Law360: Telecommunications /telecom?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Telecommunications Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:41:49 +0000 FCC Democrat Takes Civil Rights, Speech Issues To Rural Ky. /telecom/articles/2357510?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2357510 A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission recently visited rural Kentucky as part of an effort calling attention to civil rights and free speech issues that she says the agency has raised through recent actions. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths /telecom/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:07:10 +0000 AST Seeks FCC OK For Big Expansion Of Satellite Fleet /telecom/articles/2356778?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356778 AST SpaceMobile is seeking permission to launch hundreds of low-earth orbit satellites by the end of July to roll out its space-based cellular broadband network, which it says will eliminate coverage gaps and connect to standard smartphones across the country. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:56:43 +0000 Submarine Cable Cos. Seek Cautious FCC Reg Approach /telecom/articles/2356738?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356738 Companies that run undersea telecommunications cables said they're worried the Federal Communications Commission might burden them with even more regulation than they already have to deal with, urging the agency to have a light touch when regulating the industry. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:25:39 +0000 Key House Republican Calls For Telecom Law Reforms /telecom/articles/2357099?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2357099 A top House Republican called Tuesday for reform of the 1992 Cable Act and for loosening the Federal Communications Commission's limits on broadcast media ownership, which he says would help modernize telecommunications law. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:56:12 +0000 Sirius XM Fee Suit Undermined By Site Changes, Judge Hints /telecom/articles/2357086?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2357086 A Washington federal judge suggested Tuesday that a proposed class action in which consumers are accusing Sirius XM of charging a misleading "royalty fee" has potentially been undercut by the satellite radio provider's decision in 2024 to change disclosures on its website to reflect music plan pricing in lump sums. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:09:44 +0000 Another Musk Case, Another Judge Recusal /telecom/articles/2357079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2357079 A California federal magistrate judge on Tuesday became the latest federal judge to recuse from a case involving Elon Musk, this time stepping down from handling his lawsuit challenging OpenAI's now-abandoned transition to a for-profit enterprise. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:24:03 +0000 Apple Assails 'Fundamentally Unfair' App Order At 9th Circ. /telecom/articles/2356857?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356857 Apple urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to nix a district court's "unduly punitive" mandate blocking it from charging any commission on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems, arguing an Epic Games injunction redux goes far beyond the original order and attacks conduct that's not illegal under California law. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:20:52 +0000 Cable Cos. Push For Faster 'Self-Help' To Upgrade Poles /telecom/articles/2356862?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356862 Broadband providers need authority to quickly hire their own contractors to upgrade poles for service attachments if utilities that own the infrastructure can't get the work done quickly enough, a cable lobbying group told the Federal Communications Commission. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:41:57 +0000 Mich. Panel Grants New Murder Trial Over Phone Data Use /telecom/articles/2356471?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356471 A split Michigan appellate panel has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder because of illegally seized cellphone evidence used in his trial. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:15:06 +0000 CMA Outlines Potential Fixes For Google Search In UK /telecom/articles/2356803?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356803 Britain's competition authority on Tuesday proposed applying the country's new digital markets regime to Google's search service and said it is considering potential interventions, including requiring choice screens and setting rules for search rankings. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing /telecom/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:56:06 +0000 Gov't Must Report To-Be-Deleted Signal Chats, Judge Says /telecom/articles/2356223?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356223 The U.S. Department of Defense will need to inform Secretary of State Marco Rubio about any Signal chats sent by top agency officials that are at risk of being automatically deleted, a D.C. federal judge has ruled. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:04:48 +0000 NC Restarts $1.5B Broadband Program After Fed Revamp /telecom/articles/2356191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356191 North Carolina says it will be overhauling its $1.5 billion state broadband deployment program this summer to comply with the Trump administration's restructuring of the $46.5 billion federal program. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:31:37 +0000 Feds OK License Transfers To Navigation Co. Subsidiary /telecom/articles/2356449?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356449 A unit of 3D geolocation service NextNav has gotten the green light from the Federal Communications Commission to take over licenses for location services previously owned by Telesaurus Holdings. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:47:14 +0000 FTC Tells Court Not To Pause Meta's Privacy Order Challenge /telecom/articles/2356256?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356256 The Federal Trade Commission is pushing back on Meta's request to stay the company's constitutional challenge to the commission's bid to bar the Facebook parent from monetizing children's data for 90 days, saying Meta has done nothing to show it could be harmed by continuing the case. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:42:37 +0000 Permit Delays Out Of Hand, Telecom Biz Tells Interior Dept. /telecom/articles/2356456?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356456 Telecom providers are still having a tough time getting federal permits approved for broadband projects, with the Bureau of Land Management causing severe delays, the industry's main trade group told the U.S. Department of the Interior. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:13:55 +0000 Google Foes Try To Hold Co. To DOJ's Ad Tech Win /telecom/articles/2356285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356285 Website publishers, advertisers and others asked a New York federal court to all but seal Google's fate in their multidistrict litigation targeting the company's advertising placement technology business by holding it to the liability findings against the search giant previously won by the U.S. Department of Justice. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:09:18 +0000 High Court's Ruling Against Texas Could Tank FCC Wi-Fi Case /telecom/articles/2356279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356279 As the Federal Communications Commission faces a Fifth Circuit challenge to its plan to fund school bus Wi-Fi, the appeals court is weighing how a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week against Texas in a nuclear waste case impacts its jurisdiction. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:08:12 +0000 Amazon Sanctioned For Hidden Discovery /telecom/articles/2356525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /telecom/articles/2356525 A Washington federal judge sanctioned Amazon.com Monday by limiting its use of company documents produced during discovery while giving the Federal Trade Commission more time for discovery, siding with the FTC's allegations that the online retail giant improperly claimed privilege over tens of thousands of documents in the Prime "dark patterns" lawsuit.