The U.S. Court of International Trade should deny DOJ’s motion to add a November 2018 investigatory “update” report from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to the administrative record in the Section 301 litigation (see 2202160028) because the government failed to show USTR “actually relied on or considered” the report when it was deciding to impose either the Lists 3 or 4A tariffs on Chinese imports, said Akin Gump lawyers for sample-case plaintiffs HMTX Industries and Jasco Products in a partial opposition Wednesday in docket 1:21-cv-52.

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks urged industry to start preparing for 6G, during a Thursday virtual meeting of ATIS’ Next G Alliance. The group released a "Roadmap to 6G," seeking increased collaboration between industry and government, and proposing areas for future research. The report projects a 2030 start for 6G.

Fixed wireless connections will have a major role in closing the digital divide, said Peter Linder, Ericsson North America head-5G marketing, and other speakers during an Ericsson webinar Wednesday. 5G makes fixed more attractive since it means a carrier can supply mobile and fixed service using the same wireless facilities, he said.

Shopify grew revenue 41% in Q4 to $1.38 billion on a strong holiday sales season, but it swung to a net loss of $371 million vs. profit of $124 million in Q1 2021, said the company Wednesday. Shares plummeted 16% to close at $142.65 after hitting a 52-week low at $120.

Healthcare device company Masimo’s buy of Sound United (see 2202150076) will be an opportunity for future products it’s creating for hospitals, but the immediate benefit will be “beneficial to our push into consumer healthcare,” said CEO Joe Kiani on a Tuesday earnings call.

DOJ wants the U.S. Court of International Trade to include two documents that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative “realized” were missing from the administrative record filed April 30 by the government in the Section 301 litigation, it said in a Tuesday motion to correct the record. USTR Assistant General Counsel Megan Grimball said in a declaration the documents were “inadvertently omitted.” DOJ said USTR discovered the omissions in the two weeks since oral argument Feb. 1.

NAB President Curtis LeGeyt thinks FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel should prioritize paving the way for ATSC 3.0, and is “100% confident” the 2022 NAB Show in late April will be in person as planned, he said at the Media Institute’s virtual Communications Forum luncheon Tuesday. He also targeted tech companies and performance royalties for radio stations, and said the most difficult part of his new job heading NAB is the lack of in-person contact with members due to COVID-19 restrictions. “We don’t have that intimate relationship with our membership,” LeGeyt said. “The way we really succeed is when we can get back to in-person.”

Customer choice is driving subscription and release strategies at HBO Max, said Jason Press, WarnerMedia global executive vice president-direct-to-consumer technology and program management, on a virtual Streaming Media event Tuesday. WarnerMedia continues to experiment with "the right strategy at the right time" after last year releasing feature films theatrically and on HBO Max simultaneously amid COVID-19 theater closures.

TV imports to the U.S. were a $15.24 billion business in total 2021 customs value generated, up 19.6% from 2020, the first time annual TV imports topped $15 billion since Census began tracking TV shipments in 2007 under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule’s 8528.72.64 subheading, according to Census data accessed Sunday through the International Trade Commission’s DataWeb portal.

MVPD groups and broadcasters disagree whether proposed rule changes designed to ease the ATSC 3.0 transition should come with additional restrictions on the standard, said comments filed by Friday’s deadline on a November further NPRM in docket 16-142 (see 2111050049).