After President Donald Trump posted that he was terminating all trade negotiations with Canada because the government paid for a pro-free-trade ad to air in the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters that Canada is ready to resume talks whenever the U.S. is ready.
The suspension of most FCC functions as part of the broader government shutdown (see 2509300060) is already generating “a fair number of negative consequences” for the agency, and the gridlock will worsen the longer the closing lasts, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday during a USTelecom event. Meanwhile, Senate Communications Subcommittee Chair Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., raised continued concerns about how NTIA’s June 6 policy restructuring notice for its $42.5 billion BEAD program (see 2506060052) is affecting their respective states’ plans for their allocation of the connectivity money.
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke of New York and House Communications Subcommittee member Nanette Barragan of California are leading 33 other House Democrats in opposing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s proposal to supersede and suspend its 2024 incarcerated people’s communications services (IPCS) order (see 2506300068). The United Church of Christ, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society and justice reform groups also urged the FCC earlier this week to “reverse course” on Carr’s IPCS draft order (see 2510210047), which the commission is slated to vote on at its Oct. 28 meeting.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should retain consumer privacy protections in Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act and continue guarding against third-party financial data abuse, consumer groups told the CFPB in comments due Tuesday (see 2508210038).
Making sure that executive suite members understand the privacy landscape is key to ensuring companies stay proactive and in compliance, said panelists at a privacy risk event Tuesday. During another panel, the executive director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) discussed how it's helping raise awareness of privacy issues with businesses. Compliance vendor DataGrail sponsored the event.
The 12 U.S. states challenging President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act filed their reply brief at the Supreme Court on Oct. 20, arguing that the text of IEEPA doesn't allow for any tariffs to be imposed and that Trump's reciprocal tariffs and tariffs to combat the flow of fentanyl don't meet the statute's other requirements (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
The 12 U.S. states challenging President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act filed their reply brief at the Supreme Court on Oct. 20, arguing that the text of IEEPA doesn't allow for any tariffs to be imposed and that Trump's reciprocal tariffs and tariffs to combat the flow of fentanyl don't meet the statute's other requirements (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawyer Eric Troutman has filed as an independent candidate for a U.S. House seat representing parts of Orange County, California, he announced on his TCPAWorld blog Saturday. Democratic Rep. Dave Min is the incumbent.
The U.S. Hispanic Business Council raised concerns Friday about Section 1564 of the Senate-passed FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (S-2296), which allows DOD and the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman to essentially veto commercial use of the 3.1-3.45 and 7.4-8.4 GHz bands (see 2510090048). The Senate voted 77-20 earlier this month to pass S-2296 with the Section 1564 military spectrum veto language intact, despite opposition from Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas (see 2510070037). The House-passed FY26 NDAA (HR-3838) doesn’t include similar language.
Eric Tamarkin, Samsung's public policy counsel, called on the FCC to move forward to fully implement the voluntary cyber trust mark program, approved by FCC commissioners 5-0 in March 2024 (see 2403140034). Tamarkin spoke during the final policy panel of the Mobile World Congress last week in Las Vegas.