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Biography for Tim Warren

Timothy Warren is Executive Managing Editor of Communications Daily. He previously led the International Trade Today editorial team from the time it was purchased by Warren Communications News in 2012 through the launch of Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. Tim is a 2005 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids.

Recent Articles by Tim Warren

The U.S. is outpacing other countries in the race toward 5G in "the allocation of spectrum" but is playing catch-up in other areas such as fiber deployment, said Commerce Department Deputy Chief of Staff Earl Comstock Wednesday. Comstock spoke on a panel on 5G and supply chains at the annual Bureau of Industry and Security conference (see 1907100013). The spectrum "is not perfect" and the administration is still working to "find the right spectrum in the right spaces," he said. "We have made available to our companies far more than any other country."Read More >>

CANCUN, Mexico -- The nature of e-commerce includes several features -- high velocity, hyper high volume and low value -- that makes "a recipe for a lot of risks" from a customs perspective, said Rich DiNucci, executive director-Cargo and Conveyance Security at Customs and Border Protection, speaking May 12 at a World Customs Organization conference. E-commerce moves "at a rate that's going to demand changes to our processes," he said. The industry is also "highly competitive," which makes collaboration difficult now, he said. "Every time I think that I have a handle on e-commerce mentally, I realize that I don't," he said.Read More >>

A provisional certification process for imported RF devices regulated by the FCC would make it easier for electronics companies to meet consumer demand following high-profile product announcements, Google said in comments on an NPRM to revise import requirements, among other things (see 1507210072). "Manufacturers struggle with importation of new technologies under the current certification rules," Google said. It and other filers, including CEA and the Telecommunications Industry Association, had offered general support in docket 15-170 for import-related changes, while seeking various tweaks (see 1510130052).Read More >>

E-commerce's growth is requiring some new considerations as individual sellers are increasingly involved in international transactions, said panelists during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event. While the new challenges may point to the need for some revised policies, it's difficult to "inject the interests of the multitude" of stakeholders involved at the border, said Brenda Smith, Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner in the Office of International Trade.Read More >>