Today's Regulatory Mix: Energy and Commerce GOP Leaders Unveil the “Boosting Broadband Connectivity” Agenda, FCC Commissioner Carr Praises House Committee’s Broadband Connectivity Agenda, NARUC Resolution: Scrutinize RDOF Winners
Energy and Commerce GOP Leaders Unveil the “Boosting Broadband Connectivity” Agenda
House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of 28 bills
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Topics:
NARUC Resolutions,
FCC Commissioner Carr,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
RDOF
Today's Regulatory Mix: The FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for the September Open Meeting, Indiana Authorizes $51 Million In Broadband Funding, US House Committee Passes Telecom Legislation
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for September Open Meeting
The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting scheduled for September 30, 2020. It includes the following items:
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Topics:
telecom legislation,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Indiana Broadband Funding,
FCC September Open Meeting Agenda
Today's Regulatory Mix: Congress Urges Action on Interim Privacy Shield, FCC’s Stark Seeks Details On “Bidstream” Consumer Data
Congress Urges Action on Interim Privacy Shield
The four bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons urging them to work with their European counterparts to quickly issue interim guidance to protect consumers and help businesses following the recent decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that overturned the European Union (EU)-United States (U.S.) Privacy Shield Framework.
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Topics:
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee,
Interim Privacy Shield,
Consumer Data
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces March Open Meeting by Teleconference Due to COVID-19, US House Energy and Commerce Leader Calls on Providers to Offer More Data for Mobile Hotspots During COVID-19, US Senate Keeping Critical Connections Act
FCC Announces March Open Meeting By Teleconference Due to COVID-19
The FCC announced that, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, its March 31, 2020, Open Meeting will be in a wholly electronic format and will be open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s YouTube channel. Because of these special circumstances, the items on the agenda (see below) are expected to be voted on circulation prior to the meeting.
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Topics:
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Keeping Critical Connections Act,
FCC March 2020 Open Meeting,
Mobile Hotspots
Today's Regulatory Mix: USDA Announces Utah Broadband Grant, US House RESILIENT Networks Act, US House Hearing on Emergency Communications Solutions
USDA Announces Utah Broadband Grant
The USDA announced a $23.6 million investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure in Utah. This investment will build an all-fiber network that will serve more than 3,000 farms, businesses and homes spread over more than 400 square miles in rural Duchesne and Uintah counties.
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Topics:
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Communications and Technology Subcommittee,
USDA Broadband Grant,
Utah Broadband,
RESILIENT Networks Act
Today's Regulatory Mix: Court Declines to Rehear Challenges to FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Order, FCC C-Band Proposal, US House Field Hearing on Rural Broadband
Court Declines to Rehear Challenges to FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Order
The US Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit denied petitions for an en banc rehearing of its decision to uphold the FCC’s 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom Order.
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Topics:
Net Neutrality,
rural broadband,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Communications and Technology Subcommittee,
FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Order,
C-Band Proposal,
spectrum from 3.7 to 4.2 GHz
House & Senate Announce Agreement on Anti-Robocall Bill
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Chairman John Thune (R-SD), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) announced that they have come to an agreement in principle on legislation, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, to combat the robocall epidemic:
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Topics:
Wireless E911,
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology,
FCC November Open Meeting,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Wireless E911 Location Accuracy,
Auction For C-Band Licenses
US Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Restore Local Control of 5G Deployment
US Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) introduced H.R. 530, the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019, legislation to overturn FCC regulations limiting the ability of local governments to regulate the deployment of 5G wireless infrastructure.
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Topics:
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Accelerating Wireless Broadband,
FCC Restoring Internet Freedom,
H.R. 530,
Wireless location sharing practices
Today: US House Committee Will Hear Testimony of Twitter CEO, FCC Announces Effective Date of FY 2018 Applications, FCC Announces Deactivation of DIRS for Tropical Depression Lane
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Topics:
DIRS,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
FY 2018 Application Fees,
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey,
Tropical Depession Lane
Today: US Congress Inmate Calling Service Legislation, FCC LNPA Transition Outreach, FCC Registry of Intermediate Carriers, Energy and Commerce Committee on Daylight Savings Time
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Topics:
TOEP,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee,
Inmate Calling Service Legislation,
Registry of Intermediate Carriers,
Daylight Savings Time,
FCC LNPA Trasnsition Outreach
