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Telecommunications - July, 2026

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• Fox Accuses Newsmax Of 'Gamesmanship' In Antitrust Suit
• Broadcast Workers Blast FCC Plan To Nix TV Ownership Cap
• California Stalls AT&T's $55M Whistleblower Deal
• Verizon Asks EDTX Judge To Overturn $190M Patent Verdict
• NTIA Tees Up 4.4 GHz Band For Commercial Wireless Use
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCC Says EchoStar Can't Use Trust Fund To Pay Itself
• Instagram Could Easily Disrupt User Permascrolling, Jury Told
• Consider 4.4GHz Band To Expand 5G, 6G, Report Says
• AT&T's Copper Network Retirement Needs Review, FCC Told
• T-Mobile Says WCO Spectrum Can't Fix Antitrust Claims
• Ease Broadband Buildout To Fuel AI Boom, Lawmakers Urged
• Fed. Circ. OKs Samsung Win Over Patent Tied To $81M Award
• DOJ Wants Rethink On Apple's Peek Into Feds' Phone-Buying
• FCC Official Calls E-Rate Review 'Long Overdue'
• FAA Proposes Waiving Regs To Get Faster Space Approvals
• Teaching SEC Investigations Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Meta's View Of 'Problematic Use' Has Holes, Ex-Exec Testifies
• Trail Cam Co. Says T-Mobile Broke Tech Migration Promises
• Patent Co. IP Suit Against Amazon Should Go On, Judge Says
• Nexstar Says Tegna Board Members Don't Violate Injunction
• Calif. Dems Pressure FCC To Drop ABC Station Probe
• Crack Down On States Neglecting Pole Regs, FCC Told
• '96 Telecom Act Needs Overhaul To Cut Regs, Think Tank Says
• Meta Set For 2027 Trial In Mass. Social Media Addiction Case
• Bain, Tillman Plug $1.5B Into Eaton Fiber To Fund Ripple Buy
• Enforcers Defend Google Search Win, Seek Payment Ban
• FCC Pulls Major Provider From Lifeline, Citing Violations
• FCC Says Starlink Routers Exempt From Nat'l Security Ban
• Split PTAB Upholds Fiber Optics Component Patent
• Humanoids, Other Robotics Added To FCC's Nat'l Security List
• Judge Calls Off IP Trial, Threatens Sanctions Against Apple
• AT&T Whistleblower Told To Cut Facts From Ethics Case Filing
• Ex-Comcast Worker Says Pie 'Assaults' Punished Low Sales
• Ex-FCC Officials Call Agency's ABC Station Probe 'Retaliatory'
• Nielsen Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Makes Courts Price Regulators
• AT&T Technician In Ill. Sues For Pre-, Postshift Work Pay
• Meta Left Users In Dark About Danger, Tenn. AG Tells Jury
• Epic Says Google Wants To Hide Rival App Stores In Search
• Hawaiian Telecom, Electric Co. Resolve Pole Removal Dustup
• Carriers Back Changes To Broadband Map Data Gathering
• Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses
• NTIA Pushes For Gov't, Industry Move Toward 6G Mobile
• Mexico Billionaire Not Financier's Only Victim, Judge Told
• Utilities Org. Urges FCC Not To Preempt Wash. Pole Regs
• Microsoft Seeks To Pause Or Exit Teams BIPA 'Voiceprint' Suit
• 5th Circ. Partly Upholds Block On Texas Content Filtering Law
• Conservative Groups Say No To Broadcast Renewal Updates
• FCC Adopts New Rules To Close 'Covered List' Loophole
• Apple Beats Bid To Revive COVID App Antitrust Suit
• Viamedia Says Comcast Already Has Info It Wants
• Paramount Promises Not To Close Merger During Challenge
• Cogent Investors Say ISP Misled Them About Wavelength Biz
• USPTO-Fed. Circ. Split Complicates Machine Learning Patents
• Senators Urge FTC To Deny X's Petition To Drop Settlement
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Paramount-Warner TRO Extended As Injunction Fight Looms
• FCC Seeks Ban On Foreign Military-Grade Drones
• Estonian Accused Of Tech Exports To Russia Pleads Out
• Calif. Backed By Consumer Advocates In AT&T Fight At FCC
• Mass. Justices Say Health Board Can't Halt Verizon Tower
• Brazil Wants Crackdown On Alleged Media Rights Cartel
• Dish Network 401(k) Target-Date Fund Suit Heads To Trial
• Lack Of Jurisdiction Dooms $273M 'Rip And Replace' Suit
• Pictiva's $93M Trial Win Doesn't Moot Invalidation, PTAB Says
• Montana Judge Orders BIA To Reconsider Tribe Policing Bid
• Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Reps. Hit With Robocalls As They Discuss How To Stop Them
• Fla. Pastor Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT Health Advice
• Writers Guild Wants Paramount-Warner Bros. Block Extended
• Dish Sues To Block Suits By 5G Network Providers
• Nexstar Execs On Tegna Board Violates Injunction, Judge Told
• Huawei Loses Bid To Block Laptop Evidence In NY RICO Case
• FCC Overhauls 'Nutrition' Labels For Broadband Services
• UFC Wants Pay-Per-View Monopolizing Case Tossed
• Bipartisan Bill To Speed Broadband Permits Clears Committee
• FCC Clears Way For Upper C-Band Auction To Sell 160 MHz
• Toronto Sports Set For Shakeup As Owner Plans Partial Sale
• Apple Says Tech Co.'s US Action Undercuts Wireless Fee Deal
• FCC Launches 1st Foreign Drone Enforcement Action
• DC Circ. Sides With FCC In Spectrum Revamp Row
• Mullen Fights To Keep Patent Suit Against Samsung Alive
• FCC Aims For Changes To Rural Healthcare Program
• Acer Can't Escape Ericsson Dispute Over 4G, 5G Patents
• Sen. Warner Unveils 4-Part AI Guardrail Package
• Apple's Bid To Invalidate Speech Patent Revived On Appeal
• 7th Circ. Probes Offset Restitution In Hytera-Motorola Dispute
• Defaults Didn't Deny Users Ad-Free Search, Google Says
• High Court Rulings Could Alter Agency Strategy For Cos.
• DirecTV Sues Over Va. Fraud Scheme
• Google Data Sharing With Temu Violates DOJ Rule, Suit Says
• Cox, Insurers Battle For Early Win In Media Coverage Suit
• AT&T Can't Get Temporary Stop Of Calif. Carrier Rules
• T-Mobile Broke Data Breach Notification Law 722K Times
• FCC Settles With Telecoms Over 'Rip And Replace' Violations
• Meta Slips Suits Over Pump-And-Dump Scam Ads, For Now
• Comcast Faces ERISA Suit Over Employee Tobacco Surcharge
• Prysmian, Molex Ink $6.2B Deal For Data Center Cables
• FCC Poised To Pull Co.'s Test Lab Status Over China Ties
• Preparing For Next Congress With Eye On Investigation Risk
• Legal Center Tells 4th Circ. To Reject FCC Campaign Ad Rule
• Rural Providers Laud Latest Broadband Map Push
• Fed. Circ. Told Decision Clearing Sirius In Patent Case Flawed
• Samsung Directed To Pay Interest Atop $445M Patent Verdict
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Court Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Amid Challenge
• Judge Decries 'Extreme' Penalty Bids In Social Media MDL
• Extreme Networks Investors Win Cert. In COVID Sales Dip Suit
• Law Firm Says Marketer Is On The Hook For Unwanted Calls
• Gamers Fight To Keep Valve 'Loot Box' Gambling Claims Alive
• Reexam Denial On Ex-BlackBerry Patent Cites Pre-Order Filing
• Generative AI Patents Booming Globally, World IP Org. Reports
• Music Publishers, X End Copyright And Antitrust Fights
• Judge Open To TRO Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Dems Raise Alarm DOJ Will 'Rubber-Stamp' Fox's Roku Buy
• Albright Tosses Bending Spoons Patent Fight
• FCC's Subsidy Reform Plan Could Cut USAC Board By Third
• NetChoice Ordered To Produce Harm Studies In Va. Case
• 2 Firms Look To Steer Nokia 401(k) Investment Class Claims
• Senate Bill Would Ease SEC Reporting For Rural Telecoms
• Attys Seek $39M Fee For $117.5M Comcast Data Breach Deal
• Bipartisan Bill Targets Google's Search Dominance
• Meta Gets 'Bricked' Device False Ad Suit Trimmed, For Now
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• How To Brace For A Potential Democratic Oversight Push
• States Stepping Up Merger Work In First Half Of 2026
• Paramount Beats Effort To Quickly Block $110B Warner Deal
• Calif. Says AT&T Mustn't Make Move From Copper 'Disorderly'
• Dish Freed From 5G Network Commitment
• Verizon Retailer Hit With 2 Data Breach Suits In NC
• Gov't To Revive Digital Equity Grants, Minus Race, Judge Says
• Republicans Call For Warnings On Shows With Trans Content
• 'No Time To Waste' On Google Antitrust Reports, Judge Says
• Fla. Cos. To Pay $152M In FTC Healthcare Telemarketing Row
• Wyden Urges Admin To Protect US From Canadian Spy Law
• Telecom Infrastructure Biz Wins Ch. 11 Plan OK
• Fed Autonomy Rests On Narrow Exception After Justices Rule
• Come Back Down To Earth, Tower Builders Tell D2D Fans
• More Than 200 MHz Could Open For Unlicensed Satellite Use
• AG Merger Case Gets New Judge After Paramount Recusal Bid
• Whidbey Has To Notify Lummi Nation Before Digging
• Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term
• Apple's 'Hide My Email' Doesn't Work As Promised, User Says
• Paramount Wants Merger Judge Recused Over Guild Work
• T-Mobile Nears Win On WCO Spectrum's Antitrust Claims
• Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Tainted By Bribery, Suit Says
• Wireless Carriers Want FCC Changes To Space Reg Update
• Google, Epic Drop Bid To Alter Injunction In Antitrust Case
• Inventors, USPTO Agree On Scope Of Patent Program Suit
• Dish Bankruptcy Puts Disney's Sling TV Suit On Hold
• Squires Grants 10 PTAB Petitions, Denies 14 In Newest Order
• FCC Eyes Revamp Of Telecom Subsidies' Governing Body
• FCC To Vote On Scrapping 39% Nat'l Broadcast Audience Cap
• The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
• Apple Allowed To Question Withdrawing Hagens ICloud Client
• Colo. Judge Finalizes Closed Captioner $500K Wage Deal
• White House Unveils New AI Cybersecurity Clearinghouse
• Apple Can Subpoena 14 Fed. Agencies In Antitrust Suit
• Mich. Panel Reinstates $1.5M Engineering Malpractice Verdict
• Landowner Says Verizon Tower Bad For Endangered Birds
• 9th Circ. Erases Comet's $40M Trade Secret Verdict
• Apple Again Beats Suit Over CSAM Detection Failures
• Google Judge Streamlines Voice Assistant Tech Antitrust Suit
• 7th Circ. Says TCPA Do-Not-Call Limit Doesn't Cover Texts
• Security Co. Says Data Tracking Suit Didn't Allege Sharing
• Writers Guild Joins Fray Against Paramount-Warner Merger
• Fiber Group Tells FCC To Vet State Pole Dispute Policies
• DC Circ. Asked To Force FCC's Hand On Petition Against Fox
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2026: Midyear Report
• DirecTV's Collusion Case Against Nexstar Survives Dismissal
• Broadcasters, Fire Chiefs Press For AM Radio In Cars
• RJ Reynolds Says TCPA Doesn't Apply To Texts, Cellphones
• AGs Seek Emergency Block On Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• After Favorable Ruling, Maxell Files New Samsung ITC Suit
• Court Economist Says Epic-Google Deal Isn't Evidence-Based
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Cumulus' Data-Tying Order Against Nielsen
• AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Settle Wireless Patent Suits
• Toyota Should Be Freed From IP Suit, Judge Says
• FCC Ditches Lifeline Obligations In Hundreds Of Counties
• Frontier Will Pay $14M To End 401(k) Telecom Stocks Fight
• 12 Democratic AGs Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Ga. Sheriff Says Call Rate Cap Waiver Needed For Rural Jails
• Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenge Gets July 2027 Trial Date
• 1st Circ. Sinks Child Porn Evidence Found On Wrong Phone
• Defense Contractor Accuses Rival Of Trade Secret Theft
• Groups Say Verizon's Defense Of Spectrum Deal Falls Short
• FCC Floats $200K In Fines Over 'Covered List' Probes
• The Biggest TM Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
• CFIUS' Mandate Misses Foreign Risk In Project Subcontracts
• SiFi Networks Wins Final Approval For $3.4M Ch. 11 Loan
• AT&T Inks $184M Deal To End Pension Mortality Data Suit
• DC Circ. Says It Won't Block FCC OK Of Nexstar-Tegna Deal
• FCC, IHeart Reach Deal Over 'Showola' Investigation
• FCC Doesn't Need New Tools To Curb Robocalls, Org. Says
• FCC Puts Voice Provider On Robocall Compliance Plan
• 6 Questions For NGSO Satellite Advocate David Redl
• Mass. Justices Affirm Posttrial Forensic Exam Of Cellphones
• Orbital Data Centers Pose Environmental Risks, FCC Warned
• Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Atty Fights Bid To Ax Health Plan RICO Suit
• The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026
• Meta Nears Ax Of Suits Over Pump-And-Dump Facebook Ads
• Meta's Zuckerberg Ordered Back For 2nd LA Social Media Trial
• FCC Says OK To New Foreign Investors In IHeart Radio
• Dish Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Hearing Pushed Back 2 Weeks
• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2026 Midyear Report
• Comcast Says Power Co. Still Flouts FCC Pole Upgrade Order
• Fans Say They're Entitled To Discovery From Past UFC Cases
• USTelecom Backs AT&T Bid To Escape Calif. Carrier Rules
• FCC Using AI To Modernize Operations, Says Top Legal Aide
• FCC Cuts Space License Backlog In Half, Bureau Chief Says
• Boston Jumps Into Social Media Addiction MDL
• Block To Pay $45M To End State Claims Over Cash App Fraud
• Boston TV Station Stiffed Storm Crew On Pay, Suit Says
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026: Midyear Report
• 5th Circ. Presses Ericsson Insurers On Terrorism Suit Defense
• AT&T Asks FCC To Retire Copper Lines In 600 More Places
• FTC Must Deny Musk 'Pardon' For X's Violations, Chopra Says
• Calif. Judge Asks About Standing In Google Antitrust Case
• Tesla Gets PTAB To Trim Intellectual Ventures Comms Patent
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 7th Circ. Rejects Internet Scammer's Phone Search Appeal
• Quantum Readiness May Paradoxically Raise Contractor Risk
• Women's Law Group Asks FCC To Ditch Plan For 'The View'
• Justices Stand On Statutory Specifics In Cisco And Landor
• Trump's AI Cyber Directive Leaves Cos. Guessing At Upside
• Top Energy & Enviro Decisions Of 2026: Midyear Report
• Feds Say No Funds Went To Work At Lummi Burial Site
• House Bill Aims To Block Fiber From 'Countries of Concern'
• FCC Unveils Location Map For Alaska Mobile Funding
• Supreme Court Lets Texas Age Verification Law Stand
• Apple Hit With Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit Over Eye Scans
• Sirius XM Copied Movie News Site's Logo, Suit Says
• The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision
• After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Feds Spell Out State, Local Roles In Mitigating Drone Threats
• High Court's FCC Fine Ruling Reframes Agency Enforcement
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court
• FCC Says OK To T-Mobile-Grain Mgt. Spectrum Swap
• DC Circ. Told FCC Trying To 'Evade' News Distortion Scrutiny
• Cox, Hikma Rulings Set Stage For Trademark Liability Fights
• PenFed Borrowers Seek Early Win In 'Pay-To-Pay' Suit
• FCC Seeks To Lock Bad Actors Out Of Anti-Spoof System
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Calif. Man Says ChatGPT Fueled Bipolar Delusion, Self-Harm
• 7th Circ. Questions Contempt On Hytera Radio Redesign
• Dish Ch. 11 Timeline Slowed After Tower Cos.' Objections
• 3 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In July
• FCC Wants To Extend Covered List's Reach To Components
• NJ Cops Can Accept Warrantless Location Info From Feds
• Latham-Led Bending Spoons Leads Trio Of IPOs Topping $2B
• Fubo Faces Adeia Streaming Patent Suit In Del.
• Yelp Gets To Lock In Part Of DOJ's Search Win Over Google
• FCC To Vote On Revamping Space, Earth Station Licensing
• Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era
• Pa. Court's Verizon Tower Approval Comes With New Test
• AI Scams Drive Need For More Action To ID Callers, FCC Told
• The Case For Using Final-Offer Damages Forms In IP Suits
• MoFo Project Finance Atty Joins Taft In DC