“In the Spectrum Act of 2012, Congress charged the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) with establishing a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. A nationwide network necessarily includes coverage of […]
Author: Susan Carter
Common Cause Special Adviser and former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, on the Sixth Circuit Court’s decision overturning the FCC’s municipal broadband order.
“Let’s be clear: industry-backed state laws to block municipal broadband only exist because pliant legislators are listening to their Big Cable and Big Telecom paymasters. These corporate providers invest in […]
The FCC yesterday released its Notice of Inquiry for the 12th Broadband Report, and skeptics like Commissioner Ajit Pai wasted no time blasting the now notorious document
– “Early next year, the FCC will find that broadband is not being deployed “in a reasonable and timely fashion.” This sham is a shame. We should treat this proceeding as […]
“We also need to keep in mind that the traditional ROR mechanism has failed. The order does nothing to repair the existing ROR mechanism, and I’m concerned about those flaws getting left behind. It’s paradoxical if we’re trying to increase broadband, why would the first step be to reduce funding?”
“I’m very concerned that if I stay on the ROR, I do not control my future and I am dependent on what the other carriers are going to do.” “I […]
Excerpt from the draft 2016 Democratic Party platform which is to be reviewed by the Platform Committee today and tomorrow.
“We will make the most ambitious investment in American infrastructure since President Eisenhower created the interstate highway system. We will put Americans to work updating and expanding our roads, bridges, […]
“We started to broaden it so now we were going to cover everything and wire the whole state, and while that’s admirable, if you try to be everything to everybody, you end up being nothing to anybody.”
Excerpt from comments made this week by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevlin regarding “Kentucky Wired”, an initiative begun under his predecessor to build state-owned broadband networks in unserved areas throughout the […]
“We want to get it done and we want to get it right. It’s by far the number one problem facing the Commonwealth and we are not giving up on it.”
Comment of Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman on yesterday’s rejection by the Senate of a House bill on pension reform.
Quotable from PTA’s June 10th Friday Report
“AT&T’s use of anonymous and aggregate set-top box information is entirely consistent with the statute. Our disclosures tell our customers exactly how we use that data and provide tools for […]
Excerpt from this week’s blog posting of FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly who continues his efforts to change the Commission’s (Chairman Wheeler’s) processes.
“Circulation items are often lower profile, less controversial, or more technical proposals that don’t draw as much public attention as meeting items. They also tend to be less time sensitive. […]