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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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05/13/2020
Online Education
A coalition of Democrats, led by Ed Markey (D-MA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), introduced the Emergency Educational Connections Act, a companion bill to legislation introduced in the House aimed at making sure students in K-12 have adequate internet connectivity and devices during the pandemic.
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01/29/2020
Latest Version of C-band Bill Offers Incentives for Incumbents
A new version of the Senate bill mandating a public auction of 300MHz of C-band spectrum has been introduced, and it would offer a portion of the auction’s revenues to incentivize those that currently occupy the band to clear it.
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12/12/2019
C-band Legislation Headed to Senate Floor
Senate Commerce voted 14-12 along party lines to advance a bill to the full Senate that would require the FCC to auction no less than 280MHz of C-band spectrum by the end of 2020.
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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.
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11/27/2019
Democratic Senators Up Online Protections with COPRA Introduction
Senate Commerce ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) along with sens Brian Schatz (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ed Markey (D-MA) announced privacy legislation establishing privacy rights and improvements to data security safeguards for online shoppers.