The House Commerce Committee moved forward with a Wednesday hearing on the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s (Lift) America Act (HR-2741) despite the simultaneous torpedoing of talks between President Donald Trump and top Capitol Hill Democrats on a plan to pay for additional spending on broadband and other infrastructure projects. HR-2741 would allocate $40 billion for broadband projects, offer $12 billion in grants for implementing next generation-911 technologies and $5 billion for federal funding of a loan and credit program for broadband projects. Democrats first filed the bill in 2017 (see 1706020056).
From more promotion of text-to-911 to better credentialing and verification of contractors, interested parties had an array of suggestions related to the FCC wireless resiliency cooperative framework. That's especially in light of recent hurricanes, in docket 11-60 replies this week. Industry groups have said the agency shouldn't impose new mandates and should rely on the voluntary approach that's working (see 1904300140).
The FCC likely won’t move forward quickly to impose rules requiring carriers meet a new vertical location (z-axis) accuracy metric for indoor wireless calls to 911, industry officials said Tuesday. Monday, APCO said the FCC should drop plans to impose the metric and focus instead on dispatchable location solutions (see 1905200025). But there was no common thread to public safety comments. Other first responders said requiring a 3-meter metric will help. Comments were posted through Tuesday in docket 07-114.
Entravision's Esteban Lopez Blanco stepping down as chief strategy officer ... Fox News names from Viant Technology Jeff Collins as executive vice president-advertising sales ... Socket Mobile promotes Lynn Zhao to vice president-finance and administration, secretary and chief financial officer, also nominates her to board; David Dunlap retiring, continuing as consultant ... Akash Systems, RF satellite communications firm, hires industry veteran Fabrizio Montauti as vice president-radios.
The Trump administration's decision to examine emerging technologies as candidates for export controls could cost U.S. businesses tens of billions of dollars and threaten thousands of jobs, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation reported, in an email Monday. If substantial export controls are enacted, ITIF said firms “could lose $14.1 billion to $56.3 billion in export sales over five years." The Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security seeks to expand export controls to technologies that are or may soon be essential to national security but aren't export-regulated. A Nov. 19 Federal Register notice sought feedback from companies on “identifying emerging technologies,” including products such as artificial intelligence and machine learning technology." ITIF warned of the harm that it said could result if Commerce defines “an overly restrictive set” of technologies, saying that could “significantly impede competitiveness of certain U.S. industries and stifle their “output, exports and employment growth.”
Entravision's Esteban Lopez Blanco stepping down as chief strategy officer ... Fox News names from Viant Technology Jeff Collins as executive vice president-advertising sales ... Prudential Financial adds Stacey Goodman, ex-CIT, as executive vice president-chief information officer, effective July 15; Barbara Koster had announced retirement as CIO in December ... Socket Mobile promotes Lynn Zhao to vice president-finance and administration, secretary and chief financial officer, also nominates her to board; David Dunlap retiring, continuing as consultant ... Akash Systems, RF satellite communications firm, hires industry veteran Fabrizio Montauti as vice president-radios.
The Trump administration's decision to examine emerging technologies as candidates for export controls could cost U.S. businesses tens of billions of dollars and threaten thousands of jobs, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation reported, in an email Monday. If substantial export controls are enacted, ITIF said firms “could lose $14.1 billion to $56.3 billion in export sales over five years." The Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security seeks to expand export controls to technologies that are or may soon be essential to national security but aren't export-regulated. A Nov. 19 Federal Register notice sought feedback from companies on “identifying emerging technologies,” including products such as artificial intelligence and machine learning technology." ITIF warned of the harm that it said could result if Commerce defines “an overly restrictive set” of technologies, saying that could “significantly impede competitiveness of certain U.S. industries and stifle their “output, exports and employment growth.”
The Trump administration's decision to examine emerging technologies as candidates for export controls could cost U.S. businesses tens of billions of dollars and threaten thousands of jobs, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation reported, in an email Monday. If substantial export controls are enacted, ITIF said firms “could lose $14.1 billion to $56.3 billion in export sales over five years." The Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security seeks to expand export controls to technologies that are or may soon be essential to national security but aren't export-regulated. A Nov. 19 Federal Register notice sought feedback from companies on “identifying emerging technologies,” including products such as artificial intelligence and machine learning technology." ITIF warned of the harm that it said could result if Commerce defines “an overly restrictive set” of technologies, saying that could “significantly impede competitiveness of certain U.S. industries and stifle their “output, exports and employment growth.”
The Trump administration's decision to examine emerging technologies as candidates for export controls could cost U.S. businesses tens of billions of dollars and threaten thousands of jobs, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said in a new report. If substantial export controls are enacted, the report warns, firms “could lose $14.1 [billion] to $56.3 billion in export sales over five years, with missed export opportunities threatening from 18,000 to 74,000 jobs.”
Public Knowledge said the FCC’s proposed new robocall rules could cost consumers. Also Friday, other consumer and public interest groups and providers were digesting the draft docket 17-59 declaratory ruling on robocalls released Thursday. Agency officials say questions about costs are likely as commissioners move toward a vote June 6.