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04/09/2025
Trusty Vows Not to Weaponize FCC, Seeks Spectrum Unity
As Sen. Amy Klobuchar quipped, Olivia Trusty wins the best name prize for a nominee as senators quizzed her to try and determine if she could in fact be trusted to serve as an FCC commissioner.
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02/13/2025
Dem Lawmakers Condemn FCC Investigations
Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Gary Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr and Republican FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington on Thursday with grave concerns over agency actions threatening certain broadcasters.
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01/29/2025
OMB Notice, BEAD Dominate Lutnick Confirmation Hearing
The confirmation hearing of Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick was almost jovial at times.
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07/30/2024
Holding Out ACP Hope
Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced a companion bill in the House to Sen. Ben Ray Luján’s (D-NM) legislation that would provide $6 billion to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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05/02/2024
Senate Committee Stuck on Where to Go With ACP
A Senate Communications Subcommittee about the future of the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program and broadband affordability overall took on a larger meaning Thursday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle wondered how to get a bipartisan agreement on the issue, one with broad support, to the finish line.
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09/07/2023
Gomez Senate Confirmation Ends FCC Stalemate
At long last, the U.S. Senate confirmed the FCC’s fifth commissioner Thursday, giving Democrats the majority at the agency for the first time in Biden’s presidency.