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Senate Republicans grilled a Biden nominee to be the intelligence community’s top lawyer over his recent law firm work for the Chinese government and Huawei, questioning why he’d help a company seen as a national security threat.
Christopher Fonzone, who spent 2013 through the end of President Barack Obama’s tenure as a counsel to the president and a National Security Council legal adviser, was nominated by President Joe Biden in March to serve as general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Fonzone took a gig as partner at Sidley Austin, a global law firm, in 2017, where he did legal work in 2018 for Huawei and for China’s Ministry of Commerce, though he said the help was limited.
Emergency Broadband Benefit Available for Eligible Bethel Households Written by Bethel Public Library
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a temporary Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program to help families and households struggling to afford broadband internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Up to $50/month discount for broadband service
Up to $75/month discount for households on qualifying Tribal lands
and a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet purchased through a participating provider if the household contributes more than $10 but less than $50 toward the purchase price.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
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Marriott International has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Virginia against the unknown perpetrators responsible for illegal and fraudulent “robocalls” misusing its name.
The suit claims these bad actors are using Marriott’s brand for their own commercial gain in violation of state and federal laws.
The company said it will aggressively pursue the identities of the robocallers to halt these illegal acts affecting Marriott customers and others.
Illegal robocalls are an abusive and deceptive form of telemarketing, with over 18 billion pre-recorded telephone calls in the United States in 2020.
Four months into 2021, that figure has already reached 7.2 billion, Marriott said.
RCN, Grande, Wave and enTouch, award-winning providers of high-speed internet, digital TV and phone services across the U.S., have joined the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) to ensure members of its communities maintain connectivity and have access to the internet needed to work and attend school remotely from home during the COVID-19 health emergency.
The EBBP is a nationwide federal program temporarily providing $3.2 billion to help households in need due to the pandemic pay for internet access. Eligible current and new customers will receive up to $50 per month off broadband services and related equipment, until federal funds are depleted. With RCN, Grande, Wave and enTouch’s already affordable pricing, this means that qualified applicants could receive totally free high-speed internet and equipment rentals for a limited time after application of the EBB program credit and supplemental company credit on select plans.
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