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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 22, 2022 / Comcast Corporation: The pandemic which began in 2020 drew immediate increased public interest in the digital divide. But this wasn't a new issue to those

During a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing titled “Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs,” witnesses testified that barriers must be addressed for federal funding to see its target impact reached.

The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation held a final broadband hearing for 2022, calling continued attention to mapping issues, the fragile future of ACP and USF, and BEAD barriers.

The release of new Internet availability maps earlier this month has elicited a wide response from U.S. senators, federal broadband officials, telecommunications industry groups, nonprofit organizations and others.

Over some neighbors' objections, Atlantic Pool, an Edgartown-based pool construction and service business, will be allowed to continue operating on Watcha Path.

And the House passes an assault weapons ban.

With the makeup of the FCC still in a 2-2 deadlock, two Democratic senators reportedly are preparing to introduce a bill that aims to reclassify the Internet as a highly regulated Title II service.

Background: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the  Rural Broadband Protection Act (S.4126) , which would require a more thorough vetting and verification process for internet service providers seeking to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) high-cost programs.

And Donald Trump warms to Eric Greitens in Missouri.

As the Senate weighs whether to confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC, President Biden’s efforts to reinstate net neutrality are taking shape.