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Sohn to Face Strong GOP Pushback, Democrats' Praise During Confirmation Hearing

Top News|1 Dec 2021|Ref: 2111300068|by Jimm Phillips

Senate Commerce Committee members’ treatment of Democratic FCC nominee Gigi Sohn during her Wednesday confirmation hearing is likely to sharply divide along party lines, in sharp contrast to a potential overwhelming bipartisan panel vote to advance commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s…Subscribe to Read >>

Senate Commerce Likely to Easily Advance Rosenworcel; Wicker Voting Yes

Top News|1 Dec 2021|Ref: 2111300064|by Jimm Phillips

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is expected to easily advance out of the Senate Commerce Committee during a Wednesday meeting (see 2111230066) with unanimous support from panel Democrats and potentially most Republicans too, lawmakers and lobbyists said in interviews. Democratic FTC…Subscribe to Read >>

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Sharing 3.1-3.45 GHz With Federal Radar a Challenge: Spectrum Experts

Top News|1 Dec 2021|Ref: 2111300042|by Matt Daneman

Finding ways to make parts of the 3.1-3.45 GHz band available for nonfederal use, as laid out in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (see 2111120050), faces a variety of big hurdles, spectrum sharing experts said Tuesday at the annual…Subscribe to Read >>

Public Safety Incumbents Want 4.9 GHz Band Expanded to Energy Industry Over Unlicensed

Top News|1 Dec 2021|Ref: 2111300069|by Monty Tayloe

Incumbent public safety users of the 4.9 GHz band don’t agree with wireless advocates about expanding the band to unlicensed use or coordinating spectrum sharing, said comments filed by Monday’s deadline in docket 07-100. Allowing unlicensed use would ensure the…Subscribe to Read >>

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Today’s Featured Article

CPUC OKs Verizon/Tracfone -- With Expected Conditions; FCC OK Needed

Bulletin|18 Nov 2021|Ref: 2111180056|by Adam Bender

The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously cleared Verizon/Tracfone. The FCC may be the only U.S. regulatory OK now needed for the multibillion-dollar takeover.Read More >>

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Dec

FCC virtual event to announce recipients of the 2021 FCC Chair's Awards for Advancement in Accessibility, 11 a.m. EST — see here

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House Communications Subcommittee hearing on Communications Decency Act Section 230, 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn — see here

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FCBA Wireless Committee virtual event with FCC Wireless Bureau front office, 12:15 p.m. EST — see here

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Senate Commerce Committee markup at 10:15 a.m. on nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel as FCC commissioner and Alvaro Bedoya as FTC commissioner and then confirmation hearing for Gigi Sohn as FCC commissioner and Alan Davidson as NTIA head, 253 Russell — see here

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FCBA plans a virtual Women’s Summit on cybersecurity law and policy with other groups, 3 p.m. EST, login may be required — see here

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FCC forum on online video programming accessibility, virtual 1 p.m. EST — see here

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House Science Committee hearing on "Ensuring American Leadership in Microelectronics," virtual, 10 a.m. EST — see here

Tejasi Thatte, ex-chief of staff to Rep. Tony Cardenas and ex-NCTA, joins NBCUniversal federal affairs team ... USTelecom names Diana Eisner, ex-Frontier Communications, vice president-policy and advocacy, and Nicole Henry, ex-office of Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., senior director-government affairs; also promotes Hawley Stanton to senior director-government affairs ... John Howes, ex-Wireless Infrastructure Association, becomes counsel and senior policy adviser to Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, with responsibilities including telecom and tech ... New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) appoints Brian Lipman as director-Division of Rate Counsel; he had led it on acting basis after Stefanie Brand retired in September.

Newly promoted at LG Electronics USA, effective Wednesday: William Cho to CEO; Kim Byoung-hoon to executive vice president-chief technology officer in charge of information and communication technology business; Jang Ik-hwan to executive vice president and head of LG Business Solutions; and Eun Seok-hyun to president-vehicle component solutions business ... Comscore promotes Brian Pugh to chief information officer ... Travel + Leisure hires Qatar Airways Group’s Sy Esfahani, also ex-MGM Resorts International, as CTO.

Gaming and esports platform Swarmio Media names former Ernst & Young Managing Partner Larry Taylor as board chair ... IoT solutions provider Kore moves Paul Holtz to interim chief financial officer while it seeks permanent successor to Puneet Pamnani, leaving ... Infrared sensing solutions startup TriEye adds former NXP Semiconductors CTO Hans Rijns to its advisory board ... Change.org hires Wikimedia Foundation’s Tony Sebro as general counsel.

Lobbyist registrations: Fiber engineering firm CHC Consulting, Squire Patton on “broadband construction opportunities,” effective Nov. 1 … WebShield, Tauzin Consultants, effective Oct. 21 … Camera company Snap, BGR Government Affairs on data security, effective Oct. 20 … Coinbase, The Madison Group on “cryptocurrency, digital assets and financial technology,” effective Oct. 15 … Mobile app Notarize, on its own behalf on “remote online notarization, digital identity, and privacy,” effective Oct. 11 … Education tech company GoGuardian, Monument Advocacy, effective Oct. 8 … Cryptocurrency company Circle, Invariant, effective Oct. 4.

RS Access, The Joseph Group on spectrum policy, effective Oct. 4 … Airspan Networks, on its own behalf on “funding for broadband expansion and support for infrastructure investment,” effective Oct. 1 … Decentralized finance advocate DeFi Education Fund, Goldstein Policy Solutions on “internet-based distributed financial systems and decentralized web applications using blockchain networks” and tax issues for "decentralized finance and digital assets,” effective Oct. 1 … Micron Technology, Akin Gump on “investment tax credits to promote domestic semiconductor manufacturing,” effective Oct. 1.

Blockchain company Chia Networks, Platinum Advisors on “blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies and their potential” and to “promote the use of distributed ledger technology to improve financial services available to the US public,” effective Sept. 16 … Neo Networks, Pavluchuk & Associates on broadband capital expansion, effective Sept. 1 … AI and machine learning software developer Visimo, Commonwealth Consulting Partners, effective Aug. 19 … Space traffic management provider ComSpoc Corp., DLA Piper, effective June 3 … Marvell Technologies, on its own behalf on “data infrastructure technology,” effective June 1.

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