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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
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...
May 15, 2014
Rockefeller Statement on FCC Open Internet Vote May 15 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission FCC voted to proceed...protect a free and open Internet The FCC took an important step forward today to preserve an open Internet The American people do not care what magic words the FCC uses to assert its authority they just...is critical for the FCC to use its full authority to reinstate these critical consumer protections for the Internet https www commerce senate gov 2014 5 rockefeller statement on fcc open internet vote Home...
March 31, 2014
Statement on FCC Media Ownership Action March 31 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission s FCC action on media...media ownership Rockefeller has called on the FCC to closely examine the use of Joint Sales Agreements JSA and Shared Services Agreements SSA by broadcasters and has asked the Government Accountability...competition and consumers I thank the FCC for answering my call to rein in the misuse of broadcast television sharing agreements which has threatened the integrity of the FCC s media ownership rules Today s...
March 6, 2014
Statement on FCC Chairman s Media Ownership Proposal March 6 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman...Chairman Tom Wheeler s media ownership proposal Rockefeller has called on the FCC to closely examine the use of Joint Sales Agreements JSAs and Shared Services Agreements SSAs by broadcasters and has asked the...Government Accountability Office GAO to study how JSAs and SSAs impact competition and consumers I thank FCC Chairman Wheeler for putting forth proposals that address many of the concerns I and others have expressed...
February 25, 2014
Communications Act the Federal Communications Commission FCC has the power to modify Designated Market Areas DMAs for broadcast TV carriage on cable systems Should the FCC have a similar power with respect to satellite...standard by which households are determined to be unserved by broadcast TV signals Does Congress or the FCC need to take further action to implement this previous legislative amendment 5 Are there other technical...comment on the following possible reforms that have been suggested by various parties i Providing the FCC authority to order interim carriage of a broadcast signal or particular programming carried on such...
February 19, 2014
Commerce Science and Transportation released the following statement on Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler s announcement today Chairman Wheeler s announcement today is a bit of déjà...virtually free the Commission from its congressional tether The Chairman must have little faith that the FCC s latest attempt to regulate the Internet will hold up under legal review otherwise why bother keeping...
February 19, 2014
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Statement on FCC Chairman Wheeler s Open Internet Announcement February 19 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller...Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler s announcement that he will propose new Open Internet rules I am happy that Chairman...court made clear that Congress has spoken the FCC has ample statutory authority to protect consumers and competition online I have always supported the FCC s use of its full authority under the Communications...
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