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07/24/2024
Fifth Circuit Finds FCC Program Unconstitutional
Wednesday’s Fifth Circuit ruling that the FCC’s Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional as it’s currently administered sets up a fight at the U.S. Supreme Court. And it brings even more uncertainty to talks on the Hill around USF reform following the demise of the Affordable Connectivity Program’s broadband subsidy.
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07/22/2024
Now What? A Lot Can Happen (and has) Between Now and November
America has had some time to digest the news that Joe Biden is no longer running for president.
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05/02/2024
Senate Committee Stuck on Where to Go With ACP
A Senate Communications Subcommittee about the future of the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program and broadband affordability overall took on a larger meaning Thursday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle wondered how to get a bipartisan agreement on the issue, one with broad support, to the finish line.
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04/29/2024
Affordable Broadband Week
Broadband affordability will be under the microscope this week with Senate Commerce’s Communications subcommittee set to tackle the issue at a hearing Thursday that includes New Street Research’s Blair Levin and Pew Charitable Trusts’ Kathryn de Wit.
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03/13/2024
TikTok on the Clock
A day before the House voted 352 to 65 for legislation that could potentially ban TikTok, analysts were predicting support for the measure.
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03/12/2024
Spectrum Plan: Free State Foundation Crowd Unpacks NTIA Roadmap
Spectrum was the word of the day at Tuesday’s Free State Foundation conference, with NTIA releasing its National Spectrum Strategy Implementation Plan just as the think tank’s annual gathering was kicking off.