Legislation addressing double utility poles unanimously passed the House on Tuesday and is on its way to the Senate for consideration. House Bill 1619 requires the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission […]
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Industry News – 10-13-23
No surprises here, but certainly newsworthy, the FCC announced this week that its next open meeting will feature a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to reclassify broadband Internet access as […]
Industry News – 9-29-23
A mid-week news release from Empire Access (North Penn Telephone in PA), points to big things happening in Scranton on the broadband front. The company announced that it has broken […]
Legislature – 9-22-23
Members of the Senate Communications & Technology Committee unanimously passed two cybersecurity bills earlier this week in the form of Senate Bills 745 and 824. Sponsored by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill […]
Industry News – 9-15-23
Monday marked Day 1 of a 30-day public comment period on the PBDA’s Volume 1 of the BEAD Program which is designed to provide information on the Authority’s plans for […]
Legislature – 9-8-23
On Monday, the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee will hold a hearing on the reauthorization of Pennsylvania’s 911 law which expires on January 31, 2024. With regard to […]
Industry News – 9-1-23
Saying that “achieving that balance between the needs of consumers and utilities is difficult, but as a veteran PUC employee, as an attorney and as a mother, I am up […]
Industry News – 8-25-23
A busy morning yesterday for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission as it teed-up an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the state universal service fund. The unanimous vote on the […]
Legislature – 8-11-23
Referred to the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee earlier this week, House Bill 1598 would add any undisclosed text, image, audio, and video content generated by artificial intelligence […]