The National Hispanic Media Coalition and others disputed objections to their motion to put consumer complaint materials into the FCC record of the current open internet proceeding and to seek comment on them; cable and telco groups had questioned the complaints' relevance (see 1709290049). NCTA and USTelecom ignore "that the very questions raised by the Commission in the Internet NPRM demonstrate the relevance of these materials," including an agency query about evidence of consumer harm, said a filing posted Friday in docket 17-108 by NHMC and eight of the 20 other groups that had joined the initial motion (see 1709200033). Separately, NCTA knocked "erroneous claims" made in Incompas' reply comments about "broadband providers' purported incentives to act anticompetitively" in the market. "These assertions conflict with the weight of the evidence in the record and present no hurdle to restoring a Title I classification of broadband" under the Communications Act, the NCTA filing said.

The National Hispanic Media Coalition and others disputed objections to their motion to put consumer complaint materials into the FCC record of the current open internet proceeding and to seek comment on them; cable and telco groups had questioned the complaints' relevance (see 1709290049). NCTA and USTelecom ignore "that the very questions raised by the Commission in the Internet NPRM demonstrate the relevance of these materials," including an agency query about evidence of consumer harm, said a filing posted Friday in docket 17-108 by NHMC and eight of the 20 other groups that had joined the initial motion (see 1709200033). Separately, NCTA knocked "erroneous claims" made in Incompas' reply comments about "broadband providers' purported incentives to act anticompetitively" in the market. "These assertions conflict with the weight of the evidence in the record and present no hurdle to restoring a Title I classification of broadband" under the Communications Act, the NCTA filing said.

The increasingly crowded -- and largely unregulated -- field of in-orbit satellite servicing is raising debate about how it should be overseen and by whom. Both the FCC and NOAA have some oversight of such operations -- the FCC due to spectrum use, NOAA for imaging, such as visual inspections of satellites -- and "the $64,000 question" Congress and the White House have struggled with in recent years is whether that's sufficient, said Secure World Foundation Program Planning Director Brian Weeden.

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said the U.S. needs to play more of a leadership role in ITU, as the world gets ready for the next World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019. O’Rielly conceded the kind of changes he seeks won’t be easy. “All things that are very important are tough,” he said at 5G Americas conference Thursday (and see here).

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said the U.S. needs to play more of a leadership role in ITU, as the world gets ready for the next World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019. O’Rielly conceded the kind of changes he seeks won’t be easy. “All things that are very important are tough,” he said at 5G Americas conference Thursday (and see here).

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said the U.S. needs to play more of a leadership role in ITU, as the world gets ready for the next World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019. O’Rielly conceded the kind of changes he seeks won’t be easy. “All things that are very important are tough,” he said at 5G Americas conference Thursday (and see here).

Comments are due Oct. 12 at the International Trade Commission on public interest issues raised by Tessera Technologies’ Tariff Act Section 337 allegations that various Samsung mobile devices containing “wafer-level” packaged (WLP) semiconductors infringe two Tessera patents (see 1709290044), said a notice in Wednesday’s Federal Register. Tessera’s complaint (docket 337-3262) seeks exclusion and cease and desist orders against Samsung devices containing WLP-based power management chips, including the Galaxy 8 and Note8 smartphones. Samsung is “looking into” the Tessera complaint and “will take necessary measures accordingly," said the company in response (see 1710020033).

Comments are due Oct. 12 at the International Trade Commission on public interest issues raised by Tessera Technologies’ Tariff Act Section 337 allegations that various Samsung mobile devices containing “wafer-level” packaged (WLP) semiconductors infringe two Tessera patents (see 1709290044), said a notice in Wednesday’s Federal Register. Tessera’s complaint (docket 337-3262) seeks exclusion and cease and desist orders against Samsung devices containing WLP-based power management chips, including the Galaxy 8 and Note8 smartphones. Samsung is “looking into” the Tessera complaint and “will take necessary measures accordingly," said the company in response (see 1710020033).

Comments are due Oct. 12 at the International Trade Commission on public interest issues raised by Tessera Technologies’ Tariff Act Section 337 allegations that various Samsung mobile devices containing “wafer-level” packaged (WLP) semiconductors infringe two Tessera patents (see 1709290044), said a notice in Wednesday’s Federal Register. Tessera’s complaint (docket 337-3262) seeks exclusion and cease and desist orders against Samsung devices containing WLP-based power management chips, including the Galaxy 8 and Note8 smartphones. Samsung is “looking into” the Tessera complaint and “will take necessary measures accordingly," said the company in response (see 1710020033).

The FCC appears likely to act soon on CenturyLink's planned buy of Level 3 now that other agencies signaled willingness to clear the deal subject to conditions, a commission official and an analyst said Tuesday. Another analyst doubted major FCC resistance and called DOJ-required divestitures light. Justice confirmed it would require CenturyLink and Level 3 to divest or effectively divest certain assets under a proposed settlement. Monday, CenturyLink reported the antitrust action and repeated its target of closing the deal this month. DOJ, DOD and the Department of Homeland Security ("Team Telecom") said they wouldn't object to the deal on national security and law enforcement grounds provided the FCC conditions it on CenturyLink compliance with commitments (see 1710020050).