Comcast/NBCUniversal likely doesn't have much to fear about the looming expiration of conditions on that 2010 deal, with it being unlikely either the DOJ or FCC will seek behavioral or structural conditions beyond that time, experts told us. But there's disagreement whether Justice's bid to block AT&T's buy of Time Warner (TW) (see 1711210005) indicates the agency should be doing something on Comcast/NBCU. The FCC conditions expire Jan. 20, and DOJ conditions expire in September. Public Knowledge (PK) on Friday became the latest party to call for Justice action on the expiring conditions.
Critics of the FCC’s net neutrality order say it reveals problems with Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposed Office of Economics and Data (OED). Supporters of keeping in place the 2015 rules said the recently approved order appears to rely on industry analysis rather than the commission's existing economists, and it’s not clear that putting economists in a single office would have meant a more rigorous, independent examination of the economic implications. Supporters of the Pai moves on net neutrality said making the FCC more focused on economics will take time. The FCC hasn't released the Dec. 14 order (see 1712140039).
Apple landed a U.S. patent Tuesday describing methods for the precise “laser-cutting” of sapphire parts for iPhones using “multiple gas media,” Patent and Trademark Office records show. Sapphire is a “hard and strong material” that’s capable of scratching “nearly all other minerals” except diamonds, but cutting the material using conventional production processes is problematic, says the patent (9,844,833), which names three Silicon Valley inventors and is based on an application filed in January 2014.
Comcast/NBCUniversal likely doesn't have much to fear about the looming expiration of conditions on that 2010 deal, with it being unlikely either the DOJ or FCC will seek behavioral or structural conditions beyond that time, experts told us. But there's disagreement whether Justice's bid to block AT&T's buy of Time Warner (TW) (see 1711210005) indicates the agency should be doing something on Comcast/NBCU. The FCC conditions expire Jan. 20, and DOJ conditions expire in September. Public Knowledge (PK) on Friday became the latest party to call for Justice action on the expiring conditions.
More than 50 federal and state officials and 200 rural telcos have sent letters in recent weeks to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging action by year-end on additional USF broadband subsidies for RLECs using the Alternative Connect America Model support mechanism, said an ITTA release Thursday. The group said if the commission increases funding up to $200 per month per eligible location in ACAM support, carriers could bring high-speed internet access to more than 70,000 currently unserved and underserved rural residences and businesses.
More than 50 federal and state officials and 200 rural telcos have sent letters in recent weeks to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging action by year-end on additional USF broadband subsidies for RLECs using the Alternative Connect America Model support mechanism, said an ITTA release Thursday. The group said if the commission increases funding up to $200 per month per eligible location in ACAM support, carriers could bring high-speed internet access to more than 70,000 currently unserved and underserved rural residences and businesses.
Comcast's NBCUniversal received NFL streaming rights for Sunday Night Football that extend to mobile phones starting with the 2018 season, NBCU said Monday. It said the deal allows NBCU to extend the authenticated streaming rights to its cable, satellite, telco and virtual MVPD partners.
Comcast's NBCUniversal received NFL streaming rights for Sunday Night Football that extend to mobile phones starting with the 2018 season, NBCU said Monday. It said the deal allows NBCU to extend the authenticated streaming rights to its cable, satellite, telco and virtual MVPD partners.
Comcast's NBCUniversal received NFL streaming rights for Sunday Night Football that extend to mobile phones starting with the 2018 season, NBCU said Monday. It said the deal allows NBCU to extend the authenticated streaming rights to its cable, satellite, telco and virtual MVPD partners.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notice as of Dec. 18 (some may also be given separate headlines):