Support US Senate Bill S.2012 — Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act (116th Congress) overturns the two FCC Small Cell Streamlining Orders and the rules that went with them: FCC orders 18-111; please submit a message to Sen. Diane Feinstein here to support S.2012. Support US House Bill HR.530 — Accelerating Broadband Development by …
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Opposes the Unregulated Deployment of Densified 4G and 5G Antennas in Public Rights-of-Way H.R.530 – To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/530/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/530/all-actions 1/14/2019 — Introduced in House 1/14/2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Sponsor — Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) …
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By Karl Bode, Dec 8, 2020 | Original Motherboard article here. Nathan Simington was chosen to attack free speech and net neutrality. He could gridlock internet policy for the next five years. The Senate today voted 49-47 along party lines to move forward with an unqualified Trump ally to the FCC for a five-year term. …
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An Act to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. Current Bill Text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2/text Current Bill History: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2/all-actions From TOC, as of 12/18/18 Search for ‘Broadband’ Subtitle B—Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband, Sec 6201 and seq. …
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Latest Version Referred in Senate (03/07/2018) 115th CONGRESS, 2nd Session H.R. 4986 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and for other …
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HR.599: Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 Current Bill Text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/599/text Current Bill History: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/599/all-actions Summary, emphases, and [comments], below, by Scientists For Wired Technology (‘S4WT’). Bill Summary: HR.599 This bill states that It will consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting …
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Winning the Race to 5G and the Next Era of Technology Innovation in the United States. Original hearing announcement here. (I was in the room that day. I can be seen at the very end of the video at the link above. I am seen walking towards Roger Wicker, right after he adjourned the meeting) …
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By Karl Bode, Jan 8, 2021 | Original Techdirt article here. Over the last few months a wide variety of activists, experts, engineers, and academics provided their insights into broadband access (or a lack thereof) in the COVID era. We’d like to thank all of the participants for their insights during a difficult and complicated …
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AMENDED PETITION, WRIT OF MANDATE, AND COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF (full petition here) Attorneys for Plaintiffs Gregg R. Lien, 530-583-8500, lakelaw@sierratahoe.net Mark S. Pollock, 707-257-3089, mpollock@pollockandjames.com Parties to the Law Suit Plaintiffs: MONICA EISENSTECKEN, TAHOE STEWARDS, LLC, TAHOE FOR SAFER TECH and ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST, vs. Defendents:TAHOE …
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By Adam Liptak Dec. 11, 2020 | Original New York Times article here. The suit, filed directly in the Supreme Court, sought to bar Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from casting their electoral votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. The Supreme Court received more than a dozen friend-of-the-court briefs and motions seeking to intervene WASHINGTON …
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