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January 25, 2018
system We should make sure that lessons learned from one incident inform and improve future alerts The FCC is also taking to steps to make improvements to the alert system through the use of better geo targeting...tragedies like Hurricanes Harvey Irma and Maria Today I am pleased to welcome Ms Lisa Fowlkes Chief of the FCC s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Mr Scott Bergmann Senior Vice President of Regulatory...disasters and helping the most vulnerable when children are abducted I appreciate the work of the FCC the broadcasters and the wireless industry to make distribution of those alerts a priority But for...
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...
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...
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...
June 2, 2015
convene the hearing The subcommittee s hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission s FCC progress in reforming Lifeline a government program that subsidizes monthly telephone services for...The hearing follows the Government Accountability Office s GAO recent report recommending that the FCC evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Lifeline Witnesses Mr Randolph May President Free State...policies With this enduring principle in mind it is critical that we not forget the importance of the FCC s Lifeline program to advancing our universal service goals For three decades we have seen Lifeline...
July 30, 2014
McSweeny who is here for the first time since her confirmation Mr LeBlanc of the FCC and Attorney General Sorrell The FTC FCC and state attorneys general play a key role in fighting cramming with their law...
July 9, 2014
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune Statement Ahead of FCC E Rate Vote July 9 2014 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator John Thune R South Dakota Ranking Member of the...Transportation today made the following statement on the upcoming July 11th Federal Communication Commission FCC vote on reforms proposed by Chairman Wheeler to E Rate a program intended to support communications...schools particularly in rural areas While I disagree with some of my Democrat colleagues who believe the FCC should simply increase the existing cap on E Rate funding they are correct that Wi Fi s impact cannot...
June 25, 2014
competition and provided a light regulatory touch for information services Bipartisan leadership at the FCC reinforced the light touch for the Internet when implementing the law All of this fostered an era of...dynamic and competitive broadband marketplace Because of this any Internet regulations issued by the FCC based on either statute will be tied up in courts for years thus creating more uncertainty for businesses...commercial use both licensed and unlicensed as quickly as possible The upcoming spectrum auctions at the FCC are critical steps in the right direction and I will be following them closely but we need to start...
June 5, 2014
Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune Lauds FCC Rural Call Completion Enforcement June 5 2014 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator John Thune R South Dakota...Federal Communications Commission s FCC announcement regarding additional enforcement actions designed to combat call completion issues in rural areas I applaud the FCC for taking action to investigate and...distance calls failing to be completed in rural areas This is a timely action by the FCC particularly after two FCC commissioners visited South Dakota last week to hear about and observe the challenges...
June 5, 2014
renewed focus must carry over into the FCC s thinking about the evolution of our nation s communications networks If conducted carefully and transparently the FCC s planned IP transition trials will help...nation understand the true impact of the IP transition on public safety and consumers I support the FCC s deliberate approach to these trials and its efforts to make sure that the new networks provide the...
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