Vizio would need to add on-screen privacy disclosures and menu options beyond refinements the FTC ordered the company to make under a February 2017 consent decree, according to the proposed $17 million class-action settlement agreement (in Pacer). It was filed Thursday in court to end numerous complaints the “smart interactivity” function on Vizio smart sets violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (see 1604060039).
Replies on T-Mobile's planned takeover of Sprint were extended from Oct. 9 to Oct. 31 after the FCC paused the review clock Sept. 11 and applicants informed the agency Friday they completed modeling submissions, said a public notice Tuesday in docket 18-197.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer fired back at critics who say the auto rules of origin will make North American cars less competitive for export beyond the NAFTA countries and that the labor-friendly changes to the pact will not be enough to garner substantial Democratic votes. Lighthizer, who was speaking on Laura Ingraham's political talk radio show on Oct. 2, said: "The people who say we shouldn't have renegotiated this thing are just engaging in self-deception. We were witnessing literally the loss of our automobile industry, parts and companies to Mexico and other places."
JLab Audio introduced wireless earbuds boasting 13 hours’ playing time: three-four hours of battery life for each unit and a case with 10 extra hours of charging capability. The $49 JBuds Air come with a two-year warranty and are sold at the company’s website and Walmart. A built-in mic that enables users to answer and end phone calls can also be used to activate voice assistants, said the company. Playback features control play, pause, track change and volume functions, and users can choose from three EQ settings.
The FCC suspended its 180-day review clock of Securus Technologies' planned buy of Inmate Calling Solutions from TKC Holdings. Despite responses, applicants haven't yet "satisfied" Wireline Bureau "requests for information, documents, and data," said a letter from bureau Chief Kris Monteith in docket 18-193, posted in Thursday's Daily Digest. The informal clock "will remain stopped until the Applicants have provided us with a full response to our requests, and Commission staff has had a reasonable time to review the documents." The clock is on Day 86, an FCC spokesperson emailed us Thursday. Securus and ICS/TKS didn't comment Thursday.
The FCC approved a declaratory ruling and order designed to speed the deployment of small cells and 5G across the U.S. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, whose vote had been in doubt (see 1809200007), partially dissented and partially concurred Wednesday.
The FCC approved a declaratory ruling and order designed to speed the deployment of small cells and 5G across the U.S. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, whose vote had been in doubt (see 1809200007), partially dissented and partially concurred Wednesday.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Congress, not states, must tackle privacy and net neutrality laws. State privacy laws are a problem for everyone, including AT&T, Facebook and Google, he told a Goldman Sachs conference Wednesday. “I don’t even know how we operate” under different laws, he said. “It needs to happen at the federal level,” he said. “Congress needs to step up.”
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Congress, not states, must tackle privacy and net neutrality laws. State privacy laws are a problem for everyone, including AT&T, Facebook and Google, he told a Goldman Sachs conference Wednesday. “I don’t even know how we operate” under different laws, he said. “It needs to happen at the federal level,” he said. “Congress needs to step up.”
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Congress, not states, must tackle privacy and net neutrality laws. State privacy laws are a problem for everyone, including AT&T, Facebook and Google, he told a Goldman Sachs conference Wednesday. “I don’t even know how we operate” under different laws, he said. “It needs to happen at the federal level,” he said. “Congress needs to step up.”