"Any additional action” by the FCC imposing even tougher E-911 location accuracy rules for wireless is “inappropriate at this time,” CTIA said in comments filed at the commission. The FCC sought comment on enhancements to its rules when it approved tougher location-accuracy standards Sept. 23 (CD Sept 24 p6). Other wireless carriers agreed the FCC should allow for more time before imposing additional rules.
ILECs and VoIP providers urged the FCC to steer clear of further e-911 location accuracy requirements. Emergency responders’ groups and locator companies said the commission should go even further in its rules. The comments in docket 07-114 came in a commission rulemaking to require nomadic VoIP providers to automatically send out addresses in connection with emergency calls.
The Rural Telecommunications Group and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association will ask the FCC to change its E-911 location accuracy rules so they're less demanding for some small carriers. The groups plan to file a petition for rulemaking Thursday, RTG Counsel Carri Bennett told us.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a final rule which amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport limited quantities, and vessel stowage requirements.
The following are highlights of the trade-related Executive Communications sent to Congress from December 29, 2010 to January 12, 2011:
Net neutrality may no longer be a significant issue five or 10 years down the road, as long as broadband offerings are transparent and customers know what they're paying for, CEA President Gary Shapiro said during an episode scheduled to air over the weekend on C-SPAN’s The Communicators. “My view is if we have competition, and if get the spectrum … if you have as a consumer five different sources of competition, then net neutrality fades away as an issue.”
Net neutrality may no longer be a significant issue five or 10 years down the road, as long as broadband offerings are transparent and customers know what they're paying for, CEA President Gary Shapiro said during an episode scheduled to air over the weekend on C-SPAN’s The Communicators. “My view is if we have competition, and if get the spectrum … if you have as a consumer five different sources of competition, then net neutrality fades away as an issue.”
Net neutrality may no longer be a significant issue five or 10 years down the road, as long as broadband offerings are transparent and customers know what they're paying for, CEA President Gary Shapiro said during an episode scheduled to air over the weekend on C-SPAN’s The Communicators. “My view is if we have competition, and if get the spectrum … if you have as a consumer five different sources of competition, then net neutrality fades away as an issue.”
Vincent Morris, ex-House Rules Committee, becomes communications director for Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. … Brian Raymond, ex-IBM and NetApp, joins National Association of Manufacturers as director-technology policy … Discovery Communications promotes Eileen O'Neil to group president, Discovery and TLC Networks; Marjorie Kaplan promoted to president, Animal Planet and Science Networks; Henry Schleiff adds responsibilities for Discovery Emerging Networks, Planet Green and FitTV … Bill O'Neill, ex-Qwest, becomes Global Crossing vice president-federal sales … New officers at National Exchange Carrier Association: Chair Raymond Henagan, Rock Port Telephone; Vice Chair Ed Buchanan, 35 Telephone Co. … Harmonic changes: Suresh Vasudevan, president of Omneon business, leaving to pursue another, undisclosed opportunity; Mark Carrington promoted to vice president of worldwide sales … CTIA promotes Brian Josef to assistant vice president-regulatory affairs … CBS promotes Steve Gahler to vice president and general manager of KSTW-TV Seattle … Rosaline Crawford, ex-National Association of the Deaf, joins FCC as senior attorney in Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau … Disney Junior hires Joe D'Ambrosia as programming vice president.
Newly hired at DisplaySearch: Shoko Oi named senior analyst for touch screens and emerging display technologies, based in Tokyo; Richard Shim named senior analyst for mobile PCs, based in Santa Clara, Calif.; Jae-Hak Choi named senior analyst for flat-panel display manufacturing technology, based in Seoul; Robin Wu named China PC market analyst, based in Shanghai; Jeff Lin named PC value chain analyst, based in Taipei … Brian Raymond, ex-IBM, joins the National Association of Manufacturers as director, technology and domestic economic policy … Bill Gonzalez, general manager of Microsoft’s Worldwide Distribution and Services Sector, elected to National Retail Federation board as associate and advisory council member.