A preliminary map of broadband access in Wisconsin is posted for public review at www.link.wisconsin.gov, the Public Service Commission said Monday. The commission, which has sole responsibility for seeking and accepting federal stimulus money for planning and developing broadband in the state, got an initial $1.7 million grant in November from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. “While we are making good progress adding needed infrastructure, too many Wisconsinites do not have access to a high speed broadband connection,” commission Chairman Eric Callisto said. “This map can help providers of broadband service identify gaps in coverage in order to focus their deployment efforts.” The regulator is releasing the map in a beta version so residents can study and comment on its utility and accuracy, the commission said. “The map still needs to be refined, updated and enhanced periodically to make it a reliable planning tool and information source in the months and years to come,” a commission official said, urging all residents to review and comment on the map. “If you don’t have access now, please visit and use a computer at your local public library,” the official said. The interactive map has multiple navigation tools. By entering a street address or name of a public facility, such as a school or hospital, a visitor can zoom instantly to that location on the map. Users also can click anywhere on the map to go directly to a location. A pop-up window lists available broadband providers at that address and links to their websites. The project manager, LinkAMERICA, bid successfully for the contract for the two-year project. NTIA has invited the commission to apply for money to run the project for three more years, the commission said on FAQs at its website. After contacting Wisconsin broadband providers, LinkAMERICA signed non-disclosure agreements with nearly 90 percent of them -- a gesture meant to overcome widespread resistance to releasing data the companies deem proprietary, the commission said. The new map reflects information in hand as of July 2009, the commission said. An Oct. 1 update will cover data as of July 2010. Updates every six months after also will add features and information, the commission said.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam.
The International Trade Administration has issued a corrected fact sheet on its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of drill pipe from China.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ADD/CVD message which contains adjusted antidumping duty rates under the International Trade Administration's final affirmative AD duty determination on magnesia carbon bricks from China.
A preliminary map of broadband access in Wisconsin is posted for public review at www.link.wisconsin.gov, the Public Service Commission said Monday. The commission, which has sole responsibility for seeking and accepting federal stimulus money for planning and developing broadband in the state, got an initial $1.7 million grant in November from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. “While we are making good progress adding needed infrastructure, too many Wisconsinites do not have access to a high speed broadband connection,” commission Chairman Eric Callisto said. “This map can help providers of broadband service identify gaps in coverage in order to focus their deployment efforts.” The regulator is releasing the map in a beta version so residents can study and comment on its utility and accuracy, the commission said. “The map still needs to be refined, updated and enhanced periodically to make it a reliable planning tool and information source in the months and years to come,” a commission official said, urging all residents to review and comment on the map. “If you don’t have access now, please visit and use a computer at your local public library,” the official said. The interactive map has multiple navigation tools. By entering a street address or name of a public facility, such as a school or hospital, a visitor can zoom instantly to that location on the map. Users also can click anywhere on the map to go directly to a location. A pop-up window lists available broadband providers at that address and links to their websites. The project manager, LinkAMERICA, bid successfully for the contract for the two-year project. NTIA has invited the commission to apply for money to run the project for three more years, the commission said on FAQs at its website. After contacting Wisconsin broadband providers, LinkAMERICA signed non-disclosure agreements with nearly 90 percent of them -- a gesture meant to overcome widespread resistance to releasing data the companies deem proprietary, the commission said. The new map reflects information in hand as of July 2009, the commission said. An Oct. 1 update will cover data as of July 2010. Updates every six months after also will add features and information, the commission said.
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances in the countervailing duty investigation of drill pipe from China.
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The European Commission has initiated an investigation of possible circumvention of certain countervailing and antidumping duty measures imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in the U.S. The EC states that the request was lodged on June 30, 2010 by the European Biodiesel Board and contains sufficient preliminary evidence that the CV measures on imports of biodiesel from the U.S. are being circumvented by means of the transhipment of biodiesel via Canada and Singapore and by exports of biodiesel in a blend containing by weight 20% or less of biodiesel.