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# Rosenworcel Confirmed, Rohingya Meta Class Action, FTTH Builds Increase, WOW! Offers 1 Gig
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/rosenworcel-confirmed-rohingya-meta-class-action-ftth-builds-increase-wow-offers-1-gig/
- Published: 2021-12-07T17:42:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:17:36.000Z
- Description: FCC chairwoman cleared, refocusing attention on party tie-breaking nominee Gigi Sohn.
- Author: Benjamin Kahn
- Tags: Facebook, #with-siderail, #roundup, Featured, FFTH, Fiber, Gigi Sohn, Jessica Rosenworcel, Meta, WOW!, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 09:59, #added-preview-divider

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2021 – The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm **Jessica Rosenworcel** as commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.

The chairwoman of the FCC had 68 votes in favor and 31 against and will serve another five-year term on the agency. She was [pushed ahead by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/senate-committee-oks-rosenworcel-questions-sohn-on-mapping-net-neutrality-broadband-standards/) on Wednesday after being [questioned by the committee last month](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/senators-citing-funding-influx-press-need-to-confirm-rosenworcel/).

“Chairwoman Rosenworcel has served as a tireless advocate for consumer protection in today’s digital landscape,” said Senator **Edward Markey**, D-Massachusetts, in a press release. “Now more than ever, the FCC needs a chair who understands the importance of net neutrality and critical protections for broadband users, and I know Chairwoman Rosenworcel is up for the task.” Markey added that Rosenworcel is the “best person to lead” the administration of programs, including the Emergency Connectivity Fund and the E-Rate subsidy.

Other statements of support poured in on Tuesday following the approval.

**Gigi Sohn**, another President **Joe Biden** nominee for FCC commissioner, has yet to be confirmed. If so, the Democrat will be the fifth and tie-breaking commissioner on a commission that has been divided along party lines.

#### *Meta facing class action from Rohingya*

Meta, formerly Facebook, has been sued Monday by Rohingya refugees for $150 million for allegedly allowing anti-Rohingya hate speech that preceded mass killings.

The case has been brought as a class action in California court.

The Rohingya genocide has been ongoing in Myanmar since 2016\. More than 700,000 Rohingya have fled the country, and more than 25,000 have been killed. **Marzuki Darusman** served as the chairman of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission in Myanmar and stated that Facebook played a “determining role” in the genocide.

“\[Facebook\] was used to convey public messages but we know that the ultra-nationalist Buddhists have their own \[Facebook pages\] and are really inciting a lot of violence and a lot of hatred against the Rohingya or other ethnic minorities,” said U.N. Myanmar investigator **Yanghee Lee**, [according to Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-facebook/u-n-investigators-cite-facebook-role-in-myanmar-crisis-idUKKCN1GO2PN?edition-redirect=uk&ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).

#### *Telcos turn up heat with increased FTTH builds, Broadband Communities*

According to data assembled by [Broadband Communities](https://www.bbcmag.com/broadband-financials-quarterly-stats/telcos-ramp-up-fiber-builds-in-q3-2021?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) on Monday, AT&T, Verizon, and other large telcos are continuing to grow their base of fiber users, with AT&T and Verizon gaining 289,000 and 98,000 fiber broadband subscriptions, respectively.

Broadband Communities Associate Editor **Sean Buckley** notes that even though more Americans rely on older coax cable for internet rather than fiber-to-the-home services, that difference is shrinking. Both Tier-1 and Tier-2 telcos are increasing their penetration across the country, with Frontier CEO **Nick Jeffery** stating that Frontier’s FTTH subscription number were up by a factor of five within the last year, as reported by Buckley.

“Fiber assets are likely to escalate, and that’s going to be a growing source of pressure for cable operators,” said Managing Partner of New Street Research **Jonathan Chaplin**, according to Buckley.

#### *WOW! offers 1 Gbps download speeds to Michigan*

WOW!’s fiber-to-the-neighborhood in mid-Michigan will provide gigabit download speeds for residential and business properties.

“We are thrilled to be able to bring our fastest internet speeds to our mid-Michigan service area and give our customers even more choices for how they connect to what matters to them most,” said WOW! CEO **Teresa Elder** in a statement. “For most people across the country, having access to a fast and reliable internet connection is essential to their everyday life, especially these days.”