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January 2019

Revisions to Deadlines Following Resumption of Normal Operations

As a result of the recent lapse in funding, the Federal Communications Commission suspended most operations from the middle of the day on January 3, 2019, through January 25, 2019, for a total of 23 days. Among other things, certain electronic filing and database systems were unavailable from January 3, 2019, until January 28, 2019. Because parties did not have full access to some electronic systems and databases during the suspension of operations, the FCC has determined to further extend the deadlines for filings according to the following schedule.

Supreme Court antitrust case bypasses traditional technology regulators

A string of controversies in recent years involving tech companies has led many observers to call for stronger antitrust enforcement and a tougher competition policy. A new addition to this public demand comes from an unlikely source: In Nov 2018, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought by Apple to dismiss a lawsuit from Robert Pepper and three other iPhone owners. The defendants in Apple Inc. v. Pepper accuse the company of acting like a monopolist by controlling which apps to publish in its app store, taking a cut of sales, and prohibiting other app distributors.

T-Mobile is at the center of the DOJ’s allegations against Huawei

An indictment unsealed on Jan 28 claims that telecommunication equipment vendor Huawei stole trade secrets from Bellevue (WA)-based T-Mobile USA and then obstructed justice when T-Mobile threatened to sue Huawei in US District Court in Seattle.

Judge rejects proposed settlement to Yahoo data breach lawsuit

US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose (CA) has rejected a proposed settlement that would put an end to the years-long lawsuit over the company’s 2016 disclosure that it had been hit by nation-state hackers that exposed hundreds of millions of accounts. Judge Koh, who has presided over many tech-related cases, including the Apple v. Samsung trial, lambasted Yahoo for its lack of transparency over how it has handled the aftermath of the breach.

Sponsor 

Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Thu, 03/07/2019 - 15:00 to Fri, 03/08/2019 - 00:00

Remarks

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr

FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks

NBC News White House Correspondent Kristen Welker

 

Panels

- Success Stories from Pioneers

- Success Stories from Today’s Radio Entrepreneurs

- Success Stories from Today’s Television Entrepreneurs

- Success Stories from Today’s Broadband & OTT Entrepreneurs & Content Providers


Senators Seek Answers on Shutdown Impact on Cybersecurity

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) fired off a letter to the Department of Homeland Security seeking to "better understand the shutdown’s toll on our national security," and sought answers on what, if any, cybersecurity risks were posed by the recent, and possibly future, government shutdown(s). "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was forced to suspend crucial efforts to protect our cybersecurity and infrastructure," said Sen Warner. "Also hindered was the FBI’s ability to conduct cyber investigations.

CenturyLink and Frontier Miss FCC Connect America Fund Broadband Deployment Milestones

Earlier this month, CenturyLink and Frontier updated the Federal Communications Commission on the companies' progress deploying broadband service using support from the FCC's Universal Service Fund. In 2015, both CenturyLink and Frontier accepted Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II support to deploy broadband service. CenturyLink was to deploy service to over one million locations in 33 states; Frontier to over 774,000 locations in twenty-nine states.

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