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1. Keep the Internet Free, Open, and Safe - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   April 25, 2024

   including price controls Broadband investment declined which was especially bad news for rural areas like South Dakota where investment is still needed to expand access to broadband A Republican led FCC repealed...Biden FCC gets its way I m concerned those days might be numbered These rules could again depress broadband investment denying needed investment in areas of our country that lack adequate internet access...

2. Thune Torches Biden FCC’s Heavy-Handed Net Neutrality Scheme - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   April 18, 2024

   resembles rules implemented during the Obama administration that led to less competition declining broadband investment and slower internet speeds before they were repealed in 2017 Thune s remarks below as...This opened the door to a whole host of new internet regulations including price regulations And broadband investment declined as a result That was a problem for Americans generally who benefit when the...states like South Dakota Deploying broadband to rural communities already has a number of challenges and adding utility style regulations not meant for today s broadband market acted as a further disincentive...

3. A Solution in Search of a Problem - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   January 26, 2024

   Obama era rules before it the latest net neutrality proposal threatens to decrease investment in broadband and subject the internet to more government interference like regulating prices In 2017 a new Republican...door to new taxes and fees on your internet bill This proposal could also decrease investment in broadband expansion which would be devastating for rural areas like South Dakota where investment is critically...not the solution to bridging the digital divide Reducing the burdensome regulations that stifle broadband expansion has long been a priority of mine The permitting process is just one example of this While...

4. Thune Slams the Biden FCC’s So-Called Net Neutrality Proposal - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   January 25, 2024

   that following the repeal of similar regulations that were enacted during the Obama administration broadband investment deployment and internet speeds have increased In October Thune led more than 40 of his...measure opened the door to a whole host of new government regulations including price regulations And 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...

5. What Exactly Are Democrats Trying To Solve With New Internet Regulations? - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   January 18, 2024

   result broadband investment declined affecting rural Americans in states like South Dakota the most Getting broadband to rural communities is already more challenging than installing broadband in cities...technology and greater usage of the internet mean that we must make smart investments to expand broadband access and keep the United States at the forefront of new technologies We won t stay there with...

6. Thune, Cruz, McMorris Rodgers, Latta Raise Serious Concerns About the FCC’s Management of the ACP - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   December 15, 2023

   WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Ted Cruz R Texas ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee and U S Reps Cathy McMorris...review of the ACP after it was revealed that the vast majority of ACP subscribers had high speed broadband prior to the subsidy In response the FCC OIG shared many of the concerns raised by the lawmakers...not provide new funding for the ACP This is not true As Congress considers the future of taxpayer broadband subsidies we ask you to correct the hearing record and make public accurate information about the...

7. Thune Leads Colleagues in Opposing Biden FCC’s Internet Takeover - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   October 05, 2023

   WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Ted Cruz R Texas ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation...speeds and higher prices wrote the senators Further the FCC lacks this statutory authority over broadband internet access Any attempt by the FCC to reinstate net neutrality regulations and the onerous rules...commissioners have admitted The growth of the internet continues to be a great American success story Broadband investment has increased deployment has increased speeds have increased and high speed internet...

8. Thune Calls Out Biden’s Radical Return to Obama-Era Net Neutrality Proposal - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   October 04, 2023

   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...plans As I said the last time a Democrat led FCC put heavy handed internet regulation in place broadband investment declined And there s good reason to believe that the same thing would happen this time...

9. Thune: There’s Nothing Like Summertime in South Dakota - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   September 19, 2023

   cooperatives that provide power in South Dakota communities I joined Midco as they announced a new broadband expansion in the Black Hills that will bring faster internet to more homes And I was on hand for...

10. 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...