John Eggerton
Reps Pallone, Rush Push Twitter for Civil Rights Audit
House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Rep Bobby Rush (D-IL) pressed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to firm up his commitment to conduct a civil rights audit of his social media platform.
Free State Foundation: FCC Got Local Franchise Authority Remand Right
The Free State Foundation is hailing the Federal Communications Commission's planned Sept 26 vote on an item regarding local franchising authorities (LFAs) as important and appropriate pushback on localities trying to re-regulate internet access.
Reps DelBene, Jeffries Debut New Opt-in Privacy Bill
Reps Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) are offering up the latest legislative effort to regulate online privacy, including by requiring websites and online services to get opt-in permission for collecting and/or sharing web browsing
Senate Commerce Subcommittee Leaders to Commerce Sec Ross: Include Us in Privacy Blueprint Plans
The White House's signal that it is working on a blueprint for a national privacy protection framework in the age of broadband and the Internet of Things has prompted some bipartisanship on Capitol Hill.
Common Cause and Public Knowledge: Broadband Deployment is Neither Reasonable Nor Timely
Common Cause and Public Knowledge have told the Federal Communications Commission that its shift to a progress-based assessment of broadband deployment is wrong and needs correcting ASAP.
ACA to FCC: Hurricanes Should Not Do Number on Deployment Numbers
The America Cable Association has told the Federal Communications Commission that its Sec.
NCTA: FCC is Lowballing Broadband Deployment
The Federal Communications Commission is failing to, in a reasonable and timely manner, account for the extent to which unserved areas are getting broadband. That was a key takeaway from NCTA-The Internet & Television Association's comments to
FTC Prepares to Wade in to Digital-Age Competition
The week of Sept 10, the Federal Trade Commission launches a months-long series of hearings on antitrust and competition policy that could change how the government treats some tech companies in the digital age.
NCTA, Others Push for Senate Version of Rural Broadband Funding
Cable and telecommunication Internet service providers have gotten together to lobby for the broadband buildout funding provisions in the Senate version of the "Farm Bill." The Senate and House have each passed versions, now being reconciled in co
FCC Won't Pull Licenses From Hurricane-Affected 'Dark' Stations
The Federal Communications Commission says it won't cancel the licenses of TV and radio stations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands that have not been able to get back on the air after the devastation of hurricane's Irma and Maria.