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The White House announcement can be found here. “As the nation’s leading broadband industry, we join the Administration in celebrating the milestone of connecting ten million households to the internet via the subsidy program that Congress included in last year’s infrastructure legislation. For the past decade, over 14 million consumers have subscribed to the internet via NCTA member company broadband

“We strongly support Sen. Thune’s bipartisan Connect Unserved Americans Act which increases the USDA ReConnect Program’s unserved requirement for funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act from 50% to 80%. The legislation also requires the Treasury Department to coordinate with the USDA, NTIA and the FCC to ensure each of those government agencies' broadband programs are working effectively

“We congratulate Alan Davidson on his approval by the Senate to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Alan will play a critical role in overseeing the implementation of the billions of dollars of funding for broadband construction included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. With the tens of billions of dollars dedicated to broadband infrastructure, America has an

“NCTA is gratified that the D.C. Circuit has upheld virtually all of the Federal Communications Commission’s 6 GHz Order. Because of the Commission’s unanimous, bipartisan 6 GHz Order, U.S. consumers will soon have greater access to next-generation Wi-Fi technology to meet their rapidly growing need for broadband internet access. The Commission’s carefully crafted technical rules ensure that these new technologies,

“We congratulate Alan Davidson on his approval by the Senate Commerce Committee to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Alan’s role at NTIA will be critically important to funding broadband construction and to honoring the guardrails established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will direct billions of dollars to unserved and underserved communities where investment is critically

“We congratulate Chairwoman Rosenworcel on her swift confirmation by the Senate. The Commission plays an important role in expanding access to broadband, America’s opportunity infrastructure, to more U.S. citizens. We look forward to working with Chairwoman Rosenworcel and her colleagues on this important mission and building on the successful policies that incent private sector investment, innovation and competition in America’s

"We congratulate Chairwoman Rosenworcel on her approval by the Senate Commerce Committee for another term at the FCC. During her time at the Commission, Jessica has been a champion for connecting every American to broadband and she has only heightened this focus during her time as Acting Chair. We encourage the full Senate to swiftly move ahead with her nomination."

"NCTA is pleased to see a robust number of applicants seeking to serve as Automated Frequency Coordinators in the 6 GHz band. Today marks an important next step toward enabling standard power unlicensed operations in the 6 GHz band, which will support both next-generation Wi-Fi connectivity and drive future unlicensed innovations. As a whole, the applicants represent a wealth of

“With the President’s signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. has taken an historic step to speed the deployment of next-generation broadband networks to unserved households and to build a durable support mechanism that will help low-income consumers connect to the internet. While much work remains to ensure that government funds remain properly focused and are efficiently

Joanna McIntosh, a 30-year government relations executive who has worked extensively in telecommunications and entertainment policy, has announced her plans to retire at the end of the year as Senior Vice President and Chief of Government Relations, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association announced today. In addition to serving as head of NCTA’s Government Relations since 2017, McIntosh previously