Telecommunications

Moran leads call for Senate action on IT modernization, cybersecurity bill

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a bipartisan call last week for action on a bill to modernize the federal…

7 years ago

House leaders introduce bill to step-up online privacy protections

Legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Bill Flores (R-TX) last week would give sole…

7 years ago

Hurd reintroduces bill to modernize, improve government’s information technology

Bipartisan legislation reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) would accelerate the federal government’s transition to cloud-based computing, reducing wasteful…

7 years ago

Fischer leads effort to promote rural broadband deployment in letter to FCC

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) led a bipartisan group of senators who urged the Federal Communications Commission to take additional…

7 years ago

Congress passes Lucas bill to improve weather forecasting and storm warnings

The House unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday championed by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) that would prioritize weather research to…

7 years ago

House leaders strive to bring clarity, fairness to music licensing with new legislation

U.S. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Tom Rooney (R-FL) recently reintroduced legislation that would modernize rules governing…

7 years ago

Kinzinger works to expand wireless coverage in rural areas with bipartisan bill

Seeking to expand wireless service for rural communities, a bill from U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) would incentivize wireless internet…

7 years ago

Access to telehealth services would be expanded under bipartisan Gardner bill

In an effort to expand health care access in rural and urban areas, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) has outlined…

7 years ago

House leaders applaud new contract for first nationwide public safety broadband network

U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) together praised the announcement last week of a $46.5 billion initiative…

7 years ago

Blackburn leads hearing to help advance deployment of nationwide Next-Generation 911

Although states are making progress in deploying Next-Generation 911 (NG911) technology, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said during a subcommittee…

7 years ago

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