Global Compliance News

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments from the public on a variety of experiments and data collection initiatives that will review how customers are affected by technology transitions. These transitions are being used to update the nation’s communications networks.

MarketsandMarkets has released a market research report that states the global electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding market is expected to grow to $3.79 million in 2016 from $2.35 million in 2009. The market segment with the highest growth potential is conductive coatings and paint with an estimated CAGR of 8% from 2011 to 2016.

The Federal Communications Commission has released a new app for iOs devices in the iTunes App store as part of the Measuring Broadband America program. The program is a private-public partnership to bring transparency and competition to the broadband service marketplace.

Following an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau, Windsteam Corporation has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle their rural call completion. The company has agreed to also implement a three-year plan to meet compliance with FCC requirements in long-distance calls failing to connect in rural areas.

The Federal Communications Commission proposed updates to the E911 rules due to the increase of use of wireless phones to call 911 in an emergency. These proposed changes will help emergency responders better locate wireless callers especially indoors.  

Transparency Market Research has released a research report on the global LTE market for 2013 to 2019 including an industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends and forecasts. Long Term Evolution, better known as 4G LTE, is the standard for high-speed data for data terminals and mobile phones.