Though the proceeding is complicated, the FCC is unlikely to provide much more time, if any, for comments on its ISP privacy NPRM, teed-up by a divided commission at the March 31 meeting (see 1603310049), industry observers said. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) filed a letter last week asking the agency to extend the comment deadlines 60 days (see 1604130054).
Though the proceeding is complicated, the FCC is unlikely to provide much more time, if any, for comments on its ISP privacy NPRM, teed-up by a divided commission at the March 31 meeting (see 1603310049), industry observers said. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) filed a letter last week asking the agency to extend the comment deadlines 60 days (see 1604130054).
The joint AT&T/EchoStar plan for sharing satellite spectrum with 5G applications won't be the final word because other sharing proposals are in the works, said industry officials and wireless and satellite companies. But the wireless industry could have an easier time finding consensus than satellite operators, industry officials said in interviews this week. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler criticized the industry for "intransigence" at the World Radiocommunication Conference last month on studying spectrum sharing with 5G (see 1603090057).
The joint AT&T/EchoStar plan for sharing satellite spectrum with 5G applications won't be the final word because other sharing proposals are in the works, said industry officials and wireless and satellite companies. But the wireless industry could have an easier time finding consensus than satellite operators, industry officials said in interviews this week. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler criticized the industry for "intransigence" at the World Radiocommunication Conference last month on studying spectrum sharing with 5G (see 1603090057).
The Email Privacy Act (HR-699), which would require that law enforcement agencies get a warrant in all instances to access an American's private emails and other stored electronic content during criminal investigations, heads to a floor vote after a bipartisan House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a substitute amendment from Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., at a markup Wednesday. Committee members didn't introduce any other amendment, approving HR-699 28-0.
The Email Privacy Act (HR-699), which would require that law enforcement agencies get a warrant in all instances to access an American's private emails and other stored electronic content during criminal investigations, heads to a floor vote after a bipartisan House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a substitute amendment from Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., at a markup Wednesday. Committee members didn't introduce any other amendment, approving HR-699 28-0.
The Email Privacy Act (HR-699), which would require that law enforcement agencies get a warrant in all instances to access an American's private emails and other stored electronic content during criminal investigations, heads to a floor vote after a bipartisan House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a substitute amendment from Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., at a markup Wednesday. Committee members didn't introduce any other amendment, approving HR-699 28-0.
Signing off on a verified gross mass (VGM) calculated by adding the weights of a shipping container and its components, along with the liability that some shippers believe that signature could bring, were notable areas of disagreement between representatives of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition and the World Shipping Council testifying at an April 14 hearing. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee hearing touched on implementation of amendments to the Safety of the Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention that take effect July 1, including a controversy over how cargo weight should be reported (see 1604070036).
While broadcasters argue the retransmission consent market is working and doesn't need FCC intervention (see 1603150045 and 1603290050), an official said the agency feels otherwise. During a Practising Law Institute event Tuesday, Media Bureau Deputy Chief Michelle Carey said retrans negotiations are increasingly contentious and complex. Now the agency is looking at the filings in docket 15-149 and having a series of ex parte meetings as it tries to determine next steps, she said
Some of the seven telecom bills the House Communications Subcommittee will consider at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday contain problems and should be opposed, some of the nine witnesses plan to tell lawmakers, according to written testimony. CTIA will object to the House Republican bill to cap the Lifeline program at $1.5 billion, while the American Civil Liberties Union will question the privacy protections of another bill.