House Communications Sets Wednesday Hearing on Broadband Access
The House Communications Subcommittee plans a Wednesday hearing on the digital divide and improving broadband access. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn. “Access to affordable, secure and reliable high-speed broadband internet service is essential,” said House…
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Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Communications Chairman Mike Doyle, D-Pa., in a Wednesday news release. “The federal government must do more to promote digital equity and spur internet adoption across the country. As [House Communications] continues to consider revenue-raising spectrum auction legislation, a full appreciation of the issues posed by poor broadband adoption will be crucial to the discussion.” Doyle and some other lawmakers have been backing the Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment (C-Band) Act (HR-4855/S-2921). That bill favors allocating proceeds from the coming auction of spectrum on the 3.7-4.2 GHz C band for rural broadband and other telecom priorities (see 2001090021). Democrats are expected to unveil an infrastructure package next week (see 2001160063).