The International Trade Administration has initiated an antidumping duty investigation to determine whether imports of certain woven electric blankets from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping duty determination that that certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

Harman High-Performance Audio Video, formerly called the Harman Specialty Group, imposed changes in its marketing, advertising and distribution policies in preparation for September’s CEDIA Expo in Atlanta, executives said in a New York media briefing Wednesday.

The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.

The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.

Tighter lobbying restrictions haven’t dampened spending significantly, according to preliminary Senate disclosure reports filed Monday, the deadline for second quarter filings. The NAB spent $3.3 million in the quarter, up from $2.6 million first quarter. Sprint-Nextel reported an increase to $756,000 from $550,000. TIA’s spending rose to $195,000 from $190,000. Spending by the Consumer Electronics Association went up to $480,000 from $360,000. But Qualcomm’s spending declined slightly to $1.5 million from $1.6 million. Qwest’s total dropped to $821,000 from $980,000. T-Mobile reported a decline to $690,000 from $903,000. Second-quarter reports from AT&T, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, the NCTA and USTelecom weren’t available right away.

The FCC sought comment on rules for broadband over power line systems and devices, in a notice Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit had ordered the commission in ARRL v. FCC to allow public discussion of staff technical studies that the commission relied to make the rules. Along with the technical studies, FCC is releasing preliminary staff research and educational information, it said. The commission is also providing an explanation of its reasons for choosing 40 dB per decade as the extrapolation factor for frequencies below 30 MHz. Comments are due 30 days after publication in Federal Register, and reply comments 15 days later.

The FCC sought comment on rules for broadband over power line systems and devices, in a notice Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit had ordered the commission in ARRL v. FCC to allow public discussion of staff technical studies that the commission relied to make the rules. Along with the technical studies, FCC is releasing preliminary staff research and educational information, it said. The commission is also providing an explanation of its reasons for choosing 40 dB per decade as the extrapolation factor for frequencies below 30 MHz. Comments are due 30 days after publication in Federal Register, and reply comments 15 days later.

The music, film, software and publishing industries significantly outpaced the growth of the U.S. economy from 2003 through 2007, but industry chiefs tried not to sound too optimistic at an event hosted by the Commerce Department Monday. The International Intellectual Property Association’s biennial report on copyright industries in the U.S. economy, which is based on lagging U.S. government data, said the “real annual growth rates” of the “core” and total copyright industries were more than twice that of the U.S. economy as a whole in every year but 2003.

The music, film, software and publishing industries significantly outpaced the growth of the U.S. economy from 2003 through 2007, but industry chiefs tried not to sound too optimistic at an event hosted by the Commerce Department Monday. The International Intellectual Property Association’s biennial report Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy, which is based on lagging U.S. government data, said the “real annual growth rates” of the “core” and total copyright industries were more than twice that of the U.S. economy as a whole in every year but 2003.