Federal Communications Commission

Republican Senate aide Olivia Trusty has been picked as a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission, President-elect Trump announced on Truth Social. Trusty currently serves as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Before that, she was policy director for the Senate Commerce Committee, where "she has fought tirelessly to grow the Economy, empower Innovation, and reignite the American Dream," said Trump. Trusty has staffed Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH).

On Jan 16, the Federal Communications Commission denied four filings that asked the FCC to use the agency's licensing authority to penalize broadcast television stations because of content or coverage aired on the stations. In a statement released alongside the denials, outgoing FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel explained the decision, writing, "The facts and legal circumstances in each of these cases are different. But what they share is that they seek to weaponize the licensing authority of the FCC in a way that is fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment.

A look at the impacts of universal service support mechanisms and the method used to finance them. Section 1 of the report provides an update on industry revenues, universal service program funding requirements, and contribution factors. Sections 2 through 5 provide the latest data on the low-income, high-cost, schools and libraries, and rural health care support mechanisms. Section 6 presents recent U.S.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has a "fairly lengthy list" of last-minute Biden regulations that Republicans may try to undo in the coming weeks. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) gives Congress until mid-May to reverse what Republicans are calling the "midnight rules" of the Biden administration.

In an open letter, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. shared a summary of the progress the Biden-Harris administration made over the last four years. The focus of the letter is on economic recovery and the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. A key tenet is President Biden's Investing in America agenda, which aimed to mobilize historic levels of  investments in the United States and revitalize U.S. infrastructure, including broadband internet access. Here is a look at President Biden's broadband accomplishments as he prepares to leave office.

Based on today’s presentations, I don’t think there is any question that, on every count, we did the work and delivered for the people of the United States. Working together, we were able to build the largest broadband affordability effort in our Nation’s history. Working together, we launched the first-ever Space Bureau and created a Single Network Future that is going to change communications around the globe. Working together, we built broadband maps that are light years ahead of anything that came before.

The Federal Communications Commission heard reports on the agency’s efforts to ensure that everyone, including the most vulnerable populations, can stay connected to modern communications.

The Federal Communications Commission heard reports on the agency’s work to create and build upon policy focused on the future of communications. One presentation summarized the FCC’s efforts to create its new Space Bureau, the future-forward policies created to fuel the New Space Age, and innovative spectrum efforts to enable the next generation of wireless technologies. These efforts included: 

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and her fellow Commissioners heard reports on the agency’s efforts to expand connectivity and access to modern-day communications. The presentation summarized the Commission’s efforts on providing fast, reliable and affordable internet, an essential element for personal and professional aspects of everyday life. These efforts included:

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel dedicated the final meeting of her chairwomanship to hearing presentations from Bureau, Office, and Task Force leaders highlighting Commission efforts from the past four years and thanking Commission staff for their exceptional work. Over the last four years, efforts to promote network security and reliability and strengthen emergency alerting have included: