Child Safety
KIDS Act Passes Energy and Commerce along Partisan Lines, COPPA 2.0 Postponed
Additional bills on kids online safety and cybersecurity passed with bipartisan support
AI
Panel Weighs New Guardrails for AI Chatbots as Concerns Mount Over Child Safety
Experts debated AI chatbot risks to children, with advocates warning of manipulation techniques while skeptics urged perspective on technology fears.
Rep. Erin Houchin to Keynote Broadband Breakfast Panel on AI's Impact on Children
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Funding
Senate Passes Bill to Protect USF from Weak ISPs
Bill requires ISPs to disclose financial strength to receive funds
BEAD
Rep. Houchin: We Need 'Smarter and Faster Rollout of the BEAD Program'
Author of Rural Broadband Protection Act vows to expedite BEAD, in keynote address at Speeding BEAD Summit.
Commerce
Speeding BEAD Summit Adds Panel on New Notice About NOFO
Event features analysis of June 6 NOFO, Congressional keynotes, state broadband leaders and others addressing the $42.5 billion Program
Meta
House Committee to Vote on Communications Bills
Two bills aim to increase internet safety
