Rep Paul Tonko (D-NY)
Rep Tonko Calls Out FCC For Failure to Secure Broadband Access in Upstate NY
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a stinging letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai detailing the agency’s chronic failures to correctly map and support New York households with limited broadband access.
House Unanimously Approves Tonko Bill to Increase Broadband Access
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1328, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, by voice vote. The bill, introduced by Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), would establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Rep Tonko Reintroduces ACCESS BROADBAND Act to Increase Broadband Access in Underserved Areas
Reps Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Susan Brooks (R-IN) announced the introduction of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (HR 1328), bipartisan legislation that would expand broadband access in underserved areas and create a simpler process for small businesses and local economic developers to access federal broadband resources. The bill would also fund local training workshops to help small businesses and economic developers put federal broadband resources to work. Similar legislation passed in the House in the 115th Congress but was never taken up in the Senate.