Senate Commerce Committee

Sen Wicker Questions Commerce Department’s Enforcement of Huawei-related Rule (Senate Commerce Committee)

Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 08/11/2021 - 12:16

Sens Cantwell, Wicker To Commerce Secretary Raimondo: Strengthen American Cybersecurity Defenses (Senate Commerce Committee)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 06:30

Sens Wicker, Blackburn Introduce Federal Data Privacy Legislation (Senate Commerce Committee)

Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 13:46

Committee GOP Members Urge Leader Schumer to Follow Regular Order to Advance Broadband in Infrastructure Legislation (Senate Commerce Committee)

Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 16:30

Sens Wicker, Capito, Young Introduce Bill to Explore Collecting USF Contributions from Big Tech

Sens Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act. The legislation would direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study into the feasibility of collecting Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions from internet edge providers such as YouTube, Netflix, and Google. The FAIR Contributions Act would:

Republicans Urge President Biden to Prioritize Data Privacy Legislation (Senate Commerce Committee)

Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/16/2021 - 15:59

Sens Wicker and Thune Urge FCC to Move Quickly in RDOF Application Review

Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Broadband Subcommittee Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter to Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to request a status update on the Federal Communications Commission's long-form application review process for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction. The auction awarded $9.2 billion over ten years to over 300 bidders to deploy high-speed broadband to over 5.2 million unserved homes and businesses in 49 states.

Sen Wicker Asks NTIA to Reassess Data Collection Processes

Ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee Roger Wicker (R-MS) sent a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asking the agency to reassess its data collection processes and sources, and to use only the most up-to-date and accurate data as it updates its map.

Committee Advances Nomination of Lina Khan for FTC Commissioner (Senate Commerce Committee)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 06:40