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Biden FCC Picks Get Separate Hearings After Criticism of One

The Senate Commerce Committee will consider President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S.

Fight to Close Digital Divide Gets Record $2.75 Billion Bump

The $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure package cleared by the House on November 5 includes a record $2.75 billion in state grants to help millions of Americans access and use technology—a great start, advocates say, but more is needed.

Amazon Seeks Another 4,538 Satellites to Bolster its Constellation

Amazon's Kuiper Systems asked US regulators for permission to launch another 4,538 satellites that would bolster its constellation as it competes with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for broadband-from-space customers. The additions would bring Kuiper’s constellation to 7,774 satellites, the company said in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on November 4.