Federal Communications Commission
FCC Acting Chair Rosenworcel Proposal Would Lay Groundwork for Text-to-988 (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by tom on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 13:19Chairwoman Rosenworcel Proposes Commercial Space Launch Spectrum Availability (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 13:11Consumer FAQ for Emergency Broadband Benefit (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 06:14FCC Establishes Docket for Proposed Transfer of Control of TracFone to Verizon (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 05:56FCC Commissioner Carr Urges Stronger Action on Communist China's Threats and Genocide (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by tom on Tue, 03/30/2021 - 15:04FCC and Utah Department of Workforce Services create new computer matching program for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/30/2021 - 14:28Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration to establish Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, a $249.95 million federal initiative that builds on the $200 million program established as part of the CARES Act. The FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program supports the efforts of health care providers to continue serving their patients by providing telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to enable telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FCC's Spending Plan for the Funds from the CARES Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
A spending plan from the Federal Communications Commission in accordance with section 15011(b)(1)(B) of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Pub. L. No 116-136, as amended by Title VIII of Division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260. The requirement in section 15011 of the CARES Act states that each agency shall submit to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee a plan describing how the agency will use its covered funds.
Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel's Response to Senators Regarding the Broadband Deployment Data
On March 8, 2021, Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), Communication Subcommittee Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD), House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel expressing surprise that Acting Chair Rosenworcel testified that the FCC could improve broadband maps within three-to-six months, but that the FCC suggested recently that new maps would not be ready until 2022.