BroadbandCensus.com to Host Two Webinars on NTIA/RUS NoFAs
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2009 - BroadbandCensus.com announced that it will host two public webinars on navigating the broadband stimulus maze, with special reports from the news staff of...
View ArticleHouse Whip: Recovery Package Must Not Leave Rural Areas Behind
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2009 - Widespread broadband deployment and adoption is essential to economic recovery as well as social justice, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C. said Tuesday morning at...
View ArticleClyburn Sworn in as FCC Commissioner
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2009 - Mignon Clyburn was sworn in Monday as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. The ceremony took place in her home state of South Carolina, with the oath...
View ArticleSouth Carolina and Rhode Island Score Big Wins in Public Broadband Computing
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2010 – The Commerce Department on Friday announced two additional broadband stimulus funding grants: $5.9 million to the South Carolina Technical College System, and $1.2...
View ArticleProfiles of Prospective Candidates to be FCC Chairman: Mignon Clyburn and Tom...
TweetWASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – This week BroadbandBreakfast.com will begin a series profiling many of the top prospective candidates that might be selected to serve as chairman of the Federal...
View ArticleTelecom Committees in Congress Raise Universal Broadband Issues at Cable Forum
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 – Congress is unlikely to act on major broadband issues until after the August recess, aides to House and Senate committee chairs told attendees Tuesday at the American Cable...
View ArticleWhite House Announces Nomination of Mignon Clyburn to Democratic FCC Spot
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 – The White House announced its intention to nominate South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to the Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday. If...
View ArticleSenate Approves NTIA Head Strickling; Genachowski, McDowell for FCC; Baker,...
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2009 – The Senate on Thursday voted to give its consent for Julius Genachowski (D) and Robert McDowell (R) to serve five-year terms on the Federal Communications Commission, with...
View ArticleAll in the Family
From BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 – This week is likely to be chock-full of broadband-related developments, with rules from the NTIA expected on Tuesday, a Vice...
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House Majority Whip James Clyburn to Speak at July 14 Broadband Breakfast Club
House Majority Whip Clyburn, D-S.C., Will Headline July 14 Panel on Role of FCC’s National Broadband Plan in the Broadband Stimulus Press Release WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 – House Majority Whip James...
View ArticleDemocrats Call for New Infrastructure Stimulus Legislation Includes Large...
April 2, 2020— A coalition of Democrats comprising House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., and key committee chairs Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Frank Pallone,...
View ArticleHouse Rural Broadband Task Force Unveils Accessible, Affordable Internet for...
June 24, 2020 — House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., and other members of the Rural Broadband Task Force introduced the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act on Wednesday. The act would...
View ArticleHouse Majority Whip James Clyburn Calls for Closing Broadband’s Rural Digital...
June 30, 2020 — “Broadband has got to be the order of the day, going forward,” said Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., during a Tuesday webinar hosted by the Northern Virginia Technology Council. The webinar...
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At INCOMPAS, Top House Democrats Say Republicans’ COVID-19 Broadband Response...
September 15, 2020 – The lack of access to broadband is still a widespread issue across the country, especially in rural areas, two top House Democrats said Tuesday at the INCOMPAS virtual show...
View ArticleBiden Wants $4 Billion for Broadband, House Commerce Wants ‘Rip and Replace’,...
According to numerous reports, the incoming Biden administration is aiming to address broadband disparities in the United States with billions in new funding. The Biden broadband plan aims to address...
View ArticleBiased Data Causing Racist AI, Free Speech and Digital Advertising, Detroit...
Facial recognition technology has malfunctioned more frequently for people of color, Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said at the Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council...
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Major Change on the Horizon? Explaining the Affordable, Accessible Internet...
December 2, 2020 – As House GOP leaders ask the Government Accountability Office to audit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect program because of concerns federal funds are being used to...
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Building a Bridge over the Digital Divide: Explaining the Affordable,...
December 11, 2020 – Last week we began our broad overview of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, sweeping legislation that calls for a $100 billion investment in broadband infrastructure...
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Removing Roadblocks on Bridge Over Digital Divide: Explaining the Affordable,...
While the bulk of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All (AAIA) Act proposes to invest $100 billion to expand broadband access in unserved and underserved parts of the country, the legislation...
View ArticleCommissioner Geoffrey Starks Says FCC Eyes Emergency Broadband Benefit...
February 16, 2021 – Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program is currently a top priority for the regulatory agency. The FCC has 60...
View Article3 House Bills Would Create New Speed Tiers For Broadband, Dole Out Up to $100...
March 22, 2021 – Three bills, worth $100 billion dollars and introduced in the House, will change the nation’s definition of served and unserved by dramatically upping the threshold for broadband...
View ArticleFormer FCC Commissioners Disagree on Bill Increasing Broadband Speed...
March 23, 2021 – A former Federal Communications Commissioner and a former chairman of the agency exchanged disagreements Monday over a large broadband funding bill re-introduced in the House of...
View ArticleTech Groups Stand Fast With Section 230, Algorithmic Reform, Broadband...
March 25, 2021 – The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation has released a statement doubling down on the importance of internet liability protection under Section 230 ahead of a...
View ArticleExperts Concerned About Connectivity After Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund...
April 1, 2021 – Experts are concerns about the long-term implications of the $3.2-billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) running out of money without a plan for what happens after. The fund,...
View ArticleFocus On Community Networks In Biden Plan A Positive 180-Degree Policy...
April 7, 2021 – Despite criticism levied against President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure plan, some broadband industry experts are excited about what it could mean for municipal and co-op networks....
View ArticleExperts Weigh What Future Of Broadband Could Look Like Under Biden’s...
April 8, 2021 – Experts in Wednesday’s Broadband Breakfast Live Online event debated what “future-proofing” broadband could look like and whether President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan can achieve...
View ArticleExclusive Drew Clark Column on Innovation in Open Access Networks
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 – Right now, one of the areas of greatest commercial innovation and ferment in the United States broadband marketplace is in open access last-mile networks. Although the U.S....
View ArticleExperts Urge Congress to Diversify Broadband Policy Beyond Wired Infrastructure
June 22, 2021 – Experts warned Congress on Tuesday not to put all its eggs in a “single wireline basket” when it comes to crafting policy on broadband infrastructure. During a subcommittee meeting on...
View ArticleExclusive Drew Clark Column: Will the Broadband Infrastructure Deal Hold?
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2021 – The bipartisan infrastructure agreement that President Joe Biden announced on June 24 is still standing. But many in Washington aren’t holding their breath before the deal is...
View ArticleUnion Association Requests Congress Attach Hiring Strings to Federal...
July 12, 2021 – A union association representing workers in telecommunications is asking Congress to attach strings to federal dollars that go to broadband infrastructure, including forbidding...
View ArticleInfrastructure Bill Money Will Help Push Universal Broadband Goal Within Five...
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2022 – Representative James Clyburn, D-S.C., predicted that the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act will help get internet into every home in America within the next four to...
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