The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has released its newest version of D-Trade2 (Version 2.2) as of October 23, 2009, and has issued a release notes document containing details on this recent release.
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice announcing that it has ordered an investigation and will hold a hearing to determine if a Hong Kong non-vessel operating common carrier and its shareholder/chief executive officer violated Section 10 of the Shipping Act of 1984.
CBP has issued a Unified Business Resumption Message stating that the Amistad Dam port of entry will be closed from October 26th through October 30th due to floodgate maintenance. (Message, posted 10/23/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/advisories/amistad.xml)
The NAB and the Association for Maximum Service Television went on the defensive in comments on National Broadband Plan Public Notice No. 6. They made a case against raiding broadcast TV spectrum to give wireless carriers a leg up as they build out their 4G networks. The arguments come as carriers ratchet up pressure on the FCC for additional spectrum. CEA said the U.S. faces a spectrum “crisis” though huge swaths of spectrum are underused.
The Amistad Dam port of entry in Del Rio, Texas will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic October 26 through October 30, 2009. The port will re-open at 10 a.m. on October 31, 2009. (Alert, dated 10/23/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/advisories/amistad.xml)
The NAB and the Association for Maximum Service Television went on the defensive in comments on National Broadband Plan Public Notice No. 6. They made a case against raiding broadcast TV spectrum to give wireless carriers a leg up as they build out their 4G networks. The arguments come as carriers ratchet up pressure on the FCC for additional spectrum. CEA said the U.S. faces a spectrum “crisis” though huge swaths of spectrum are underused.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain printing and imaging devices and components thereof pursuant to a complaint.
The International Trade Administration has initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders below, for certain specified companies listed in the initiation notice.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain dual access locks and products containing same pursuant to a complaint.
Sprint said it agreed to buy affiliate iPCS for $831 million, ending a legal battle between the companies going back to Sprint’s purchase of Nextel. Sprint expects a relatively smooth and quick regulatory review of the deal, a spokesman said.