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News of the Week; December 25, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS  Touchdown! The Supreme Court of Canada simplifies the standard of review analysis in historic Super Bowl trilogy Supreme Court of Canada Establishes New Approach to Standard of Review  Phone companies must block scam calls starting today. Here’s what you can expect Congress Passes Bipartisan Robocall Legislation Congress passes legislation expanding robocall penalties T-Mobile/Sprint deal […]

News of the Week; December 18, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS The CRTC Imposes New Obligation on Telecommunications Service Providers to Combat Nuisance Calls Mozilla, Consumer Groups Petition For Rehearing of Net Neutrality Case FCC’s “illogical” claim that broadband isn’t telecommunications faces appeal Bernie’s Broadband Plan Gives A Big Green Light To Community Broadband  CRTC Enforces CASL in Case of Malware Distribution  CASL Enforcement Action […]

News of the Week; December 11, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS Court of Appeals Finds Maryland Law Imposing Political Disclosure Obligations on Online Platforms to be Unconstitutional – Finding Different Treatment of Broadcasters is Justified Tucker Carlson and the Russification of the GOP Fox News Is Now a Threat to National Security: The network’s furthering of lies from foreign adversaries and flagrant disregard for the […]

News of the Week; December 4, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS Canada’s New Internet Code Huawei funds $56M in academic research in Canada. That has some experts concerned Huawei is now shipping smartphones with zero US components Current “Whole of Government” Approach to Perceived National Security Risks from Chinese Technology Reflected in the FCC’s Latest Universal Service Fund Order The True Impact of the Chinese […]

News of the Week; November 27, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS Competition Bureau Continues Advocacy on Telecom Competition and Regulation Cable Execs Now Falsely Claiming Cord Cutting Is Slowing Down Huawei Files SLAPP Suits In France Against Critics Who Highlighted The Company’s Ties To The Chinese Government FCC finalizes ban on Huawei and ZTE equipment in Universal Service Fund FCC Adopts Order Restricting USF Funding […]

News of the Week; November 20, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS The US gives Huawei its third 90-day support exemption from export ban Apathy Isn’t A Business Model: Major US Telcos Teeter Toward Bankruptcy Comcast trying to drive local sports network out of business, lawsuit says 46 Cities Sue The FCC For Trampling Their Rights FCC sued by dozens of cities after voting to kill […]

News of the Week; November 13, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS Comcast is trying to “dismantle” Civil Rights Act of 1866, MLK’s daughter says How the FCC solves consumer problems—well, it doesn’t, really Third Circuit Asked to Rehear Decision Overturning FCC Ownership Rule Changes – Where Do We Go from Here? FCC To Consider All-Digital AM at its November Meeting – What Questions are Being […]

News of the Week; November 6, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS When does hyperlinking infringe copyright? UK High Court addresses linking to internet radio stations Warner Music UK Ltd. & Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd v. TuneIn Inc. [2019] EWHC 2923 (Ch) DirecTV kept charging regional sports fee while channel was blacked out FCC Freaks Out About Huawei, But Ignores The Internet Of Broken Things […]

News of the Week; October 30, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS The Retailers Strike Back with a Motion to Strike in the Allarco Litigation (Howard Knopf)  Motion to Strike in Allarco Wireless Worsens: Report Finds Canadian Wireless Pricing Now Less Competitive Compared to Other Developed Economies (Michael Geist)  Canadian Wireless Carrier Rogers ‘Surprised’ That People Like Unlimited Data Plans AT&T loses another 1.3 million TV […]

News of the Week; October 23, 2019

COMMUNICATIONS What Comes Next for Canadian Digital Policy Under a Liberal Minority Government? (Michael Geist)  No more free rides for large online digital media services Canadian Broadcasting Company Hits Conservative Party With Questionable Copyright Infringement Lawsuit  The CBC Lawsuit, Fair Dealing and Future Reform: The Unexpected Arrival of Copyright in Election 2019 (Michael Geist)  The […]