Indications the Justice Department is pushing AT&T for divestitures as part of its proposed buy of Time Warner (TW) (see 1711080047) point to Justice swinging back toward favoring structural rather than behavioral conditions for problematic deals, experts said. On the behavioral remedies on vertical deals in recent years, such as Comcast's buy of NBCUniversal, "most people think they're failures," said University of Baltimore Venable professor of law Robert Lande. The Obama administration was more favorable to employing behavioral conditions than was the George W. Bush administration, experts said, citing the Bush administration's 2004 antitrust guidelines. DOJ didn't comment Monday.
Indications the Justice Department is pushing AT&T for divestitures as part of its proposed buy of Time Warner (TW) (see 1711080047) point to Justice swinging back toward favoring structural rather than behavioral conditions for problematic deals, experts said. On the behavioral remedies on vertical deals in recent years, such as Comcast's buy of NBCUniversal, "most people think they're failures," said University of Baltimore Venable professor of law Robert Lande. The Obama administration was more favorable to employing behavioral conditions than was the George W. Bush administration, experts said, citing the Bush administration's 2004 antitrust guidelines. DOJ didn't comment Monday.
Stakeholders objected to proposed FCC Lifeline actions in a draft item on the agenda for next Thursday's commissioners' meeting, with many against a possible move to eliminate low-income funding support for resellers. Wireless industry parties, civil rights advocates, tribal groups and others voiced concerns about the combined draft orders and notices, in meetings and filings posted Wednesday and Thursday in docket 11-42.
Stakeholders objected to proposed FCC Lifeline actions in a draft item on the agenda for next Thursday's commissioners' meeting, with many against a possible move to eliminate low-income funding support for resellers. Wireless industry parties, civil rights advocates, tribal groups and others voiced concerns about the combined draft orders and notices, in meetings and filings posted Wednesday and Thursday in docket 11-42.
The Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee approved six sets of recommendations for speeding deployment of wireless and wireline infrastructure Thursday, but disagreements surfaced, especially from the local government officials appointed to the group. The FCC posted the documents for the committee, which meets again in January to finalize recommendations.
The Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee approved six sets of recommendations for speeding deployment of wireless and wireline infrastructure Thursday, but disagreements surfaced, especially from the local government officials appointed to the group. The FCC posted the documents for the committee, which meets again in January to finalize recommendations.
The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to examine the impacts of proposed modernization of the San Luis I Land Port of Entry in Arizona, GSA said. “The [port] needs modernization due to unacceptable building conditions and increasing traffic demand,” GSA said. Plans for modernization include new privately owned vehicle processing facilities, demolition of the existing main building, a new main building, new outbound east and west exits, and a new pedestrian processing venue, GSA said. There are also two modernization alternatives under consideration -- one to demolish then reconstruct a modernized port, and another to renovate, expand and modernize the existing port -- and GSA will also analyze the option of no modernization at all. Comments on the proposed modernization must be received by Dec. 22.
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance said it launched Cevo Go, a mobile app that allows wireless system suppliers and licensees to quickly secure certified frequencies from EWA. It's to “change the private land mobile industry’s culture surrounding the identification and recognition of certified frequencies,” said a news release. “The process need not be as complex and as arduous as many have grown to accept as the norm. The sooner certified frequencies can be put into play, the sooner spectrum monitoring may commence, and the sooner system design, equipment procurements, system installation and implementation may be finalized.”
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance said it launched Cevo Go, a mobile app that allows wireless system suppliers and licensees to quickly secure certified frequencies from EWA. It's to “change the private land mobile industry’s culture surrounding the identification and recognition of certified frequencies,” said a news release. “The process need not be as complex and as arduous as many have grown to accept as the norm. The sooner certified frequencies can be put into play, the sooner spectrum monitoring may commence, and the sooner system design, equipment procurements, system installation and implementation may be finalized.”
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance said it launched Cevo Go, a mobile app that allows wireless system suppliers and licensees to quickly secure certified frequencies from EWA. It's to “change the private land mobile industry’s culture surrounding the identification and recognition of certified frequencies,” said a news release. “The process need not be as complex and as arduous as many have grown to accept as the norm. The sooner certified frequencies can be put into play, the sooner spectrum monitoring may commence, and the sooner system design, equipment procurements, system installation and implementation may be finalized.”