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Senators Introduce Legislation to Prevent Taxation of Broadband Grants
Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently introduced legislation to exempt federal broadband grants from consideration as taxable income for private ISPs who received them. This would be a sensible move to prevent waste in new federal broadband programs. These grants are currently considered part of a firm’s gross…
Race to 5G
NTIA study indicates 5G won’t threaten air travel
A new study by NTIA has found that 5G service does not pose a serious threat to air travel, as was previously feared by the aviation industry. It turns out that better cell service will not interfere with airplanes as they take off and land, which is excellent…
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U.S. is Behind on Spectrum Allocation for 5G, Reports Find
A pair of recently-released reports highlight how the United States is falling behind in the race to 5G and trailing other nations in mid-band spectrum allocation. As industry has repeatedly made clear, more mid-band spectrum is needed to meet demand and facilitate 5G deployment; U.S. networks current support more…
FCC
Digital Liberty Op-Ed in The Hill: “The FCC is working just fine without Gigi Sohn”
On September 15, The Hill published an op-ed by Digital Liberty Executive Director James Erwin, refuting the argument that the Senate must rush to confirm flawed nominee Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) because the FCC cannot function properly without all five commissioners. As the op-ed…
Economic Growth
The Senate Should Pass the House Spectrum Bill
Without Congressional reauthorization, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will lose its general spectrum auction authority at the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Congress has never allowed this to happen, and it should not do so now. Taking the initiative, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a…
Spectrum
Reckless Minimum Book Tax Would Put America Behind Communist China in 5G Race
By: Tom Hebert The Democrat Party is pushing a reckless tax and spend reconciliation package as inflation rages on and as Americans weather a recession. The bill contains a crushing 15 percent minimum book tax on the financial statement income of American businesses reporting over $1 billion in profits over…
FCC
House Energy and Commerce Committee Hold Hearing about Extending FCC’s Auction Authority
By Rich Sill The House Energy and Commerce held a hearing on May 24 on how to strengthen the United States’s communication networks. One of the bills discussed was the Extending America’s Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 (H.R. 7783), which would extend…
Antitrust
With 3-2 FTC Majority, Chair Khan has Ability to Enact her Progressive Anti-Consumer Agenda
By Rich Sill With the Senate voting 51-50 to confirm Alvaro Bedoya as the fifth FTC Commissioner– and third Democrat– Chair Lina Khan now has free reign to implement her progressive agenda. This could include, but is not limited to, going after and/or attempting to break up large companies like Amazon because she…