50 US Attorney Generals sign-up to Google antitrust investigation
Usually, when you put 50 lawyers in a room together, it’s a bloodbath, but Google has seemingly done the impossible; united them all behind a single cause.
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Verizon sues City of Rochester over 5G fees
US telco Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the City of Rochester, suggesting a newly created telecommunications code violates federal law and the maximum fees telcos can be charged.
Justice Department green-lights T-Mobile US/Sprint merger
This might sound like the end of the road for one of the most protracted merger processes in recent memory, but T-Mobile US and Sprint will still have to deal with the backlog of legal challenges.
New York rages against T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Things are already looking dicey for the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint, and then New York’s Attorney General wades into the saga with scathing opinions.
DoJ antitrust chief readies for battle against big tech
There have been plenty of whispers in the back alleys of Silicon Valley of the antitrust boogeyman and now the nightmares are turning into reality.
Huawei claims its US ban is unconstitutional
Huawei has continued its counter-assault against the US, suggesting the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contradicted the country’s constitution.
UK MNOs set to claw back £200+ million in licence fees
A UK court has ruled in favour of the telcos in an on-going battle with regulator Ofcom over licence fees paid on spectrum assets between 2015 and 2017.
Supreme Court opens the legal floodgates on Apple
Apple is potentially on the verge of facing a tidal wave of lawsuits as the Supreme Court agrees the iLeader is allowed to be challenged on the potential abuse of power in the app economy.
Could Orange’s CEO end up in prison?
Orange CEO Stephane Richard is widely respected throughout the telco industry, but he is also currently embroiled in a legal battle which could land him behind bars.
Facebook faces hyper-targeted advertising lawsuit
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has lodged a lawsuit against Facebook, challenging the hyper-targeted big data model which has made OTTs billions over the years.
Qualcomm lands roundhouse in Apple legal battle
The on-going legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple has taken a twist as the US District Court for the Southern District of California has ruled in favour of Qualcomm.
Facebook reportedly facing criminal charges over data sharing
Facebook’s day started off with a major outage and, should reports turn out to be true, it is ending with the social media giant facing a criminal investigation from Federal prosecutors.
Huawei CEO tries to deflect cybersecurity spotlight onto Ericsson and Cisco
It was just a matter of time before Huawei played the whataboutism card and Founder/CEO Ren Zhengfei couldn’t resist in a recent interview.
The big promise of politics just got bigger
The Senator Elizabeth Warren campaign roadshow is officially underway, and the tech giants are sitting in the crosshairs.
Huawei lawyers-up in North America
Huawei’s CFO is suing Canada, while the company is also reportedly set to sue the US government.
France continues charge against Silicon Valley
The City of Paris has joined the overarching French battle against Silicon Valley, suing Airbnb for publishing 1,000 illegal rentals adverts.
AT&T sued by Sprint over 5G BS
US operator Sprint is so outraged by AT&T’s attempt to rebrand its LTE-A service as 5Ge that it’s taking its competitor to court over it.
Google challenges France’s first swing of the GDPR stick
Google has stated it will appeal the French regulator’s decision to dish out a €50 million fine for not being forthright enough with how it collects, stores and processes user’s personal data.
Huawei facing US trade secret theft indictment and ZTE-style ban
The US Department of Justice is rumoured to be pursuing charges relating to trade secrets theft against Huawei, while four politicians have tabled a bill for a ban similar to what ZTE faced last year.
Apple draws level with Qualcomm after Germany win
A German court has dismissed Qualcomm’s efforts to block iPhone sales in the country as ‘groundless’ as Apple hit back in the on-going global patent dispute.
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