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December 22, 2023

Lead Republican lawmakers’ recent charge that the FCC was “deeply misleading” about the affordable connectivity program’s efficacy (see 2312150068) has solidified perceptions on and off Capitol Hill that it will be extremely difficult to reach a deal allocating additional money before the initiative's funding runs out next year, lobbyists and observers told u


December 5, 2023

Lawmakers are beginning to talk about how to pivot from the House Commerce Committee-approved Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act (HR-3565) text as Capitol Hill continues digesting findings of DOD's study about the potential effects commercial 5G use of the 3.1-3.45 GHz band will have on incumbent military systems (see 2311290001), lawmakers and lobbyists to


December 1, 2023

Republican condemnation of the FCC’s actions since it shifted to a Democratic majority in late September -- and Democrats’ defense of the commission’s recent record -- dominated a Thursday House Communications Subcommittee hearing on agency oversight, as expected (see 2311290001).


November 30, 2023

DOD’s recent transmission to Congress of its study of the potential effects of commercial 5G use of the 3.1-3.45 GHz band on incumbent military systems likely means spectrum policy will be a larger focus during the House Communications Subcommittee’s Thursday FCC oversight hearing than earlier thought given Republican opposition to some agency actions since i


November 21, 2023

In a statement Monday, Congresswoman Doris Matsui issued a statement calling for a temporary negotiated ceasefire to ensure the release of hostages held by Hamas and to protect Palestinian civilians.


November 15, 2023

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) recognized a significant milestone on November 8, 2023, with the celebration of the Light Rail Modernization Project and groundbreaking ceremony for Folsom 15-minute light rail service. This groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction for the passing track near Glenn/Robert G.


November 14, 2023

The White House’s long-awaited artificial intelligence executive order falls short of protecting innovation while simultaneously establishing guardrails for AI, the top lawmaker on the House Energy & Commerce Committee said during a Communications & Technology subcommittee hearing Tuesday.


November 14, 2023

The Biden administration released its long-awaited national spectrum strategy and a presidential memorandum on modernizing U.S. spectrum policy at a White House ceremony Monday.


November 13, 2023

A Sacramento man is among five U.S. servicepeople killed when a military helicopter crashed Friday over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission.


November 11, 2023

More than 114,000 Americans are on the national wait list for an organ transplant. In 2022,

although 42,000 patients received a transplant, over 68,000 additional patients were added to the

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