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Chairman Pai to Congress: Let FCC Lead on Broadband
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is offering a suggestion to lawmakers: Perhaps forget about loading the Department of Agriculture with cash to subsidize broadband buildout and supply the FCC with those funds instead?
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood: The man Google loves to hate (Politico)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 15:25Who From the Tech World Will End Up in the White House
Both presidential campaigns are facing calls to commit to keeping industry faces and corporate conflicts of interest out of the White House — as speculation swirls about who from the tech world could wind up in the winning administration. Nearly 50 groups -- including Revolving Door Project, Fight for the Future and the Open Markets Institute -- wrote to the candidates pressuring them “to commit not to appoint any individual to a senior policy role in an agency or department w
Tech Priorities MIA in Senate GOP's COVID-19 Plan
As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his colleagues outlined their opening salvo for coronavirus relief, there was scant sign of tech priorities, no provisions to close the digital divide (even ones top Republicans had floated) and not even the GOP’s own proposed
Broadband and Appropriations
House appropriators have begun moving their funding bills to the floor. The juiciest Democratic wish lists on broadband infrastructure spending (that’s in a separate funding bill for the FCC, which provides enormous emergency funding for broadband to the tune of more than $60 billion) haven't been scheduled for votes yet.
Encryption software for dissidents could be collateral damage of budget fight (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:52Facebook spent nearly $17 million on Washington lobbying in 2019 -- more than any other single company (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 11:37Texas Attorney General Sends Another Round of Questions to Google Re: Online Ads Monopoly (Politico)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 12:10Dozens Weigh In On Admin 5G Security Plan
The Commerce Department, as statutorily obligated by a recent law, sought feedback on how to best implement an administration 5G security strategy and has now posted all its comments. Around 80 parties weighed in, from the city of New York to companies like AT&T, Qualcomm and Ligado.