People
Adam Cassady Named Acting NTIA Head
President Trump's pick to lead the agency Arielle Roth, has yet to be confirmed.
Spectrum
FCC's Carr Wants Spectrum Pipeline with Auction Authority
The Defense Department has opposed the idea.
E-Rate
Education, Library Groups Urge Senate to Protect FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Order
Warns Cruz's effort would cut off internet access for millions.
FCC
Carr Lays Out Thoughts on BEAD and Fiber, Other Priorities
Carr also said he was 'confident that we're getting this new auction authority back'.
FTC
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson Named Keynote Speaker for Free State Foundation Policy Conference
The conference will highlight policy trends emerging from the Trump White House
FTC
Cruz Panel Set to Vote on FTC Nominee Mark Meador
Panel expected to report out three communications bills, too.
NTIA
Texas May Return $1 Billion in BEAD Funding to Treasury
Comptroller Hegar might want to spend some of it on 'non-deployment' purposes
FCC
Carr Calls For Backup Alternatives to GPS
Agency looking for ways to reduce risks to national security
Education
Thune: Expect Senate Resolution Overturning FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspot Rules
The Congressional Review Act resolution will likely be taken up soon, Thune said.
FCC
Former Commissioners, Policy Experts Endorse Trusty for FCC
Trusty was nominated to be fifth FCC commissioner in January
broadband
Fischer to Chair Senate Telecommunications Subcommittee
Panel oversees the Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Spectrum
Senators Look for Way Forward on Spectrum Impasse
Lawmakers are looking to include FCC spectrum auction authority in upcoming budget legislation.
Donald Trump
Former GOP FCC Members, Policy Experts Endorse Arielle Roth
Michael O’Rielly and Harold Furchtgott-Roth sign letter in support of Roth.
BEAD Data
In Washington State’s First BEAD Round, 77% of Locations Receive Bids
Washington State has a $1.2 billion slice of federal broadband funding. The state's application funding window closed Jan. 31.
Public Safety
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Teenagers from Online Image Abuse
Introduced by Klobuchar and Cruz, bill would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery.
Rural
Senate Confirms Brooke Rollins to Lead USDA
Was approved in a 72-28 vote Thursday; approach to rural broadband issues was not prominently discussed in hearings.
