The FCC paused its nonbinding 180-day review shot clock on CenturyLink's planned Level 3 buy on Day 170 Friday, after CenturyLink filed a letter saying it intended to file additional data to supplement applicants' responses to agency requests for information. "Once we have had an adequate opportunity to review the new information, including engaging in any discussions with the Department of Justice, as permitted under our rules, and determining whether we need additional information, we will restart the clock," said a Wireline Bureau letter in docket 16-403.
The FCC paused its nonbinding 180-day review shot clock on CenturyLink's planned Level 3 buy on Day 170 Friday, after CenturyLink filed a letter saying it intended to file additional data to supplement applicants' responses to agency requests for information. "Once we have had an adequate opportunity to review the new information, including engaging in any discussions with the Department of Justice, as permitted under our rules, and determining whether we need additional information, we will restart the clock," said a Wireline Bureau letter in docket 16-403.
Momentum on the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act significantly slowed in the month since Senate Judiciary Committee leaders filed their version of the bill (S-1010) due to a confluence of factors, lawmakers and industry lobbyists said in interviews. S-1010 and House-passed HR-1695 would make the register a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position with a 10-year term (see 1704260062). Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., filed S-1010 in early May in a bid to ride the momentum that House passage generated days earlier (see 1705020057 and 1705030060). House Judiciary Committee leaders are continuing to push for Senate passage but also are moving forward on work on other Copyright Office modernization issues.
Momentum on the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act significantly slowed in the month since Senate Judiciary Committee leaders filed their version of the bill (S-1010) due to a confluence of factors, lawmakers and industry lobbyists said in interviews. S-1010 and House-passed HR-1695 would make the register a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position with a 10-year term (see 1704260062). Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., filed S-1010 in early May in a bid to ride the momentum that House passage generated days earlier (see 1705020057 and 1705030060). House Judiciary Committee leaders are continuing to push for Senate passage but also are moving forward on work on other Copyright Office modernization issues.
Dish Network's Hopper DVR and Wally receiver are now directly compatible with Amazon Alexa, allowing voice command remote control, Dish said in a news release Monday. Voice commands to Alexa can be used to navigate, play, pause, fast-forward, rewind and search across channels, titles, actors and genres.
Dish Network's Hopper DVR and Wally receiver are now directly compatible with Amazon Alexa, allowing voice command remote control, Dish said in a news release Monday. Voice commands to Alexa can be used to navigate, play, pause, fast-forward, rewind and search across channels, titles, actors and genres.
Dish Network's Hopper DVR and Wally receiver are now directly compatible with Amazon Alexa, allowing voice command remote control, Dish said in a news release Monday. Voice commands to Alexa can be used to navigate, play, pause, fast-forward, rewind and search across channels, titles, actors and genres.
FCC commissioners voted 2-1 to freeze and review a rural rate floor that requires rate-of-return carriers to charge customers a certain monthly amount for basic voice service to avoid losing USF support. While voting in favor, Commissioner Mike O'Rielly suggested "means testing" the high-cost program so USF support better targets consumer need. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn dissented, saying the commission should have addressed other rural USF issues, particularly waste, fraud and abuse. NTCA and WTA applauded the freeze and criticized the rate floor.
Given operational problems in recent days with the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (see 1705120052), groups opposed to a net neutrality rules rollback say the agency should delay its planned Thursday vote on the NPRM. The agency has no plans to do so. "No consideration is being given to delaying the vote," the agency emailed us. "If the Restoring Internet Freedom Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is adopted on Thursday, there will be three months for the public to comment on the Commission’s proposal. We appreciate the input we have received on the Chairman’s draft and look forward to further public participation in this process."
Given operational problems in recent days with the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (see 1705120052), groups opposed to a net neutrality rules rollback say the agency should delay its planned Thursday vote on the NPRM. The agency has no plans to do so. "No consideration is being given to delaying the vote," the agency emailed us. "If the Restoring Internet Freedom Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is adopted on Thursday, there will be three months for the public to comment on the Commission’s proposal. We appreciate the input we have received on the Chairman’s draft and look forward to further public participation in this process."