Federal Communications Commission
Over 17 Million Households Enroll in Affordable Connectivity Program
The Federal Communications Commission announced a series of enhancements to the online consumer application system for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to make it easier for eligible consumers to apply and enroll in the program. The nation’s largest-ever broadband affordability effort, the ACP is now supporting internet connections in 17 million households.
Chairwoman Rosenworcel Responds to Senators Regarding Broadband Information Labels
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel responded to a letter from a group of senators regarding broadband consumer labels and pricing transparency. Specifically, Sens Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) urged the FCC to independently collect pricing data as the Commission fulfills its requirement of providing internet service provider (ISP) broadband consumer labels. In her response, Chairwoman Rosenworcel highlighted two actions taken by the Commission in late 2022.
April 2023 Open Meeting Agenda
Here is the agenda for the Federal Communications Commission's April open meeting:
FCC Provides Data Fields for ACP Transparency Data Collection (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 13:54The National Broadband Map—Getting Better All the Time
In November 2022, the Federal Communications Commission released new broadband maps that provide a snapshot of the state of broadband deployment in the United States. Here are some key developments and things the FCC learned over the past four months.
Comments in Rural Health Care Proceeding Due April 24, 2023 (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 16:45FCC Seeks Comment on Hearing Aid Compatibility Waiver Petition Filed by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 13:35Promoting Telehealth to Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program
In this report, the Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau analyzes how the Connected Care Pilot Program and the COVID-19 Telehealth Program impacted healthcare providers’ use of telehealth services. Telehealth took on an increasingly critical role in healthcare delivery during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
FCC Extends Preventing Digital Discrimination NPRM Reply Comment Date
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau granted an unopposed motion filed by Public Knowledge, The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Center for Accessible Technology, Common Cause, Common Sense Media, Communications Workers of America, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press, The Greenlining Institute, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, MediaJustice, National Urban League, Next Century Cities, National Digital Inclusion Alliance, and TURN—The Utility Reform Network seeking a 30-day extension of time for filing reply comments in the