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NaLA Statement on ACP Amendment’s Advancement out of Senate Commerce Committee
During today's Senate Commerce Committee Markup hearing, the committee voted 14-12 to move the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act out of committee as an amendment to S2238, Plan for...
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NaLA Statement on the House Introduction of the Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension Act
Today, Reps Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Rep Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced a House bill (a companion to the bipartisan S4317 - Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension Act) and it includes $6 billion...
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NaLA’s Statement on 5th Circuit Court’s Decision to Strike Down the Universal Service Fund
On July 24, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled to strike down the Universal Service Fund (USF), calling the rural and low-income broadband subsidy "unconstitutional" The...
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NaLA Statement on Cantwell’s Spectrum Bill Markup Cancellation
The Senate Commerce Committee late Monday scrapped plans for a markup Tuesday morning of Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell’s Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024, which would have included...
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ACP: The Fight Isn’t Over
This month, 23 million households in the US will have to make a difficult decision: pay more for their monthly internet bill or cut their budget somewhere else to pay for it or go without internet...
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NaLA’s Statement on the last day of ACP Funding
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) officially ended on June 1, 2024, with funding exhausted Starting this month, more than 23 million enrollees will no longer have access to a reliably...
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NaLA Comments on Canceled Senate Committee Vote
Today, the Senate Commerce Committee postponed its markup, where it was expected to consider Senator Cantwell’s Spectrum Bill, which included $7 billion to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program...
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NaLA’s Statement on ACP Amendment in FAA Authorization Bill
This afternoon, Senator Luján (D-NM) introduced an amendment to the FAA bill with Senators Welch (D-VT), Vance (R-OH), Wicker (R-MS), Rosen (D-NV), and Daines (R-MT) that would provide $6 billion to...
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NaLA’s Statement on the Last Day of ACP
April marks the last fully funded month of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Come May, more than 23 million American households will begin paying more for their monthly internet service...
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NaLA Statement on Appropriations Package Passed to Avoid A Government Shutdown
Over the weekend, President Biden signed a $12 trillion spending package approved by the Senate and House allocating federal government funding until the fiscal year’s end The funding package...
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