FCC personnel’s absence at this week’s VON Convention in Boston s...
FCC personnel’s absence at this week’s VON Convention in Boston spurred many a hallway conversation during the event. Only one FCC staffer -- Russell Hanser, an aide to Comr. Abernathy -- agreed to be on the program, and he…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
spoke off the record. VON organizers said other FCC officials were invited but declined. Some in the VoIP industry complained that no-show Chmn. Martin spoke in June at the USTelecom co-sponsored Supercomm and is on the program for USTelecom’s Oct. show, perhaps indicating bias. Von Coalition Pres. Staci Pies, who is PointOne regulatory vp, said she doesn’t know why so few FCC people came but she doubts there was a deliberate slight. Martin always has been willing to meet with the VoIP industry and “he listens” to what industry representatives say at those meetings, she said.