FCC
Lawmakers Weigh Updates to 1996 Telecom Act at House Hearing
Witnesses and lawmakers debated competition, broadband policy, and regulation as Congress revisits the 30-year-old law.
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Amended the Communications Act of 1934 to promote competition and reduce regulation in the telecommunications industry. The law’s primary goal was “to let anyone enter any communications business — to let any communications business compete in any market against any other.”
Telecom Act
Congress to Revisit the Telecom Act of 1996 Next Week
Lawmakers and experts assert the law is outdated and unsustainable
USF
Universal Service Fund Contribution Factor to Hit 37% in Q2
Lawmakers and experts say the USF funding mechanism is unsustainable and outdated.
universal service
Telecom Act Aides Say Partisanship is Behind Lack of Universal Service, Broadband Access
Panelists also discuss the unsustainable funding of the USF and the making of Section 230.
FCC
FCC’s Gomez Says 1996 Telecom Act was the Country’s Last Big Tech Law — and it’s Still Shaping the Internet Age
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the work the Telecom Act started is not yet done.
universal service
Telecom Act Aides Say Failure to Define Broadband Sparked Years of Regulatory Fights
At the Benton Institute event, panelists reflect on successes and failures of the Telecom Act of 1996
universal service
Markey Criticizes FCC Rollbacks, Republican Opposition to Affordability Programs
Markey announced his children’s online privacy act passed the Senate.
Telecom Act
Rep. McClellan Hopes to Modernize 1996 Telecom Act Despite Lack of Congressional Support
House Democrat emphasized need to create more AI regulation and the importance of federal investment in broadband.
Digital Inclusion
Equity on the Line: Telecom’s DEI Dilemma
FCC ends DEI priorities after Trump’s executive order, leaving telecom’s equity mandates in limbo.
BDC
FCC is Looking to Update its Definition of Broadband
The commission would increase its standard to 100 * 20 Mbps.
Communications Act
Public Knowledge Urges VoIP to Be Regulated Under Title II to Stop Robocalls
Title II would require VoIP services to be subject to stronger regulations already in place for telecommunication providers.
FCC
FCC Seeks Comment on Pole Replacement Rules
Revising its pole replacement rules may give providers quicker access to poles in communities for deploying high-speed broadband.
Infrastructure
Representative Pallone Says Committee Charging Through With Broadband Goals
February 10, 2021— House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said the committee he heads will be focusing on broadband expansion, affordability and adoption. He said that the committee will focus on three primary goals: Universal broadband, particularly insofar that inner-c
FCC
Expand E-Rate Program to Households: Former Head of National Telecommunication and Information Administration
February 8, 2021—The former head of the National Telecommunications Infrastructure Administration is recommending the government expand the E-Rate subsidy program, which provides discounts to access the internet, to households. The current version of the legislation only allows for the E-Rate progra
Broadband Live
Congressional Action on Telecommunications Act in Question at Broadband Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2011 – After 15 years of explosive growth and innovation in telecommunications since the last major revision, the 112th Congress is faced with the question of whether the law is keeping up with technology. On Tuesday, our panelists discussed whether Congress should consider a
Expert Opinion
Lessons the FCC Can Learn from the Past!
I think the FCC has to look back at how Broadband proliferation occurred from its beginnings to understand how to move it forward today. By researching and studying The Cable Communications Act of 1984, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, , and the Telecommunication
