Yesterday, PA Governor Tom Wolf joined ten of his fellow governors and penned a letter to President Trump and leaders in both congressional chambers pleading for more resources for BB […]
Author: Susan Carter
PaPUC News
At its Public Meeting yesterday, the PUC found itself in the unenviable position of being deadlocked 2-2 on a couple of telco-related items. First, the Commissioners addressed the relay surcharge, […]
Legislative – 6-12-20
On the House side, two rural BB bills passed unanimously in the form of HB 2348 (establishes a $ 5 million deployment fund), and HB2438 (streamlines the easement process for […]
Industry News – 6-5-20
Much as he tries (?) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg can’t seem to get out of the limelight when it comes to what shows up on his site and whether or […]
Congress – 5-29-20
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was one of 39 state attorneys general to sign correspondence recently sent to Congressional leaders in the House and Senate asking for specific goals to […]
Legislature – 5-22-20
The House Consumer Affairs Committee has scheduled a voting meeting for next Tuesday, May 26th and on the agenda are two BB bills, HB2438 and HB 2348. The first is […]
Daily Number – 744,000,000
Yesterday, the US Department of Agriculture (DOA) announced that it has made its final funding distributions under round one of its Reconnect program and the figure is $744 million. A […]
Industry News – 5-8-20
“This is your final warning” will no longer apply to the FCC’s enforcement and oversight of illegal robocallers. In a recently issued news release, the Commission announced that it has […]
Industry News 5-1-20
In other legislative broadband news, Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill introduced a bill yesterday to modernize the manner in which traditional landline telcos are regulated. SB 1112 waives many outdated regulations and […]