Chairman Rockefeller Works to Keep America Competitive by Broadening Access to the Internet and Computers

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today after introducing The Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act (BOAA), a bipartisan piece of legislation, which would amend the Communications Act to extend a universal service program at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide support for broadband in low-income households.

Chairman Rockefeller Continues Fight to Protect American Consumers and Combat Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to three credit card companies—Visa, Inc., American Express, Inc., and MasterCard, Inc.—asking them what they know about the aggressive online sales tactics many online companies use to charge consumers’ credit cards for unwanted club memberships.

Rockefeller Statement on Comcast-NBC Joint Venture

WASHINGTON, D.C.—John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding Comcast and General Electric’s (GE) agreement…