An overhaul of intercarrier compensation and the Universal Service Fund could upset broadband deployment and hurt companies in and outside the telecom industry, telecom interests warned in reply comments this week. Replies were due Monday on three FCC overhaul plans. Though many arguments were repeats from the initial comment round, some new faces appeared, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, and associations for utilities and payphone providers.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain flash memory chips and products containing the same pursuant to a complaint.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that December 26, 2008 is considered a CBP holiday, exactly like December 25th, due to an Executive Order. CBP states that any entries previously transmitted with a payment due date of 12/26/08 will appear on a statement on 12/29/08. That means two separate statements may be generated on 12/29/08. Filers who wish to change the payment print date from December 26th to December 29th for previously transmitted summaries may do so at their discretion. CBP noted that entry summaries transmitted to ABI on December 17th would be rejected if a payment due date of 12/26/08 was used; those entries should have a payment due date of 12/29/08. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/18/08 news, 08121815, for previous BP summary on December 26th being a CBP holiday.) (CSMS 08-000350, dated 12/18/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17377&page=&srch_argv=08-000350&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain mobile telephones and wireless communication devices featuring digital cameras and components thereof pursuant to a complaint.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its interim final rule which will amend 19 CFR Parts 4, 12, 18, 101, 103, 113, 122, 123, 141, 143, 149, 178, and 192, effective January 26, 2009, to require Security Filing (SF) information from importers and additional information from carriers (10+2) for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.1
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has again posted the final versions of two Importer Security Filing (ISF) transaction sets, the ANSI X12 309 Manifest with Security Filing and the ANSI X12 309 Importer Security Filing. The first set has been corrected to state that it is in final form and conforms to the 10+2 interim final rule. Both sets also have new posting dates and may include additional changes. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/16/08 news, 08121605, for BP summary of CBP finalizing these ISF transaction sets.) (ISF transaction sets available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/sf_transaction_sets/)
CBP has posted the 2008 - 2010 Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) membership directory to its Web site. CBP also issued a news release announcing the new members and the returning members to the 11th term committee. (Directory, updated 12/10/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/coac/coac_membership_dir.ctt/coac_membership_dir.doc; News release, dated 12/12/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/12122008_2.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its interim final rule which will amend 19 CFR Parts 4, 12, 18, 101, 103, 113, 122, 123, 141, 143, 149, 178, and 192, effective January 26, 2009, to require Security Filing (SF) information from importers and additional information from carriers (10+2) for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.1
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain semiconductor chips having synchronous dynamic random access memory controllers and products containing same pursuant to a complaint.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its interim final rule which will amend 19 CFR Parts 4, 12, 18, 101, 103, 113, 122, 123, 141, 143, 149, 178, and 192, effective January 26, 2009, to require Security Filing (SF) information from importers and additional information from carriers (10+2) for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.1