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11. Thune Leads Hearing on Public Safety Broadband Network, Including Testimony From South Dakota Law Enforcement...
    September 24, 2020

    Sign Up For Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Thune Leads Hearing on Public Safety Broadband Network Including Testimony From South Dakota Law Enforcement Officer We must ensure our public...First Responder Network Authority FirstNet and AT T have made deploying a nationwide public safety broadband network During the hearing Thune questioned experts including Pennington County Captain Tony Harrison...Responder Network Authority also known as FirstNet has made in deploying a nationwide public safety broadband network Following several communications failures during national emergencies Congress recognized...

12. Official to Join Thune-Led Hearing on Public Safety Broadband Network - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
    September 21, 2020

    Press Releases South Dakota Law Enforcement Official to Join Thune Led Hearing on Public Safety Broadband Network September 21 2020 Washington U S Sen John Thune R S D chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications...progress that both FirstNet and AT T have had regarding the buildout of a nationwide public safety broadband network Witnesses Captain Tony Harrison sheriff s office Pennington County South Dakota Ms Karima...

13. Don’t Break the Net - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    February 27, 2015

    agenda item in the agency s modern history a policy awkwardly known as Title II reclassification of broadband The FCC voted 3 2 to impose heavy handed regulations on the Internet that were designed and intended...be made public the FCC gives itself broad power to decide how broadband services may be offered in the market For example mobile broadband plans that allow unlimited music streaming could be prohibited...prohibited by the government Additionally the FCC action could make broadband more expensive because compliance with these regulations will increase operational costs for providers that will likely be passed along...

14. South Dakota Can Be the Leader in 5G - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    September 28, 2018

    I convened a hearing in Washington to explore America s leadership in the race toward 5G mobile broadband technology To put 5G technology into perspective think about your first data enabled mobile phone...long it took to load mobile apps or webpages Flash forward to today and there s no doubt mobile broadband technology has improved With a few quick clicks you can get a ride in an Uber order movie tickets...even having to leave a restaurant Believe it or not as fast as our devices are today 5G mobile broadband technology will help deliver speeds that are 100 times faster than what today s technology can deliver...

15. Thune to Oppose Gomez as Commissioner of the FCC - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    September 07, 2023

    down the expansion of broadband to rural communities September 7 2023 WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today released the following...Commission FCC Since restoring the light touch government regulation of the internet mobile and fixed broadband access has expanded Americans enjoy faster internet speeds and 5G services have been expanded to...which would stifle our nation s dynamic and robust e commerce sector and slow down the expansion of broadband to rural communities For that reason I oppose her nomination Permalink https www thune senate gov...

16. Thune’s MOBILE NOW Act Clears Key Senate Hurdle - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    March 03, 2016

    Releases Recent Press Releases Thune s MOBILE NOW Act Clears Key Senate Hurdle Expanding wireless broadband so more things in our day to day life can become Internet connected would make completing many routine...issued the following statement after bipartisan legislation he authored the Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless MOBILE NOW Act passed the Commerce...ever changing global economy and the consumers who participate in it said Thune Expanding wireless broadband so more things in our day to day life can become Internet connected would make completing many routine...

17. Thune: Gigi Sohn’s Proven Partisanship Makes Her Unfit to Serve at the FCC - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    March 17, 2022

    the video U S Sen John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today discussed his concerns with the nomination of Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications...door to a whole host of new internet regulations including price regulations And unsurprisingly broadband investment declined as a result That was a problem for Americans generally who benefit when the...news for Americans in rural states like South Dakota Getting broadband to rural communities is already more challenging than installing broadband in cities or suburbs and the possibility of heavier regulations...

18. Thune, Wicker Urge FCC to Move Quickly in RDOF Application Review - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    July 15, 2021

    Transportation and John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel...Phase I auction which awarded 9 2 billion over ten years to over 300 bidders to deploy high speed broadband to over 5 2 million unserved homes and businesses in 49 states The FCC s RDOF rules prohibit the...vetting long form applications is another day that unserved Americans go without the high speed broadband that is essential to everyday life the Senators wrote We urge the FCC to move quickly to finish...

19. The Global Race Toward 5G - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    July 27, 2018

    United States I recently held a hearing to explore America s leadership in the race toward 5G mobile broadband technology which will help deliver speeds one hundred times faster than current mobile phone technology...Act which was signed into law earlier this year lays critical groundwork for this new wireless broadband technology and I hope South Dakota can be a leader in this space too Several FCC officials including...

20. On this day of action, the internet needs a law, not a regulation - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    July 12, 2017

    Barack Obama pressured regulators to scrap efforts to find agreement the FCC s 2015 order regulating broadband internet under a Great Depression era statute Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 had support...prioritization of legal content over broadband cable and wireless connections It put forth a 21st century framework to protect internet freedom by ensuring that corporate owners of broadband infrastructure couldn t...Today 34 million Americans mostly living in rural America lack access to high speed broadband services at home As broadband service providers and there are nearly 2 000 primarily small providers in the U S...