ITU-R working party 5A began a preliminary draft revision on ITU-R recommendation M.1310, “Transport information and control systems (TICS) -- Objectives and requirements” during a Feb. 4-13 meeting, a source said. The International Standardization Organization, the European Telecommunication Standardization Institute, the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Standardization Program and the Advisory Panel for Standards Cooperation were asked for technical contributions. ITU-R working party 5A deals with land mobile service excluding IMT, amateur and amateur-satellite service. Progress was claimed on a preliminary draft ITU-R recommendation on integrated millimeter wave intelligent transport system radiocommunication systems, and on a working document for a new preliminary draft ITU-R report on the technology. Development continued on a new preliminary draft ITU-R recommendation for harmonized frequency arrangements for public protection and disaster relief operations in 380- 399.9 MHz for Europe and Africa and 746-806 MHz in the Americas and some Asian countries. Development began for a report on radio interface standards that could be used for public protection and disaster relief operations between 746 and 806 MHz in the Americas and in some Asian countries.
In its second week available, THQ’s Frontlines: Fuel of War for PS3 was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended March 9. Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Xbox 360 was again No. 2, in its 18th week. Two new SKUs made the top 10: Army of Two for 360 from Electronic Arts at No. 3 and the PS3 version of it at No. 8.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico for the period of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.
The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has posted to its Web site monthly reports containing official January 2008 trade data from the Census Department for U.S. imports and exports of textiles and apparel:
Take-Two executives stood firm Tuesday on the continuing effort by rival Electronic Arts to buy Take-Two, again saying EA’s last offer of $26 per share cash (CED Feb 26 p5) was too low. Take-Two’s board maintains that EA’s bid “undervalued the company and wasn’t in the best interests of Take-Two’s stockholders,” Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick told analysts in a conference call.
The International Trade Administration is initiating and issuing preliminary results of an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of polychloroprene rubber (PCR) from Japan to determine whether partial revocation of the AD duty order is warranted with respect to certain solid polychloroprenes.
American Shipper reports that according to homeland security analyst Stephen Flynn, the U.S. will need to enlist the foreign-owned companies that dominate the maritime sector by creating incentives for shipping lines, terminal operators, logistics providers and shippers to do a better job securing the global supply networks they control and understand, if the U.S. is ever to achieve a high level of security. (American Shipper, dated February 2008, www.americanshipper.com)
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India for the period of February 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews: