FCC Chairman Ajit Pai indicated he will act to guarantee parts of ISP privacy rules don’t take effect Thursday, over the potential protest of the agency's sole Democratic member and amid concerns from Democrats overseeing the agency. Pai and fellow Republican Mike O’Rielly were critics when the rules were approved under former Chairman Tom Wheeler in October, just before the presidential election (see 1610270036), and after the election, industry officials predicted Pai would scuttle the privacy order (see 1611090034).
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai indicated he will act to guarantee parts of ISP privacy rules don’t take effect Thursday, over the potential protest of the agency's sole Democratic member and amid concerns from Democrats overseeing the agency. Pai and fellow Republican Mike O’Rielly were critics when the rules were approved under former Chairman Tom Wheeler in October, just before the presidential election (see 1610270036), and after the election, industry officials predicted Pai would scuttle the privacy order (see 1611090034).
Commissioners approved 3-0 a second phase of the Mobility Fund (MFII) Thursday. As expected, the FCC deferred some decisions, agreeing to seek further comment, especially on the process of challenging whether a market should receive funding (see 1702150035). The MFII provides $453 million in annual support for winning bidders to preserve and extend 4G LTE in areas where the market otherwise wouldn't support wireless broadband. The support will run for 10 years, disbursed monthly, said a news release.
The FCC approved an order setting a broad range of bid weights for a planned Connect America Fund Phase II reverse auction of almost $2 billion in subsidy support for fixed broadband/voice services over 10 years. The CAF II bid weights are designed to value "high speeds, higher usage allowances and low latency," balanced with "cost efficiencies" to deploy broadband widely, said a release Thursday. Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn voted for the order; Commissioner Mike O'Rielly partially dissented.
The FCC approved an order setting a broad range of bid weights for a planned Connect America Fund Phase II reverse auction of almost $2 billion in subsidy support for fixed broadband/voice services over 10 years. The CAF II bid weights are designed to value "high speeds, higher usage allowances and low latency," balanced with "cost efficiencies" to deploy broadband widely, said a release Thursday. Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn voted for the order; Commissioner Mike O'Rielly partially dissented.
Commissioners approved 3-0 a second phase of the Mobility Fund (MFII) Thursday. As expected, the FCC deferred some decisions, agreeing to seek further comment, especially on the process of challenging whether a market should receive funding (see 1702150035). The MFII provides $453 million in annual support for winning bidders to preserve and extend 4G LTE in areas where the market otherwise wouldn't support wireless broadband. The support will run for 10 years, disbursed monthly, said a news release.
Viacom said Brad Grey will step down as chairman-CEO of Paramount Pictures, with search for successor underway; Grey will remain at Paramount for a period to support the transition … Windstream elevates Kristi Moody to general counsel, succeeding John Fletcher, to whom she continues to report in his job of executive vice president-chief human resources and legal officer ... Jenner & Block adds Kali Bracey, ex-DOJ Civil Division, as a litigation partner and member of the Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation practice ... Viacom moves up Keith Cox to president-development and production, Paramount Network and TV Land ... Spyr hires Farshid Almassizadeh, ex-Electronic Arts Interactive, as chief strategic adviser ... Inventergy Global adds to management team ex-Intel executive Ken Tallo as director of business development for intellectual property monetization company's Inventergy Innovations ... Pareteum, mobile networking services and messaging company, appoints Luis Jimenez-Tuñon, ex-Vodafone Enabler Spain, to its board ... Square hires Chris Massey, ex-Zenefits, as head-government relations.
Viacom said Brad Grey will step down as chairman-CEO of Paramount Pictures, with search for successor underway; Grey will remain at Paramount for a period to support the transition ... Jenner & Block adds Kali Bracey, ex-DOJ Civil Division, as a litigation partner and member of the Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation practice ... Viacom moves up Keith Cox to president-development and production, Paramount Network and TV Land ... LotLinx names Eric Brown president-chief product officer; he continues to oversee LotLinx Media Holdings and a new LotLinx Enterprise group ... Spyr hires Farshid Almassizadeh, ex-Electronic Arts Interactive, as chief strategic adviser ... Inventergy Global adds to management team ex-Intel executive Ken Tallo as director of business development for intellectual property monetization company's Inventergy Innovations ... Pareteum, mobile networking services and messaging company, appoints Luis Jimenez-Tuñon, ex-Vodafone Enabler Spain, to its board ... Square hires Chris Massey, ex-Zenefits, as head-government relations.
LG's webOS 3.5 Security Manager is the first smart TV platform to land UL certification “for its effective cybersecurity capabilities,” LG said in a Tuesday announcement. UL tested the webOS 3.5 Security Manager for malware susceptibility and vulnerabilities, software weaknesses and security controls under its 2900-1 Cybersecurity Assurance Program, LG said. “UL assessed the effectiveness of each webOS 3.5 security layer by subjecting the software to a variety of virtual network penetrations and vulnerability attacks.”
LG's webOS 3.5 Security Manager is the first smart TV platform to land UL certification “for its effective cybersecurity capabilities,” LG said in a Tuesday announcement. UL tested the webOS 3.5 Security Manager for malware susceptibility and vulnerabilities, software weaknesses and security controls under its 2900-1 Cybersecurity Assurance Program, LG said. “UL assessed the effectiveness of each webOS 3.5 security layer by subjecting the software to a variety of virtual network penetrations and vulnerability attacks.”