House to Vote on 5G Standards, Public Safety, Media Diversity Bills
The House was set to vote Monday night under suspension of the rules on the Promoting U.S. Wireless Leadership Act (HR-3003) and four other media and public safety telecom measures. The other bills in the docket: House Resolution 277, the…
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Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act (HR-678), Emergency Reporting Act (HR-1250) and Measuring the Economics Driving Investments and Access for Diversity Act (HR-1754). HR-277 would reaffirm the House’s “commitment to diversity as a core tenet of the public interest standard in media policy.” HR-678 would limit reassignment of phone numbers during a declared natural disaster. HR-1250 and Senate companion S-390 would direct the FCC to issue reports and do field hearings after activating the disaster information reporting system. HR-1754 would require the FCC “consider market entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals in the communications marketplace” for video competition reports. HR-3003 would direct NTIA to encourage U.S. companies and others to participate in international standards-setting bodies as a way of improving the country’s 5G leadership role. The chamber is also set to consider other tech measures this week, including the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (HR-2668) to restore the FTC’s FTC Act Section 13(b) authority (see 2106210054).