US Senate
Sen Rubio, Rep González-Colón Welcome FCC’s Action to Provide High Speed Broadband Access for Puerto Rico (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 11/04/2020 - 17:07Sens Wyden, Warren, Brown, Markey, Schatz Push for Investigation of CBP Phone Location Data Surveillance Program (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 17:35Senators Hassan, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support National Guard's Role in Cybersecurity (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 17:06Sen. Hawley Formally Invites Facebook and Twitter to Testify Regarding Censorship of New York Post (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 18:12Sen Manchin Submits Over 2,000 Speed Tests to FCC Chairman Pai (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 12:27Sens Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Tribal Broadband Application Deadline
Sens Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, have introduced a bill to expand the Federal Communication Commission 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window to allow Tribal Nations and Native Hawaiian organizations the time they need to apply for spectrum licenses for unassigned spectrum over their own lands—a critical step to expanding broadband access in their communities. The Extending Broadband Tribal Priority Act of 2020 will require the FCC to open a new 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window that lasts at least 180 days, to commence no later than
Sen Warner Urges Facebook, Twitter, & Google to Reinforce Efforts Against Political Content Abuse (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 17:22
Republican Senators Urge President Trump to Bolster Private-Sector Deployment of 5G
Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) led a letter with nearly 20 Republican colleagues to President Donald Trump applauding the administration’s successful efforts to empower the private sector to build multiple 5G networks. The senators also expressed concerns regarding a request for information that was released by the Department of Defense that contradicts the successful free-market strategy that has embraced 5G.