NTIA Program Aims to Avoid Further Network ‘Rip and Replace’ Steps Jul 8, 2020 | 3:38 pm The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is establishing a program to share “supply chain security risk” information with communications services providers with an aim to avoid future “rip and replace” programs that require removing potentially dangerous equipment from networks. […]
FCC’s Chairman Makes $65 Million IT Request Jun 16, 2020 | 6:06 pm Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai asked members of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee for $65 million to implement the Broadband DATA Act, a law signed in March to improve the accuracy of broadband deployment maps. […]
FCC Votes to Implement $200M Emergency Telehealth Program, Connected Care Pilot Apr 3, 2020 | 11:35 am The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) voted in favor of adopting a $200 million telehealth program, as appropriated by the CARES Act, to help healthcare providers purchase telecommunications devices and broadband connectivity. […]