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02/01/2022

Sohn Confirmation Vote Nixed, Another Hearing to Come

A senate official confirmed to CFX late Tuesday that there will not be a Senate Commerce vote on Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the FCC tomorrow.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: FCC / Public Knowledge / NCTA / Michael Powell / USTelecom / Gigi Sohn / FTC / Chuck Schumer / Senate Commerce / Reed Hundt / One America News / Roger Wicker / Jonathan Spalter / Blair Levin / Ben Ray Luján / CFX / Benton Institute for Broadband and Society / Alvaro Bedoya / Media Access Project / James Quello
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01/24/2022

2021 Telecom Lobbying Tops $108 Million

Fourth quarter was all about infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure—and that showed up in lobbying spending on the Hill.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: FCC / Comcast / charter / NCTA / Cox Communications / CTIA / T-Mobile / NTIA / Cox Enterprises / Huawei / Blair Levin / ACA Connects / Cindy Axne
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12/07/2021

Senate Approves Rosenworcel to Chair FCC

No more questions over whether Jessica Rosenworcel will have to leave the FCC when her current term expires at the end of the year.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: FCC / NCTA / Michael Powell / Jessica Rosenworcel / New Street Research / Mignon Clyburn / Gigi Sohn / Ed Markey / Blair Levin
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07/06/2021

Could FCC Nominations Be Coming Soon?

Is this the week we see Biden nominate an FCC chair? New Street Research ’s Blair Levin and team think yes—but with a caveat.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: FCC / Jessica Rosenworcel / IBEW / New Street Research / NTIA / CWA / Blair Levin / President Biden / Brian Deese / National Economic Council
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06/29/2021

More Broadband Funding Should Go Towards Adoption

Nothing is set in stone in terms of how the $65 billion in funding for broadband included in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package approved by President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators.

By Sara Winegardner

Found in: FCC / Congress / Ross Lieberman / Free Press / Greg Walden / brookings institute / Blair Levin / ACA Connects / LIFT America Act / Cartesian / Rural Digital Opportunity Fund / Emergency Broadband Benefit Program / President Biden / Alpine Advisors / S Derek Turner
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04/19/2021

NY’s $15 Internet Law

A bill signed by New York Gov Andrew Cuomo Friday requires ISPs to offer broadband access to low-income families for no more than $15 a month.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Comcast / charter / Altice USA / Verizon / New Street Research / Andrew Cuomo / Blair Levin

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Friday–July 1

Ready to Chime In: New AAPI Network Coming Soon

As the CEO of the National Diversity Coalition and National Asian American Coalition, Faith Bautista is always looking for ways to amplify the voices of the underrepresented. She believes it’s past time for an English-language Asian American network and is on a mission to bring network ChimeTV to the U.S.

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Blair Levin

Sohn Confirmation Vote Nixed, Another Hearing to Come

2021 Telecom Lobbying Tops $108 Million

Senate Approves Rosenworcel to Chair FCC

Could FCC Nominations Be Coming Soon?

More Broadband Funding Should Go Towards Adoption

NY’s $15 Internet Law

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Ready to Chime In: New AAPI Network Coming Soon

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