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“NCTA commends Senators Schatz, Thune and Wicker for leading passage of the READI Act of 2018, which focuses on developing guidance and best practices for state and local governments to improve emergency alerts, particularly to address the issuance of false alerts. As long-standing participants in the nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS), cable operators appreciate Congress’ efforts to improve coordination between

“Extending high-speed internet service to unserved communities is critical to boosting local economies and giving consumers access to jobs, health care, education and loved ones. We applaud Congress in passing the Farm Bill, including provisions that will make meaningful reforms to the administration of USDA RUS broadband loan programs, better directing federal funds to areas most in need of assistance

“The Commission’s decision to establish a reassigned numbers database should help consumers in addressing the problem of unwanted calls. NCTA particularly appreciates the Commission’s decision to include a safe harbor from TCPA liability for callers that consult the database, which will encourage greater use of the database and reduce the number of unwanted calls received by consumers.”

“We welcome today’s common sense decision by the FCC to permit cable operators to deliver notices to their customers electronically rather than sending bulky and wasteful paper mailings. This flexibility will benefit the environment as well as enabling consumers to more readily access accurate information. We thank the Commission for its continuing efforts to modernize its cable service rules.”

Introduced today, the Government Spectrum Valuation Act requires the NTIA, OMB and FCC to determine the value of spectrum assigned or allocated to each federal agency. “NCTA welcomes the introduction of the bipartisan Government Spectrum Valuation Act by Senators Lee and Markey today, which would require federal government agencies to account for the value of their spectrum resources. We applaud

“It is not surprising that the Supreme Court declined to hear this case dealing with the Wheeler FCC’s 2015 Order. Once the current FCC repealed the 2015 Order, almost all parties – including NCTA – agreed that the case was moot. Today’s decision is not an indication of the Court’s views on the merits but simply reflects the fact that

“As an organization and industry that highly values diversity and inclusion, we denounce the Congressman’s comments and no longer support his campaign. Just two weeks ago, the cable industry gathered in New York to celebrate diversity and raise more than $1.4 million to support programs that promote the career advancement of women and multi-ethnic professionals throughout our ranks. We are

“OET's test report makes it clear that Wi-Fi can operate safely in the 5.9 GHz band. With this testing complete, and a congressional mandate to free up new spectrum for unlicensed uses, now is the time to move forward. Given fundamental changes in both the wireless broadband and automotive safety landscapes, the FCC should take a fresh look at how

Background: California, the Department of Justice and USTelecom, CTIA, NCTA and ACA - representing America’s broadband providers - have today agreed to propose a delay in federal court litigation against California’s Internet Bill (SB 822) while the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals continues consideration of Mozilla Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission. The following statement is for attribution to USTelecom, CTIA,

“We welcome the Presidential Memorandum calling for the development of a comprehensive, long-term national spectrum strategy. Spectrum has become one of the most critical inputs for the communications and information technologies that are driving America’s economic growth. The services that rely on unlicensed spectrum alone generated more than $525 billion in value for the U.S. economy in 2017. We look