The Trump FCC landing team added Harris Wiltshire attorney Patricia Paoletta, according to its roster, which was updated Thursday. Paoletta specializes in telecom, trade and tech policy at the firm, advising on issues before the FCC and the administration, including spectrum issues. "Her clients include providers of mobile broadband and Internet of Things (IoT), VoIP, submarine cable and other international telecommunications," says her Harris Wiltshire webpage. She's the sixth member of the landing team.
The Trump FCC landing team added Harris Wiltshire attorney Patricia Paoletta, according to its roster, which was updated Thursday. Paoletta specializes in telecom, trade and tech policy at the firm, advising on issues before the FCC and the administration, including spectrum issues. "Her clients include providers of mobile broadband and Internet of Things (IoT), VoIP, submarine cable and other international telecommunications," says her Harris Wiltshire webpage. She's the sixth member of the landing team.
The World Customs Organization on Jan. 10 released its latest tariff classification rulings, as well as changes to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and amendments to the WCO Compendium of Classification Opinions, from the 58th session of the Harmonized System Committee (HSC) in September and October (here). Importers or exporters should verify implementation of these decisions in the relevant country before relying upon them, the WCO said.
GTT Communications completed its acquisition of Hibernia Networks, the companies said in news releases Monday (here and here). The acquisition gives GTT control of Hibernia's five undersea cables, eight cable landing stations, global points of presence, optical and low-latency transport, video and content delivery network services, and "key relationships with marquee clients" in the "financial services, media and entertainment, and web-centric and service provider segments," GTT said. The announcements came after the FCC Wireline Bureau recently cleared GTT to take control of Hibernia's communications licenses, subject to certain assurances sought by the Department of Homeland Security and other executive branch departments regarding the latter's Atlantic cable system and Project Express system (see 1701090042). A GTT spokeswoman said the FCC also approved the transfer of Hibernia's international services through action in the International Bureau's filing system. "That approval should be referenced next public notice, which is released by the International Bureau every two weeks," she emailed Tuesday. GTT calls itself "the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients" while Hibernia says it's "a leading provider" of global telecom services.
GTT Communications completed its acquisition of Hibernia Networks, the companies said in news releases Monday (here and here). The acquisition gives GTT control of Hibernia's five undersea cables, eight cable landing stations, global points of presence, optical and low-latency transport, video and content delivery network services, and "key relationships with marquee clients" in the "financial services, media and entertainment, and web-centric and service provider segments," GTT said. The announcements came after the FCC Wireline Bureau recently cleared GTT to take control of Hibernia's communications licenses, subject to certain assurances sought by the Department of Homeland Security and other executive branch departments regarding the latter's Atlantic cable system and Project Express system (see 1701090042). A GTT spokeswoman said the FCC also approved the transfer of Hibernia's international services through action in the International Bureau's filing system. "That approval should be referenced next public notice, which is released by the International Bureau every two weeks," she emailed Tuesday. GTT calls itself "the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients" while Hibernia says it's "a leading provider" of global telecom services.
Arizona should tap the state USF to bring broadband to rural students, said Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin. In a Monday letter in docket RT-00000H-97-0137, Tobin supported Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s call for high-speed internet in rural and tribal areas. Tobin proposed a partnership with the governor, state superintendent and nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to create a state match of rural broadband funds for schools and libraries totaling $8 million to $13 million, the state commission said in a Tuesday news release. Tobin proposed a one-time distribution of $8 million from the Arizona USF to support the state match. The state match could help school districts obtain an estimated $80 million to $100 million in federal E-rate Category One funding, but Arizona must act quickly to meet a likely April deadline to submit funding applications to Universal Service Administrative Co., he said. To make the deadline, the state commission should open an emergency rulemaking, he said. Later this year, the commission should open another rulemaking examining the high-cost portion of the state USF, he said. “There is a real and troubling digital divide when it comes to internet access in our urban and rural areas,” Tobin wrote. “Every student must be afforded the same opportunity to learn, including those who live on tribal lands, in some inner city areas, or in the most remote reaches of the state.” Ducey said in the governor’s State of the State address Monday that “too many students, specifically in our rural areas, and in our tribal nations, are missing out. It’s 2017, but outside of our urban areas, broadband is still spotty. Let’s fix this, by connecting these rural schools to high-speed internet.” The proposed program will be discussed at a commission staff meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. MST, the commission said.
Arizona should tap the state USF to bring broadband to rural students, said Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin. In a Monday letter in docket RT-00000H-97-0137, Tobin supported Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s call for high-speed internet in rural and tribal areas. Tobin proposed a partnership with the governor, state superintendent and nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to create a state match of rural broadband funds for schools and libraries totaling $8 million to $13 million, the state commission said in a Tuesday news release. Tobin proposed a one-time distribution of $8 million from the Arizona USF to support the state match. The state match could help school districts obtain an estimated $80 million to $100 million in federal E-rate Category One funding, but Arizona must act quickly to meet a likely April deadline to submit funding applications to Universal Service Administrative Co., he said. To make the deadline, the state commission should open an emergency rulemaking, he said. Later this year, the commission should open another rulemaking examining the high-cost portion of the state USF, he said. “There is a real and troubling digital divide when it comes to internet access in our urban and rural areas,” Tobin wrote. “Every student must be afforded the same opportunity to learn, including those who live on tribal lands, in some inner city areas, or in the most remote reaches of the state.” Ducey said in the governor’s State of the State address Monday that “too many students, specifically in our rural areas, and in our tribal nations, are missing out. It’s 2017, but outside of our urban areas, broadband is still spotty. Let’s fix this, by connecting these rural schools to high-speed internet.” The proposed program will be discussed at a commission staff meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. MST, the commission said.
Q3 was a “landmark quarter” for the NextRadio FM-reception smartphone app, Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan said on a Thursday earnings call. NextRadio developer Emmis landed adoption of the app on the Samsung Galaxy S7, the top-selling smartphone in the world and one that’s sold by all major U.S. carriers, Smulyan said. “Stay tuned for announcements about NextRadio being adopted by other manufacturers.” Emmis also just reached a renewal agreement with Sprint that keeps NextRadio pre-loaded on the carrier’s Android devices, he said. “That’s our first renewal and Sprint was our first partner, and we’re happy about that.” NextRadio has surpassed 25 million listening hours, but “the reality is this is still the early stages,” he said. “We have come an awfully long way since this project started.” Emmis thinks NextRadio “is the catalyst that our industry needs,” he said. But landing NextRadio on the iPhone remains the toughest nut to crack, Smulyan said. “We have a whole game plan” for winning Apple’s support, but nothing “definitive,” he said in Q&A. Emmis defied the “skeptics” when it won NextRadio adoption among all the major U.S. carriers after Sprint, he said. “We won’t rest until we are in every smartphone, and we’ve got to get Apple.”
Q3 was a “landmark quarter” for the NextRadio FM-reception smartphone app, Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan said on a Thursday earnings call. NextRadio developer Emmis landed adoption of the app on the Samsung Galaxy S7, the top-selling smartphone in the world and one that’s sold by all major U.S. carriers, Smulyan said. “Stay tuned for announcements about NextRadio being adopted by other manufacturers.” Emmis also just reached a renewal agreement with Sprint that keeps NextRadio pre-loaded on the carrier’s Android devices, he said. “That’s our first renewal and Sprint was our first partner, and we’re happy about that.” NextRadio has surpassed 25 million listening hours, but “the reality is this is still the early stages,” he said. “We have come an awfully long way since this project started.” Emmis thinks NextRadio “is the catalyst that our industry needs,” he said. But landing NextRadio on the iPhone remains the toughest nut to crack, Smulyan said. “We have a whole game plan” for winning Apple’s support, but nothing “definitive,” he said in Q&A. Emmis defied the “skeptics” when it won NextRadio adoption among all the major U.S. carriers after Sprint, he said. “We won’t rest until we are in every smartphone, and we’ve got to get Apple.”
Q3 was a “landmark quarter” for the NextRadio FM-reception smartphone app, Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan said on a Thursday earnings call. NextRadio developer Emmis landed adoption of the app on the Samsung Galaxy S7, the top-selling smartphone in the world and one that’s sold by all major U.S. carriers, Smulyan said. “Stay tuned for announcements about NextRadio being adopted by other manufacturers.” Emmis also just reached a renewal agreement with Sprint that keeps NextRadio pre-loaded on the carrier’s Android devices, he said. “That’s our first renewal and Sprint was our first partner, and we’re happy about that.” NextRadio has surpassed 25 million listening hours, but “the reality is this is still the early stages,” he said. “We have come an awfully long way since this project started.” Emmis thinks NextRadio “is the catalyst that our industry needs,” he said. But landing NextRadio on the iPhone remains the toughest nut to crack, Smulyan said. “We have a whole game plan” for winning Apple’s support, but nothing “definitive,” he said in Q&A. Emmis defied the “skeptics” when it won NextRadio adoption among all the major U.S. carriers after Sprint, he said. “We won’t rest until we are in every smartphone, and we’ve got to get Apple.”