Democrats could take control of Louisiana's telecom regulator after commissioner elections, but no other such dramatic shifts are possible in states that elect utility commissioners. A Democrat running for a Republican seat at the Louisiana Public Service Commission -- and who has listed affordable internet as a campaign priority -- could give her party a 3-2 majority. In another race, NARUC Telecom Committee Chairman Chris Nelson is running for re-election in South Dakota. In total across the country, elections will be held for 17 state commissioner seats in 10 states.
A company that undertakes substantial post-entry work on imported equipment but doesn't hold the title to the goods can still have the right to make entry, CBP said in a recently released ruling (here), dated Aug. 24. The companies involved in the ruling were granted confidential treatment, meaning some information, including company names, was redacted in the ruling. A lawyer for the companies, Joseph Acayan of Givens and Johnston in Houston, requested the ruling from CBP on whether one of the companies has enough financial interest for the right to make entry.
Louisiana property owner CMP, which had an agreement to lease property to HBO and subsidiaries for filming the miniseries Quarry Series I, is entitled for partial summary judgment against HBO and the others since there is no question HBO's Railway Spine Productions (RSP) is liable for additional fees as set out in the location agreement, plus legal fees and expenses, CMP said in a motion (in Pacer) for partial summary judgment Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans. RSP didn't remove its property from CMP's land, the plaintiff said. Since CMP was paid $48,000 for RSP's 48-day use of the property, the $1,500 per day overage fee -- totaling $621,000 Sept. 13 -- is "not so obviously unreasonable," CMP said. In a statement Wednesday, HBO said it denies the plaintiff's claims "and will continue to vigorously defend the case."
Lack of affordability remains a major impediment to getting more people online nationwide, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said in a speech at the #Solutions2020 Policy Forum she hosted at the Georgetown Law School Wednesday. Clyburn has been on a listening tour across the U.S. (see 1604140052) and used the forum to share some of her observations.
Lack of affordability remains a major impediment to getting more people online nationwide, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said in a speech at the #Solutions2020 Policy Forum she hosted at the Georgetown Law School Wednesday. Clyburn has been on a listening tour across the U.S. (see 1604140052) and used the forum to share some of her observations.
The FCC Public Safety Bureau approved a waiver for the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to license an 800 MHz business/industrial/land transportation (B/ILT) channel for public safety communications. The operations proposed by the state don’t make it a B/ILT-eligible entity, so the department needs a waiver, the bureau said: “Stating that it has no other reasonable alternative, Tennessee seeks a waiver to license this B/ILT channel pair for statewide public safety use.” The Wireless Bureau also suspended the acceptance of applications for inter-category sharing of all private land mobile radio service frequencies in the 806-817/851-861 MHz bands starting in 1995, the order noted. “Under the circumstances presented, we are persuaded that grant of the Waiver Request to permit grant of the … application will not frustrate the underlying purpose of the inter-category sharing freeze -- protecting channels for public safety use,” the bureau said. “Indeed, Tennessee, as a public safety entity, is a member of the class whose interests the freeze is intended to protect.”
Satellite and terrestrial broadband interests are squaring off over Boeing's petition for allocation of 50.4-51.4 GHz and 51.4-52.4 GHz for fixed satellite service uplinks to service its planned massive V-band satellite constellation (see 1606230050). With numerous calls that the request be folded into the spectrum frontiers Further NPRM, the likely next step is that the FCC will do just that, interested parties told us Tuesday.
Satellite and terrestrial broadband interests are squaring off over Boeing's petition for allocation of 50.4-51.4 GHz and 51.4-52.4 GHz for fixed satellite service uplinks to service its planned massive V-band satellite constellation (see 1606230050). With numerous calls that the request be folded into the spectrum frontiers Further NPRM, the likely next step is that the FCC will do just that, interested parties told us Tuesday.
Exploding demand for satellite communications mobility services -- driven by high-throughput satellites (HTS) and growing use of very small aperture terminals (VSAT) -- comes in the nick of time for a challenged satcom industry, Euroconsult Principal Adviser Susan Irwin said Thursday at a Global VSAT Forum conference. "Mobility is really a lifesaver." Mobile satcom growth also is leading to increased interference, an issue the industry is "trying to get its arms around," David Hartshorn, Global VSAT Forum (GVF) secretary general, told us.
Exploding demand for satellite communications mobility services -- driven by high-throughput satellites (HTS) and growing use of very small aperture terminals (VSAT) -- comes in the nick of time for a challenged satcom industry, Euroconsult Principal Adviser Susan Irwin said Thursday at a Global VSAT Forum conference. "Mobility is really a lifesaver." Mobile satcom growth also is leading to increased interference, an issue the industry is "trying to get its arms around," David Hartshorn, Global VSAT Forum (GVF) secretary general, told us.