FCC Turns Away Effort To Repeal News Distortion Rules

By Christopher Cole

After dismissing an advocacy group's petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider how it enforces its rules against news distortion, agency staff told the D.C. Circuit Monday that it should not grant the advocates' request to force the agency's hand.

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State Telecom Roundup: Before Disaster Strikes

By Nadia Dreid

The last three years have been the worst on record for the United States when it comes to damage from weather and climate disasters, and both the private and public sectors have been trying to find ways to harden the nation's telecommunication networks and keep them running during disasters, as climate catastrophes show no sign of letting up.

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EDTX Jury Says Verizon Wireless Owes $190M In Patent Trial

By Adam Lidgett

Verizon Wireless is on the hook for $190 million after a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas found that it infringed a patent covering a way for cellphone calls to switch between Wi-Fi and cellular networks.

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Oracle Sued Over Sale Of Coloradans' Cellphone Numbers

By Corey Rothauser

Oracle Corp. has been hit with a proposed class action in Colorado state court accusing the software giant of violating a Colorado telemarketing privacy law by allegedly listing residents' cellphone numbers in a database without their consent and selling them to marketers.

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Moving Earth Stations Need More Access To 28 GHz, FCC Told

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission needs to expand the frequencies set aside for vehicle-mounted earth stations used by satellites and one way to do that is by dedicating spectrum on the 28 gigahertz band for that despite mobile carriers' resistance to the idea, a satellite industry group said.

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Carriers Praise Senate Passage Of Broadband Map Bill

By Christopher Cole

High-speed carriers lauded the U.S. Senate on Monday for approving bipartisan legislation pushing the government to improve maps of broadband service so that federal funding can be more precisely targeted.

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Texas Asks Justices To Keep App Store Law In Force

By Spencer Brewer

The Texas attorney general urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a state law requiring app stores to block minors from downloading apps without parental consent to remain in effect, arguing Monday that a lower court "committed several errors" in pausing the measure.

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YouTube Seeks To Exit Wash. Driver's Viral Dashcam Clip Suit

By Rachel Riley

YouTube has urged a Seattle federal judge to free it from a woman's lawsuit alleging she was bullied online over a secretly recorded viral video of her texting while driving, saying she cannot circumvent the platform's protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by leveling a baseless wiretapping claim.

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Fitness Club Tells FCC Verizon Unfairly Charged It USF Fees

By Nadia Dreid

Athletic club chain Life Time has accused Verizon of flouting Federal Communications Commission rules by charging it Universal Service Fund fees for internet service, even though the agency has declared broadband a less regulated type of service that doesn't pay into the subsidy fund.

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Wash. Telecom Says Tribal Burial Site Claims Filed Too Late

By Crystal Owens

A Washington federal judge is expected to soon determine if the Lummi Nation can block a telephone company from continuing to construct a broadband project at a location where Indigenous remains have been unearthed, after the telecom argued the tribe filed its challenge too late.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands, tender offers and alleged insider misconduct.

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Wellstar Reaches Deal In Patient Data-Sharing Suit

By Danielle Ferguson

Georgia's largest healthcare system has reached a settlement with a group of anonymous patients who alleged that the confidential health information of "millions" was shared with Meta Platform Inc. without consent using tracking and collection tools, according to a joint notice Monday.

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3 IPOs Could Raise $791M Combined As Listings Surge

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Three companies spanning the broadband infrastructure, silver mining and e-scooter industries launched plans Monday for initial public offerings that could raise a combined $791 million if they price as planned during the week of June 29.

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Attorney Reprimanded In $256M Defamation Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner must pay an Alabama coal company's attorney fees after being publicly reprimanded by an Alabama federal judge, who found he lied to the court and paid witnesses to change their testimony in his repeated lawsuits against the company.

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NJ Firm Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' On Pelvic Mesh Fees

By Daniel Connolly

Four women allege in a recently filed lawsuit that a New Jersey law firm overcharged them on legal fees related to a settlement in pelvic mesh litigation, and the recent lawsuit also relates to a long-running conflict between lawyers who formerly worked together.

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Justices Seek Input On NJ State Bar Diversity Challenge

By George Woolston

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to weigh in on a Garden State appellate court's decision that approved a New Jersey State Bar Association system for fostering diversity in its leadership that was accused of being discriminatory.

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Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case

By Craig Clough

A D.C. federal judge held Monday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner can't disqualify U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from prosecuting him because of their presence at the dinner.

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