Comcast got preliminary permission to stop sales of local exchange, interexchange and international phone service in Arvada, Colo., said an FCC public notice Friday seeking comment on the plan by Oct. 1. Unless the agency tells it otherwise, Comcast can disconnect customers Oct. 17. In recent weeks the cable operator has sought FCC approval to stop selling switched-circuit phone service in several Colorado cities and elsewhere as it focuses on VoIP.

The U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit sent back to a district court a patent infringement complaint against Sprint Nextel by Alfred McZeal and his business, International Walkie Talkie. The court vacated and remanded for further proceeding an order by the U.S. District Court for southern Texas dismissing McZeal’s complaint for failure to state a claim. McZeal “met the low bar for pro se litigants to avoid dismissal,” Judge Glenn Archer wrote in the majority opinion. Judge Timothy Dyk dissented in part. Sprint didn’t comment by our deadline.

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determination that sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand for the period of August 4, 2004 through January 31, 2006.

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative and new shipper reviews of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam for the period of July 16, 2004 through January 31, 2006.

Toshiba will “study the performance” of current HD DVD players and recorders with its triple-layer, 51-GB HD DVD after a final version of the disc receives DVD Forum approval as a standard, the company told Consumer Electronics Daily. The Forum’s Steering Committee approved a preliminary version of the single-sided disc Thursday (CED Sept 14 p2).

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of petroleum wax candles from China for the period of August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006.

The International Trade Administration has made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that glycine from Japan and Korea is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of magnesium metal from Russia for the period of October 4, 2004 through March 31, 2006.

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles from China for the period of February 1, 2005 through January 31, 2006.