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03/31/2020
Telehealth Stimulus Money
Remember that $200mln set aside for telehealth in the $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill? FCC chmn Ajit Pai circulated an order Monday on how to spend it.
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03/27/2020
Breaking Down the Senate Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
The Senate unanimously passed a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package late Wednesday and sent the bill—which offers relief to individuals, small business and large corporations—over to the House.
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03/17/2020
Supporting Distance Learning
Sens Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) led 13 other lawmakers in calling on the FCC to temporarily allow schools to use E-Rate program funding to offer WiFi hotspots or devices with WiFi capabilities to students lacking internet access at home.
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03/04/2020
Nexstar, Charter Get Creative
Nexstar-owned Springfield, MA, station WWLP is returning to Charter with a special feed of local news set to launch in the next 30-60 days.
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01/22/2020
Dems Join Franchise Fee Fracas
Unhappy with the FCC’s August ruling that in-kind services count towards a 5% cap on cable operators’ franchise fees, Democratic senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) have introduced the Protecting Community Television Act.
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12/11/2019
Return of the Spirit of Net Neutrality
Like the Ghost of Christmas Past, net neutrality haunted Capitol Hill Tuesday on the two-year anniversary of the FCC’s decision to repeal 2015 rules regulating ISPs under Title II.