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July 2024

Congress Wants to Know if Twitter is Blocking Vice President Harris

I write to bring to your attention a serious and time-sensitive censorship issue occurring on the social media platform X. Numerous users have recently reported being blocked from following Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign handle @KamalaHQ in the past two days, following the news that President Biden will not seek re-election and that he has endorsed Vice President Harris as a candidate for President. As you know, Vice President Harris is now a bona fide candidate for President of the United States in the 2024 elections.

February 22, 2024 AT&T Mobility Network Outage Report and Findings

A report detailing the cause and impact of a nationwide AT&T wireless service outage on February 22, 2024, that lasted at least 12 hours and prevented customers from using voice and data services, including blocking more than 92 million phone calls and more than 25,000 attempts to reach 911. Key findings include:

Comcast Reports 2nd Quarter 2024 Results

Comcast revenue decreased 2.7% compared to the prior year period. Earnings per Share (EPS) decreased 1.3% to $1.00. Capital Expenditures decreased 8.1% to $2.7 billion.

Sen Warren Leads Senate Response to End of Chevron Doctrine

After a Supreme Court stacked with Trump-appointed justices overturned the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act (SCCA). The SCCA codifies the Chevron doctrine and strengthens the rulemaking process to block corporations from hijacking our government. The legislation would:

Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Information Sharing Between FCC, USAD, NTIA, and the US Treasury

The  Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Covered Agencies) agree as follows:

Governor Kelly Announces $10 Million for Broadband Projects in Rural Kansas

Governor Laura Kelly (D-KS) announced that $10 million has been awarded to 12 internet service providers (ISPs) in the latest round of Broadband Acceleration Grants. The awards will be paired with an additional $12.7 million in matching funds, resulting in an investment of nearly $22.7 million for high-speed broadband access projects across 14 rural Kansas counties. Initiated in 2020, the Broadband Acceleration Grant is a 10-year, $85 million program designed to bring essential internet access to Kansas communities.

Sponsor 

Technology Policy Institute

Date 
Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:45

Broadband policy tends to rely on the notion that true broadband can only be provided by wires. This general assumption affects how policymakers and others think about competition and how policy addresses it, as well as how we think about access and universal service. Availability and adoption of new technologies for home broadband, particularly fixed wireless access and service from low earth orbit satellites, challenge the long-held assumptions about possible market structure.


Sponsor 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Date 
Wed, 07/24/2024 - 11:30

Digital Equity Grant Launch


Broadband Director: Vermont Forges Its Own Path on Rural Funding

Christine Hallquist was well-qualified to serve as the Executive Director of the Vermont broadband office when Governor Phil Scott appointed her to the position in 2021.

Comporium/York Electric Share Broadband Grant from Innovative South Carolina Program

Rural broadband provider Comporium said yesterday that it gave York Electric Cooperative (YEC) a check for nearly $1.1 million, which represents a portion of a grant that Comporium was awarded by the South Carolina Broadband Office. The money came through an innovative program offered by the state for a project on which Comporium and York Electric partnered.

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