broadband roundup
Broadcast Transparency Decision, AT&T McDonald’s Expansion, Brightspeed in Missouri
A D.C. appeals court vacated the FCC’s authority to require broadcasters disclose if foreign governments lease airtime.
Funding
House Passes Bipartisan Broadband Infrastructure Bill, But Without Reconcilation Measure
After a push by President Biden, House leaders allowed for a vote on the infrastructure legislation, with some GOP support.
FCC
Speakers at Minority Telecom Conference Call Broadband a 21st Century Civil Right
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2014 – Speakers at a Minority Media Telecommunications Council conference here on Monday advocated for expanded minority-based involvement with and access to broadband capital. “Broadband is the 21st Century’s civil right and our laws must reflect the digital shift,” said Rep. G
Intellectual Property
Bloomberg Bizweek: Huntsman Instrumental In Brokering Policy Issues in China
Jon Huntsman, a prominent Republican whom President Obama chose as the country’s ambassador to China, played an important role in brokering an agreement in which the Chinese government agreed to drop its indigenous innovation policies, according to a new profile in Bloomberg Businessweek.
