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Background: Today, a cross section of voice service providers re-affirmed their commitment to stopping illegal and unwanted robocalls from plaguing consumers by joining state attorneys general to highlight anti-robocalling principles that can help government agencies take action against bad actors. “Illegal robocalls are more than annoying, they are a deliberate attempt by criminals to flood voice networks with unwanted calls

Arlington, VA – Consumers saved approximately $1.6 billion in energy costs in 2018 alone as a result of the award-winning voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay-TV providers, manufacturers, energy efficiency advocates and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® and NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. A new report by independent auditor D+R International found that the Voluntary Agreement

Nearly all (99.6%) of internet modems, routers and other equipment purchased and sold in 2018 for use by U.S. residential broadband subscribers met the energy-efficiency standards of the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Small Network Equipment. The Agreement, led by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and CableLabs®, includes

“Today’s Commission action to affirm Congress’s statutory framework will both protect consumers from excessive fees and taxes and help speed broadband deployment in communities across America. The U.S. has become a gigabit nation with over 80 percent of homes having access to gigabit speeds from their cable ISP, and our ambitious path to 10G – 10 gigabits to the home

“Today’s FCC action to improve its broadband data collection practices is a significant victory for consumers that will meaningfully improve the accuracy of broadband maps and enable the Commission to more efficiently target resources to areas that lack broadband access. Our industry is committed to quickly moving forward with providing the Commission the more granular data and will continue to

“We applaud House passage of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act and look forward to the continuing work of Congress, the FCC, and industry to provide consumers with needed relief from these annoying calls.”

“NCTA welcomes the efforts by Senators Gardner and Hassan in the re-introduced AIRWAVES Act both to expand access to unlicensed spectrum that will power Gigabit Wi-Fi and to consider approaches that might fairly balance the needs of incumbent users and America’s 5G goals. We look forward to working with the bill’s sponsors and other members of the committee on these

“We welcome the introduction of the American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019 and share Senators Collins and Jones’ goal of rural broadband deployment through programs specifically targeted at extending high-speed broadband networks to those communities that are not yet connected. In particular, we appreciate the legislation’s emphasis on directing funds to areas that need them the most, as well as

“NCTA welcomes the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of SPECTRUM NOW by Senators Wicker and Schatz and Representatives Matsui and Guthrie. Importantly, the bill sets up a process to consider unlicensed sharing in specific federal spectrum bands that cannot be auctioned. NCTA applauds this approach, which could help ensure that our nation’s spectrum resources are put to their highest and best use.”

“Robocalls have become a scourge on our daily lives causing many Americans to simply stop answering their phones. This is why we welcome the bipartisan leadership of Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member Walden to introduce the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. This legislation along with efforts by the FCC to combat robocalls are critical to protecting consumers from this nuisance.”