It’s an odd circumstance when a $1 billion deficit doesn’t seem so bad. The state’s Independent Fiscal Office released a study that estimates that state lawmakers will need to come […]
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The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee has announced its intention to meet next Tuesday, November 14th to consider the nomination of Norm Kennard as a PUC Commissioner.
“There are about 6,000 reported hits on underground facilities across Pennsylvania every year, which means that a pipeline or other vital utility system is struck once every 20 minutes during the average workday. Our goal from Day One is to cut the number of those incidents by eliminating exemptions and strengthening enforcement, as part of a focused program to reduce risks to our contractors, utility workers and residents.”
PUC Commissioner John Coleman on the passage of One Call legislation (SB 242), which, among other things, moves enforcement of the program from the PA Department of Labor and Industry […]
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Another week, and more interesting budget news as the legislature attempts to craft a revenue plan for the 2017-18 fiscal year. On Tuesday evening, the House passed (102-88) a plan […]
“More than two weeks after Hurricane Maria struck, millions of Puerto Ricans are still without access to much-needed communications services. That’s why we need to take innovative approaches to help restore connectivity on the island. Project Loon is one such approach.”
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai referencing Alphabet’s broadband balloon project which beams LTE signals to earth from a 65,000 foot orbit. The Commission gave an experimental license to the company in […]
“They have made it clear that they would rather see me fail than Pennsylvania succeed. In the absence of a compromise revenue plan getting to my desk, I am going to take action to manage our state’s finances. I’ve had enough of the games.”
Excerpt from comments made by Governor Wolf alluding to his plan to borrow against future Liquor Control Board revenues in the wake of no budget-related legislation being acted upon by […]
Industry News
According to the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, telecommunications conditions continue to improve in the wake of Hurricane Irma, even though more than 7 million subscribers were out […]
Industry News
FCC Chairman Pai is scheduled to visit hurricane-ravaged Texas next week to assess the state of affairs regarding the communications network. 55 counties in Texas and Louisiana are covered under […]
Industry News
The USDA held a Rural Broadband Forum in State College yesterday and Laurel Highland’s Jim Kail participated on a panel entitled “Broadband Technologies 101” which was designed to showcase the […]