Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC's Rosenworcel Releases New Podcast, USDA Announces Additional Broadband Funding
FCC’s Rosenworcel Releases New Podcast
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel announced the release of the latest episode of her podcast, Broadband Conversations. The podcast was launched over two years ago with the goal of amplifying the voices of women from across the technology, innovation and media sectors.
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Topics:
FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
USDA Broadband Funding,
North Carolina Broadband,
Alabama Broadband
Today's Regulatory Mix: Kansas Announces New Broadband Office and New Grants, FCC’s Rosenworcel Releases Second Half of Podcast, FCC E-Rate Funding Announced
Kansas Announces New Broadband Office and New Grants
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order #20-67 to establish the Office of Broadband Development and announced the distribution of nearly $50 million in Connectivity Emergency Response Grant (CERG) funds to underserved communities across Kansas.
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Topics:
Colorado Broadband Grants,
FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
USDA Broadband Grants,
Kansas Broadband Grants,
FCC E-Rate Funding
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Opens Second E-Rate Funding Window, GAO Report on E-Rate Program Fraud, US Senate Hearing On Data Privacy Legislation
FCC Opens Second E-Rate Funding Window
The FCC announced the opening of a second funding year 2020 filing window to allow schools to request additional E-Rate funding specifically to address increased on-campus bandwidth needs due to COVID-19.
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Topics:
GAO,
E-Rate Program Funding,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
E-Rate Program Fraud,
Data Privacy Legislation,
US Senate Hearings
Today's Regulatory Mix: US Congress Hearing on 5G, FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's New "Broadband Conversations" Podcast, FCC's Pai on Cross Sector Resiliency Forum
US Congress Hearing on 5G
Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced the committee will convene a hearing titled, “5G Supply Chain Security: Threats and Solutions,” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.
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Topics:
CTIA,
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
5G,
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
5G Supply Chain Security,
Cross Sector Resiliency Forum ,
Edison Electric Institute
Rosenworcel Releases First "Broadband Conversations" Podcast of 2020
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel announced the release of the first episode of her podcast, Broadband Conversations, for 2020. The podcast works to amplify the voices of women working on the front lines of technology, innovation, and media.
To talk in detail about the challenges of making sure broadband reaches rural communities, the Commissioner spoke to Peggy Schaffer, Executive Director of Connect Maine Broadband Authority.
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Topics:
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
FCC Wireless Location Investigation,
CRTC Internet Safeguards
US Congress Passes Robocalling Bill
The Senate has passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S. 151) by a simple voice vote. It now heads to the president, who is expected to sign it into law. The Act passed the House earlier this month. See the Regulatory Mix dated 12/6/19
Among other things, the Act:
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Topics:
CRTC,
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Robocalling Bill,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
call blocking system
California Defines Scope of Hearings on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
The California PUC has scheduled evidentiary hearings on December 5 and 6, 2019 regarding the proposed Sprint /T-Mobile transaction that is before the PUC. The PUC is now seeking to determine what impact new agreements between Sprint, T-Mobile, and Dish Networks (DISH) will have on the proposed merger.
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Topics:
telemedicine in rural areas,
Sprint T-Mobile Merger,
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
DISH
FCC’s Rosenworcel Releases New Podcast
FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel announced the release of a special episode of her podcast, Broadband Conversations. The episode was recorded in front of a live audience and features Congresswoman Sharice Davids and Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer. Both women serve on the Small Business Committee and both have also made history; Davids is the first openly LGBTQ Kansan elected to Congress and one of the first female Native Americans elected to Congress in our nation’s history.
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Topics:
multichannel video programming distributors,
FCC 911 Reliability Certification System,
MVPD,
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
FCC Form 396-C,
Covered 911 Service Providers
FCC Chairman Proposes New Rules Aimed to Ban Spoofed Texts and Foreign Robocalls
The FCC announced that Chairman Pai has proposed adoption of new rules banning malicious caller ID spoofing of text messages and international calls. The Commission will vote on these new rules at its August 1, 2019 meeting.
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Topics:
robocalls,
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Broadband Conversations Podcast,
Spoofed Texts,
The Truth in Caller ID Act,
Broadband Access in Multi-Tenant Environments
U.S. Congress Legislation to Protect Health Data
In a recent press release, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced that they introduced new legislation to protect consumers’ private health data. “While recent reports have highlighted how home DNA testing kits and health data tracking apps have given companies access to unprecedented levels of consumer health data, current law does not adequately address the emerging privacy concerns presented by these new technologies.”
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Topics:
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,
Massachusetts Attorney General Healey,
The Protect Personal Health Data Act,
Broadband Conversations Podcast