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05/20/2021
OTSP Nomination Approved
Senate Commerce approved President Biden’ s nomination of Dr Eric Lander to be the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy by voice vote.
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04/22/2021
SCOTUS Takes a Bite Out of FTC
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act doesn’t grants the FTC the authority to obtain monetary awards on behalf of defrauded consumers.
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03/30/2021
Wicker Wants Clarity on Broadband Mapping
Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS) sent a letter to Senate Commerce chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) requesting that the committee hold a FCC oversight hearing to discuss timelines for developing new broadband maps.
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03/18/2021
At the Commission
The FCC continued on its anti-robocall agenda Thursday, issuing cease-and-desist letters to six voice providers for apparently transmitting illegal traffic. The companies involved include Yodel Technologies, Icon Global Services, IDT Corp, RSCom, Stratics Networks and Third Rock Telecom. They have 48 hours to take steps to “effectively mitigate illegal traffic” before downstream US-based voice service […]
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03/17/2021
Broadband Mapping Timeline Remains Unclear
Lawmakers still have questions about why the FCC’s efforts to create more accurate broadband maps have been delayed, and there are growing concerns that allocating more federal funding to closing the digital divide before their completion would be a waste.
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02/10/2021
Clyburn Ready to Bring $100 Billion Broadband Bill Back
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) expects to reintroduce his Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act “hopefully in the next couple of weeks.”