold Clues On Impact
• Angi Argues TCPA Suit Falls Short Of What Law Requires
• Verizon CLO's Compensation Climbed To Over $7.4M In 2025
• VNET Investors Ink $6M Deal Over Post-Default Downturn
• SpaceX Seeks C-Band Airwaves For Next-Gen Satellite
• Charter Brass Hid Impact Of FCC Subsidy Losses, Suit Says
• Colo. Justices OK Copied Claims If Lawyers Check Facts
• 1st Circ. Suggests It May Resurrect AdTech Wiretap Case
• Prison Phone Co. Given More Time On Video Call Rate Cap
• What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings
• Apple Gets App Store Ruling Paused For High Court Appeal
• Radio Co. Says 'Opinions' End R&B Singer's Defamation Suit
• As Data Centers Multiply, Patent Holders See Opportunity
• Justices Vacate Grande ISP Case After Cox Copyright Ruling
• Internet Voice Providers Seek More Clarity On Robocall Rules
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Music Publishers Say X Finds Conspiracy In 1 Emailed 'We'
• 'Political' Deals Pit DOJ Against State AGs, And Not Just Dems
• Cox Forced Call Center Staff To Work Off The Clock, Suit Says
• How Cos. Can Prepare For 'Made In America' Ad Scrutiny
• FCC Looks To Trim Next Year's Budget By 4.3%
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• FCC Seeks $4.5M Fine Against Fla. Provider Over Robocalls
• Gov't Must Insist On EU Satellite Market Access, Feds Told
• 'Preapproved' Loan Calls Get Provider In Hot Water, FCC Says
• Nexstar Slams DirecTV's 'Speculative' $6.2B Merger Challenge
• Apple Verdict May Inform Jury Instruction In Patent Suits
• Unpacking FCC's Proposed Rules For Offshore Call Centers
• Amazon Mulls $9B Globalstar Buy, Plus More Rumors
• Justices May Hesitate To Limit Courts' Arbitration Review
• Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Amazon Shakes Bulk Of Alexa Users' Secret Recordings Suit
• Maxell Says LG Infringes TV Patents After Insisting On Talks
• Collision, Samsung Criticize Government's IP Injunction Take
• Feds Pressed On RFK Jr. 's Call To Study Cell Emission Risks
• Google Users Seek $147M In Atty Fees After $425M Trial Win
• SpaceX Confidentially Files Plans For Blockbuster IPO
• FCC Strives For 'Supremacy' In US Drone Manufacturing
• Foley Hoag Launches First Amendment Practice With New Trio
• Justices' Cox Decision Fuels Debate Over DMCA's Relevance
• Stick With Lowest Ad Rates For Candidates, FCC Warns