American Energy
3-Term Democratic Lawmaker Seeks to Hold Senate Seat in Montana
Tester has supported bringing broadband to rural areas, while sometimes opposing Democratic proposals to tighten energy industry rules.
Infrastructure
Senate Committee Simultaneously Praises Broadband Providers and Scorns Broadband Maps
May 13, 2020 — “Among the 10 largest countries in world, the U.S. is the only nation that reported no substantial degradation last month in terms of speed,” said US Telecom CEO Jonathan Spalter at a Senate hearing on “The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” Wednesday. The assertion, which
FCC
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Subject of Debate at Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on the Future
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2020 – Senators raised a grab bag of concerns about broadband mapping, the digital divide, spectrum sharing and online misinformation at a Wednesday hearing featuring top government officials in the communications and technology industries. Democrat-appointed Federal Communic
Privacy
Bipartisan Group of Senators Stoke Fears About Google’s Neutrality and Influence in 2020 Election
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2019 — Fears about Google’s potential ability to influence the upcoming 2020 election ran rampant at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. That, coupled with allegations that the search engine giant inappropriately benefits from federal protections against liability, created a pressure c
FCC
Senators Capito and Hassan Re-Introduce the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Together with her Democratic colleague Sen. Maggie Hassan, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday introduced legislation designed to establish a national standard that would govern the Federal Communications Commission’s determination about whether mobile and bro
RUS
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Discuss Broadband at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2018 – Questions about how the federal government will be involved in rolling out the next-generation infrastructure for wireless, known as 5G (for 5th generation) remained after a Wednesday infrastructure hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee. “With the rise of the internet
Broadband's Impact
Backpage Executives Before Senate Investigative Subcommittee Refuse to Testify About Online Business
The hearing came less than 24 hours after the subcommittee released a bipartisan report implicating the popular website in the online trafficking of minors for commercial sex acts.
