FCC
No to E-Rate Changes, Millions for Tribal Broadband, Oregon Grants, Arkansas Training Program
GOP lawmakers want new FCC commissioner to reject E-Rate expansion.
Congress
House Committee Passes Three Bills to Reauthorize NTIA and Research Trans-Atlantic Cable and AI
Also discussed were three bills to address electric vehicle laws in Democratic states.
Spectrum
Wireless Providers Urge Congress to Move on FCC Spectrum Auction Authority
Small wireless carriers urge Congress to give FCC authority to auction spectrum.
Robocall
Legal Experts Expect Data Security Litigation to Face Challenges of Standing
Current precedent is unclear in data security litigation, say experts.
Privacy
Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill Faces Markup in Committee
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act said to be years in the making.
Privacy
Expand Online Protections for 17-Year-Olds in Draft Federal Privacy Law, Committee Urged
The draft privacy law includes a provision to enhance privacy protections online for children under 17.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Bill’s Broadband Piece Will Help ‘Hasten’ Move to Symmetrical Networks, FBA’s Bolton Says
And lawmakers hope to iron out some wrinkles in infrastructure bill.
Broadband's Impact
House Commerce Committee Aligned on Telecom, Mapping and Supply Chain Security, Says Ranking Member
March 18, 2021 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, said Wednesday that the committee was among the most bipartisan on issues including telecom. Rodgers, who was speaking at the Internet Innovation Alliance with co-chair Bruce Mehlman, said that
Social Media
House Democrats Grill Facebook Witness, Tech Officials on Social Media Disinformation
WASHINGTON, January 8, 2020 – House Democrats on Wednesday pressed Facebook and other technology observers on why tech companies aren’t doing more to prevent the spread of “deepfakes” and other forms of digital manipulation online. At an Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on “Manipulation and
