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July 25, 2013
future services to go unoffered because of unpredictable or inadequate universal service support The FCC is directed by law to provide predictable and sufficient mechanisms to preserve and advance universal...our nation s communications system is uncompetitive In laying out a strategic plan for the FCC in 1999 former FCC Chairman William Kennard proclaimed that W e must resist imposing legacy regulations on new...
July 25, 2013
future services to go unoffered because of unpredictable or inadequate universal service support The FCC is directed by law to provide predictable and sufficient mechanisms to preserve and advance universal...our nation s communications system is uncompetitive In laying out a strategic plan for the FCC in 1999 former FCC Chairman William Kennard proclaimed that W e must resist imposing legacy regulations on new...
July 17, 2013
our communications laws it could better reflect today s digital reality Like you I am pleased the FCC plans to move forward on Friday with a rulemaking to begin the modernization of E rate Online activity...universal service and I look forward to seeing how the FCC addresses this reality through E rate reform I also want to draw particular attention to FCC Commissioner Pai s speech delivered yesterday in which...holding today s hearing I look forward to working with you to continue our committee s oversight of the FCC and its E rate rulemaking Thank you https www commerce senate gov 2013 7 thune statement on future...
July 17, 2013
evolve so must the E Rate program Several months ago I called on the FCC to begin the process for creating E Rate 2 0 I want to commend the FCC for moving quickly on this A program designed nearly seventeen...our communications laws it could better reflect today s digital reality Like you I am pleased the FCC plans to move forward on Friday with a rulemaking to begin the modernization of E rate Online activity...universal service and I look forward to seeing how the FCC addresses this reality through E rate reform I also want to draw particular attention to FCC Commissioner Pai s speech delivered yesterday in which...
June 18, 2013
ago As my colleagues may be aware you have written that t he Communications Act and its enforcer the FCC are analog legacies in a digital world and that r egulation designed around early 20th Century technology...work with Congress and seek to amend the law where it may be inadequate or outdated The two previous FCC chairmen both chose to intervene in the broadband market based on questionable legal theories rather...Second will you conduct agency business transparently You have been criticized for suggesting that the FCC use merger conditions to create de facto regulation for an entire industry or at a minimum underscoring...
June 4, 2013
Chairman Walden and my other colleagues in the House who challenged this perspective in a letter to the FCC in April I believe the Commission should not pick winners or losers among individual companies but...instead let all interested participants freely compete against one another in the open market The FCC began using spectrum auctions because we recognized that the free market is more effective at allocating...activity in rural areas during the auction is to offer licenses in a variety of geographic sizes The FCC should not be distracted by proposals that could lead to less spectrum being made available and less...
May 3, 2013
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Statement on Wheeler Nomination as FCC Chairman May 3 2013 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following...after President Obama nominated Tom Wheeler to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission FCC I respect President Obama s decision to nominate Tom Wheeler as Chairman of the Federal Communications...Communications Commission He has a long and diverse career in both communications policy and business The FCC will work toward promoting universal access to broadband expanding the E Rate program and making sure...
March 21, 2013
sent by Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Lawrence Strickling indicating the FCC s intent to auction valuable wireless spectrum...am glad to see the FCC is taking steps to pair and auction together the 1755 1780 MHz and 2155 2180 MHz wireless spectrum bands and I applaud Commissioner Pai for advocating the FCC use its notify and...called upon the FCC to prioritize making more spectrum available for commercial use as quickly as possible FCC Chairman Genachowski s letter is the first step in a process outlined by FCC Commissioner Ajit...
March 20, 2013
Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune Commends FCC Commissioner McDowell on Years of Service March 20 2013 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator John Thune R SD...wish Rob all the best in his future endeavors https www commerce senate gov 2013 3 thune commends fcc commissioner mcdowell on years of service Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
March 12, 2013
Internet and all innovation that derives from it As most of you have heard me say the job of being an FCC Commissioner is one of the hardest but most important jobs in Washington Your actions affect how we...this goal In 1996 everyone dismissed the need for the E Rate Telecommunications companies took the FCC to court over the program We won We have almost two decades of proof that the E Rate worked It enabled...literally connected the least among us to the world in a way never before possible Today I urge the FCC and industry to join me in an effort to make sure that every child in America has a bright future That...
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