Long Past Time For A Dedicated Public Safety Network
07.13.11
The Communications Workers of America is supporting two parallel congressional bills allocating the D-Block wireless spectrum for a dedicated public safety network. Read More »
Federal Legislation Archives
Democratic Senators Want FCC To Eliminate Broadband Coverage Gaps
07.08.11
In early July, Democratic Senators Mark Warner (Va.) and John Kerry (Mass.) wrote to the Federal Communications Commission urging that the FCC reallocate resources from providing universal landline phone service to broadband. The letter asked that the $8 billion Universal Service Fund be used for areas lacking in modern broadband service, and that they be brought up to baseline speed. Read More »
Senators Keep Heat On Net Neutrality
07.05.11
While Congress is locked in intense debate and deal-making over the budget, a group of 10 Democratic senators are making sure that the issue of net neutrality doesn't get forgotten. Led by John Kerry (D-MA) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the senators signed a sharply-worded letter to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee denouncing Republican efforts to kill the FCC's proposed neutrality rules Read More »
Congress Introduces $1 Billion Digital Literacy Legislation
06.24.11
The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN Act) was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate in order to improve digital literacy among children and teachers. Read More »
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act
06.13.11
An interoperable public safety network is one step closer to becoming a reality. On June 8, the Senate Commerce Committee overwhelmingly approved S.911, the Public Safety and Wireless Innovation Act. Read More »
The FCC Needs to Protect Universal Service
06.10.11
Reforms to the Universal Service Fund, a service that helps connect rural communities, should be strengthened and expanded to encompass broadband connectivity. According to a column by former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan on The Hill's Congress Blog, the USF faces new funding pressures that could weaken its reach across the digital divide. Read More »
AT&T T-Mobile Merger Will Expand Broadband Access, Benefit Consumers and Workers
05.11.11
Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen today told a Congressional panel that the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile will accelerate broadband deployment, benefit consumers, and positively impact employees. Read More »
Chairman Genachowski Defends FCC Open Internet Framework
05.09.11
In testimony on Capitol Hill, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski explained the importance of the FCC's Open Internet rules. Read More »
CWA: Transform Universal Service Fund for Broadband
04.25.11
It is long past time for the FCC to update the Universal Service Fund to support broadband, CWA said in comments filed at the FCC. CWA supports the FCC's proposal to create a unified, broadband-focused Connect America Fund. Read More »
Open Internet Supporters Voice Opposition to House Bill
04.14.11
A resolution to repeal the FCC's Open Internet protocol passed the House on Friday, sparking a Democratic backlash against the measure. Policymakers and Democratic officials, from Nancy Pelosi to the White House, have spoken out against the repeal. Read More »
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