What Chairman Pai is Telling Congress About the End of the Keep Americans Connected Pledge
Friday, June 26, 2020
June 2020
June 22-26
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FCC Releases Update List of Map of Eligible Areas for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 18:00
Trump Administration Invests More Than $12.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Georgia
The Trump Administration announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $12.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Georgia. This investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act.
DOI Signs Agreement with USDA to Increase Investment in Infrastructure on Federal and Tribal Lands (Department of Agriculture)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 17:54Chairman Pai: FCC Working with Dept of Education to Spread Word on Ed Tech Funding
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai says that while the FCC's hands are tied when it comes to applying E-rate schools and libraries funding to remote learning during the pandemic, there are billions of dollars that could already be applied to that purpose Congress has already allocated and the FCC is working on getting educators to spend on education tech. Chairman Pai said he understood the frustration, and had asked Congress to clear away that statutory language impediment in the meantime.
AT&T is killing its cheap TV bundle for cord cutters (Fast Company)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 17:45Facebook to begin warning people when they share old news (Facebook)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 17:44
FCC Acts To Ensure Critical Wireless Infrastructure Projects Continue To Proceed During Pandemic
The Federal Communications Commission has been working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that critical communications infrastructure projects continue to proceed at a time when so many Americans are relying on high-speed Internet services. On June 25, the FCC announced a process that has been developed in coordination with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation that will further expedite the process for reviewing those infrastructure builds.
FCC Commissioner Carr Cheers House Broadband Infrastructure Package
“The Republican Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have put together a smart and comprehensive set of infrastructure reforms. Their thoughtful reforms would bring families across the digital divide and further extend America’s leadership in 5G by helping to accelerate the build out of high-speed Internet services. Their ideas, including legislation that would tackle the permitting delays that persist for Internet builds on federal lands, would make an immediate difference for rural communities across the country.