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1. 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...

2. Thune’s Big Tech Algorithm Transparency Bill Unanimously Approved by Commerce Committee - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   July 27, 2023

   WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today applauded the Senate Commerce Committee s unanimous passage of his bipartisan Filter Bubble...

3. Thune, Luján Request GAO to Review Broadband Regulatory Structure - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
   April 24, 2023

   Luján Request GAO to Review Broadband Regulatory Structure Senators bipartisan letter asks GAO to conduct an additional review of federal state and local broadband efforts to determine the effectiveness...Communications Media and Broadband today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office GAO to request that it conduct a review of the effectiveness of federal state and local broadband programs The request...that found overlapping and fragmented federal efforts to deploy broadband services A recent GAO report uncovered that federal broadband efforts are fragmented and overlapping with more than 100 programs...

4. NTIA Remove Liberal Wish-List Items From Its Broadband Funding - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   April 20, 2023

   Colleagues in Demanding NTIA Remove Liberal Wish List Items From Its Broadband Funding In order to fulfill Congress goal of providing broadband connectivity to unserved Americans NTIA must address concerns related...WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today led his colleagues in sending a letter to National Telecommunications and Information Administration...expressing concerns with the 42 45 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment BEAD program s Notice of Funding Opportunity NOFO As part of his nationwide broadband oversight effort to hold agencies accountable...

5. Thune, Rosen Introduce Bill to Fix Deeply Flawed Broadband Map, Ensure all States Receive Fair Share of Funding...
   March 31, 2023

   Flawed Broadband Map Ensure all States Receive Fair Share of Funding for High Speed Internet In order to ensure these new dollars are being accurately allocated NTIA must use up to date FCC broadband maps...ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Jacky Rosen D Nev recently introduced the Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act bipartisan legislation to ensure that the Federal...National Broadband Map before the Department of Commerce fully allocates broadband infrastructure funding This mapping plays a major role in determining state by state allocation of broadband infrastructure...

6. Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Rural Broadband - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   March 31, 2023

   Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Rural Broadband It is crucial that rural communities across South Dakota have access to reliable broadband services March 31 2023 WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune...Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband recently joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act bipartisan legislation to expand broadband access to rural communities The...Federal Communications Commission s FCC Universal Service Fund USF which promotes universal access to broadband and other telecommunications services Currently the USF is primarily funded through landline fees...

7. Thune, Warner Introduce Bill to Tackle National Security Threats from Foreign Technologies - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   March 07, 2023

   WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Mark Warner D Va chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence today introduced the Restricting...

8. Thune: Gigi Sohn is Unfit to Serve on the FCC - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   February 14, 2023

   WASHINGTON U S Sen John Thune R S D ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal...on net neutrality and her role in leaking information that led to the collapse of a bipartisan broadband deal when working at the FCC Thune has previously raised concerns about Sohn s partisanship Thune...

9. Thune Highlights Importance of Committee Assignments for 118th Congress - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   February 02, 2023

   And as a member of the Commerce Committee expanding broadband access into unserved areas has long been a priority of mine I ve worked to support broadband expansion reduce unnecessary obstacles to building...hold federal agencies accountable to ensure that federal funding for rural broadband goes to its intended purpose expanding broadband access to areas that currently lack it I also believe we need to hold Big...

10. Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
    January 30, 2023

    Thune Luján Klobuchar Fischer Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Rural Broadband Senators bipartisan legislation would help bridge the digital divide January 30 2023 WASHINGTON...D N M ranking member and chairman respectively of the Subcommittee on Communications Media and Broadband and Amy Klobuchar D Minn and Deb Fischer R Neb today reintroduced the Rural Internet Improvement...bipartisan legislation would streamline and bolster U S Department of Agriculture USDA Rural Development broadband programs and ensure that their funding is being targeted to rural areas that need it the most Thune...