Today, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley announced the release of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act.

Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the definition of library in the E-Rate program rules. This will clarify the eligibility of Tribal libraries, in response to the 2018 update to the definition of libraries contained in the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). By taking this […]

Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to review and modernize the agency’s network outage reporting rules, its Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework, and its strategies for keeping networks running during power outages. Public Knowledge applauds the agency for moving to strengthen America’s communications networks so that they function […]

Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Public Notice to authorize Automated Frequency Coordination Systems to govern the operation of standard-power devices in the 6 GHz band. In 2020, the FCC adopted technical requirements for the use of the 6GHz band by unlicensed devices. As part of those requirements, the Commission established rules for low-power […]

Public Knowledge Competition Policy Director Charlotte Slaiman will testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights this Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Her testimony in the hearing on “Big Data, Big Questions: Implications for Competition and Consumers” will argue for new laws and rules to rein in the gatekeeper power of Big Tech.

Today, Public Knowledge joined 121 other public interest, consumer, education, and civil rights advocacy groups, as well as industry, in a letter urging the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to include a device voucher program within the budget reconciliation package to connect more low-income families.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission voted to rescind the agency’s 2020 vertical merger guidelines detailing how the Commission will evaluate vertical mergers. 

Today, the Federal Communications Commission’s Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appointed Public Knowledge Senior Vice President Harold Feld to the agency’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council.

Today, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA) introduced the “Device Access for Every American Act” to help low-income consumers afford a computer or tablet, marking a significant step toward closing the digital divide.

Today, reports indicate that President Joe Biden will nominate Alvaro Bedoya as a Commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Bedoya is the Founding Director of the Center on Privacy & Technology and a Visiting Professor at Georgetown Law.