Introduced and referred to the House Consumer Affairs Committee yesterday, Representative Pam Snyder’s HB 1488 addresses broadband on a number of fronts. First, the bill changes the 1.544 Mbps minimum […]
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Legislature – 5-21-21
On Monday, the Senate Communications & Technology Committee will meet to consider Senate Bill 696 which, among other things, requires state agencies to notify individuals of a data breach within […]
Legislature – 4-30-21
The Senate doubled down on last week’s missive to Governor Wolf regarding the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), with this week’s support of Senate Bill 119 by the Environmental Resources […]
Legislature – 4-23-21
Calling the legislation part of a “multi-faceted approach to closing the digital divide” Senate Communications and Technology Chairman Kristin Phillips-Hill teed up Senate Bill 341 for committee consideration on Tuesday. […]
Industry News – 4-16-21
At its public meeting yesterday, the PA PUC unanimously approved the Competitive Access Provider applications of Get Wireless Inc. and Hudson Fiber Network Inc to provide service throughout the state. […]
Industry News – 4-9-21
Pennsylvania libraries in broadband news this week with the Department of Education announcement of the Libraries Connect Communities and Broadband Resources project. The initiative, designed to “improve access to broadband […]
Legislature – 4-2-21
A single point of contact for all things broadband is the theme of legislation introduced this week by Representative Pam Snyder (D-Greene). HB 1075 was referred to the House Consumer […]
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“Now is the time to confirm that your family, your business and all of your devices are ready for the switch to ten-digit dialing, so we have a smooth transition […]
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On Wednesday, the FCC levied the largest fine in the Commission’s history against two Texas telemarketers for robocall violations. On the business end of the levies are Rising Eagle and […]