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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...
May 7, 2014
As we have discussed previously in this committee delays at the Federal Communications Commission FCC and other unforeseen events since enactment of the PTC mandate in 2008 have prevented nearly all passenger...extension of the 2015 deadline something which I think is necessary especially given the delays at the FCC I hope to see such an extension included in any final bill reported out of our committee and I look...
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...
January 14, 2014
down part of the Federal Communications Commission s FCC controversial 2010 net neutrality rules We have consistently said the Obama Administration s FCC exceeded its legal authority by imposing unnecessary...unnecessary and unjustified net neutrality regulations We are pleased the D C Circuit in striking down the FCC s net neutrality restrictions recognized that traditional monopoly era telecommunications regulation...and open Internet We are however troubled that the court appears to have simultaneously granted the FCC in the words of Senior Circuit Judge Silberman virtually unlimited power to regulate the Internet under...
September 18, 2013
landscape and I am sure he will continue to serve our country with distinction in his new role at the FCC should he be confirmed As I have said before it is clear we are living in the middle of a digital revolution...potential for job creation and innovation in the broadband Internet and technology sectors Both the FCC and the FTC are regulatory agencies that oversee various aspects of the interactions between consumers...economy whether it is mobile technology privacy issues which the FTC is actively investigating or the FCC s critical efforts to increase the availability of private sector spectrum to keep pace with exploding...
July 31, 2013
better served by pairing Mr Wheeler with the anticipated nominee for the Republican vacancy on the FCC a nomination we hope to receive from the White House very soon In the past such nominees have frequently...
December 8, 2011
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Statement on Committee Approval of FTC FCC Nominations December 8 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV issued the following...FTC and Federal Communications Commission FCC nominations to the full Senate for its consideration When it comes to putting leaders at the helm of the FTC and FCC there are no better candidates than the...confirmation Confirmed by voice vote today were Ms Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai to be Members of the FCC Ms Rebecca M Blank to be Deputy Secretary of the U S Department of Commerce and Mr Jon D Leibowitz...
October 12, 2011
that we connect our communities with broadband Let me start by saying that I wholeheartedly applaud FCC Chairman Genachowski for his efforts to reform this system and help bring broadband both wired and...
June 29, 2011
Counsel U S Department of Commerce Mr Austin Schlick General Counsel Federal Communications Commission FCC Panel II Mr Scott Taylor Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer Hewlett Packard Company Mr Stuart...with new online and wireless applications is raising serious privacy and security concerns As the FCC recognized in the National Broadband Plan successfully addressing these concerns will be critical to...
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