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December 1, 2021
Federal Trade Commission the Department of Commerce as well as several Coast Guard promotions Both the FCC and the FTC have responsibility to expand conductivity and to promote the protection of consumers online...every American has access to reliable affordable broadband Having strong leadership at the helm of the FCC to implement our broadband investments cannot be more important and I look forward to her confirmation...to participate in our 21st century economy and the FCC is critical role in helping our country be competitive If confirmed Ms Sohn will help lead the FCC s effort to address the lack of broadband connectivity...
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...
October 26, 2021
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Sen Cantwell Statement on FCC NTIA Nominations October 26 2021 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Maria Cantwell Chair of the Committee on...Rosenworcel to be Commissioner and Chair of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Gigi Sohn to be Commissioner of the FCC and Alan Davidson to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information...to be the Chair of the FCC and I look forward to swiftly considering these nominations before the end of the year https www commerce senate gov 2021 10 sen cantwell statement on fcc ntia nominations Home...
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...
March 17, 2021
to get the next phase right Today we re going to review some of the recent extensive programs the FCC developed and implemented the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and RDOF auction Congress created the...us that better coordination between these resources also is very important We ll also hear how the FCC predicted that it might take as much as 80 billion to close the digital divide And I know that we re...the sustained surge in online traffic and bandwidth consumption during the pandemic For its part the FCC under the Trump Administration also took meaningful action to respond to the nation s urgent broadband...
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