FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's Podcast for Women’s History Month
Munoz served for eight years on President Obama’s senior staff, first as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and later as the Director of the Domestic Policy Council. From the making it possible for citizens to petition the White House online to rethinking outreach with a President active on social media, technology played a crucial role during Cecilia’s time in government. When she left the White House, she was the highest serving Latina.
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The Regulatory Mix Today: FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's Podcast for Women's History Month, CRTC Seeks Comment on Wireless Industry, FTC Extends Public Comment Period for its Data Security and Consumer Privacy Hearings
CRTC Seeks Comment on Wireless Industry
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched a review to examine the state of the mobile wireless market and whether further action is required to improve choice and affordability for Canadians.
The CRTC is also seeking comments on its preliminary view that mobile virtual network operators should have mandated access to the networks of the national wireless providers (Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus) until they are able to establish themselves in the market.
Finally, the Commission will be looking ahead to the future of mobile wireless services in Canada and in particular at whether regulatory measures are needed to facilitate the deployment of 5G network infrastructure.
Canadians are invited to share their views by May 15, 2019. They can do so by:
- filling out the online form
- writing to the Secretary General, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N2, or
- sending a fax to (819) 994-0218.
FTC Extends Public Comment Period for its Data Security and Consumer Privacy Hearings
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has extended the public comment periods for some of the sessions in its Hearings Initiative, and that comments for all the remaining sessions are due May 31, 2019.
Specifically, for the following sessions, the deadline for members of the public to submit a comment has been extended from March 13 until May 31:
- The December 11 hearing on data security;
- The April 9-10 hearing on consumer privacy.
In addition, public comments for the following upcoming sessions will be due by May 31:
- The March 20 hearing on U.S. broadband markets;
- The March 25-26 hearing on the FTC's role in a changing world;
- The March 25 roundtable with State Attorneys General (the comment period will open soon when the agency publishes more information about the topics for the hearing);
- The April 12 hearing on Merger Retrospectives (the comment period will open soon when the agency publishes more information about the topics for the hearing).
The FTC will provide a final opportunity for members of the public to comment on topics related to any sessions associated with the Hearings Initiative. Those comments will also be due by May 31. See the Regulatory Mix dated 10/29/18 and 12/11/18.
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The Regulatory Mix, Inteserra’s blog of telecom related regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of an Inteserra Briefing.
