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October 4, 2017
Improvement Act sponsored by Senators Hatch Baldwin Donnelly Heller Sullivan and Udall would require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple easy to remember three digit dialing code to be used...problem in the United States and the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act would ensure that the FCC has the input of Veterans representatives and Mental Health professionals as it considers how best...
October 3, 2017
rural areas Witnesses The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel Commissioner Federal Communications Commission FCC Mr Joshua Cyr Director Education and Acceleration Alpha Loft Mr Mike Reed State President Consolidated...
October 3, 2017
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Sens Thune and Markey Encourage FCC Action On Robocalling October 3 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune R S D who serves as chairman of...Transportation together with Sen Ed Markey D MA today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Ajit Pai The letter encourages the commission to continue with a rulemaking that creates and...liability for unknowingly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Excerpt from the letter to the FCC Periodically consumers receive unwanted robocalls and robotexts because the previous holder not the...
September 14, 2017
Communications Commission FCC at least 8 1 million cable and wireline subscribers are without service in Alabama Florida and Georgia due to Hurricane Irma Additionally the FCC reported that 18 percent of...
September 6, 2017
important part of universal service Unfortunately as has been demonstrated time and time again the FCC s Lifeline program has not lived up to this promise especially to those that rely on these services...program Over the last seven years the Government Accountability Office GAO has repeatedly documented the FCC s failure to properly oversee the billions of dollars paid by American families to provide Lifeline...that the FCC has not prioritized the development of performance goals and measures for Lifeline and as a result the Commission has limited insight on what the program is actually accomplishing FCC action...
August 3, 2017
Nelson D Fla S 96 Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 Legislation to require the FCC to establish quality and reliability standards for rural phone networks Sponsors Sens Amy Klobuchar...174 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 Legislation to require the FCC to condense duplicative reports on competition in the telecommunications market into one comprehensive...
August 2, 2017
nominations From cyber security to ocean related matters a concrete checkoff program and even a measure on FCC data collection today s agenda not only illustrates this Committee s broad jurisdiction but also the...Klobuchar s Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act and the Kari s Law Act Senator Heller s FCC Consolidated Reporting Act Senator Nelson s Spoofing Prevention Act and Senator Fischer and Senator...
July 19, 2017
Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Nomination Hearing FCC July 19 2017 10 00 AM U S Sen John Thune R S D chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science...constitutional charge to consider nominees appointed by the President for federal office said Thune The FCC has significant responsibilities over one of the most innovative sectors of our economy and I look...as we consider their nominations to serve as commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission FCC I d also like to welcome the families of the nominees who are here today While this is a confirmation...
July 13, 2017
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune and Markey Applaud FCC for Exploring Solutions to Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts July 13 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune...Telephone Consumer Protection Act that became law in 1991 commended the Federal Communications Commission FCC for exploring solutions to unwanted robocalls and robotexts by creating and making available to callers...comply with the law Sens Thune and Markey provided the following joint statement on the FCC s action We applaud the FCC for exploring opportunities to reduce unwanted robocalls and robotexts and we strongly...
June 29, 2017
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune Statement on GAO Findings of Massive Fraud and Waste in FCC s Lifeline Phone Program June 29 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune R S D chairman of the Senate Commerce...the FCC made last year in scuttling a bipartisan reform intended to bring needed accountability to ensure honest and efficient use of Lifeline program funds While the current leadership of the FCC inherited...intended purpose As chairman of the Senate Committee with jurisdiction over the FCC I will work with my colleagues and the FCC to address these rampant problems I commend the members of the Senate Homeland...
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