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Biden will name FCC acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel as permanent chair and former FCC official Gigi Sohn as the fifth commissioner, the White House said.

Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has been nominated by President Biden to the permanent job. She would be the

Biden will name FCC acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel as permanent chair and former FCC official Gigi Sohn as the fifth commissioner, the White House said.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles: Jessica Rosenworcel, Nominee

Rosenworcel has been a fierce advocate of net neutrality.

Without a permanent chair or adequate staff, and at risk of losing its Democratic majority, the FCC will fail to make meaningful progress on crucial broadband programs, a former agency official warns.

 

 

The Foundation for Leon County Schools is now a partial recipient of a $500,000 grant to help close the homework gap.

Exposed the digital divide in this country, do you think it is enough to make sure the money is applied where it is need and it does help these kids and their families so theyre not further left behind? >> im hopeful. $65 billion is a lot of money. if you just take that and straight divide it by the number of students in america on the the order of $1,000 a student. and that is -- and a lot of students do have digital access. but this is a huge issue. people are calling it the homework gap. even...