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Judiciary Committee fields comment on competition in the nation’s food industry
On behalf of the National Grocers Association (NGA), Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) President and CEO David Smith gave testimony on unfair business practices impacting independent supermarkets at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on competition in the nation’s food industry.
In the Wednesday afternoon session, titled “Beefing up Competition: Examining America’s Food Supply Chain,” Smith spotlighted the actions of so-called grocery retail “power buyers.” Earlier this year, in a press conference and white paper, NGA explained how anticompetitive behavior by big-box and online grocery retailers is creating marked disadvantages for independent grocers in supply and pricing.
FCC July Open Meeting Focuses on Supply Chain Reimbursement and Radar Operations in the 60 GHz Band | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP jdsupra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jdsupra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The FCC released the agenda for its next Commission Open Meeting, scheduled for June 17, 2021. The meeting will first consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) and Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) to broaden the secured communications supply chain beyond the FCC’s universal service programs. Specifically, the NPRM would propose to prohibit all future authorizations for equipment on the FCC’s Covered List, revoke current equipment authorizations for equipment on the Covered List, and require certifications from future FCC auction participants that they will not rely on financial support from any entities designated as a national security threat. The FCC also tees up a Report and Order that would allow for expanded marketing and importation of radiofrequency devices prior to certification, with certain conditions to prohibit sale or operation of those devices prior to authorization. The agency will next consider