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Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit V. Pai, FCC Chairman - Reconsider Proposed Changes to Lifeline Program
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Impartial Investigation into Potential Quid Pro Quo between Chairman Ajit Pai, Trump Administration, and Sinclair Broadcasting
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Rep. McNerney Leads Letter Urging FCC to Seek Public Comment on Broadcast Ownership Rule Changes
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Chair McMorris Rodgers, Rep. Eshoo, and 54 members send bipartisan letter to FCC
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Bob Latta, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection - DCCP Democrats request further committee action on Equifax data breach
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Koskinen - IRS on $7.25 Million Contract with Equifax
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Letter to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Franken, Nolan, Ellison, McCollum, Walz to FCC: Abandon Efforts to Lower High-Speed Internet Standards
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Hon. Lamar Smith, Chairman to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - After Equifax CEO Resigns, All Democrats on Oversight and Science Committees Call for Hearings on Breach
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2017
Letter to Richard F. Smith, Chairman and CEO of Equifax Inc. - E&C Dems Question Equifax on Massive Data Breach
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 3, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Undo Net Neutrality Protections
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 31, 2017
Letter to Chairman Ajit Pai, the Hon. Mignon Clyburn, FCC Commissioner, and the Hon. Michael O'Reilly, FCC Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission - Bipartisan Group of House Members Call on FCC to Pave Way for Rural Broadband Access
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Act on Russian Cyber Intrusions to U.S. Energy Infrastructure
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 21, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - At&t Acquisition of Time Warner
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Protect Consumers from "Ringless" Voicemails
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Calling for Robust Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 17, 2017
Senate, House: We Need to Stop Online Booking Scams
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2017
Welch Urges Vermonters to Make Views Heard on FCC's Pending Reversal of "Net Neutrality' Policy
Sen. Peter Welch
May 9, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Undermining the Open Internet Order and Net Neutrality Protections
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Congress Members Call for Transparency of Russian State-Sponsored Television
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 2, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Michael O'Rielly, and Mignon Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission - Support Affordable Broadband for Rural America
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 5, 2017
Letter to Broadband Internet Providers - Regarding Rules to Protect the Privacy and Security of Subscribers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Veto S.J. Res. 34, Rescinding Federal Communications Commission Broadband Privacy Rules
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2017
E&C Democrats Introduce Five Bills to Spur Opportunity
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 24, 2017
Letter to Election Assistance Commissioners - Address Russian Cybersecurity Threat
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Urging FCC to Reverse Course on Lifeline Modernization Order
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Expand Broadband Access to Low-Income Households
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Broadband Internet Access and Quality
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Letter to the President - Urging to Include Broadband in any Infrastructure Initiative
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President - Broadband Connectivity In Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 24, 2017
Paulsen, Welch Introduce Bill to Remove Barriers to Growing the Internet of Things
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 24, 2017
U.S. House Passes Young, Welch Rural Call Quality Legislation
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 13, 2017
Welch Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Rural Call Completion
Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2017
IoT Working Group Releases Report on Activities in the 114th Congress
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 13, 2016
Letter to Paul H. Sunu, Chief Executive Officer FairPoint Communications - Call For Reversal of FairPoint Layoffs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016
Letter to C. Robert Udell, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer Consolidated Communications Holdings - Call For Reversal of FairPoint Layoffs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Expressing Sense of House With Respect to Third-Party Charges on Consumer Telephone Bills
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 6, 2016
Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 6, 2016
Expressing Sense of House That Access to Digital Communications Tools and Connectivity is Necessary to Prepare Youth
Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 18, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Call for Action Against Harmful Zero-Rating Offerings that Violate the Principles of the Open Internet Order
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2016
U.S. House Passes Welch, Young Rural Call Quality Legislation
Sen. Peter Welch
Oct. 26, 2016
Letter to the Acting Assistant General Renata B. Hesse - Block Proposed AT&T, Time Warner Merger
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 6, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commision - Address Potential Impacts of "Stingray" Technology on 911, Communities of Color
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2016
House Passes Welch Legislation to Improve Phone Service in Rural America
Sen. Peter Welch
Sept. 12, 2016
Expressing the Sense of the House About A National Strategy for the Internet of Things
Sen. Peter Welch
Aug. 5, 2016
Letter to Democratic Colleagues in the US House of Representatives - Pro-Consumer Democrats Urge FCC to Reform Business Data Services Market
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commisions - FCC To Finalize Broadband Privacy Rules
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Wheeler, Secretary of the Federal Communications Committee - Call on FCC To Strengthen Privacy Protections For Consumers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Increase Broadband Speeds in Rural Areas
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 31, 2016
The Hill - Op-Ed: The Internet of Things has the potential to be the engine that powers our economy for decades to come
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 24, 2016
Bipartisan Internet of Things Working Group Launched
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date
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Politician
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit V. Pai, FCC Chairman - Reconsider Proposed Changes to Lifeline Program
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Impartial Investigation into Potential Quid Pro Quo between Chairman Ajit Pai, Trump Administration, and Sinclair Broadcasting
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Rep. McNerney Leads Letter Urging FCC to Seek Public Comment on Broadcast Ownership Rule Changes
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Federal Communications Commission Chairman - Chair McMorris Rodgers, Rep. Eshoo, and 54 members send bipartisan letter to FCC
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Hon. Bob Latta, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection - DCCP Democrats request further committee action on Equifax data breach
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Koskinen - IRS on $7.25 Million Contract with Equifax
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
Letter to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Franken, Nolan, Ellison, McCollum, Walz to FCC: Abandon Efforts to Lower High-Speed Internet Standards
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Trey Gowdy, Chairman to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Hon. Lamar Smith, Chairman to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - After Equifax CEO Resigns, All Democrats on Oversight and Science Committees Call for Hearings on Breach
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 12, 2017
Letter to Richard F. Smith, Chairman and CEO of Equifax Inc. - E&C Dems Question Equifax on Massive Data Breach
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 3, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Undo Net Neutrality Protections
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 31, 2017
Letter to Chairman Ajit Pai, the Hon. Mignon Clyburn, FCC Commissioner, and the Hon. Michael O'Reilly, FCC Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission - Bipartisan Group of House Members Call on FCC to Pave Way for Rural Broadband Access
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Act on Russian Cyber Intrusions to U.S. Energy Infrastructure
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 21, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of US Department of Justice - At&t Acquisition of Time Warner
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Protect Consumers from "Ringless" Voicemails
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Calling for Robust Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 17, 2017
Senate, House: We Need to Stop Online Booking Scams
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 16, 2017
Welch Urges Vermonters to Make Views Heard on FCC's Pending Reversal of "Net Neutrality' Policy
Sen.Peter Welch
May 9, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Undermining the Open Internet Order and Net Neutrality Protections
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Congress Members Call for Transparency of Russian State-Sponsored Television
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 2, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Michael O'Rielly, and Mignon Clyburn, Federal Communications Commission - Support Affordable Broadband for Rural America
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 5, 2017
Letter to Broadband Internet Providers - Regarding Rules to Protect the Privacy and Security of Subscribers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 30, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Veto S.J. Res. 34, Rescinding Federal Communications Commission Broadband Privacy Rules
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2017
E&C Democrats Introduce Five Bills to Spur Opportunity
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 24, 2017
Letter to Election Assistance Commissioners - Address Russian Cybersecurity Threat
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Urging FCC to Reverse Course on Lifeline Modernization Order
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Expand Broadband Access to Low-Income Households
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Broadband Internet Access and Quality
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 31, 2017
Letter to the President - Urging to Include Broadband in any Infrastructure Initiative
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 30, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President - Broadband Connectivity In Infrastructure Proposal
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 24, 2017
Paulsen, Welch Introduce Bill to Remove Barriers to Growing the Internet of Things
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 24, 2017
U.S. House Passes Young, Welch Rural Call Quality Legislation
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 13, 2017
Welch Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Rural Call Completion
Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2017
IoT Working Group Releases Report on Activities in the 114th Congress
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 13, 2016
Letter to Paul H. Sunu, Chief Executive Officer FairPoint Communications - Call For Reversal of FairPoint Layoffs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016
Letter to C. Robert Udell, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer Consolidated Communications Holdings - Call For Reversal of FairPoint Layoffs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Expressing Sense of House With Respect to Third-Party Charges on Consumer Telephone Bills
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 6, 2016
Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 6, 2016
Expressing Sense of House That Access to Digital Communications Tools and Connectivity is Necessary to Prepare Youth
Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 18, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Call for Action Against Harmful Zero-Rating Offerings that Violate the Principles of the Open Internet Order
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 14, 2016
U.S. House Passes Welch, Young Rural Call Quality Legislation
Sen.Peter Welch
Oct. 26, 2016
Letter to the Acting Assistant General Renata B. Hesse - Block Proposed AT&T, Time Warner Merger
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 6, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commision - Address Potential Impacts of "Stingray" Technology on 911, Communities of Color
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2016
House Passes Welch Legislation to Improve Phone Service in Rural America
Sen.Peter Welch
Sept. 12, 2016
Expressing the Sense of the House About A National Strategy for the Internet of Things
Sen.Peter Welch
Aug. 5, 2016
Letter to Democratic Colleagues in the US House of Representatives - Pro-Consumer Democrats Urge FCC to Reform Business Data Services Market
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commisions - FCC To Finalize Broadband Privacy Rules
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Wheeler, Secretary of the Federal Communications Committee - Call on FCC To Strengthen Privacy Protections For Consumers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Increase Broadband Speeds in Rural Areas
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 31, 2016
The Hill - Op-Ed: The Internet of Things has the potential to be the engine that powers our economy for decades to come
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 24, 2016
Bipartisan Internet of Things Working Group Launched
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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