
Funding
Senate Passes Bill to Protect USF from Weak ISPs
Bill requires ISPs to disclose financial strength to receive funds
Funding
Bill requires ISPs to disclose financial strength to receive funds
BEAD
Declines to comment on rebidding, or on per-location cost caps
Briefs
FCC would need to evaluate impact of network equipment supply chain on broadband access.
Congress
Democrats warn of growing White House influence over regulators.
BEAD
Roth offered no guarantees that states won’t have to restart BEAD subgrantee selections.
IIJA
The NET Act would address supply chain delays ahead of the government dolling out $42.5 billion for broadband.
AI
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to rescind President Joe Biden’s sweeping AI executive order.
X (Twitter)
'Government mandates and censorship will not protect children online,' said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., one of the 'No' votes.
FCC
The bill would require the federal government to notify the public when agencies use AI.
FCC
A new Senate working group is set to consider reforms to the USF.
Biden-Harris Administration
Regulatory AI transparency will increase federal agency and company accountability to the public.
New York Times
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry claims to have enlisted a private cyber group to disrupt flow of arms from Russia.
X (Twitter)
Attorneys general from across the nation will investigate TikTok to determine if the platform is harmful to minors.
IIJA
The committee did not raise Gigi Sohn’s nomination during its meeting.
FAA
The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority announced new policies to advance the STIR/SHAKEN protocol in the fight against illegal robocalls. Through STIR/SHAKEN cryptographic system, service providers can mark calls with digital certificates and verify the accuracy of caller ID. The STI-GA
Section 230
October 30, 2020 – Tech platform companies Google, Facebook, and Twitter said they not in favor of redefining the phrase, “otherwise objectionable,” that has become a key source of controversy in the political firestorm surrounding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The CEOs of the three