Policyband
Is the FCC an Independent Agency? Al Gore Certainly Didn't Think So
It was Gore who told FCC Chairman Reed Hundt that his failing cable TV regulations needed a makeover.
Policyband
It was Gore who told FCC Chairman Reed Hundt that his failing cable TV regulations needed a makeover.
permitting
The bill, known as the SPEED Act, would enact the most significant change in decades to the National Environmental Policy Act. It passed 221-196.
NTIA
Kaptivate analysis finds some states’ references to rural America dropped 80 to 100 percent
BEAD
Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Utah had their final proposals approved.
Georgia
The approval follows recent elections where two Democrats won seats on the commission. Those Democrats oppose the plan but don't take office until January.
USF
Lawmakers are considering how best to reform the fund.
Public Safety
Four Republicans warn FCC to proceed with caution as it explores GPS alternatives
Kaptivate analysis finds some states’ references to rural America dropped 80 to 100 percent
Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Utah had their final proposals approved.
The SUCCESS for BEAD Act would allow more spending on infrastructure, but didn’t specify adoption or affordability efforts.
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FCC Democrats led by Chair Jessica Rosenworcel pointed a license revocation bazooka at the head of a Fox TV station in Philly during the 2024 campaign. But Gomez likes to forget about that one.
Experts dispute FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's denial of agency independence
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Thursday order could be a blueprint for Trump administration requests to ensure that data centers get power as quickly as possible.
Carr said agency was not independent: 'Any FCC commissioner can be fired by the president for any reason, or no reason at all'
Sen. Schumer and colleagues push FCC to put consumer protections first in upcoming allocations
The bill would allow states to spend the money on wholesale fiber, workforce development, and mobile wireless infrastructure, among other things.
Fusion technology has been seen as a long way off but tech companies view it as a promising way of powering their energy-hungry AI data centers.
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) joined the pile on by releasing a communications pricing report filled with partisan half-truths and bogus statistical inferences blaming Carr for fueling inflation
Congress should have received a report before the rules were issued, the watchdog said.