---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210206172447.C47A9761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 17:24:47 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon, Others Say Patent Office's Challenge Rule Ignores Reality By Matthew Bultman More than a dozen companies, including Verizon Services Corp., Twitter Inc., and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., have urged a California district court to strike down a patent office rule surrounding validity trials, arguing the rule is bad for the patent system. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/verizon-others-say-patent-offices-challenge-rule-ignores-reality ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210206172819.9A6DF761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 17:28:19 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: States Raise Concerns Over Verizon's $6.25 Billion TracFone Bid By Jon Reid Attorneys general from 16 states and the District of Columbia are raising concerns to the FCC about Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6.25 billion proposed acquisition of leading budget carrier TracFone Wireless Inc. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/states-raise-concerns-over-verizons-6-25-billion-tracfone-bid ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210206172048.A1FE9761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 17:20:48 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Suit seeks moratorium on new cellphone towers at Lake Tahoe By Scott Sonner RENO, Nev. (AP) - A federal lawsuit seeking a moratorium on construction of new cellphone towers at Lake Tahoe claims Verizon Wireless and regional regulators are failing to adequately consider potential harm to public health and the environment under antiquated rules that turn a blind eye to modern technology. A local resident and conservation groups who filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Sacramento say they're trying to protect the same majestic views Mark Twain wrote about in the 1860s at the mountain lake straddling the California-Nevada line. https://tulsaworld.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/suit-seeks-moratorium-on-new-cellphone-towers-at-lake-tahoe/article_875fd661-35c4-523d-ba26-4a6dc79da3eb.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 08 Feb 2021