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Committee activity related to telecommunications and information transmission by broadcast, radio, wire, satellite, or other mode; the National Broadband Plan; Internet regulation; and spectrum policy.

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Pallone & Schakowsky Urge FTC to Strengthen Security of IoT Devices Following Recent Cyberattack

Nov 3, 2016 Press Release
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), today sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez urging the agency to take action to protect consumers from insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices following last month’s cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites across the U.S.

Democratic E&C Leaders Call for Hearing on Recent Cyberattack

Oct 31, 2016 Press Release
Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) requesting a hearing on the recent cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites in the U.S., including Twitter and Netflix.

Pallone & Eshoo Call for Hearing on Video Marketplace Following Proposed AT&T – Time Warner Merger

Oct 28, 2016 Press Release
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) requesting a subcommittee hearing to evaluate the current state of the video marketplace in light of the proposed $85 billion sale of Time Warner to AT&T.

Pallone Commends FCC Vote to Protect Consumers’ Online Privacy

Oct 27, 2016 Press Release
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of new consumer privacy rules for internet service providers.

Pallone Urges Action to Protect Consumers’ Online Privacy

Oct 6, 2016 Press Release
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler’s consumer privacy proposal for internet service providers

The FCC Must Act Now To Protect Our Privacy

Oct 5, 2016 In The News
When it comes to the internet, the importance of privacy may be the one thing nearly all Americans agree on. Earlier this year, Pew Research found that nearly three-quarters of internet users want more control over who can get their information. Consumers don’t want their financial, medical and other personal information shared, at least not without their permission. Consumers’ concerns about privacy aren’t academic — they can have real consequences on our economy. Studies show that when consumers are concerned about their privacy, they limit their online economic and civic activities.

Pallone Assails Efforts to Delay IANA Transition

Sep 29, 2016 Press Release
Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement today on news that four Republican state attorneys general have sued to halt the imminent transition of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

Pallone Statement at Robocalls Hearing

Sep 22, 2016 Press Release
Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing on “Modernizing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act”:

Hearing on “Modernizing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act,” Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (September 22, 2016)

Sep 22, 2016 Hearing

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled “Modernizing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.”

 

The internet belongs to the world, not to Ted Cruz

Sep 21, 2016 In The News

Congressional Republicans have recently taken a new hostage in their never-ending stream of threats to shut down the government. This time, their target is the transfer of control of usually unseen clerical functions that keep the internet working. Somehow this arcane transition has become one of the major hurdles to funding the government. So how did we get here?