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10/02/2023
On the Hill
Congress averting a government shutdown (for now) wasn’t the only action on the Hill over the weekend. The Senate confirmed FCC Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr for new terms at the agency late Saturday.
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09/21/2023
130 Broadband Programs: GOP Lawmakers Ask How Many Are Enough
As ISPs and consumers ponder whether the government will extend the Affordable Connectivity Program for broadband subsidies, Rep. Tony Cárdenas provided a pretty stark assessment.
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09/13/2023
Head Scratcher: Congress Struggles Over How to Address Blackouts
Wednesday’s House Communications Subcommittee hearing on the video marketplace had one common theme: the U.S. has a real problem with blackouts.
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07/12/2023
On the Hill
House Commerce’s Communications Subcommittee marked up several bipartisan bills Wednesday that will reauthorize NTIA and ensure it oversees areas around spectrum management and AI, not to mention the $65 billion in broadband investments that are part of the Infrastructure Law.
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05/16/2023
GOP Leaders Want FCC Probe on Standard General-TEGNA
Senate Commerce Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) and House Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) want the FCC’s Acting Inspector General to investigate whether FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s decision to have the agency’s Media Bureau designate the proposed Standard General-TEGNA transaction for an ALJ hearing was motivated by a biased desire to block the deal.
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04/19/2023
FCC Wants Spectrum Authority Back
It has been more than a month since the FCC’s spectrum auction authority expired for the first time in 30 years, and the agency’s leaders are asking Congress directly to restore it.
