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Date: 12 May 2023 16:19:23 -0400
From: The Telecom Digest <telecomdigestsubmissions@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: FCC Updates Spectrum Sharing Rules For NGSO FSS Satellites
Preparing For A New Era In Satellite Services: The FCC Updates
Spectrum Sharing Rules For NGSO FSS Satellites
by Laura A. Stefani and Melanie English
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made a long-awaited
revision to its rules for spectrum sharing among non-geostationary
(NGSO) fixed-satellite service (FSS) satellite constellations. A
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, adopted at
an Open Commission Meeting on April 20, 2023, clarifies protection
obligations of NGSO FSS systems. In so doing, the FCC seeks to
encourage the deployment of the next generation of satellites—many of
which will be used to provide broadband services—with updated guidance
to industry that will allow for better regulatory certainty, for both
incumbent NGSO FSS systems and new entrants.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1313278?q=1803232&n=785&tp=3&tlk=12&lk=34
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Date: 12 May 2023 16:26:49 -0400
From: The Telecom Digest <telecomdigestsubmissions@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: FTC Proposes Major Expansion Of Negative Option Rule
Public Comments Now Open: FTC Proposes Major Expansion Of Negative
Option Rule, Including New "Click To Cancel" Requirements For Recurring
Subscriptions And Memberships
by Daniel Blynn , Eric Berman , Stephen Freeland , Emily Tifft , Surya
Kundu and Amanda C. Schwartz
On March 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission)
issued an 83-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) proposing
dramatic changes to current cancellation requirements for companies
selling products or services under a "negative option feature," i.e., a
subscription, membership, a free or partially free trial that converts
to a paid subscription, or other recurring-payment program that
indefinitely renews unless a consumer affirmatively cancels or returns
the goods or services.1
The Commission's proposed Rule would: (i) expand the types of negative
option transactions covered by the Rule; (ii) increase the disclosure,
consent, notification, and cancellation requirements for businesses; and
(iii) expose sellers offering a negative option feature to potentially
stiff financial penalties for alleged misrepresentations – even when
those misrepresentations are unrelated to the negative option feature
itself. These changes—and the open questions left were they to go into
effect—are examined in more detail here.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1313174?q=1803232&n=785&tp=3&tlk=13&lk=35
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Date: 13 May 2023 11:38:52 -0400
From: The Telecom Digest <telecomdigestsubmissions@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: T-Mobile, Charter spar over CBRS, spectrum sharing model
By Monica Alleven
NEW ORLEANS – Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) Chief
Technology Officer Rikin Thakker set the expectations at the outset of
Wednesday’s panel on shared spectrum models.
It wasn’t a panel on Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), he said,
although CBRS was a jumping-off point for the conversation. Yet as the
discussion proceeded, it was clear that CBRS was on the minds of
everyone on the panel and probably most of the audience. The panel was
part of this week’s WIA Connect(X) conference.
https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-charter-spar-over-cbrs-spectrum-sharing-models
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Date: 14 May 2023 12:39:27 -0400
From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: CWA Rideshare Workers Strike for Safety and Better Working
Conditions
May 11, 2023
Over 250 rideshare and taxi drivers went on strike at the Denver
International Airport last Thursday to raise wages, stop unfair
terminations, and create safer conditions for drivers. The strike was
organized by Colorado Independent Drivers United (CIDU), CWA Local
7777, and was led by a strike committee composed of 18 drivers. The
strikers effectively shut down the holding lot at the airport, where
drivers are required to wait for trip requests. Community allies,
including elected officials and candidates for elected office,
religious leaders, and leaders in the Black community joined the
strikers. The Denver strike was part of a national day of action by
Uber and Lyft drivers coordinated by PowerSwitch Action that included
other driver actions in New York, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and
San Francisco.
https://cwa-union.org/news/cwa-rideshare-workers-strike-safety-and-better-working-conditions
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