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05/13/2020
Broadband Included in Relief Bill
In the House, Dems unveiled their massive coronavirus relief bill Tuesday. Dubbed the Heroes Act, it would provide $1.5bln immediately for online distance learning (schools/libraries could use the E-Rate program to purchase hotspots, connected devices, connectivity and related equipment).
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03/25/2020
ISPs Report Strong Interest in Student, Low-Income Broadband
ISPs have responded to the nation’s COVID-19 crisis by finding ways to get more low-income households connected to the internet, and there are early signs that people are taking them up on offers of free connectivity.
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01/27/2020
Lawmakers Question NTIA’s Role in Spectrum Management
House Commerce chmn Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and ranking member Greg Walden (R-OR) sent a letter to the US Government Accountability Office Friday urging it to conduct an updated review of the NTIA’s federal spectrum management processes.
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12/06/2019
Lawmakers Criticize FCC on Flawed Maps, Communications
Subcmte members from both sides of the aisle criticized FCC chmn Ajit Pai’s announcement of a $9bln 5G Fund that would replace the Mobility Fund Phase II.
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11/21/2019
Bill Would Make Retrans Good Faith Rules Permanent
House Commerce unanimously approved a compromise bill Wednesday that would make permanent the requirement that broadcasters and MVPDs negotiate retransmission consent in good faith.
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11/20/2019
STELAR Still in Markup
At our deadline Tuesday, the House Commerce committee was still in the process of marking up 18 bills, including the TV Viewer Protection Act that would extend the STELAR satellite distant signal license by five years, extend good faith retrans negotiating provisions to collective buying groups (like NCTC) and require greater bill/advertising transparency on price.