New FTC Chairman Edith Ramirez is likely to lead the agency in a way that continues the legacy of former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, former officials and individuals who work with the FTC told us. “Chairman Leibowitz reinvigorated the agency,” said David Vladeck, former FTC Consumer Protection Bureau director, who returned to Georgetown University as a law professor (CD Dec 12 p15). “I think [Ramirez] is going to take the same tack."
New FTC Chairman Edith Ramirez is likely to lead the agency in a way that continues the legacy of former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, former officials and individuals who work with the FTC told us. “Chairman Leibowitz reinvigorated the agency,” said David Vladeck, former FTC Consumer Protection Bureau director, who returned to Georgetown University as a law professor (WID Dec 12 p7). “I think [Ramirez] is going to take the same tack."
On March 25 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Friday he will leave the FCC in a matter of weeks. Industry officials told us they expect an announcement from the White House as early as this week on a replacement, with former CTIA and NCTA President Tom Wheeler still considered the likely front runner. In the interim, industry and government officials expect the White House to designate Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as the first woman to chair the commission, until a new permanent chairman is confirmed and in place.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Friday he will leave the FCC in a matter of weeks. Industry officials told us they expect an announcement from the White House as early as this week on a replacement, with former CTIA and NCTA President Tom Wheeler still considered the likely front runner. In the interim, industry and government officials expect the White House to designate Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as the first woman to chair the commission, until a new permanent chairman is confirmed and in place.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) posted the following notices from March 21-22 (may have to click twice on source documents for proper viewing):
A Greenpeace analyst on Thursday praised Apple for making “real progress” in clean energy, but said the company still faces some challenges. Responding to an announcement at Apple’s website that the company now runs all its data centers on 100 percent renewable energy, Greenpeace International Senior IT Analyst Gary Cook said Apple’s “increased level of disclosure about its energy sources helps customers know that their iCloud will be powered by clean energy sources, not coal."
A Greenpeace analyst on Thursday praised Apple for making “real progress” in clean energy, but said the company still faces some challenges. Responding to an announcement at Apple’s website that the company now runs all its datacenters on 100 percent renewable energy, Greenpeace International Senior IT Analyst Gary Cook said Apple’s “increased level of disclosure about its energy sources helps customers know that their iCloud will be powered by clean energy sources, not coal."
The FCC asks a battery of questions in an NPRM approved Wednesday that tries to get to the bottom of what went wrong in June when the derecho storm led to problems at 77 public safety answering points across Ohio, the central Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic states, with 17 PSAPs losing service completely. FCC officials said the NPRM is open-ended and doesn’t draw tentative conclusions, though it could lead to new requirements for carriers. The questions raised are based on the problems identified in the Jan. 10 FCC report on the storm (http://bit.ly/ZTzB3M).
The Washington State Patrol asked the FCC for a waiver of its rules so it can buy equipment capable of operating in both a 12.5 kHz and 25 kHz mode after the commission’s Jan. 1 narrowbanding deadline for private land mobile radio licensees in the 150-174 and 450-512 MHz bands. The patrol received an FCC waiver to continue to operate a wideband system until Aug. 1, but rules ban manufacture and import of wideband-capable equipment, even if it’s also suitable for narrowband operations, WSP said in an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/ZVdxHc). “WSP seeks this manufacturing waiver to ensure a safe and orderly transition to a new multi-band network, which includes a new 12.5 kHz narrowband VHF system and access to the federal 800 MHz Integrated Wireless Network in the State of Washington,” the patrol said.