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Telecommunications - August, 2026

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• AGs, WGA Slam Paramount's Bid For $1.9B Merger Suit Bond
• How Did Litigants Fare In Judge Albright's 55 Patent Trials?
• FCC Fines Undersea Cable Cos. For Expired Landing Licenses
• House Passes Bill To Curb Secret Prosecutor Orders
• AT&T Shouldn't Face Pension Risk Transfer Suit, Judge Says
• Mass. Police Department Opposes FCC Drone Restriction
• GOP Asks Justices To Lift Block In Campaign Ad Pricing Case
• 'Reality Check' Needed For E-Rate, Says Ex-FCC Commish
• Webinar Site Says Recorded Meetings Were Public
• Oregon Says Lifeline Integrity 'Robust' As FCC Probe Ensues
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Samsung Didn't Infringe Mobile Tech Patent
• FCC Names New Enforcement Bureau Chief
• Law Firm's Calif. Claims Stayed Over AI Comms Co.'s NY Suit
• Fiber, Labor Shortages Spur Call To Delay Rural Connections
• Apple Is Infringing 5G Tech Patents, Longhorn Affiliate Says
• AT&T Says Charter Is Misleading Consumers With 'Fiber' Claims
• FCC Wants To Fine Covered Chinese Cos. $188K
• 'Exemplary Performance' Earns Google Users' Attys $146.8M
• OpenAI Sued Again Over ChatGPT's Role In FSU Shooting
• Amazon Beats Calif. AG's 'Ill-Conceived' Injunction Bid
• Reform For Upper Microwave Bands Needed Soon, FCC Told
• NJ Says TikTok Is Withholding Key Child Usage Data
• Samsung Secures Invalidity Ruling In Mullen Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Shifts T-Mobile Patent Settlement Fight To 5th Circ.
• FCC Creates New Innovation Zone In Iowa, Expands Old Ones
• ITC Probes If Apple Stole Tech For Swapping Contact Info
• Uber Cars Not Enough To Establish Venue, Judge Says
• FCC Urged To Act On 5G Broadcast Petition
• What 9th Circ. Devas Ruling Means For AI Infrastructure Deals
• Ex-Tribal Telecom CEO Gets 2 Years For Embezzlement
• Google Users' Atty Fee To Be In 'Realm' Of $147M, Judge Says
• OpenAI Leads Corporate Push To Bolster Cyber Defense
• FCC Ends Caption Reg On Public Channel Video Programmers
• Chamber Says FTC's Meta Appeal Trying To 'Rewrite' Law
• Telecoms Face FCC Call Block Over Robocall Compliance
• SpaceX Seeks Green Light On Gen3 System
• Quectel Owes $3M For Infringing Philips Patent, Jury Says
• Charter Schools Blast Proposal To Limit E-Rate To Rural Areas
• FCC Urged To Hold Off On New Subsea Cable Security Regs
• DOJ Can't Get Rethink On Apple Peek Into Fed Phone-Buying
• Satellite Comms Biz To Go Public Via $1B SPAC Merger
• Data Brokers Can't Pause Judicial Privacy Law Fight
• Rising Star: Steptoe's Andrew Magloughlin
• Tech Insurance Co.'s 401(k) Paid Excessive Fees, Suit Says
• Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fed. Circ. Hands Losses To Apple On 3 Smart Mobile Patents
• Iowa, Montana Ask Justices To Stop Paramount Merger Case
• Detroit Can't Fully Shake Telecom's Fiber Access Suit
• Libertarian Org. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Let Canadian Sue Google
• Squires Institutes 6 Patent Reviews, Rejects 5 Others
• Fed. Circ. Brings Back Telecom Patent Challenged By Cisco
• Lawmakers Press Commerce To Curb Exports To Adversaries
• NTIA Has Given Final OK To All 56 State, Territory BEAD Plans
• Samsung, Apple Warn Against Google Payment Ban
• DOJ Flags Breach Of Internal Policies In Apple Suit
• FCC Seeking More Spectrum For Space Launches, Reentry
• Ky. FM Stations Didn't Follow Licensing Rules, FCC Says
• Rising Star: Wiley's Boyd Garriott
• AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Defeat Asus Patent Case In EDTX
• 4th Circ. Blocks FCC Campaign Ad Pricing Guidance
• Meta Should Keep Research Internal, Data Whiz Tells Jury
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Standard General's FCC Bias Suit
• Feds Seek Dismissal of Tribe's Burial Site Construction Claims
• Bid For FCC Preemption 'Dead On Arrival,' Minn. City Says
• City Of Austin Backs Improving Emergency Alert System
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Warren Kessler
• NY Telecom Faces Call Traffic Blocking, FCC Warns
• 3 Firms Will Lead Charter Cyberattack Claims For Now
• Pa. AG Says Snapchat Hooks Kids With 'Ephemeral' Posts
• What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape
• Instagram Wants Teen 'Sessions,' Not Time, Tenn. Jury Told
• Google Says Publishers Can't Get 'Fake Privilege' Discovery
• USPTO Anonymous Reexam Proposal Spurs Concern, Praise
• 2nd Circ. Says Nielsen Unbundling Order Starts Tuesday
• AT&T, Duke Energy To Arbitrate Pole Rate Dispute
• Aviation Cos. Urge FCC To Pull Ligado Network Order
• FCC's Trusty Sees Need For Fresh Look At Universal Service
• DirecTV Opposes Nexstar's High Court Bid In Fee Case
• Rising Star: Wachtell Lipton's Steven R. Green
• Dems Seek GAO Review Of Federal Agencies Hacking Americans
• Advocacy Groups Seek To Join ABC's Case Against FCC
• DC Circ. Voids Block On OMB Funding Freeze
• Dish Says Media Co. Gaia Infringed Streaming Patents
• TikTok Inks $400M Deal With DOJ To End Kids' Privacy Suit
• How To Structure Protective Order AI Provisions In IP Disputes
• Meta Tells DC Circ. To Reject FTC Appeal
• FCC Makes Exceptions To Foreign-Made Inverter Ban
• Motorola Rival Blasts 'Rush' To Add Latest Radio To IP Fight
• FCC License Transfer OK Opens Ch. 11 Exit Door For Cumulus
• How FCC Covered List Blitz Is Sidelining Commerce Dept.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Instagram Algorithm Czar Tells Jury Safety Helps Profits
• Corridor TV To Pay $27,000 For Emergency Broadcast Misses
• GAO Says Army Lacks Information To Plan Network Overhaul
• DC Court Says It'll Hear ABC's Arguments Against FCC In Oct.
• Judge Tosses Sports Scoring System Patent Case
• Snap Must Face YouTube Creators' DMCA AI Scraping Suit
• Judge Denies Bid To Move AT&T ERISA Case To State Court
• Motorola Wants Rival Hytera's Latest Radio Added To IP Fight
• Trade Groups Back Apple In 9th Circ. Class Decert. Fight
• $117.5M Comcast Breach Deal Finalized, Attys Net Lower Fee
• Being In A Band Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Frontier's $14M Deal In 401(k) Verizon Stock Suit Gets 1st OK
• Social Media Use Has Addiction Hallmarks, Meta Jury Told
• Digital Equity Suit On Ice As Gov't Preps Program Relaunch
• Apple Makes App Store Policy Changes In Europe
• Broadband Co. Asks FCC To Fix 'Ineffective' State Pole Regs
• FCC Will Reconsider TCPA Petitions Over 'Online' Fax Ruling
• Rethinking Corporate Travel Rules After Device Search Cases
• Paramount Judge Urges Parties To Be 'More Reasonable'
• Paramount Viewers Stuck With Bringing Amended Suit
• 6 Key Takeaways From CFIUS Annual Report
• Prison Phone Co. Says Techs Aren't Owed Public Works Pay
• FCC Seeks Comments On Proposal To End E-Rate Program
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Surviving A Long Trial
• 7th Circ. Says Resort Co. Waited Too Long For TCPA Suit Arb.
• Zuckerberg Waved Off Filter Criticism, Tenn. Jury Hears
• Big Tech, PTAB Attys Urge Justices To Fix USPTO Power Grab
• Microsoft Harvests K-12 Student Data, Class Action Claims
• House GOP Still Pushing For Broadband Permit Bill This Year
• Publishers Target Google's 'Fake Privilege' In Ad Tech MDL
• 2nd Circ. Lets Stand Cumulus' Nielsen Data Unbundling Order
• FCC Seeks Public Input On AT&T's Bid To End Copper Service
• Alerus, Telecom Co. Settle Fight Over ESOP Sale
• DLA Piper Taps Weil Partner As New York PE Co-Lead
• ​​​​​​​Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• ABC Sues FCC To Stop License Renewal 'Retaliation'
• Meta Exec Can't 'Rule Out' Addiction But Doubts It, Jury Told
• Experts See Looming Legal Disputes Over FCC Party Balance
• FCC Turns Down Bid To Revisit Campaign Ad Pricing Policy
• Paramount Wants AGs, WGA To Pay $1.9B Merger Suit Bond
• Broadband Co. Says It's Catching Up After Rural Fund Delays
• Late EEOC Filing Dooms Exec's ADA Suit Against Cable Maker
• Justices Won't Reconsider Verizon's $47M FCC Fine
• 7th Circ. Ruling May Reduce Litigation Risk For Text Marketers
• 'Act Now' To Save FCC School Subsidy, Group Urges Public
• Data Privacy Practices Put Wash. Residents At Risk, AG Says
• Apple Says No To Rethink Of Fed Phone Buying Subpoena
• Mexico OK Leaves AGs, WGA Last Paramount Deal Obstacle
• App Co. Asks Court Not To Let Apple 'Drag' It Across Country
• Dem Says FCC Ignores Affordability In New Broadband Report
• Charter-Cox Tie-Up Gets Last Needed OK With Calif. Approval
• Meta Beats Suit Over Scam Investment Ads Again
• Cumulus Asks 2nd Circ. For Help With Nielsen Data Order
• Nielsen Loses At Fed. Circ., Fights Verdict In Patent Row
• Mapping A Compliance Framework For AI Chatbot Operators
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Former FIU GC Joins Buchanan Ingersoll In Miami
• DirecTV Says Tegna Board Issue Proves Injunction Is Needed
• Supreme Court's Apple App Store Pause Lifted After 24 Hours
• 'Anticompetitive Friction': Google Must Fix App Store Search
• Customers Can't Depose Google, Apple CEOs, 9th Circ. Says
• Large Cos., Foreign Filers Winning At USPTO, Report Finds
• Sierra Nevada Gets FCC OK For High Frequency Flight Sensor
• DirecTV Says Nexstar Suit Discovery Damning But Incomplete
• Hawaii Tour Co. Hit With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• FCC Told Foreign Drone Ban Could Hinder Public Safety Work
• Wireless Cos. Want FCC Protection In Upper Microwave Bands
• Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• ITC Judge Finds Asus Infringed Netgear Wi-Fi Patent Claims
• SpaceX On Hunt For More Spectrum
• Canadian Tech Co. Beats Investor Suit Over Alleged AI Hype
• Sprint Can't Shake Cogent's $24M Fiber Contract Claims
• 10th Circ. Upholds Phone Search In Child Porn Case
• Apple Gets Brief Pause In App Store Case From High Court
• Wash. County Wants Out Of Burial Site Development Suit
• Raskin Asks Ellison To Speak To Congress About Merger
• Trump Pick Sets Stage For More Fights Over FCC's Power
• 9th Circ. Ruling Exposes A Flaw In Federal Trade Secrets Law
• How New Counter-Drone Rule Will Reshape Event Security
• 9th Circ. Enforces $2B Devas Satellite Award
• Stakes Are High In Meta Bellwether Social Media Trial
• 7th Circ. Says Ind. Railroad Can't Levy Fees For Telecom Lines
• FCC Revokes Odyssey's Drone Authorization
• Deal Ends Patent Case After WDTX Verdict Clearing Cisco
• FCC Again Weighs Carrier Status For Tribal Utility
• Cumulus Can't Yet Enforce Tying Injunction Against Nielsen
• 911 Providers Push FCC For Uniform Next-Gen Framework
• 3 Rulings Show High Court's Transnational Litigation Stance
• Pennsylvania AG Joins TikTok Child Harm Enforcement Blitz
• Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan For Critical Assets
• FCC Urged To Tighten 'Covered List' Regs
• Michel, Startups Back Injunction Bid In Samsung Patent Case
• Team Telecom Probing T-Mobile's Plan To Buy Fiber Co. Stake
• Scammers Claim They're FCC Enforcers, Consumers Warned
• Fox Gives DOJ More Time To Review $22B Roku Deal
• Northwestern To Pay $4M In COVID-Era Tuition Refunds
• Calif. AG Says Paramount Deal Challenge Is About Antitrust
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Cable Techs Must Arbitrate Comcast Misclassification Suit
• Apple Must Face Patent Claims Over Hide My Email Feature
• FCC Demanded Fine In Misleading Way, AT&T Tells 5th Circ.
• Samsung, Maxell Square Off On Import Ban In ITC Patent Case
• Comcast Escapes Gay Worker's Harassment Suit, For Now
• J&J Fax Sent To Pharmacy An Unwanted Ad, 3rd Circ. Says
• Former NTIA Acting Chief Confirmed To Cyberspace Post
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Software Co. In Wiretap Suits
• AG Watch: Va. Auto Renewal Law Clears Enforcement Path
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ERISA Recap: 6 Important Rulings From July
• Trump Picks FCC Lawyer As Agency's 3rd Republican
• Nexstar Execs Can't Be On Tegna Board, Judge Clarifies
• Meta Nears Ax Of Suits Over Pump-And-Dump Facebook Ads
• Ex-GC Hijacked Accounts And Posted Klan Imagery, Suit Says
• Meta Owes Another $567M To Address Harm To NM Kids
• Judge Says Comcast's Fight For Viamedia Docs Is Over
• $219 Million TV Azteca Debt Arbitration Against Mexico Tossed
• Disbarred Atty And Son Must Face $17M SEC Fraud Suit
• FCC Floats Plan To Clear 200 MHz For Direct-To-Device Use
• Paramount Gets Private Warner Deal Challenge Tossed
• Google, Meta, Tiktok Still Subject To Calif. Feed Algorithm Law
• FCC Lifts 39% Broadcast Ownership Cap In Controversial Vote
• FCC Orders Denver Billboards To Cease Operations
• Telecom Co. Denied Coverage For $27M 'Bump-Up' Settlement
• Being A Sommelier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Senate Version Of Kids' Online Safety Legislation Clears Panel
• 5th Circ. Wary Again Of FCC's Control Over Subsidy Program
• FCC Returns $881M In Unused TV Broadcaster 'Repack' Funds
• Judge Tosses 'Free' Wi-Fi Calling Fraud Claim Against Carriers
• Senate Panel Presses DOJ Antitrust Pick On Independence
• Dish Seeks Early Note Payoff To Cut $11M In Monthly Interest
• T-Mobile Asks Judge To Reconsider Data Breach Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Told Injunction Against Samsung Is Warranted
• Google Accused Of Antitrust Behavior In Ad Tech Practices
• Paramount-Warner Merger Challenges Get March 2027 Trial
• Tech Cos. Say FCC Must Keep Unlicensed Device Framework
• Search Rival, Advocates Back DOJ Against Google In DC Circ.
• AT&T 401(k) Suit Heads To Trial On Service Provider Fees
• AT&T Wants End To Investors' Lead-Covered Cables Fight
• Commerce Targets Dec. Restart For Digital Equity Grants
• Milwaukee Radio Licensee Resolves FCC Probe For $8K
• Wash. State Says FCC's High-Cost Overhaul Plan Is Flawed
• Raskin Warns Of House Probe Into FCC Chief's ABC Actions
• Paramount CEO Says Warner Challenge Is About Politics
• AI, Prediction Markets Lead Securities Developments In 2026
• Foley Hoag DC Office Leader Joins Foley & Lardner
• TikTok Regulatory Chief Joins Pillsbury's New Tech Practice
• Tenn. Official Tells Meta Jury Teen Sadness Rates Rising
• AT&T Can't Cut Claims From Cellular Partnership Suit
• Pokémon Sued Over Director's Alleged Secret Bathroom Cams
• AGs, WGA Want April Merger Trial, Paramount Wants Nov.
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Google Rival's Antitrust Suit
• T-Mobile Hit With Class Action Over Retirement Fund
• Full 6th Circ. To Rethink FCC's Data Breach Victory
• VoIP Provider Didn't Pay USF Bills, FCC Says
• GOP Sens. Back FCC Cellphone 'Unlocking' Rules
• Fed. Circ. Revives Communications Patent Suit Against Apple
• FTC Focus: Enforcing Vertically Integrated Operating Systems
• EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Hits Ch. 11 With $1.5B In Debt
• Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40