FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel dissented on a Further NPRM proposing vertical accuracy standards for wireless calls indoors to 911. Commissioner Geoffrey Starks voted yes in part and concurred in part. The questions were expected (see 1903140043). The FNPRM proposes a vertical location accuracy metric, or z-axis, of plus or minus 3 meters for 80 percent of indoor wireless calls to 911.
The European Union recently issued a guidance document on trade and customs procedures for the EU after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom if there is no deal between the EU and U.K, according to a posting on the Malta Customs website. The guidance includes information on country of origin status, entry requirements, special duty-free classification and special procedures including transit, warehousing and inward and outward processing.
Export Compliance Daily is providing readers with some of the top stories for March 5-8 in case they were missed.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 4-10:
A lawyer representing the American Institute for International Steel recapped the arguments he made when announcing a June 2018 lawsuit over the constitutionality of Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act (see 1806270036), while a lawyer representing the American Iron and Steel Institute said that while the importers may disagree with the policy of worldwide tariffs, that doesn't make it unconstitutional.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 25 - March 3:
China's financial support to its wheat, short-grain and long-grain rice farmers is valued at more than 8.5 percent of the value of production, and therefore is more generous than what China said it would do when it joined the World Trade Organization, a WTO dispute panel ruled. The report, which said that China pays a minimum price for these commodities, was circulated at the WTO on Feb. 28. The case was first filed in 2016.
No new lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 18-24.
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Feb. 19-22 in case they were missed.
Windstream expects to continue operating normally after its Chapter 11 filing Monday seeking to restructure debt in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (see 1902250025). The FCC welcomed the assurance but vowed to remain vigilant on potential USF and 911 ramifications. Others suggested more Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings are possible and cited difficult economics for rural-oriented telcos. Some had suggested Windstream could seek Chapter 11 after a federal district court reversal in its dispute with bondholder Aurelius Capital Management (see 1902190043). Moody's Friday downgraded the carrier (see 1902220057) .