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February 14, 2023
from the fact that Ms Sohn is immensely qualified for this position and a highly effective would be FCC commissioner February 14 2023 She will help deliver for the American people and she has a keen eye...remarks at today s 3rd nomination hearing for Gigi Sohn President Biden s nominee to serve on the FCC Commission underscoring Sohn s exception qualifications bipartisan support and her commitment to serving...then I believe Ms Sohn fits that bill She has a very long history at being part of the process at the FCC and she is qualified She will help deliver for the American people and she has a keen eye on something...
November 18, 2022
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Wicker Statement on FCC Broadband Maps November 18 2022 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss ranking member of the Senate...Communications Commission s FCC draft broadband availability maps These new maps are a result of Wicker s Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability DATA Act which required the FCC to strengthen its...help deploy broadband more accurately to underserved and unserved communities across the nation The FCC has finally released a draft version of the new broadband maps required by the bipartisan Broadband...
August 3, 2022
Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Senators Praise Enhanced Spectrum Coordination Between NTIA and FCC August 3 2022 WASHINGTON U S Sens Roger Wicker R Miss ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce...praising the updated Memorandum of Understanding MOU between the Federal Communications Commission FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA that governs coordination between...encourage investment and innovation Consistent with our legislation the updated agreement between the FCC and NTIA is the first in almost two decades Still it is important to pass our legislation to codify...
August 3, 2022
of the Federal Communications Commission s FCC auction authority to give Congress time to work with federal agencies on spectrum pipeline legislation The FCC s spectrum auction authority is set to expire...testimonies This conversation is particularly timely as the Chair noted with the expiration of the FCC s statutory auction authority in less than two months Spectrum is a critical component of enabling...a variety of expenditures including funding FirstNet and reducing the federal deficit However the FCC s statutory authority to conduct auctions is set to expire September 30 If we do not act swiftly the...
July 28, 2022
telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act giving the Federal Communications Commission FCC the appropriate authority to reinstate net neutrality protections A free and open internet is vital...protections and without the FCC able to exercise its proper authority are more sweeping than ever said Senator Markey My legislation would reverse the damaging approach adopted by the Trump FCC which left broadband...broadband access unregulated and consumers unprotected It would give the FCC the tools it needs to protect the free and open internet creating a just broadband future for everyone in our country I thank my partners...
June 9, 2022
program I am encouraged by the inclusion of some specific provisions such as requiring states to use the FCC s updated broadband maps when awarding funds and encouraging states to streamline their permitting...I fear could undermine the program s success First NTIA is unclear on whether it will wait for the FCC to resolve challenges to its maps before allocating funds to states This could cause some states to...Federal Communications Commission FCC over spectrum have become prevalent in recent years I welcomed the new Spectrum Coordination Initiative between NTIA and the FCC which was announced in February and...
May 12, 2022
programs that predated the pandemic this includes programs at the Federal Communications Commission FCC the Department of Agriculture the Department of the Treasury the Department of Education and the Department...consider previous funding commitments when distributing funds Indeed Congress has already directed the FCC to include data in its national broadband map showing broadband projects that receive federal funding...
April 27, 2022
distribute over 40 billion for broadband buildout to the states as well as any updates on when the FCC s new broadband maps will be completed One key aspect of broadband expansion is improved spectrum coordination...an opportunity to discuss how NTIA s recently announced Spectrum Coordination Initiative with the FCC will promote more efficient and effective spectrum management policies for federal and non federal...
April 26, 2022
Infrastructure and Jobs Act IIJA broadband programs The legislators call on the NTIA to Commit to using the FCC s new broadband maps once challenges are resolved for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program...Commission s Broadband Maps The IIJA requires NTIA to use the Federal Communications Commission s FCC new broadband maps when they are available to determine whether a location is unserved or underserved...funding from the BEAD program NTIA should not award funds until the FCC s broadband maps are completed with challenges adjudicated The FCC s challenge process permits any member of the public to challenge...
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