Tag archive: Bureau

Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has told Congress that the U.S. Census is abandoning plans to have its field agents use handheld computers to collect information about the millions of residents who won't return census forms in the mail. Instead, the agency will resort to time-tested, highly reliable technology: paper and pencil. “As I have said before, the situation today is unacceptable, and we have been taking steps to… Read More

“The arrests were made by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations on April 13 and involved consoles sold under the “Power Player” name that contain “dozens” of pirated versions of Nintendo games including Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., Nintendo says in a statement. The four are accused of importing 27 cargo containers containing a total of 280,000 of the consoles between September and December last year,… Read More

Last month, the Enforcement Bureau issued a Letter of Inquiry ("LOI") to Madison River Communication, LLC initiating an investigation about allegations that Madison River was blocking ports used for VoIP applications, thereby affecting customers' ability to use VoIP through one or more VoIP service providers.  The ruling concluded that Madison River is required to make a voluntary payment to the United States Treasury in the… Read More

On Friday, the FTC's Web site published a notice filed Monday by a lawyer at the FTC's Bureau of Competition, saying the bureau intends to appeal a decision by an FTC administrative judge. In February, Judge Stephen J. McGuire dismissed FTC charges that Rambus tried to unfairly monopolize the memory-chip market. FTC commissioners will now decide whether to grant the appeal, according to an FTC spokeswoman. Read the full story… Read More