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Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Michael O’Rielly (R) joined other policy advocates for a discussion on broadband access. They focused on the FCC’s Affordable Conn…

FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr (R) and Nathan Simington (R) made remarks at the Free State Foundation’s anniversary luncheon. Other former FCC officials also spoke. Topics included 5G techno…

Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and several former leading agency officials testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on rebuilding U.S. infrastructure. The committee was…

Former FCC Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Harold Furchtgott-Roth reflected on the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. They discussed major provisions of the law, notably…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on efforts to expand broadband access and other technology related issues.…

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission with Chair Ajit Pai (R) and FCC commissioners. The hearing foc…

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly talked about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on communications and on the “digital divide.” He also discussed President Trump’s executive order on so…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai and the other four agency commissioners testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. T…

Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Michael O’Rielly (R ) reacted to a Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals recent decision on net neutrality, and he discussed the previous week dec…

New America held a discussion on the development of Wi-Fi 6 and 5G networks. The conversations focused on the development and regulation of these next-generation technologies that promise gr…

Michael O’Rielly, a Republican FCC commissioner, talked about 2019 communications issues. Topics included whether the Chinese company Huawei should have access to U.S. markets, 5G technology…

FCC commissioners, including Chair Ajit Pai (R), appeared at a Senate oversight hearing to discuss a range of policy issues. Among them were the agency’s efforts to address unwanted robocall…

The commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on the operations of their regulatory agency. Issues addressed included network upgrades to…

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly (R) talked about communications issues in 2018, including how the internet will operate now that net neutrality rules have ended, efforts to rethink childre…

This portion of the Free State Foundation’s annual telecommunications policy included a conversation with FCC Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Brendan Carr. They discussed rural broadband …

The Free State Foundation hosted its annual telecommunications policy conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. This portion of the event included a conversation with FCC Comm…

In this portion of the American Conservative Union annual conference, Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai and FCC Commissioners Michael O’Rielly (R) and Brendan Carr (R) talked …

The FCC held an open meeting on its investigation into the January 13, 2018, false emergency missile alert in Hawaii. Chair Ajit Pai described the “panic and outrage” felt by many residents …

Various FCC bureau staff held a news conference following their January open meeting on the commission’s investigation into the false emergency alert that happened in Hawaii on January 13, 2…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a meeting to discuss seven agenda items, one of which included a vote to repeal net neutrality rules. “Net neutrality” refers Obama administr…