Funding
Senate Confirms Davidson as National Telecommunications and Information Administration Chief
Bipartisan vote confirms Davidson atop the Commerce Department agency. It has a large pile of money to spend on broadband.
Funding
Bipartisan vote confirms Davidson atop the Commerce Department agency. It has a large pile of money to spend on broadband.
Free Speech
Will Hurd and Member of Parliament Damien Collins say disinformation on social media platforms a worry in midterm elections.
Funding
Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Shelley Moore Capito listed infrastructure fund disbursement among their foremost focuses for the coming year.
Funding
Treasury Department departed from its original proposed rule, granting recipients flexibility on broadband download and upload speeds.
Funding
Comments are due on February 4, 2022, focused on the infrastructure grants, middle-mile program, and digital equity planning grants.
5G Wireless
The hope is coordination problems will be relieved when the Senate confirms NTIA head.
broadband roundup
President Joe Biden and FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel commend agreement on 5G delay around airports.
Wireless
Industry bigwigs say the decision paves the way for next-generation Wi-Fi.
NTIA
The report notes need for separating broadband access data from other consumer stats.
broadband mapping
Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa and Puerto Rico will join.
broadband roundup
Commerce and Treasury departments will bar investment and exports for Beijing-aligned companies.
Infrastructure
The committee did not raise Gigi Sohn’s nomination during its meeting.
FCC
They also believe Alan Davidson will be viewed more favorably to head the NTIA.
Antitrust
An American Enterprise Institute panel proposed Congress increase regulator resources rather than actively try to hinder Big Tech.
broadband roundup
Gov. Northam announced funding that he hopes would bring Virginia’s broadband penetration up to 90 percent.
BBLO
Join Broadband Breakfast for our annual New Years’ Party as we look over the last year of broadband developments.