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01/13/2021
Lawmakers Call for FCC Scrutiny on RDOF
Long-form applications for winning bids in the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction are due Jan 29, and members of Congress are preparing to ask the agency to closely scrutinize the submissions to make sure they are in compliance with program requirements.
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10/09/2020
Freeing More Spectrum for 5G
Sens Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) along with Reps Greg Walden (R-OR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Bob Latta (R-OH) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the FCC to begin an auction of the 3.45-3.55GHz band by Dec 2021.
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06/19/2020
Thune Bows Rural Broadband Bill
Senate Communications subcmte chmn John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program, which would capture a portion of the proceeds from spectrum auctions conducted by the FCC through September 30, 2022, for the buildout of broadband networks.
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05/14/2020
Hill Looks at Broadband during COVID-19
At a Senate Commerce hearing Wednesday titled, “The State of Broadband Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic,” broadband itself was in the witness seat with several senators and one witness participating remotely because of the virus.
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01/22/2020
O’Rielly OK With Compensating Satellite to Clear C-band
While commish Michael O’Rielly has been more vocal about the need to conduct the auction in a timely manner, he also believes that in order to do so, the FCC needs to be willing to share the proceeds with the satellite providers that currently use C-band spectrum.
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12/13/2019
Lawmakers Say Rural Deserves Urban Broadband Parity
Sens are asking the FCC to promote deployment of sustainable broadband networks as the agency considers adopting new rules in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund proceeding.