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Inouye Pushes Senate to Move Broadband Mapping Bill
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) today urged the United States Senate to adopt a bill that would improve the quality of federal and state broadband data collection. The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) would also encourage initiatives that promote broadband deployment.
“For America to keep pace with the rest of the world in the digital age, we need well-informed broadband policy. But we cannot have good broadband policy based on bad broadband data. This is why I call on the Senate to take up and pass the Broadband Data Improvement Act,” said Senator Inouye. “Following the overwhelming support that lead the House to approve its broadband mapping bill, I remain convinced that the Senate can adopt this measure quickly. America’s broadband policy cannot move at dial-up speed. The world will not wait for us.”
A Pew Research Center study released yesterday found there is “no systematically collected and publicly available sources of data on adoption and deployment of broadband” in America, especially at the local level. Pew researchers cited the need for government to take the lead in collecting such data.
Senator Inouye’s Broadband Data Improvement Act directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Census Bureau to collect more granular broadband data. Specifically, the measure:
- Requires providers to report the actual numbers of broadband connections either within a census tract, 9-digit postal zip code, or 5-digit postal zip code;
- Requires the FCC to conduct inquiries into the deployment of advanced telecommunications services on an annual basis;
- Requires the Census Bureau to include a question in its American Community Survey that assesses levels of residential computer use and determines levels of dial-up versus broadband Internet subscribership; and
- Authorizes a 5-year, $40 million per year program that would provide matching grants to state non-profit, public-private partnerships in support of efforts to more accurately identify barriers to broadband adoption throughout the state.
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FCC Commissioners to Testify at Commerce Committee Oversight Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee oversight hearing on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC).
At this hearing, the Committee Members will hear from the five FCC commissioners on current proceedings involving media and telecommunications policy.
Federal Communications Commission Oversight Hearing
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Senate Commerce Committee Announces December 4 Markup
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces an Executive Session Markup for Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
During the Executive Session, Committee members will consider the following agenda items:
1) S. 1581, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007 ...
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Stevens Praises FCC Program to Improve Telemedicine in Alaska
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today praised a new pilot program implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve telemedicine in Alaska and across the nation. The new initiative would support the creation of a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastru...
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Senate Passes Bill Cosponsored by Sen. Stevens to Help Combat ID Theft
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate yesterday approved, S. 2168 - the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007, which would combat identity theft and cyber crime. The bill is sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and cosponsored by Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The legislation is based on recommendations from t...
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Stevens: Sound Science is Necessary To Understand Climate Change
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today stated that sound science will help to resolve questions about climate change and avoid making policy decisions that can be unnecessary and burdensome. Senator Stevens made this observation during the Commerce Committee hearing entitled, “Improving t...
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Climate Scientists, President’s Science Advisor to Testify at Climate Change Research Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing titled A Time for Change: Improving the Federal Climate Change Research and Information Program. The witnesses are listed below.
The hearing will focus on the need to improve the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which is responsible for coordina...
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Inouye: FCC Should Not Rush to Judgment on New Media Ownership Rules
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today at a Commerce Committee hearing on Localism, Diversity, and Media Ownership:
“The media is a tremendous force. It can inform, educate, and entertain, as well as nourish our democratic dialogue. Yet is also has less ...
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Commerce Committee to Explore Ways to Improve Federal Climate Change Research Program
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing titled A Time for Change: Improving the Federal Climate Change Research and Information Program.
The hearing will focus on the need to improve the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which is responsible for coordinating and directing Federal climate change research. It wi...
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Science Subcommittee to Discuss Effects of Space Shuttle Retirement
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences Subcommittee hearing on Issues Facing the U.S. Space Program after Retirement of the Space Shuttle.
The Subcommittee hearing will address issues related to the retirement of the Space Shuttle, its remaining missions, the National Aeronautics and Space Adm...
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Industry, Non-Profits, and Academia to Testify at Media Ownership Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing on Localism, Diversity, and Media Ownership. The witnesses are listed below.
This hearing will focus on issues related to media consolidation, pending proposals to change the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules, and govern...
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Witnesses Announced for Carbon Sequestration Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing on Carbon Sequestration Technologies. The witnesses are listed below.
Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is a widely discussed solution to decreasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. At this heari...
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Commerce Committee to Examine Media Ownership Rules
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Localism, Diversity, and Media Ownership.
This hearing will focus on issues related to media consolidation, pending proposals to change the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules, and government efforts to promote localism and diversity the medi...
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Commerce Subcommittee to Hold Carbon Capture Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing on Carbon Sequestration Technologies.
Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is a widely discussed solution to decreasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. At this hearing, the subcommittee will discuss research and developme...
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Stevens Praises FCC for Easing Number Portability
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today praised the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its order to help consumers keep the same phone number when switching to a new telephone company, specifically including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers. The FCC’s order is similar to legislation sponsored by Vice Chairman Stevens...
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Education Groups Praise Stevens Legislation to Protect Children Online
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association, the Consortium for School Networking, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the International Society for Technology in Education, the National Catholic Education Association and the National Parent Teachers Association praised legislative language that would bring parents, industry, law enforcement, and educators together to address...
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