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February 7, 2022
promoting the use of model codes such as those developed by the Federal Communications Commission FCC and prioritizing funding for projects that adhere to productive permitting processes are all ways to...
January 13, 2022
Twitter YouTube Flickr Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Wicker Urges FCC and NTIA to Strengthen Coordination on Spectrum Policy Following Recent Interference Concerns The recent...Commerce Science and Transportation today sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA to work cooperatively to resolve...2003 The letter also reaffirms the respective roles of the agencies in the policy making process The FCC has made significant progress in identifying and making available more spectrum for commercial purposes...
December 13, 2021
Flickr Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Committee Leaders Question FCC After Findings Reveal Fraudulent Enrollment in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program December 13 2021...today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel seeking information about the agency s response after the FCC Office of Inspector General OIG found that broadband...school In the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 Congress created the 3 2 billion EBB program at the FCC The program provides subsidies to qualifying low income households to help pay for internet service...
November 30, 2021
s role coordinating executive branch views on matters before the Federal Communications Commission FCC Require NTIA to coordinate with other agencies including the Department of Labor and Department of...telecommunications industry which will help address the telecommunications workforce shortage Require NTIA and the FCC to update their memorandum of understanding on spectrum management S 1472 Improving Spectrum Coordination...
July 22, 2021
limit or control consumers speech See below for what they are saying Federal Communications Commission FCC While Section 230 reform remains necessary it is not sufficient standing alone to address Big Tech...
July 21, 2021
Reliable FAIR Contributions Act The legislation would direct the Federal Communications Commission FCC to conduct a study into the feasibility of collecting Universal Service Fund USF contributions from...in working toward this goal and making this a reality The FAIR Contributions Act would Direct the FCC to issue a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comment on the feasibility of collecting USF contributions...contributions from internet edge providers and issue a final report on the matter within 180 days Require the FCC to consider Possible sources of Big Tech revenue such as digital advertising and user fees The fairness...
July 15, 2021
Twitter YouTube Flickr Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Wicker Thune Urge FCC to Move Quickly in RDOF Application Review July 15 2021 WASHINGTON U S Sens Roger Wicker R Miss ranking...Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to request a status update on the agency s long form application...to deploy high speed broadband to over 5 2 million unserved homes and businesses in 49 states The FCC s RDOF rules prohibit the agency from authorizing money to winning bidders until it reviews and approves...
July 9, 2021
Commission FCC collects broadband availability data and develops its maps Although Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel previously suggested that the FCC could complete new maps within months the FCC more...funding from Congress to update its own National Broadband Availability Map in coordination with the FCC Recently NTIA released its Indicators of Broadband Need interactive map This map represents a compilation...significantly since then Second the map relies on the FCC s census block level availability data This data vastly overstates broadband coverage and the FCC is actively replacing it with more granular accurate...
April 29, 2021
Improving Spectrum Coordination Act The legislation would require the Federal Communications Commission FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA to update the Memorandum of Understanding...many more disputes over how it is managed Wicker said This legislation would require the NTIA and FCC to update how they allocate spectrum and resolve disputes to reflect today s demand for the deployment...leadership on this legislation The demand for spectrum has skyrocketed since 2003 when the NTIA and FCC signed their last MOU said Blackburn Naturally disagreements have increased as spectrum demand has...
March 30, 2021
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Wicker Requests Hearing on FCC Broadband Maps March 30 2021 WASHINGTON U S Sen Roger Wicker R Miss ranking member of the Senate Committee...Science and Transportation requesting that the Committee hold a Federal Communications Commission FCC oversight hearing to discuss the agency s plans and timelines for developing new broadband maps Letter...requires the FCC to develop accurate granular broadband maps We also provided the FCC 98 million to implement the law Our expectation was that the FCC would act expeditiously to develop new maps as FCC officials...
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