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 […]
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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 SB 1112 waives many outdated regulations and […]
Industry News – 4-24-20
Broadband support is right in the crosshairs of federal stimulus funding according to a tweet earlier this week from the Commander in Chief. President Trump also told reporters that “farmers […]
Industry News – 4-17-20
Earlier this week, Frontier Communications announced that it has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 Petition to reduce its debt by over $10 billion “on an expedited basis.” A Frontier Board […]
Legislature – 4-10-20
Frustrated with Governor Wolf’s “essential vs. non-essential” business operating directive, House Republicans took a Senate-passed bill this week and added language requiring the state to develop a plan allowing certain […]
Legislature – 4-3-20
In a co-sponsor memo released today, Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill cited the extraordinary circumstances whereby millions of Pennsylvanians are working/learning from home as the impetus for legislation granting certain telecommunications providers […]
Industry News – March 20, 2020
Too much news on COVID-19 to fit into the FR this week, but among the items of note to telcos are the Governor’s mitigation efforts news release (and subsequent releases), […]