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March 22, 2018
Senators Markey and Thune Applaud FCC for Initiating Rulemaking to Explore Solutions to Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts Senators previously sent a letter calling on the FCC to create and make available a...Commission FCC for exploring solutions to unwanted robocalls and robotexts by creating and making available to callers a comprehensive database of reassigned telephone numbers Today the FCC approved a...provided consent Sens Markey and Thune 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...
March 13, 2018
States and put us at an economic disadvantage with respect to our global competitors Clearly as the FCC concluded in its report there is much work to be done We are almost one fifth of the way through the...protect our fellow citizens and important federal state local and tribal interests steps that the FCC seems keen to take And that discussion must include fair and fulsome input from all affected parties...
March 2, 2018
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Walden Pallone Thune and Nelson Announce FCC Reauthorization and Spectrum Agreement March 2 2018 WASHINGTON House Energy and Commerce Committee...bipartisan bicameral agreement on legislation reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission FCC and spurring the deployment of next generation wireless services The legislation RAY BAUM S Act H R...passed both the House and Senate does what no legislation has done in 28 years it reauthorizes the FCC and includes provisions that help make sure that the Commission is transparent efficient and ready...
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...
January 17, 2018
reaching down deep into our government For example as part of the Federal Communications Commission s FCC s net neutrality proceeding about 500 000 comments were traced to Russian IP addresses That s equally...
October 13, 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 20, 2017
just reasonable and affordable rates From that time the Universal Service Fund established by the FCC has been a primary mechanism for achieving universal communications service across the country It has...to health care facilities and other institutions that would likely go without service In 2011 the FCC significantly reformed parts of the USF program in an attempt to address past shortcomings and inefficiencies...colleagues including Senators Schatz Fischer Klobuchar Moran and Peters This bill would require the FCC to standardize its data collection methods to ensure that USF support is directed to rural communities...
March 2, 2017
about the value of spectrum to the economy We are here to talk about what we have learned from the FCC s recent spectrum auctions and how unlicensed spectrum is a vital piece of the puzzle I also hope our...
March 2, 2016
aspect of the agency and major policy issues before the Commission From video policy to spectrum the FCC s decisions have an enormous effect on the future of our technology economy said Thune This hearing...time this century the full FCC has appeared before this Committee twice during a single Congress Another example is our unanimous approval last year of Senator Heller s FCC Consolidated Reporting Act which...examinations less burdensome on the agency as well as more informative to Congress Reauthorizing the FCC is our responsibility as legislators and representatives of diverse constituencies who are increasingly...
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...
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