The Department of the Interior recently announced that a coalition of federal agencies will work together to increase internet access and close the digital divide In U.S. Indian Country. The…
In a recent meeting with, and follow-up letter to the FCC, USTelecom – The Broadband Association and NTCA –The Rural Broadband Association, addressed the 197 letters that the Commission sent…
The recently announced federal infrastructure plan will allocate $65 billion for broadband that “ensures every American has access to reliable high-speed internet with an historic investment in broadband infrastructure deployment.”…
A bill introduced by Republican Senators Shelley Moore-Caputo, WV, Roger Wicker, MS, and Todd Young, IN, would order the FCC to conduct a feasibility study of collecting USF payments from…
In a recent letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) questioned the status of funding to the winners of the Rural Digital…
After almost six months under President Biden’s leadership, we have to wonder why the FCC is evenly split between 2 Democrat and 2 Republican Commissioners. Almost as perplexing is the…
Twenty-three groups, including the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, joined in a late June letter opposing the recently introduced BRIDGE Act (see our June 21, 2021…
