Telecommunications

  • March 30, 2026

    Colo. High Court Takes Up Netflix's Sales Tax Challenge

    The Colorado Supreme Court will determine whether Netflix's streaming video services are tangible personal property subject to sales tax, the justices said Monday, agreeing to review a state appeals court ruling in favor of the state Department of Revenue.

  • March 27, 2026

    Tech Critics See Hope In Social Media Verdicts

    The courts are emerging as the forum to hold social media giants accountable for their algorithms now that two multimillion-dollar jury verdicts determined the platforms are harming the mental health of young people, after years of being unchecked by Congress.

  • March 27, 2026

    FCC Told It Can't Make Foreign Call Centers Speak English

    The National Creditors Bar Association is not pleased with the Federal Communications Commission's plans to pass new rules that would require companies to make sure their foreign call center operators speak "American Standard English," saying the agency has no power over foreign employees.

  • March 27, 2026

    Networks Using Legacy TV As A 'Cash Cow,' Advocates Say

    Networks see local TV stations as little more than "cash cows" and are "sucking the lifeblood out of television stations" by demanding increasingly higher fees in exchange for allowing them to air network content, a pair of media advocacy groups have told the Federal Communications Commission.

  • March 27, 2026

    Pa. Panel Rejects Proposed Verizon Tower In Pittsburgh

    Verizon won't be able to build a 100-foot monopole in Pittsburgh after a Pennsylvania state court panel said that a local council was within its rights to revoke the permission it had given the mobile behemoth after it failed to get the requisite permits.

  • March 27, 2026

    FCC Can't Waive TV Broadcast Cap For Nexstar, DC Circ. Told

    Public interest and labor groups banded together with cable and satellite groups Friday to try convincing the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Communications Commission can't waive its 39% national audience cap to let the $6.2 billion merger of Nexstar and Tegna Inc. move forward.

  • March 27, 2026

    FCC Bars Another Chinese Test Lab Over Security Risk

    The Federal Communications Commission on Friday pulled the accreditation of another Chinese communications device testing lab due to concerns about Chinese state government control.

  • March 27, 2026

    Apollo, BlackRock Deny Asking Kirkland To Abandon Optimum

    Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other major financial companies have denied Optimum Communications' claims accusing them of "bullying" Kirkland & Ellis LLP into withdrawing as the telecommunications company's transaction counsel to get revenge for a collusion lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

  • March 26, 2026

    Dems Talk Nexstar-Tegna Merger At Telecom Act Hearing

    Lawmakers touched on a lot of topics during the nearly three hours Thursday they spent dissecting the Telecommunications Act, which turns 30 this year, but the one that Democrats kept dragging the hearing back to was the FCC's recent approval of the $6.2 billion broadcast merger between Nexstar and Tegna.

  • March 26, 2026

    States Will Fill DOJ, FTC's Antitrust Void, Ill. AG Atty Says

    The top antitrust attorney at the Illinois attorney general's office predicted Thursday that state enforcers will continue to pick up the pace as the Federal Trade Commission and especially the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division "become less transparent and less active."

  • March 26, 2026

    Xfinity Lands $4.9M Win In Imposter Fraud Case

    Xfinity has won a $4.9 million judgment against a man and his company accused of impersonating Xfinity to customers and offering them nonexistent services for money.

  • March 26, 2026

    FCC Advances IP Networks, But Consumer Worries Persist

    Federal regulators pushed ahead Thursday on the national transition to all internet-based phone networks although concerns remain among public advocates that parts of the U.S. population that still rely on copper wires could eventually be left stranded.

  • March 26, 2026

    Ketamine, WilmerHale Probe Off Limits In Musk-OpenAI Trial

    A California federal judge has placed evidentiary guardrails on an April jury trial over Elon Musk's claims OpenAI duped him, excluding evidence on Musk's ketamine use and WilmerHale's investigation into Sam Altman's dismissal, but allowing evidence on Musk's rival startup, his romance with an ex-OpenAI boardmember and his Burning Man trip.

  • March 26, 2026

    3rd Circ. Sends Harriet Carter Wiretapping Case To Pa. Court

    The Third Circuit on Thursday said the federal courts lacked jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Harriet Carter Gifts and a third-party company violated consumers' privacy rights under Pennsylvania wiretapping law by collecting their website browsing data, ordering the lower court to remand the case to state court.

  • March 26, 2026

    FCC Defends Waiver Power In Nexstar-Tegna Merger Fight

    The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday defended its authority to waive the television station ownership cap and approve the transfers at the heart of Nexstar's $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, telling the D.C. Circuit that the cap, as an agency rule, can be dispensed with for good cause.

  • March 26, 2026

    FCC Floats Caps For Offshore Telecom Call Center Work

    The Federal Communications Commission Thursday floated new rules to encourage the onshoring of customer call centers in the telecom industry.

  • March 25, 2026

    Cruise Booker's Brass Must Face $47M TCPA Default Citation

    A vacation booking company's four principals must answer an Illinois class's asset citation bid as it works to collect a $47 million default judgment in a "troubling" 11-year-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, a federal judge ruled.

  • March 25, 2026

    T-Mobile's Defeat Of $253M Patent Suit Remains Untouched

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday refused to disturb a jury verdict that cleared T-Mobile from a Dallas-based patent company's lawsuit that accused the telecommunications company of infringing its wireless communications patents, denying three posttrial motions, including motions for a new trial on infringement and invalidity issues.

  • March 25, 2026

    Nexstar Says No Harm On The Horizon From $6.2B Tegna Deal

    Nexstar and Tegna have come out swinging against a "last-minute, unfounded" attempt by eight states to block the companies from continuing to co-mingle their businesses following their $6.2 billion television station merger after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission.

  • March 25, 2026

    Justices' Music Piracy Ruling Could Reverberate Beyond ISPs

    The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that Cox Communications is not liable for its customers' music piracy circumscribes the theories copyright owners may pursue for secondary infringement — limits that attorneys say will extend beyond internet service providers and influence litigation involving e-commerce platforms and artificial intelligence.

  • March 25, 2026

    Medical Cannabis Co. Seeks Win In Spam Text Suit

    Sending unsolicited text messages does not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a Florida cannabis company told an Orlando federal judge, urging for the permanent end of a proposed class action accusing the company of sending unwanted marketing messages after the lead plaintiff opted out.

  • March 25, 2026

    Talkie Urges FCC To Preempt Md. Agencies In Permit Dispute

    A Maryland-based internet service provider says it's time for the Federal Communications Commission to step in and preempt local regulations so that it can escape a permitting fight with state and local agencies over new utility pole attachments.

  • March 25, 2026

    Extreme Networks Must Face Suit Over COVID-Era Demand

    A California federal judge rejected Extreme Networks' bid to dismiss a suit alleging it misled investors about its financial prospects and declining client demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the investors adequately pled that the cloud network equipment company engaged in a scheme to inflate revenues through so-called channel-stuffing.

  • March 25, 2026

    Ulta Seeks Quick Appeal To Challenge Wash. Antispam Statute

    Beauty retailer Ulta asked a Washington federal judge this week for permission to immediately appeal a February ruling that upheld the validity of a state law barring commercial emails with false or misleading subject lines, a move that could have sweeping implications for dozens of pending lawsuits brought under the statute.

  • March 25, 2026

    Colo. AG Says States Must Guard Rule Of Law In Antitrust

    Colorado Attorney General Philip J. Weiser said on Wednesday that state enforcers need to uphold the rule of law when it comes to antitrust enforcement because the U.S. Department of Justice is allowing lobbyists to influence outcomes.

Expert Analysis

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    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

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    New US-UK Tech Deal Offers Opportunities To Boost Growth

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    The recently announced U.S. and U.K. Technology Prosperity Deal, encouraging businesses on both sides of the Atlantic to work together toward technological advance, will drive both investment in U.K. capabilities and returns for U.S. investors, says Peter Watts at Hogan Lovells.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

  • AG Watch: Va. Race Spotlights Consumer Protection Priorities

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    Ahead of the state's attorney general election, Virginia companies should assess how either candidate's approach could affect their compliance posture, with incumbent Jason Miyares promising a business-friendly atmosphere that prioritizes public safety and challenger Jay Jones pledging to focus on economic justice and corporate accountability, says Chuck Slemp at Cozen O’Connor.

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    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

  • 5 Evolving Marketing Risks That Finance Cos. Should Watch

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    Financial services providers should beware several areas where consumer protection regulators are broadening their scrutiny of modern marketing practices, such as the use of influencer testimonials or advertisements touting artificial intelligence-powered products, so they can better adapt to changing expectations for compliance, say attorneys at Hinshaw.

  • Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach

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    In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.

  • New Calif. Chatbot Bill May Make AI Assistants Into Liabilities

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    While a pending California bill aims to regulate emotionally engaging chatbots that target children, its definition of "companion chatbot" may cover more ground — potentially capturing virtual assistants used for customer service or tech support, and creating serious legal exposure for businesses, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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    Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.

  • $100K H-1B Fee May Disrupt Rural Healthcare Needs

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    The Trump administration's newly imposed $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B petitions may disproportionately affect healthcare employers' ability to recruit international medical graduates, and the fee's national interest exceptions will not adequately solve ensuing problems for healthcare employers or medically underserved areas, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech

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    Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.

  • Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes

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    Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Series

    Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

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    Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.

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    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

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