Newest FCC commissioner talks AI, internet affordability

At her first Federal Communications Commission meeting since gaining Senate confirmation, it became clear that Commissioner Anna Gomez would be a changemaker. Commissioner Gomez, a Biden-nominated Democrat and the first Latina American confirmed to the post in more than 20 years, took her seat at the dais in the fall of 2023, almost immediately casting a tie-breaking vote that ultimately let the agency resurrect net-neutrality rules and delivering public remarks in both English and Spanish. When asked about the Affordable Connectivity Program, Commissioner Gomex said "I’ve been very encouraged by the bipartisan, bicameral Universal Service [Fund] Working Group and the work that they’re doing, which would both fund the ACP but also make it part of the USF and [create] a more sustainable Universal Service Fund for the future."