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Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation

FCC Plans to Open More Spectrum for Unlicensed Use

12/05/2019 Deborah Collier

On December 12, 2019, the FCC will be voting to adopt a NPRM which will make additional spectrum available for unlicensed use in the 5.9 GHz spectrum band.

Technology, Telecommunications

STELAR Expiring Soon to a Satellite Near You

11/21/2019 Deborah Collier

Every five years, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) expires, and every five years Congress scrambles to extend the authorization. In the past, some have seen the reauthorization as an opportunity to refine and modernize the law. However, this year there is a renewed effort by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) […]

Technology, Telecommunications

Media Ownership Rules Don’t Make Sense in Today’s Marketplace

11/08/2019 Deborah Collier

The government has thousands of outdated rules that must be streamlined and modernized.

Technology, Telecommunications

Treat: RIFO Is Upheld and the Internet Remains Open

10/29/2019 Alex Abrams

The FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order (RIFO) was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

General Waste, Technology, Telecommunications

CBA’s Criticism of Senate Testimony on C-Band Is Ludicrous

10/24/2019 Thomas Schatz

CAGW reiterates its position that only the FCC should conduct an auction of c-band spectrum rather than allowing foreign satellite companies to benefit at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.

Commerce, Technology, Telecommunications

The Restoring Internet Freedom Order Court Decision

10/03/2019 Deborah Collier

It is long past time to provide the telecommunications industry with certainty on how the internet will be regulated now and into the future.

Commerce, National Security, State Issues, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation

A National Framework is Needed for Privacy Protection

09/16/2019 Deborah Collier

Congress must promptly address consumer data privacy.

Agriculture, Commerce, Intellectual Property, International, Technology, Telecommunications

Time is Ticking on USMCA

09/10/2019 Deborah Collier

In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force, creating a partnership between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that progressively eliminated tariffs and all duties and quantitative restrictions, except for a limited number of agriculture products, traded with Canada, that were eliminated by 2008. However, this trade agreement never envisioned the evolution […]