Broadband Mapping and Data
Senate Passes Bill Requiring Review of Broadband Funding Map
Measure would require FCC and GAO reviews of federal tool used to track broadband deployment spending.
Commerce
Paul Dabbar Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Commerce
'It is absolutely ridiculous that the secretary can just decide I like this or don’t like that,' said Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. 'He has no right to rescind our money.'
Nevada
Nevada Senate Race Unusually Quiet for a Battleground State
Rosen has positioned herself on issues like broadband internet access and a high-speed rail connection with Southern California.
Fabric
Efficacy and Timeline of FCC’s Challenge Process Questioned by State Officials, Industry Experts
The challenge process is important because mapping is a “zero-sum game,” panelists said.
Senate
National 6G Strategy Bill Passes Senate Commerce Committee
The Next Generation Telecommunications Act received bipartisan support.
DC Circuit
Senators Want Map Work, Letter on Cybersecurity, D.C. Court Upholds FCC Antenna Rule
Sixteen senators signed a letter encouraging cooperation between the NTIA and the FCC on broadband maps.
Benton
Major Change on the Horizon? Explaining the Affordable, Accessible Internet for All Act
December 2, 2020 – As House GOP leaders ask the Government Accountability Office to audit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect program because of concerns federal funds are being used to “overbuild,” Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have filed legislation that aims to build
