Enlarge / US President Joe Joe biden at an event on broadband discounts for low-income Americans, in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 9, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Drew Angerer ) Consumer advocates are not impressed by President Biden’s announcement that Internet service providers have agreed to provide cheap broadband to […]
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Biden FCC pick advances in Senate by 14-14 vote amid Republican opposition
Enlarge / Gigi Sohn testifies during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing examining her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Pool) The Senate Commerce Committee today approved President Biden’s nomination of consumer advocate Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission. Sohn’s nomination was advanced with a 14-14 […]
Vote on Biden’s FCC pick delayed; Sohn faces another hearing and rocky path
Enlarge / Gigi Sohn testifies during a Senate committee hearing on June 21, 2012. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong ) Although the Senate Commerce Committee was scheduled to vote yesterday on the nomination of Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission, it didn’t happen. The vote on President Joe Biden’s nomination of Sohn was […]
Comcast trying to “torpedo” Biden FCC pick Gigi Sohn, advocacy group says
Enlarge / Gigi Sohn answering questions on December 1, 2021, at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission. (credit: Senate Commerce Committee) Comcast’s hiring of a new lobbyist is part of an attempt to “torpedo” President Joe Biden’s nomination of Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission, advocacy group […]
Senate gives Rosenworcel new FCC term, but Republicans aim to block Gigi Sohn
Enlarge / FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee on December 5, 2019, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla) The US Senate today approved a new five-year term for Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. Today’s vote ensured that Rosenworcel won’t have to […]
Ted Cruz asks how “regular watchers of Fox News” can trust Biden FCC nominee
Enlarge / Gigi Sohn answering questions on December 1, 2021 at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission. (credit: Senate Commerce Committee) Federal Communications Commission nominee Gigi Sohn faced off against Republican senators at a nomination hearing yesterday, disputing the senators’ shaky claims that she would use a post […]
Republicans fight Biden FCC pick Gigi Sohn, claim she’ll censor conservatives
Enlarge / Gigi Sohn testifies during a Senate committee hearing on June 21, 2012. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong ) Senate Republicans are planning a strong fight against President Biden’s nomination of consumer advocate Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission. “I will do everything in my power to convince colleagues on both sides of […]
Biden finally makes FCC picks: Rosenworcel as chair, Gigi Sohn as commissioner
Enlarge / FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee on December 05, 2019, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla) President Biden finally made his picks for the Federal Communications Commission today, ending a baffling delay that forced Democrats to operate in a 2-2 […]