President Donald Trump tweeted in support of Sinclair Monday after the company was widely criticized for requiring anchors to read a script condemning fake news. “So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased,” Trump tweeted. “Sinclair is far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke.”
President Donald Trump tweeted in support of Sinclair Monday after the company was widely criticized for requiring anchors to read a script condemning fake news. “So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased,” Trump tweeted. “Sinclair is far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke.”
Proposed tariffs against China could disrupt strong momentum in the U.S economy, said Nariman Behravesh, IHS Markit chief economist, at Tuesday's 2018 Automotive Forum sponsored by J.D. Power and the National Automobile Dealers Association. Echoing comments he made last year that the global economy compared to 2016 was brighter but more uncertain, Behravesh said the outlook in 2018 is “even brighter and it’s even more uncertain,” he said.
Legislators and industry players urged action in response to Facebook-Cambridge Analytica reports and big data’s relationship to privacy (see 1803200047 and 1803210056). And House and Senate Commerce Committee leadership submitted formal requests Friday for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before their respective committees (see 1803220052).
Legislators and industry players urged action in response to Facebook-Cambridge Analytica reports and big data’s relationship to privacy (see 1803200047 and 1803210056). And House and Senate Commerce Committee leadership submitted formal requests Friday for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before their respective committees (see 1803220052).
Industry players urged actions rather than words Friday in response to Facebook-Cambridge Analytica reports and big data’s relationship to privacy (see 1803200047 and 1803210056). They ranged from Mozilla, which produces the Firefox browser, to Sonos and others, while a tech group expressed concern. On Capitol Hill, scrutiny intensified each day last week.
Consolidated Communications and a Vermont agency supported Comcast’s motion for stay of phase two of the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s VoIP regulation proceeding. The second phase asks how Vermont should regulate interconnected VoIP, but Comcast challenged the PUC’s Feb. 7 ruling that interconnected VoIP is a telecom service under federal law (see 1803070060). For “judicial efficiency,” the PUC should “exhaust all process” on its decision on VoIP classification before deciding how to regulate the services, Consolidated said Wednesday in case 18-0443. The Vermont Department of Public Service said it “does not oppose” the stay requested by Comcast, though it supports the PUC's Feb. 7 ruling. The department agreed “with Comcast that it would be appropriate to have a final determination on the Commission's authority to regulate VoIP services before the parties and the Commission expend significant time and resources litigating the manner in which such authority should be exercised.”
Consolidated Communications and a Vermont agency supported Comcast’s motion for stay of phase two of the Vermont Public Utility Commission’s VoIP regulation proceeding. The second phase asks how Vermont should regulate interconnected VoIP, but Comcast challenged the PUC’s Feb. 7 ruling that interconnected VoIP is a telecom service under federal law (see 1803070060). For “judicial efficiency,” the PUC should “exhaust all process” on its decision on VoIP classification before deciding how to regulate the services, Consolidated said Wednesday in case 18-0443. The Vermont Department of Public Service said it “does not oppose” the stay requested by Comcast, though it supports the PUC's Feb. 7 ruling. The department agreed “with Comcast that it would be appropriate to have a final determination on the Commission's authority to regulate VoIP services before the parties and the Commission expend significant time and resources litigating the manner in which such authority should be exercised.”
Imposition of upcoming Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products will be paused for a set of countries currently in negotiations with the U.S. over potential exemptions, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said March 22 in testimony to the Senate Finance Committee. The European Union, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and South Korea will join Mexico and Canada as initially and temporarily exempt from the tariffs, which are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. March 23 (see 1803080025).
The Competitive Carriers Association urged the FCC to approve changes to wireless infrastructure rules at Thursday's commissioners’ meeting. But the agency also continues to receive filings from tribal, historic preservation groups and groups representing local governments slamming the draft order. Former Commissioner Michael Copps said the FCC should take a pause. “There is no compelling need for FCC to rush approval next week of new wireless infrastructure rules until it has met in good faith its trust and consultation obligations to affected tribal areas,” Copps tweeted Thursday. “Doesn’t appear that’s really happened yet.”