Topic Archives: Telecommunications

April 3, 2020 - Mergers + Acquisitions, Telecommunications

Congratulations to Sprint and SoftBank on the Closing of the Blockbuster $59 Billion Deal with T-Mobile

By: Brandon C. Parris and Jeff Jaeckel

History in the Making Morrison & Foerster would like to congratulate our clients Sprint and SoftBank on closing the blockbuster deal between Sprint and T-Mobile, creating the “New T-Mobile” - a transaction that significantly reshapes the future of the telecom industry. Announced in 2018 …›

September 12, 2019 - Regulatory, Telecommunications

Challenges of a Mobile Workforce

Gone are the days that employees work from only one location from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. With employees traveling throughout the U.S., and in many instances, having some employees telecommuting, a company must be diligent. These mobile employees can give rise to potential …›

August 12, 2019 - Asia, Telecommunications

New Rule Implementing NDAA Prohibition: U.S. Agencies Cannot Enter Contracts That Use Chinese Telecom Technology

By: John P. Carlin, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, W. Jay DeVecchio, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito, and Amy S. Josselyn

The latest in a string of U.S. government (USG) actions restricting the use of Chinese technology in the U.S. supply chain is an interim rule issued by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) implementing …›

May 23, 2019 - Hardware, Regulatory, Software, Telecommunications

Commerce Issues Narrow License for Certain Transactions with Huawei

By: John P. Carlin, John E. Smith, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, David A. Newman, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito, Michael V. Dobson, and Amy S. Josselyn

The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a 90-day temporary general license exempting a set of transactions from the Entity List designation of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”) and its affiliates worldwide, which was effective May 16, 2019. The …›

May 17, 2019 - Asia, Hardware, Software, Telecommunications

Chinese Telecom Companies Under Fire: Commerce Moves to Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Technology, With More Restrictions Coming

By: John P. Carlin, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito, and Amy S. Josselyn

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has added Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) and its affiliates to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) “Entity List,” a move that effectively cuts off Huawei from directly or indirectly acquiring U.S.-origin hardware, software, and technology. These new …›

January 24, 2019 - European Union, Telecommunications

Time to Hit Pause: Copyright Infringement on User Generated Platforms – When Is the Platform Provider Liable for Damages?

By: Kristina Ehle and Stephan Kreß

Content uploaded on to the Internet by users (e.g., music, videos, literature, photos, streaming of live events such as gaming and concerts – so-called “user-generated content”) has spawned a series of legal cases in Europe. In 2019, decisions of the European Court of Justice …›

December 18, 2018 - European Union, Telecommunications

Hot off the press: The European Electronic Communications Code

By: Andreas Grünwald and Christoph Nüßing

Yesterday, after a legislative procedure lasting more than two years, the European Union has finally published its new “European Electronic Communications Code” (EECC). It provides updated rules for providers of traditional mobile and fixed telecoms services, establishes regulations for new online communications services and …›