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Broadband, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, General Waste, Government Waste, Tech-Telecom, Telecommunications, Uncategorized

No More Wi-Fi for School Buses

October 1, 2025 Deborah Collier

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues to forge ahead with eliminating outdated regulations and streamlining processes that will make it easier and faster to enable new telecommunications and network capabilities.  The September 30, 2025, monthly meeting included several items that will help achieve those objectives, some of which were included in Citizens Against Government Waste’s […]

Commerce, Broadband, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, General Waste, Internet, Regulations, Tech-Telecom, Telecommunications

FCC and Congress Work to Reduce Barriers to Broadband Deployment

September 17, 2025 Deborah Collier

The deployment of broadband to connect businesses and families to the internet requires every level of government to avoid imposing burdensome rules and regulations that impede that process.  Ensuring that projects move forward expeditiously is critical as the $42.45 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding will be released to the states from the […]

Communications, Congress, FCC, General Waste, Internet, Spectrum, Tech-Telecom, Telecommunications

First Responder Communications Remain Vital on the 24th Anniversary of 9/11

September 11, 2025 Deborah Collier

The anniversary of September 11, 2001, is always difficult for the millions of Americans who lived in New York and Washington, D.C. and saw the terrorist attacks firsthand, and everyone else who watched the attacks and heard about the crash of the fourth plane in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.  Thousands of first responders were involved in the […]

Broadband, Communications, FCC, General Waste, Internet, Tech-Telecom, Telecommunications

Senate Votes to Repeal Taxpayer Funded Wi-Fi Hotspots for Home Use

May 13, 2025 Deborah Collier

Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the “Delete, Delete, Delete” proceeding included the repeal of a regulation that expanded the use of the E-Rate program under the Universal Service Fund (USF) to allows tax dollars to be used for the installation of Wi-Fi hotspots in school buses.  The […]

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