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House Bill Seeks to Avoid Another ‘Rip-and-Replace’ with Foreign Fiber Ban
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2026 – A bipartisan House bill introduced Tuesday would bar the use of federal broadband funds to purchase fiber-optic cable sourced from countries of concern.Lawmakers argued the...
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Reed Hundt: An Artificial Intelligence-Focused Telecom Act
💡This Expert Opinion is was read by Reed Hundt , former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, during an episode of Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 1, 2026I think there...
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Ocasio-Cortez Introduces AI Data Center Moratorium Act
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2026 – House Democrats have formally joined a Senate effort to halt the growth of artificial intelligence data centers.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced the House...
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Democratic Senators Oppose ‘Weak’ House Kids Online Safety Act
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2026 – Senators are concerned with a Republican-led package of children’s online safety bills set for House floor consideration next week.On a press call Friday, Sen. Richard...
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House Leaders Reach Deal on Kids Online Safety Package
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 – House Energy and Commerce leaders reached a bipartisan compromise Monday on a sweeping children's online safety package, settling negotiations over a bill that cleared...
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Broadcasters Support NO FAKES Act
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2026 — Broadcasters in all 50 states have urged Congress to pass the NO FAKES Act, saying the bill would lead to federal action curbing the rise of AI‑generated voice and image...
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Latta-Backed Bills Would Speed Nuclear Reactor Construction
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2026 — Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, is pushing a slate of nuclear licensing bills he says will speed reactor construction without weakening safety rules.At a House Energy and Commerce...
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Reps. Latta, Carter Support Wi-Fi Security ahead of WRC 2027
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2026 — As the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai approaches, some US representatives are working to increase Wi-Fi security.Reps. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, and Troy A....
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NAB Forms Company to Launch Broadcast Positioning Service
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 — Providers of free TV are looking at a new line of business: Providing competition to the Global Positioning System (GPS) that beams mapping data to hundreds of millions of...
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Bipartisan Bill Would Protect Archived Emails from Warrantless Searches
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 — A bipartisan group of Capitol Hill lawmakers wants to protect old emails from warrantless viewing by law enforcement.Reps. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and Suzan DelBene...
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House Panel to Hold Hearing on Major Data Privacy Bill
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 – A House panel is taking up Wednesday a sweeping proposal to create the first national standard for consumer data privacy.A House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee is...
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Is it Easy or Tricky to Defend Big Tech in the Second Trump Administration?
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2026 – Advocacy groups and think tanks sit on just about every corner in Washington. But when it comes to big tech companies, few are willing to go to the mat for them all the time....
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Chip Pickering: Data Centers are America's Most Misunderstood Infrastructure...
We cannot champion a future driven by American innovation while simultaneously rejecting the very infrastructure required to power it. As communities across the country debate whether to welcome data...
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Luján Introduces Bill Requiring Automatic Refunds for Service Outages
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2026 – Broadband, cable, and telephone customers would receive automatic bill credits for prolonged service outages under legislation introduced Thursday.The Outage Refund Guarantee...
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Glen Howie: Arkansas's BEAD Surplus Opens Door to Broader Broadband Investment
Arkansas has shown what is possible when broadband policy is executed with discipline.Through a highly competitive process, our state secured deployment commitments for each of its 79,000 unserved...
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AI Preemption Debate In Congress’s Hands
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 – Major technology firms are increasingly lobbying Congress to establish federal standards that would preempt state laws and create a single nationwide regulatory structure for...
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Senators Affirm Need For U.S. Dominance In Space Exploration
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 – Senators stressed the importance of maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration during a meeting Tuesday with the NASA Artemis II flight crew.The discussion followed the...
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Evan Swarztrauber: Your Phone, Their Rules. It’s Time to Unlock the Mobile...
Affordability is top of mind for voters and consumers, as the costs of essentials like healthcare and housing remain stubbornly high. One rare bright spot is mobile internet service, where cellphone...
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Former FCC Commissioner O'Rielly Backs House GOP Data Privacy Bill
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2026 — Former Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly is supporting two key provisions in a new data privacy bill introduced in April by House Republican leaders. The proposed...
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Joel Thayer and Matthew Wong: Space Policy Can’t Run on Dial-Up Speeds
The United States is launching more rockets and deploying more satellites than at any point in history. 15,296 active satellites are now in orbit (a more than tenfold increase from a decade ago);...
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