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Telecommunications - October, 2026

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• Cruz Counsel Returns To FCC As Space Bureau Chief
• FCC Mulls Order Overriding Calif. Carrier Rules
• Mich. AG Challenges Google Data Center Power Deal Approval
• Sony, STMicroelectronics Face Patent Suits Over Sensor Tech
• 9th Circ. Revives NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Verdict
• Google Search Judge 'Increasingly Concerned' By Fix Delays
• Hong Kong Telecom Ends US Services In FCC Deal
• FCC To Look At Clearing Airwaves For Moving Earth Stations
• Washington Email Law Still Puts Marketers At Litigation Risk
• How A Cigar Box And An Expert On Lying Cost Meta $25B
• How AI Could Help Judges Spot Their Own Biases
• Meta Settles With Mental Harm Plaintiff On Eve Of LA Trial
• Gov't Urges Court To Dismiss $50B Ligado Takings Case
• 5th Circ. Sinks Motorola's Discovery Bid For IP Feuds Abroad
• FCC Agrees To Rules Targeting Some Foreign Test Labs
• House Bill Would Increase Oversight Of Antitrust Settlements
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Decision Wiping Out Cybersecurity Patent
• FCC Floats $4.4M Fine For Boomerang's Alleged Lifeline Fraud
• FCC Seeks To Rev Up Satellite Device Coverage
• ITC To Review ALJ's Infringement Ruling In Wi-Fi Patent Case
• Telecom Shareholders Claim Arbitrator Was Biased
• 5th Circ. Will Review Texas Content-Filtering Law Ruling
• 3 Eligibility Rulings Show Risks Of Broad Claim Constructions
• RNC Files New Suit Over FCC's Campaign Ad Rates
• Jury Selection Starts In 2nd Social Media Bellwether In LA
• 4th Circ. Judge Sees 'Big Brother' In Va. Social Media Limits
• Satellite Co. Asks Fla. Court To End $15M Finder's Fee Suit
• FCC Inks $80K Consent Decree With Nexstar
• FCC Wants To Loosen Rules For Jamming Cell Phones
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Network IP Ruling In Amazon's Favor
• India, Mexico Take Step Toward Preferential Trade Deal
• 3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work
• Broadband Co. Says Colo. Wrongly Pulled $103M In Grants
• FCC OKs Amazon's $11.6B Globalstar Satellite Buy
• CrowdStrike Wants Fed. Circ. To Ship Patent Case To Calif.
• Daily Mail, Publishers Fight Google's 'Multi-Year Delay'
• Cogent Board Sued Over Wavelength Backlog Claims
• Paul Weiss-Led BCE Sells Stake In New Tower Biz For $1.74B
• Disney Says Fubo Can't Appeal Arbitration Order
• AeroVironment Says It Flagged Space Force Contract Risks
• SpaceX Wants Low-Band Rework In Space Coverage Plan
• Altice Says Conn. AG's $39M Suit Is Based On 'Vague' Reg
• Work With Providers To Stop Copper Theft, Think Tank Says
• Sinclair Pushes FCC To Adopt Next-Gen TV Standard
• Google Says DOJ Overreaching With Proposed Antitrust Fixes
• South Carolina AG Backs FCC's Prison Phone Jamming Plan
• Comcast, Viamedia Settle Cable Ad Antitrust Case Before Trial
• Charter Says AT&T's Fiber False Advertising Suit Is Baseless
• FCC Asked To Combine Study Areas For 4 Iowa Telecoms
• 2nd Circ. EFAA Ruling Shifts Employer Litigation Strategy
• Leave 2.5 GHz Band Out Of Satellite Plan, T-Mobile Says
• Google Avoids Wiretap Claims Over AI Customer Service Calls
• FCC Grants Intel's Automatic Vehicle Waiver For 1 Year
• FCC's Gomez Urges More NAB Engagement On 'Censorship'
• Lawmaker Report Targets 'Pay-To-Play' Antitrust Enforcement
• FCC Nat'l Security Clampdown Draws Rare Industry Rebukes
• Trump Signs Law Updating Wireless Emergency Alert System
• How FCC Robocall Rules Reshape TCPA Opt-Out Compliance
• Lone FCC Democrat Calls E-Rate Sunset Proposal 'Misguided'
• States Ask DC Circ. To Ban Google From Paying To Be Default
• Investors Say AST Hid Failures, Made $277M In Insider Sales
• Takeaways From Meta's $25B Data Privacy Trial Loss
• EMortgage Seeks Exit From Proposed Text Ads Class Action
• Paramount Gets Viewers' Deal Challenge Tossed Again
• FCC Approves Starlink's Bid To Take Over Tristar Licenses
• Ex-FCC Leaders Slam Carr Poll Threats
• FCC Exempts Specific Routers, Robots From Covered List
• FCC Bans 2 Foreign Devices Containing Surveillance Chips
• EU, Canada Aim To Finalize Digital Trade Deal
• Notice Flaws Sink Malawi Bid To Enforce $8.6M Award
• Wiley Adds Ex-FCC Engineer To Telecom Practice
• Being In The Peace Corps Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Iran Money Trail Takes Center Stage At Huawei's RICO Trial
• Zillow Seeks Dismissal Of Fresh TCPA Class Action Over Texts
• OpenAI Asserts ChatGPT Not Liable For 'Third Party' Crime
• Google Must Provide Limited Depo In Apple Antitrust Case
• FCC Member Sees Satellite Spectrum Policy Advancing Fast
• Rural Virginia Broadband Co. Files Ch. 11 With $219M Debt
• FCC OKs Relinquished Carrier Status For Carolina West
• Lumos Urges FCC To Preempt Local Project Reviews
• App Can't Get Apple Antitrust Case Sent To DOJ Case's Judge
• Dish Gets Carrier Signal Patent Invalidated Under Alice
• AT&T Asks To Be Freed From California Landline Obligations
• X Says OpenAI Can't Nix IPhone Placement Antitrust Case
• Meta Owes $25B After NM Data Privacy Trial
• T-Mobile Beats Spectrum Foe's Antitrust Counterclaims, Again
• FBI, FTC Tip Sites Vulnerable To Spying, Sen. Wyden Warns
• Squires Grants 10 Patent Review Bids, Rejects 2 Others
• Comcast Says Workers Can Avoid Tobacco Surcharge  
• FCC Making 'Zero' Plans To Ease Political Robocall Rules
• Hughes Satellite Keeps Control Of Ch. 11 Case For Now
• AGs' Paramount Settlement Reflects States' Growing Influence
• Google Makes Last DC Circ. Push Against DOJ's Search Win
• Sinclair Says 5G Broadcast Bid Rests On 'Speculation'
• Rural Telecom Providers Worried Over IP Transition Costs
• UK Wants Apple To Face More Competition For Digital Wallets
• FCC Urged To Maintain Radio Station Ownership Caps
• FCRA, TCPA Drive Consumer Protection Suits To 10-Year High
• FCC Report Says Tribes Lack Funding For Suicide Hotline
• Nike Seeks Quick Appeal In Misleading Email Promo Suit
• Cisco, Fortinet Fear Security Risk Of AI Use In Patent Case
• NSO Avoids Contempt As WhatsApp Says It's Still Hacking
• Intel Seeks FCC Waiver For Vehicles Used In Chip Plants
• FCC Urged To Consider New Cellphone Radiation Studies
• Hanes Loses Latest Bid To Escape Suit Over Marketing Emails
• Va. County Warns Against Verizon Copper Retirement Bid
• State Telecom Roundup: Clearing The Way For BEAD Funds
• Frontier Settles Connecticut's Data Breach Probe For $625K
• Swedish Defense Co. Sues Verizon For Patent Infringement
• Retired Fla. Atty Admits To Seeking Images From Minor
• FCC Eyes 'All Options' As 5th Circ. Orders Subsidy Fee Redo
• FTC Can Bring Debt Relief Scam Suit Before Jury
• FCC Says Five Eyes Allies Share Cybersecurity Info
• Could A Criminal Sentencing Case Upend Loper Bright?
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink $2B Devas Arbitral Award Confirmation
• Google Users' $85M Fee Ask Stalls Over 'Utterly Lacking' Bill
• CFIUS Annual Report Reveals Enforcement Trends
• Expect These Post-Midterm Probes If The Hill Changes Hands
• Huawei Founder Played It Cool In FBI Interview, Jury Hears
• Hughes Satellite Creditors Argue For Right To File Reorg Plan
• Google Will Seek To Pause Ad Tech Case For DOJ Appeal
• Trump Admin Urges High Court To Curb APA Rule Vacatur
• Nunes Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal In Defamation Case
• Dish, Disney Working On Deal In Sling TV Suit
• Parsing The Latest Signals On FTC Section 5 Enforcement
• Justices Stay 4th Circ. Mandamus In FCC Political Ad Case
• Gov't Urges Justices To Reject Google, Intel Fight Over Fintiv
• FCC To Vote On Adding $162M To Boost Alaska Connectivity
• Comcast Hit With $213M Verdict In Streaming Patent Case
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. Can Enforce Social Media Age Check Law
• Widow Says Free Speech Can't Shield OpenAI In Shooting Suit
• Delay In 39% Audience Cap Lift Not Needed, Broadcasters Say
• Samsung Settles Patent Case On Eve Of Texas Trial
• Paramount, State AGs Chose Certainty Over Merger Trial Risk
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Can Enforce Social Media Teen Ban
• Utah Broadband Settles FCC Probe Over Lost Huawei Gear
• What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment
• 4th Circ. Pauses Comcast DOL Appeal For High Court Case
• 4 Firms Steer $2B Sale Of AT&T's Mexico Wireless Unit
• What To Watch As Justices Weigh Video Privacy Law's Scope
• Google Says Consent Bars Claim Calls Illicitly Recorded For AI
• Qualcomm Secures $2 In License Breach, Interference Trial
• Dolby Loses Bid To Ax InterDigital Patent From Disney Case
• FCC Using 'Excuses' To Threaten Licenses, ABC Says
• Cruz Contends E-Rate Costs Inflated By Consulting Fees
• Fed. Circ. Pressed To Undo $61M IP Verdict Against Samsung
• FCC OKs 14 More 'Rip And Replace' Extensions
• GOP Texts Not Intrusive Enough For Privacy Suit
• High Court Won't Review Student's Suit Over Phone Search
• FBI Portal Hack Sharpens Focus On Cyber Regulation Path
• Taiwanese Tech Co. Asks To Toss Device Update Patent Suit
• FCC Proposes Rules To Vet Broadband Subsidy Recipients
• FCC Urged To Put Hold On Repeal Of Media Ownership Cap
• FCC To Begin Search For Upper C-Band Clearinghouse Admin
• Phaseout Of FCC's E-Rate Could Dampen GDP, Report Says
• DirecTV, AGs Can't See Nexstar-Tegna Benefits Yet
• EU, China Make Trade Pledges On Hybrid Vehicles, Minerals
• ERISA Recap: 6 Notable Decisions From September
• FCC Aims To Boost Mexico, Canada Telecom Border Security
• Squires Grants 4 PTAB Petitions, Rejects 3 In New Drop
• Fighting Class Cert. In Wash. False Email Promo Cases
• Up Next At High Court: Criminal Sentences & Video Privacy
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wash. Justices Say Privacy Act Doesn't Bar Hospital Pixel Use
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• FCC Dem Slams 'Dark Money' Plan For Political Robocalls
• FTC's Meador Urges EU To Adopt Case-By-Case Enforcement
• Disney, ESPN Sued Over Streaming Patents By Korean Group
• Air Force Licenses Drone Capture Patent To AI Tech Co.
• Procopio Hires Ex-Perkins Coie IP Attorney As Partner In Calif.
• High Court Puts 4th Circ. Political Ad Rate Ruling On Ice
• Benefits Co. Wants Sanctions For 'Frivolous' TCPA Suit
• Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 1st Circ. Clearing Appeals Over Old FCC Jail Phone Cap Order
• Iraq Telecom Seeks Docs In $1.8B Award Feud
• GAO Says Company Was Ineligible For DHS Wireless Award
• FCC Weighing Reg To Block Adversary Equipment Labs
• Colo. Panel Mulls Telecom Co.'s Challenge To $24M Judgment
• Local Banks Want In On Plan To Use Banks To Stop Robocalls
• Pa. Justices To Review Geofence Challenge Post-Chatrie
• FCC Eyes Spectrum Sale To Boost 5G, Satellite D2D
• Wireless Co. Says Comcast Skipped Out On $2.5M In Fees
• 4th Circ. Says FCC Defied Congress Through Political Ad Rule
• DOT Unveils Plan To Modernize Space Launch Licensing
• Why And How To Build A Neurodiversity-Informed Practice
• Don't Let Post-Merger Iridium Disrupt Astronomy, FCC Told
• FCC Proposes $10M In Fines For Alleged Lifeline Fraud
• Nike Loses Bid To End Suit Over Misleading Email Promos
• Flock, Colo. Towns Violated Residents' Privacy, Suit Says
• Costco's $14M Deal Over Misleading Emails Gets Final OK
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Monopoly Suit Setback, Historic Deal
• 4 States Accuse TP-Link Of China Ties, Insecure Routers
• DC Circ. Wary Of Hikvision Appeal Over FCC Device Denials
• FCC Threats Loom Like 'Guillotine,' ABC Tells Court
• Hughes Satellite Creditors Join Noteholders' Ch. 11 Challenge
• FCC Covered List Is Pushing Limits Of Supply Chain Scrutiny
• DC Circ. Tells FCC To Respond In Fox Philly License Case
• USTR Keeps China Tariffs After Industry Push For Extension
• Google Accused Of Restricting App Market At £1B Trial
• Clifford Chance Taps An Ex-DOJ Antitrust Leader In DC
• Jones Day Expands IP Team In San Francisco, Amsterdam
• FCC Boots Call Provider From US Networks Over Robocalls
• Big 3 Telecoms Want Antitrust Suit Over Wi-Fi Calling Tossed
• DOJ, Google Differ On Ad Tech Fix Timing, Oversight
• Media Advocacy Groups Can't Join ABC Suit Against FCC
• US Pushes For Reelection Of Int'l Radio Board Chief
• Justices Won't Block Paramount's $110B WB Deal
• FCC Evading Courts With 'Gamesmanship,' DC Circ. Told
• Huawei And Qualcomm Strike Patent Licensing Deal
• Patent Eligibility Bulletin: Claim Solutions, Not Results
• DOJ, Google Want DC Circ. 'Priority' For Search Appeal
• NJ Panel Tosses Geofence Warrant, Upending Robbery Case
• Judges Step Aside In Blackburn Phone Records Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Google Maps Antitrust Case
• High Court Won't Review DirecTV Standing In Nexstar Fee Suit
• Clifford Chance Advises BT On £400M Deal For TalkTalk
• AT&T Users' Attys Score $59M, $177M Data Breach Deal OK'd
• Cox Makes It Hard For Users To Cancel, Suit Says
• Bipartisan Duo Intros Bill To Regulate Undersea Data Cables
• Gannett, Daily Mail Get April '27 Date For Google Ad Tech Trial
• Verizon Must Answer Complaint Over Data Speed Cut
• Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree.
• Class Cert. Denied In Planned Parenthood Tracking Tech Suit
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Judge Should Penalize Meta $40B In Latest Trial, NM Argues
• Bipartisan Legislation Floated To Fight Foreign-Website Piracy
• Fla. Police Officers Denied Immunity In Ex-GOP Chair's Suit
• MLB Can't Bat Ticket Theft Suit To Arbitration, Judge Says
• Customers Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Google Ad Tech MDL Teed Up For Trial Largely Intact
• FCC Officially Ditches Race, Ethnicity, Gender Reporting Reqs
• Walgreens Closes In On $9B Boots Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Samsung Win Affirmed Over 'Scientifically Impossible' Patent
• Verizon Can't Shut Down 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Google Shakes Suit Over Search Engine Default Agreements
• Testing AI's Promise For Large-Scale Document Review
• Ex-HSBC Exec Tells Jury Huawei CFO Vouched For Iran Biz