BEAD
Little Talk of BEAD at Lutnick’s House Hearing
He did not repeat his goal of non-deployment guidance ‘over the next two months,’ which he told senators Wednesday.
EBB
Applicants Have Trouble With Applying for Affordable Connectivity Program
Concerns from advocates echo some of FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s concerns for the ACP.
E-Rate
Praise For E-Rate Expansion in COVID Relief, Tim Wu at White House, Film on Telecom Law
March 8, 2021—Democrat senators praised their chamber’s passing of a massive stimulus bill that includes money to expand the E-Rate broadband subsidy. The Senate passed on March 6 the $1.9-trillion relief bill, which includes $7.6 billion for the Emergency Connectivity Fund that will go toward exten
Telehealth
Coronavirus Roundup: Broadband’s Importance Burnished During Pandemic, Ajit Pai Touts Telehealth, New E-Rate Bill in House
Lawmakers commented on the need of broadband during the coronavirus outbreak according to an article by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The Journal also highlighted the uses for broadband during coronavirus as Americans work online, apply for jobs online, receive government aid online, seek tele
FCC
Broadband Roundup: Texas Reaches T-Mobile Settlement, Closing the ‘Homework Gap,’ Broadcast Ownership
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that his office reached a settlement with T-Mobile, resolving the state’s antitrust claims against the proposed merger of mobile wireless telecommunications service providers Sprint and T-Mobile. The terms of the agreement commit the new T-Mobile to
