New America Slams FCC’s ‘Failed Leadership’

New America's Open Technology Institute sent a letter to the House of Representatives in advance of a hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission, highlighting many failures and lost opportunities over the past four years at the agency, including:

• The FCC’s anemic response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• The FCC’s failure to help students access remote learning during the pandemic
• The FCC’s persistent neglect of its public safety duties and of first responders
• The FCC’s disrespect toward Tribal communities
• The FCC’s lack of transparency to the American people
• The FCC’s indulgence of President Trump’s dangerous agenda on Section 230