Verizon
Democratic Senators Concerned About T-Mobile-UScellular Merger
'Additional consolidation in the market would have far-reaching effects, reducing choices for consumers,' Senate Democrats say.
NTIA
NTIA Releases Best Practices For Children Online
It included recommendations to federal agencies, online platforms and parents.
FCC
Senate Inquiry Into AT&T Security Breach
The data can be used for ransom, warn senators.
Supreme Court
Reps. McMorris Rodgers, Pallone Offer Bill To Repeal Section 230
'Our bill gives Big Tech a choice: Work with Congress to ensure the Internet is a safe, healthy place for good, or lose Section 230 protections entirely,'
Marsha Blackburn
Senate Commerce Committee Passes Two Bills To Protect Children Online
The bills failed to make headway in a previous Congress.
Section 230
Congress Should Amend Section 230, Senate Subcommittee Hears
Experts urged Congress to amend tech protection law to limit protection for the promotion of harmful information.
Mike Lee
Online Protections for Children Bill Passes Committee Despite Concern over FTC Authority
Opposition to a reformed COPPA include the ability of the FTC to enact broad rule-making.
Marsha Blackburn
Online Harms Bill, Google Changes Privacy on Phones, New CEO at Conexon Connect
The online harms bill comes after Facebook whistleblower testimony and lawmakers calling for more online protections for children.
Do Kwon
Online Sexual Abuse Bill, Internet Freedom at Olympics, Washington Nationals Crypto Deal
A Senate Judiciary bill is facing industry criticism on its effectiveness.
FCC
Controversy Over Gigi Sohn’s Involvement With Locast Continues to Plague Nomination
Sohn decided to recuse herself after controversy surrounding her service as a board member of the group operating Locast.
FCC
Senators, Citing Funding Influx, Press Need to Confirm Rosenworcel
Senators pointed to FCC’s initiatives on mapping, which will need to be good to maximize federal funds for broadband.
Social Media
Social Media Companies Noncommittal on Bipartisan Calls for Changes to Content Regulation
Platform representatives did not commit to legislation that would increase online protections for kids.
Marsha Blackburn
Advocates Push For Higher Age Privacy Threshold As COPPA Proposal Hits Senate
Advocates want age 13 and over for privacy protection as Senate sees COPPA reform proposal.
FCC
Republican Communications Commissioners Decline to Support Additional Broadband Funding, Also Blast Big Tech
June 24, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission needs increased funding of an unknown amount for its broadband subsidy projects, said Comissioners Michael O’Rielly and Brendan Carr in a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Wednesday. When Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D
FCC
Senators Criticize AT&T for Apparently Favoring HBO Max by Not Counting Streaming Against Data Caps
June 4, 2020 — Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., penned a letter to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, rebuking him for not counting HBO Max usage against users’ monthly data caps. AT&T owns HBO, a relationship the senators claimed violates the company’s stated
COVID
Coronavirus Roundup: Senators Question Google on Privacy, UTOPIA CEO on Fiber’s Inevitability, NCTA’s COVID19 Dashboard
Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Tuesday asked Google for information about the company’s recently announced COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports. Google describes the project as an aggregated and anonymized form of providing insight into movement trends related to th
