President Donald Trump signed a memo Thursday directing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to work with others in the administration and with industry to develop a comprehensive national spectrum policy. Trump also rescinded two Obama administration-era spectrum policy memos. The Trump memo requires all government agencies to report to the Commerce Department on current and anticipated spectrum requirements, officials said.
President Donald Trump signed a memo Thursday directing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to work with others in the administration and with industry to develop a comprehensive national spectrum policy. Trump also rescinded two Obama administration-era spectrum policy memos. The Trump memo requires all government agencies to report to the Commerce Department on current and anticipated spectrum requirements, officials said.
Media market stakeholders are likely to launch further salvos over the next two months in a bid to define the contours of the coming Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act reauthorization debate, but Capitol Hill is unlikely to wade further into the issue until the 116th Congress convenes next year, lawmakers and lobbyists told us. The recertification process was seen as unlikely to start in earnest until after January. The issue factored into a September House Communications Subcommittee hearing (see 1809270062).
The FCC approved revised rules for the 3.5 GHz citizens broadband radio service band, as expected (see 1810160068), over a dissent by Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. Commissioner Mike O’Rielly, who crafted the revised rules, said changes were necessary to spark interest in the priority access licenses that will be sold as one tier of the band.
The FCC approved revised rules for the 3.5 GHz citizens broadband radio service band, as expected (see 1810160068), over a dissent by Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. Commissioner Mike O’Rielly, who crafted the revised rules, said changes were necessary to spark interest in the priority access licenses that will be sold as one tier of the band.
From issues ranging from longer time frames before non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations are considered in use, to identifying the entire 47.2-50.2 band for international mobile telecommunications (IMT), terrestrial and satellite interests are pushing numerous and sometimes jousting suggestions for the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee draft recommendations. Comments were posted this week in docket 16-185.
Personal data transfer mechanism Privacy Shield appears likely to emerge successfully from the European Commission review that begins this week. "I'm quite sure it will pass," emailed Hogan Lovells (London) data protection lawyer Eduardo Ustaran. "I may be wrong but I do not expect a revolution," emailed Linklaters (Brussels) privacy attorney Tanguy Van Overstraeten. "The next important step will be the court review." Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook was referred by the Irish High Court to the European Court of Justice in April.
State courts may determine the reach of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 summer decision about mobile privacy in Carpenter v. U.S. It said government collection of at least seven days of cellsite location information (CSLI) is a Fourth Amendment-protected search, meaning police must obtain warrants (see 1806220052). Considered a win for privacy supporters, the decision didn’t address some emerging surveillance (see 1807050025).
State courts may determine the reach of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 summer decision about mobile privacy in Carpenter v. U.S. It said government collection of at least seven days of cellsite location information (CSLI) is a Fourth Amendment-protected search, meaning police must obtain warrants (see 1806220052). Considered a win for privacy supporters, the decision didn’t address some emerging surveillance (see 1807050025).
Personal data transfer mechanism Privacy Shield appears likely to emerge successfully from the European Commission review that begins this week. "I'm quite sure it will pass," emailed Hogan Lovells (London) data protection lawyer Eduardo Ustaran. "I may be wrong but I do not expect a revolution," emailed Linklaters (Brussels) privacy attorney Tanguy Van Overstraeten. "The next important step will be the court review." Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook was referred by the Irish High Court to the European Court of Justice in April.