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                        ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

                                 FIRST SESSION

                       MARIA CANTWELL, Washington, Chair

    AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota             TED CRUZ, Texas, Ranking
    BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii                 JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
    EDWARD MARKEY, Massachusetts         ROGER WICKER, Mississippi
    GARY PETERS, Michigan                DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
    TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin             JERRY MORAN, Kansas
    TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois            DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
    JON TESTER, Montana                  MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee
    KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona              TODD YOUNG, Indiana
    JACKY ROSEN, Nevada                  TED BUDD, North Carolina
    BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico            ERIC SCHMITT, Missouri
    JOHN HICKENLOOPER, Colorado          J. D. VANCE, Ohio
    RAPHAEL WARNOCK, Georgia             SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West
    PETER WELCH, Vermont                     Virginia
                                         CYNTHIA LUMMIS, Wyoming

                       Lila Harper Helms, Staff Director
                     Melissa Porter, Deputy Staff Director
                         Jonathan Hale, General Counsel
                     Brad Grantz, Republican Staff Director
               Nicole Christus, Republican Deputy Staff Director
                         Liam McKenna, General Counsel

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                                                                       Page
    Hearing held on June 22, 2023....................................     1
    Statement of Senator Cantwell....................................     1
    Statement of Senator Cruz........................................     3
    Statement of Senator Lujan.......................................     4
    Statement of Senator Moran.......................................     6
    Statement of Senator Klobuchar...................................   436
    Statement of Senator Blackburn...................................   438
    Statement of Senator Hickenlooper................................   439
    Statement of Senator Thune.......................................   441
    Statement of Senator Markey......................................   443
    Statement of Senator Vance.......................................   445
    Statement of Senator Welch.......................................   447
    Statement of Senator Budd........................................   448
    Statement of Senator Young.......................................   454
    Statement of Senator Sinema......................................   456
    Statement of Senator Warnock.....................................   458

                                   Witnesses

    Geoffrey Starks, Nominee to be a Commissioner, Federal
      Communications Commission......................................     7
        Prepared statement...........................................     9
        Biographical information.....................................    10
    Anna Gomez, Nominee to be a Commissioner, Federal Communications
      Commission.....................................................    48
        Prepared statement...........................................    49
        Biographical information.....................................    50
    Brendan Carr, Nominee to be a Commissioner, Federal
      Communications Commission......................................   144
        Prepared statement...........................................   146
        Biographical information.....................................   148
    Fara Damelin, Nominee to be Inspector General, Federal
      Communications Commission......................................   224
        Prepared statement...........................................   226
        Biographical information.....................................   228

                                    Appendix

    Support letter dated June 1, 2023 for Anna Gomez, Geofffrey
      Starks and Brendan Carrto Hon. Maria Cantwell and Hon. Ted Cruz
      from Morgan Reed, President, ACT | The App Association; Gary
      Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association;
      Adam Kovacevich, Founder and CEO, Chamber of Progress; Linda
      Moore, President and CEO, TechNet; Chip Pickering, CEO,
      INCOMPAS; and Shirley Bloomfield, CEO, NTCA--The Rural
      Broadband Association..........................................   465
    Support letter dated June 16, 2023 for Anna Gomez, Geofffrey
      Starks and Brendan Carr to Hon. Maria Cantwell and Hon. Ted
      Cruz from American Library Association: Alan Inouye, Senior
      Director, ALA Office of Public Policy & Advocacy; Megan
      Janicki, Deputy Director, ALA Office of Public Policy &
      Advocacy; and Larra Clark, Deputy Director, ALA Office of
      Public Policy & Advocacy.......................................   467
    Support letter dated June 22, 2023 for Anna Gomez, Geofffrey
      Starks and Brendan Carr to Hon. Maria Cantwell and Hon. Ted
      Cruz from Gary Bolton, President and CEO, Fiber Broadband
      Association....................................................   469
    Support letter dated June 27, 2023 for Anna Gomez to Hon. Maria
      Cantwell and Hon. Ted Cruz from Kenneth Romero, Executive
      Director, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators........   471
    Response to written questions submitted to Geoffrey Starks by:
        Hon. Brian Schatz............................................   473
        Hon. Tammy Duckworth.........................................   474
        Hon. John Hickenlooper.......................................   475
        Hon. Raphael Warnock.........................................   476
        Hon. Ted Cruz................................................   479
        Hon. John Thune..............................................   488
        Hon. Jerry Moran.............................................   489
        Hon. Marsha Blackburn........................................   490
        Hon. Shelley Moore Capito....................................   491
        Hon. Dan Sullivan............................................   492
    Response to written questions submitted to Anna Gomez by:
        Hon. Brian Schatz............................................   493
        Hon. Tammy Duckworth.........................................   494
        Hon. Jacky Rosen.............................................   495
        Hon. Raphael Warnock.........................................   495
        Hon. Ted Cruz................................................   498
        Hon. John Thune..............................................   504
        Hon. Jerry Moran.............................................   506
        Hon. Marsha Blackburn........................................   506
        Hon. Ted Budd................................................   507
        Hon. Shelley Moore Capito....................................   507
        Hon. Dan Sullivan............................................   508
    Response to written questions submitted to Brendan Carr by:
        Hon. Maria Cantwell..........................................   509
        Hon. Brian Schatz............................................   519
        Hon. Tammy Duckworth.........................................   521
        Ben Ray Lujan................................................   522
        Hon. John Hickenlooper.......................................   523
        Hon. Raphael Warnock.........................................   524
    Response to written questions submitted to Brendan Carr by:
        Hon. Ted Cruz................................................   526
        Hon. John Thune..............................................   528
        Hon. Jerry Moran.............................................   528
        Marsha Blackburn.............................................   529
        Hon. Shelley Moore Capito....................................   530
        Hon. Dan Sullivan............................................   531
    Response to written questions submitted to Fara Damelin by:
        Hon. Maria Cantwell..........................................   532
        Hon. Ted Cruz................................................   533
        Hon. Dan Sullivan............................................   534

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                            THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023

                                           U.S. Senate,
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
                                                        Washington, DC.
        The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:01 a.m., in
    room SR-253, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. Maria
    Cantwell, Chairwoman of the Committee, presiding.
        Present: Senators Cantwell [presiding], Klobuchar, Markey,
    Peters, Tester, Sinema, Lujan, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Welch,
    Cruz, Thune, Moran, Blackburn, Young, Budd, and Vance.

               OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. MARIA CANTWELL,
                      U.S. SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON

        The Chair. Good morning. The U.S. Senate Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation will come to order. We
    are here today for considering nominations to the FCC. I
    welcome our nominees and their families.
        It is critical that the FCC be equipped with a full
    Commission so that it can proceed with important work that must
    be done to promote connectivity and ensure a robust and
    competitive marketplace.
        Today, we will consider four key nominee positions: Anna
    Gomez, nominee for FCC Commissioner; Geoffrey Starks'
    renomination for FCC Commissioner; Brendan Carr renominated for
    FCC Commissioner; and Fara Damelin, nominee for FCC Inspector
    General. Let me begin with the nomination of Anna Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez is one of the most qualified nominees for the FCC
    Commissioner before our Committee. She has dedicated 25 years
    of her life to public service, focusing most of her time on
    telecommunications regulation and policy.
        Ms. Gomez formerly served as Counsel for the Committee and
    Deputy Chief of Staff for the National Economic Council at the
    White House, and various leadership roles within different
    bureaus of the FCC, including the International Bureau, which
    is now the Wireline Competition Bureau, and the Office of
    William Kennard.
        Ms. Gomez served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for
    Communications at the--and Information at NTIA during the Obama
    Administration and currently is leading the U.S. preparations
    for the 2023 World Radio Communication Conference. If
    confirmed, she will be the first Latina on the Commission in
    more than 20 years, and her nomination comes at a very critical
    time in America.
        We need more affordable, reliable broadband, making sure
    that everybody gets to participate in the 21st century economy.
    When the pandemic hit, the Nation saw overnight how remote
    learning and working from home for more than 16 million K
    through 12 students in the United States, literally who had no
    access, certainly put them at a disadvantage.
        In my home state, 20 percent of our students didn't have
    the connections they needed for remote learning. Households on
    tribal lands were at disparity. On the Makah reservation,
    located at the Northwest point of the Olympic Peninsula, 90
    percent of the households lacked broadband access.
        So, the pandemic really did highlight for us the
    disparities that parents had, kids struggling to work, do
    homework from home, and these gaps made it even more important
    that equitable access to broadband in the United States become
    a reality. So, I urge my colleagues to expeditiously move
    forward on Ms. Gomez's nomination so that we can have a full
    Commission.
        We will next consider the renomination of Geoffrey Starks,
    who has been a leader in the fight against--fight against
    Internet inequality. Would be easier if my staff just said
    Internet equality, but that is OK--internet inequality, we want
    to fight against it. And we consistently want to advocate for
    consumers and for the preservation of national security.
        As a native Kansan, Mr. Starks understands the importance
    of broadband access in America, and he has championed the Find
    It, Fix It, and Fund It Initiative, which highlights the need
    to support small and rural companies, and eliminating security
    threats to our national communications network.
        Next, we will reconsider the nomination of Brendan Carr.
    Commissioner Carr has nearly 20 years of private and public
    sector experience related to communications and technology
    policy.
        As Commissioner since 2017, Mr. Carr has been a strong
    advocate for 5G, and as this push for 5G deployment has
    supported efforts to expand telecommunications workforce
    through community college apprentice programs and train tower
    climbers and construction crews.
        So, I very much appreciate that the Committee on CHIPS and
    Science here did great work on trying to expand the wireless
    workforce as well. I do have some concerns about your
    nomination, but we will get to questions and will likely get
    responses from everybody. I am going to be sending a letter to
    the FCC, which I will elaborate when we get to Q&A.
        Finally, we will discuss the nomination of Fara Damelin to
    be FCC Inspector General. The FCC Inspector is responsible for
    leading efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse
    and violation of law while promoting efficient operations of
    the agency.
        Ms. Damelin, in this role, is expected to ensure that
    Federal dollars are being used to benefit the American public.
    You have dedicated 27 years of your career to public service, 9
    years with the Inspector General community, so we appreciate
    that very much. And we look forward to the ability to ask you
    questions.
        And I will now turn to the Ranking Member, Senator, Ranking
    Member Cruz, for his opening statement.

                      STATEMENT OF HON. TED CRUZ,
                        U.S. SENATOR FROM TEXAS

        Senator Cruz. Thank you, Madam Chair. Before we get
    started, I want to take a moment to express my sympathies to
    those who have lost friends and loved ones in the deadly
    tornado that touched down last night in Matador, Texas.
        This past week, I was up in Perryton, Texas, another small
    town that saw a deadly tornado and enormous destruction. There
    are reports that in Matador, at least four people were killed,
    nine others were injured, and there was damage to about a dozen
    buildings.
        And my team is currently in close coordination with local
    authorities, assisting with disaster relief and searching for
    those who may be injured or trapped by debris as that
    continues, and we are praying for the Matador community
    following this devastating storm. Turning to the matter at hand
    in this hearing, I am proud of this committee's serious
    approach to FCC nominees.
        Considering the FCC's power to affect our Nation's
    democratic discourse, the Senate cannot allow individuals who
    lack candor, independence, or integrity to serve on the agency.
    There is too much at stake. At a minimum, nominees must be
    committed to following the law as written by Congress, to
    acting transparently, and to treating all parties fairly.
        These qualities are especially critical given recent
    actions of the FCC Chairwoman. Faced with a 2-2 Commission and
    a lawful transaction that she wanted to kill, she stripped a
    Commission level--she skipped a Commission level vote on the
    Standard General-Tegna transaction and instead directed the
    FCC's media bureau to do her bidding.
        And to top it off, there is widespread suspicion that the
    Chairwoman chose to quash the deal specifically to benefit a
    longtime Democrat donor. Her actions seriously damaged the
    FCC's reputation, and they impaired the ability of broadcasters
    to compete against big tech companies and provide local
    journalism.
        I will be seeking commitments from today's nominees that
    they will oppose such procedural abuses in the future, abuses
    that undermine the survival of local broadcasting. Furthermore,
    I am skeptical of FCC proposals to extend legacy rules to
    flourishing online video market. It is for Congress to decide
    whether and how to regulate streaming. The FCC should be
    deregulating broadcasters so they can better compete.
        The FCC exercises tremendous power not only over the media,
    but also over consumers pocketbooks. Through the Universal
    Service Fund, the agency has imposed burdensome taxes on
    American consumers to fund inefficient, ever expanding
    programs. Nominees should be good stewards of funding and stand
    up for taxpayer interests.
        Despite having been repeatedly excoriated by GAO and
    economists for failing to track where USF money was going, the
    current FCC leadership failed to learn from past mistakes in
    setting up the Affordable Connectivity Program. According to
    the FCC's own Inspector General, the FCC, ``did not apply
    lessons learned,'' and ``failed to implement several important
    recommendations intended to enhance and safeguard the integrity
    of the subsidies.''
        Rather than responding with restraint, the FCC, led by
    Chairwoman Rosenworcel, has worked to expand FCC spending,
    including in defiance of clear statutory limits. Take E-Rate.
    Virtually every school in the country already has high speed
    broadband.
        So, Chairwoman Rosenworcel has sought to push E-Rate
    subsidies beyond schools and into students homes, even though
    the Communications Act explicitly confines the legal authority
    to classrooms.
        This illustrates regulators' relentless appetite to ignore
    statutory language that stands in the way of their desired
    policy. Unfortunately, such an appetite can come at a huge cost
    to American taxpayers.
        Nowhere has this been more evident than in the FCC
    Democrats' uncontrollable urge to regulate the Internet as a
    public utility, i.e., so-called net neutrality, which I have
    long described as Obamacare for the internet.
        The growth of the Internet is perhaps the greatest
    deregulatory success story of our time, a fact made clear
    during the pandemic, when U.S. networks thrived in handling
    unprecedented bandwidth demands and significantly outperformed
    their heavily regulated European counterparts.
        Yet Democrat regulators remain hell-bent on forcing
    antiquated telephone monopoly rules on the competitive
    broadband industry. Proponents for Title II have refused to
    take accountability for the parade of horribles they
    manufactured in the lead up to the restoring Internet freedom
    order.
        Rather than articulating meaningful reasons for another
    policy reversal, they claim they simply want regulatory
    oversight. In other words, the power to micromanage providers'
    pricing and terms of service, and to collect billions in new
    USF taxes, all at the expense of investment, innovation, and
    consumer choice.
        It is incumbent on this committee to only confirm nominees
    who will stand for procedural fairness, who will respect
    taxpayer dollars, and who will exercise regulatory humility.
    While the previous FCC nominee did not live up to that
    standard, I look forward to hearing from today's nominees and
    to this committee having the opportunity to judge whether they
    have what it takes to do this important job. Thank you.
        The Chair. Thank you, Senator Cruz. And before we turn to
    our witnesses, we will hear from the Chair of the Subcommittee
    and the Ranking Member, and then an introduction as well of one
    of the nominees. Yes, Senator Lujan. Thank you.

                   STATEMENT OF HON. BEN RAY LUJAN,
                      U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO

        Senator Lujan. Thank you, Madam Chair, and to our Ranking
    Member, for calling this important hearing today. It has been
    far too long since the Federal Communications Commission had a
    full five members on the Commission--882 days. I hope that
    sinks in for a bit.
        The mission of this agency is critical, especially given
    the bipartisan support for investment and the requirements over
    the next few years of what must be accomplished at the FCC. So,
    I want to thank everyone again. As Chair of the Subcommittee on
    Communications, I have had the honor, as has the Committee
    working with Brendan Carr, to bridge the digital divide and
    advance innovation.
        Now, we certainly don't agree on everything, but
    Commissioner Carr has engaged in thoughtful policy discussions,
    and I have some questions as well during the hearing. I am very
    proud that my office hosted Commissioner Carr in New Mexico,
    where he visited with Project Echo, a program that is in many
    of our states, a project established at the University of New
    Mexico, about how the FCC can better connect rural health
    providers with specialists across the country.
        And I want to say thank you for your willingness to bridge
    divides, work with the Chair on some critical issues. Thank you
    for that. Now, previously, the Federal Communications
    Commission appointed its own Inspector General.
        However, the most important characteristic of an Inspector
    General is independence. And in 2018, Congress required the
    President to nominate and the Senate to confirm the FCC's IG.
    Ms. Damelin, welcome to the Senate Commerce Committee.
        Although you might be new to the agencies under our
    committee, you come with decades of experience and
    independence. I look forward to learning more about your deep
    experience and the opportunity to bring some much needed
    oversight to the FCC.
        Now, over the past 4 years, Commissioner Starks has
    embodied the FCC's statutory mandate to, ``make available to
    all the people of the United States without discrimination on
    the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex,
    rapid efficient, nationwide, and worldwide communications
    services with adequate facilities at reasonable charges.''
        Most recently, Commissioner Starks joined me in New Mexico
    to visit the Santa Clara Pueblo and discuss tribal sovereignty
    over spectrum and rights away. He has spearheaded inter-agency
    coordination with the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development to ensure access to affordable broadband.
        Before former President Trump promoted him to Commissioner,
    Geoffrey Starks served in the FCC's enforcement bureau,
    protecting consumers, promoting security, defending universal
    service programs from waste, fraud, and abuse.
        And previously, Mr. Starks worked alongside uniformed
    police as a Federal prosecutor, guiding Department of Justice's
    enforcement of civil, criminal, and national security laws. His
    time on the beat at the DOJ earned him the Attorney General
    Award for exceptional service, the highest honor for an
    employee at the Department of Justice.
        And finally, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Cruz, and my
    colleagues on the Committee, I have the honor to introduce Anna
    Gomez, with decades of experience in public service, handling
    broadband, telecommunications, and spectrum issues. Anna Gomez
    is a deeply qualified nominee to serve as an FCC Commissioner.
        I was a strong advocate to the President to nominate Anna,
    and her reception here in the Senate is proof that she is the
    right choice. Anna's experience at the White House, the State
    Department, U.S. Senate, NTIA, and the FCC means she will be
    ready on day one to advance the FCC's Congressionally mandated
    responsibility to protect the public interest and advance
    universal service.
        Anna will also bring a much needed voice and perspective to
    the FCC as the first Latina to serve on the Commission since
    fellow New Mexican Gloria Tristani over 20 years ago. The
    Federal Communications Commission has never been more
    important.
        We are at a pivotal moment on broadband deployment and
    spectrum innovation, and all that comes with increasing
    broadband access, like accessing news, health care, streaming,
    staying in touch with grandma and grandpa, protecting free
    speech and minority voices online.
        The mission of the FCC has never been more important to the
    future of the United States of America. I commend Chair
    Cantwell and Ranking Member Cruz in scheduling this hearing.
    The agency is critical, and we owe it to our constituents and
    to future generations of our Nation to have a fully functioning
    Federal Communications Commission. Thank you, and I yield back.
        The Chair. Thank you, Senator Lujan. We are not going to
    have an opening statement from the Ranking Member, but we do
    have an introduction by our colleague, Senator Moran.

                    STATEMENT OF HON. JERRY MORAN,
                        U.S. SENATOR FROM KANSAS

        Senator Moran. Chairman Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz,
    thank you. I am pleased to, once again, 4 years later introduce
    to this committee, Geoffrey Starks to the Commerce Committee.
        Since my arrival in the U.S. Senate, I have been either or
    both an authorizer here in the Commerce committee or an
    appropriator for the FCC, and I listened to what Senator Cruz
    was saying, and I would certainly encourage the nominees and
    current members of the FCC to avoid some days I remember in
    which it was very autocratic at the leadership and very
    partisan among the members of the Commission.
        I want this committee, but I want the FCC Commission to
    work in that manner. And I have that expectation of Geoffrey
    Starks, who has demonstrated that to date. Most---excuse me,
    his most important characteristic to me is he is a Kansan and
    he is the third Kansan to ever serve on the Federal
    Communications Commission.
        I have known them all. And I appreciate the background and
    representation that has been described of Mr. Starks by my
    colleagues today. President Trump nominated Commissioner Starks
    to fill a Democratic position on the FCC in 2018.
        He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2019, and he has
    served as a leading voice in support of many bipartisan
    telecommunication issues, including broadband access and
    network security, among the many important issues that the FCC
    deals with.
        I appreciate the other Commissioner--let me say again, I
    believe, Commissioner Starks to be a dedicated public servant
    with a deep understanding based upon his experience at the FCC,
    but also his previous experience, a deep understanding of
    telecommunications policy.
        And I would expect him, I would assume that he would
    continue to support broadband access, network security, and
    other policy goals that are important to me and to Kansans
    while serving with Kansas values. I also welcome Ms. Damelin
    and look forward to working with an Inspector General. Mr.
    Carr, we have had a good working relationship and I appreciate
    your willingness to serve in this capacity once again.
        Ms. Gomez, you and I don't know each other until moments
    ago. I look forward to getting acquainted with you, and I thank
    all of you for your interest in public service. Thank you,
    Madam Chairwoman.
        The Chair. Thank you, Senator Moran. Thank you for that
    introduction. We will now turn to the nominees before us this
    morning.
        Mr. Starks, you are leading off. Feel free to introduce any
    family or friends that are with any of the nominees here this
    morning.

      STATEMENT OF GEOFFREY STARKS, NOMINEE TO BE A COMMISSIONER,
                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

        Mr. Starks. Thank you. Good morning, Chair Cantwell,
    Ranking Member Cruz, members of the Committee. Thank you for
    the opportunity to appear before you today as you consider my
    renomination for Commissioner of the Federal Communications
    Commission. I took office as Commissioner in January 2019.
        I have had the privilege of working closely with this
    committee during my tenure. While this setting feels slightly
    more familiar than it did when I was last the nominee, I am no
    less humbled by this opportunity, the opportunity to speak with
    you, than I was 5 years ago. It is truly an honor to appear
    before you here today.
        As many of you know, I am and will forever consider myself
    to be a Kansan. Senator Moran, thank you for the warm
    introduction. It is a particular honor to be introduced to this
    committee by my home State Senator. It is deeply, deeply
    appreciated.
        My parents are with me here today, Dr. Gregory and Janet
    Starks. They still live in Kansas. They traveled here. Thank
    you, mom and dad, for your example. For raising me and my
    brothers the way that you did. I always seek to make you proud.
    Many thanks to my older brother, Dr. David Starks, and his
    wife, Dr. Kathy Starks, who are watching from their home in
    South Dakota.
        To my twin brother, Dr. Christopher Starks, and his family
    in Virginia. My wife Lauren, is here with me today, as well, as
    is my 7 year old daughter. My son, who is four, is at his very
    last day of school this morning. And, Senators, the chandeliers
    might not be safe if he were here with us. But, Lauren, thank
    you for your love, for your support. I am grateful every day
    for you. I truly could not do this without you.
        And of course, nothing makes me prouder than my two kids.
    It is a tremendous honor to be renominated by the President.
    Last I discussed my nomination with this body, I explained my
    commitment to advancing the core mission of the FCC as set
    forth in the Communications Act, connecting all Americans to
    safe and secure networks, protecting consumers, promoting
    competition and innovation.
        As I stand here before you today, the centrality of that
    mission to our lives is clearer than it has been at any point
    in the FCC's 89 year history. Because the way I see it, modern
    networks don't just connect us in the here and now.
        They also build a bridge to a better tomorrow, and to the
    best version of ourselves that we can possibly be individually,
    collectively, and as a country, employed, healthy, educated,
    closer to the people we love and admire, innovative, secure--an
    engine of opportunity fueled up for the next generation.
        But that better tomorrow only comes if we faithfully
    advance the mission that you have given us. It starts by
    connecting everybody: rural, urban, and tribal, to high
    quality, affordable broadband that is Internet for all. Places
    like Gallia County, Ohio, come to mind. They show us the
    challenge. Show us the promise. Several months after I was
    sworn in, I visited the Boston Memorial Library and Gallup
    Police, the county seat in a river town of about 3,000 people.
        Many homes there lacked access to high speed networks, but
    let me tell you, the library was a palace for the people. Early
    in the morning, folks were lined up by the front door, waiting
    for the chance to use one of the town's public computers.
        Others had retreated to their parking lot in order--in
    hopes of picking up a Wi-Fi signal from their car. In a town
    where one in five live below the poverty line, several people I
    spoke with said that a home broadband connection just wasn't in
    the cards. And so, it was experiences like this that made me
    focus much of my attention on the--as a Commissioner on closing
    the digital divide.
        Over the last 5 years, and thanks to the leadership in
    Congress, we stand on the precipice of achieving that important
    goal. We have accomplished a great deal together, and with my
    colleagues, we have worked on a bipartisan basis to establish
    the affordable connectivity program that is helping over 18.68
    million vulnerable households get and stay connected.
        There is more work to do. The national broadband map that
    you directed us to create continues to improve and inform the
    broadband equity access deployment programming at NTIA to
    deliver connectivity to Americans everywhere, and it will take
    coordination across Federal, State, local, and tribal
    governments to get us across the finish line.
        Wireless networks have transformed American life after
    mobile carriers have spent a record $108 billion at FCC
    spectrum auctions in the last 3 years. We have seen 5G launch
    in more than 500 cities by the end of 2022, a whopping 70
    percent increase over 2021 and enough to surpass China.
        All of this is a promising start, but here, too, we have
    more work to do. For these technologies to reach their
    potential, our networks need to keep climbing to capability
    coverage and choice for consumers. Let me close, there has been
    unprecedented demand for communications services that have come
    and more challenging new security vulnerabilities.
        Protecting Americans remains the FCC's core mission. I have
    focused my Commissionership on partnering with Congress on
    these threats, in particular on insecure equipment in U.S.
    telecommunication networks for Rip and Replace, as I termed it,
    Find It, Fix It, Fund It, and with support from Congress, we
    have developed and now continue to implement that critical
    program.
        We have worked to reconfigure and restore those trust in
    our networks as well, so that unlawful robocalls decline. If
    confirmed, I look forward to continuing to advance the
    important task that you have given us, working with my
    colleagues and the talented staff at this agency.
        Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, members of the
    Committee, thank you again for the opportunity to appear before
    you. I look forward to your questions.
        [The prepared statement and biographical information of Mr.
    Starks follow:]

     Prepared Statement of Geoffrey Starks, Nominee to be a Commissioner,
                       Federal Communications Commission
        Good morning, Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of
    this Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you
    today as you consider my renomination for Commissioner of the Federal
    Communications Commission. I took office as a commissioner in January
    2019, and I have had the privilege of working closely with this
    Committee during my tenure. While this setting feels slightly more
    familiar now than it did when I was last a nominee, I am no less
    humbled by this opportunity, and by the opportunity to speak with you,
    than I was five years ago. It is an honor to appear before you today.
        As many of you know, I am and will forever consider myself to be a
    Kansan. My parents, Dr. Gregory and Janet Starks, still live there and
    traveled to be here with me today. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for your
    example and for raising me and my two brothers the way that you did. I
    always want to make you proud. Many thanks to my older brother, Dr.
    David Starks, and his wife, Dr. Kathy Starks, who are watching from
    their home in South Dakota; and my twin brother, Dr. Christopher
    Starks, and his family in Virginia.
        My wife, Lauren, is here today as well, as is my seven-year-old
    daughter. My son, who is four, is at his last day of school this
    morning. Lauren, thank you for your love and support--I'm grateful for
    you every single day. Truly, I couldn't do it without you. And nothing
    makes me prouder than my two kids.
        It is a tremendous honor to be renominated by the President. Last I
    discussed my nomination with you, I explained my commitment to
    advancing the core mission of the FCC as set forth in the
    Communications Act. Connecting all Americans to safe and secure
    networks. Protecting consumers. Promoting competition and innovation.
    As I stand before you today, the centrality of that mission to our
    daily lives is clearer than it has been at any point in the FCC's 89-
    year history. Because the way I see it, modern networks don't just
    connect us in the here and now. They also build a bridge to a better
    tomorrow--and to the best version of ourselves we can possibly be
    individually, collectively, and as a country. Employed. Healthy.
    Educated. Closer to the people we love and admire. Innovative. Secure.
    An engine of opportunity fueled up for another generation.
        But that better tomorrow only comes if we faithfully advance the
    mission you gave us. And it starts by connecting everybody--rural,
    urban, and tribal--to high-quality, affordable broadband. Internet for
    all. Places like Gallia County, Ohio, show us the challenge and the
    promise. Several months after I was sworn in, I visited the Bossard
    Memorial Library in Gallipolis, the county seat and a river town of
    about 3,000. Many homes there lack access to a high-speed network but
    let me tell you, that library was a palace for the people. Early in the
    morning, folks were lined up by the front door waiting for the chance
    to use one of the town's public computers. Others had retreated to the
    parking lot in the hopes of picking up a Wi-Fi signal from their car.
    In a town where nearly 1 in 5 live below the poverty line, several
    people I spoke with said a home broadband connection just wasn't in the
    cards.
        It was experiences like this that made me focus so much of my
    attention as a commissioner on closing the digital divide. Over the
    last five years, and thanks to the leadership of Congress, we stand on
    the precipice of achieving that important goal. We have accomplished a
    great deal together. For example, with my colleagues, we have worked on
    a bipartisan basis to establish the Affordable Connectivity Program
    that is helping over 18.68 million vulnerable households get and stay
    connected. But there is more work to do. The National Broadband Map
    that you directed us to create continues to improve and will inform the
    Broadband Equity Access and Deployment programming at NTIA to deliver
    connectivity to Americans everywhere. It will take coordination across
    federal, state, local and Tribal governments to get across the finish
    line.
        Wireless networks in particular have transformed American life.
    After mobile carriers spent a record $108.5 billion at FCC spectrum
    auctions in the last three years alone, we saw 5G launch in more than
    500 U.S. cities by the end of 2022--a whopping 70 percent increase over
    2021 numbers and enough to surpass the previous world leader, China.
    All of this is a very promising start, but here, too, we have more work
    to do. For these technologies to truly reach their potential, our
    networks need to keep climbing in capability, coverage, and the choice
    they offer consumers.
        With the unprecedented demand for communications services have come
    new and more challenging security vulnerabilities. Protecting Americans
    remains core to the FCC's mission. That's why I've also focused my
    commissionership on partnering with Congress to address these new
    threats. In my first year in office, I called for a focused effort to
    identify insecure equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks and
    rip-and-replace it with trusted sources--``Find It, Fix It, Fund It.''
    With support from Congress, we developed and now continue to implement
    that critical program. We've also worked to reconfigure and restore
    trust in our networks so that unlawful robocalls decline in volume and
    eventually become an historic relic.
        If confirmed, I will continue to advance the important tasks you've
    given us, working with my colleagues and the talented staff at this
    agency. Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the
    Committee, thank you again for the opportunity to appear before you
    today. I look forward to answering your questions.
                                     ______

                          a. biographical information
        1. Name (Include any former names or nicknames used): Geoffrey Adam
    Starks.
        2. Position to which nominated: Commissioner, Federal
    Communications Commission.
        3. Date of Nomination: May 30, 2023.
        4. Address (List current place of residence and office addresses):

            Residence: Information not released to the public.
            Office: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L St NE,
            Washington, D.C. 20554.

        5. Date and Place of Birth: March 13, 1980 in Kansas City,
    Missouri.
        6. Provide the name, position, and place of employment for your
    spouse (if married) and the names and ages of your children (including
    stepchildren and children by a previous marriage).

            Spouse: Lauren Thompson Starks, Program Lead for the Good Jobs
            Challenge, United States Department of Commerce

        7. List all college and graduate schools attended, whether or not
    you were granted a degree by the institution. Provide the name of the
    institution, the dates attended, the degree received, and the date of
    the degree.

            Harvard College, A.B. 2002
            Yale Law School, J.D. 2008

        8. List all post-undergraduate employment, including the job title,
    name of employer, and inclusive dates of employment, and highlight all
    management-level jobs held and any non-managerial jobs that relate to
    the position for which you are nominated.

            2019 to present: Commissioner, Federal Communications
            Commission (1) (2)

            2015-2018: Assistant Bureau Chief, Enforcement Bureau, Federal
            Communications Commission (1) (2)

            2013-2015: Senior Counsel, Office of the Deputy Attorney
            General, United States Department of Justice (2)

            2010-2013: Attorney, Williams & Connolly LLP

            2008-2009: Law Clerk, Honorable Duane Benton--8th Circuit Court
            of Appeals

            2007: Summer Associate, Jenner & Block LLP

            2007: Summer Associate, Williams & Connolly LLP

            2007: Research Assistant to Law Professor Steven Duke, Yale Law
            School

            2006: Summer Associate, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

            2004-2005: Legislative Staff, Illinois State Senate

            2002-2004: Analyst, Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division

        (1) Position held included responsibilities and content
    areas related to the position
        (2) Position held included significant enterprise-level
    or segment-level management responsibilities
        9. Attach a copy of your resume.
        Please find my resume attached.
        10. List any advisory, consultative, honorary, or other part-time
    service or positions with Federal, State, or local governments, other
    than those listed above after 18 years of age. None.
        11. List all positions held as an officer, director, trustee,
    partner, proprietor, agent, representative, or consultant of any
    corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business, enterprise,
    educational, or other institution. None.
        12. Please list each membership you have had after 18 years of age
    or currently hold with any civic, social, charitable, educational,
    political, professional, fraternal, benevolent or religiously
    affiliated organization, private club, or other membership
    organization. (For this question, you do not have to list your
    religious affiliation or membership in a religious house of worship or
    institution.). Include dates of membership and any positions you have
    held with any organization. Please note whether any such club or
    organization restricts membership on the basis of sex, race, color,
    religion, national origin, age, or disability.

            American Bar Association. Member. 2017 to present.

            Federal Communications Bar Association. Member. 2017 to
            present.

            Eighth Circuit Bar Association. Member. 2008 to present.

            Harvard Club of Washington D.C. Member of the Schools
            Committee. 2008 to present.

            Yale Law Journal, Board Member. 2007-2008.

            Council on Foreign Relations. Member. 2023 to present.

        13. Have you ever been a candidate for and/or held a public office
    (elected, non-elected, or appointed)? If so, indicate whether any
    campaign has any outstanding debt, the amount, and whether you are
    personally liable for that debt. No.
        14. List all memberships and offices held with and services
    rendered to, whether compensated or not, any political party or
    election committee within the past ten years. If you have held a paid
    position or served in a formal or official advisory position (whether
    compensated or not) in a political campaign within the past ten years,
    identify the particulars of the campaign, including the candidate, year
    of the campaign, and your title and responsibilities. None.
        15. Itemize all political contributions to any individual, campaign
    organization, political party, political action committee, or similar
    entity of $200 or more for the past ten years. None.
        16. List all scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, honorary
    society memberships, military medals, and any other special recognition
    for outstanding service or achievements.

       Attorney General Award for Exceptional Service (highest
            award for a Department of Justice employee)

       Thomas T. Hoopes Prize (highest award for a senior thesis
            from Harvard College)

       Kathryn Ann Huggins Prize (prize for best senior thesis from
            the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute)

       Judge Charles Wyzanski Prize (Lowell House Senior Award for
            a student pursuing ``theoretical and practical issues of
            justice'')

       Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence
        17. List each book, article, column, letter to the editor, Internet
    blog posting, or other publication you have authored, individually or
    with others. Include a link to each publication when possible. If a
    link is not available, provide a digital copy of the publication when
    available.
        To the best of my knowledge, please see the list below.

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        Date             Title                          Link
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      5/25/2023  Starks Kicks Off      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Your Home, Your       kicks-your-
                  Internet w/          ome-your-internet-w-hickenlooper
                  Hickenlooper &
                  Cooper
      5/22/2023  Starks Statement on   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  FCC Nominees          statement
                                       -fcc-nominees
      5/19/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Further Expands   further-
                  Its Robocall         expands-its-robocall-blocking-rules/
                  Blocking Rules       starks-statement-0
      5/19/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Moves Forward     moves-
                  on 12 GHz            forward-12-ghz-proceeding/starks-
                  Proceeding            statement-0
      5/08/2023  Starks to Join        https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Leader Jeffries at    join-leader-
                  ACP Event            jeffries-acp-event
       5/1/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $8M in Fines for     8m-fines-rural-broadband-auction-
                  Rural Broadband       defaults/
                  Auction Defaults     starks-statement
      4/25/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Periodic Reviews of  periodic-reviews-international-
                  International         telecom-
                  Telecom              authorizations/starks-statement-0
                  Authorizations
      4/25/2023  Starks & Carr to      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Champion Broadband    carr-
                  & 5G Workforce at    champion-broadband-5g-workforce-vsu
                  VSU
      4/21/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts New        adopts-new-
                  Rules for Satellite  rules-satellite-system-spectrum-
                  System Spectrum       sharing/starks-
                  Sharing              statement-0
      4/21/2023  Starks Statement on   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Fully Funding `Rip    statement-
                  and Replace'         fully-funding-rip-and-replace
      4/20/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Periodic Reviews of  periodic-reviews-international-
                  International         telecom-
                  Telecom              authorizations/starks-statement
                  Authorizations
       4/6/2023  China Has Equipment   https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-
                  That Can Spy On Us    blog/
                  In Our               3937761-china-has-equipment-that-can-
                  Telecommunications    spy-on-us-
                  Networks. We Must    in-our-telecommunications-networks-we-
                  Remove It Now         must-
                                       remove-it-now/
      3/24/2023  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on USF      commissioner-
                  Decision             starks-statement-usf-decision
      3/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Acts to Ensure    acts-ensure-
                  Reasonable Calling   reasonable-calling-rates-incarcerated-
                  Rates for             people/
                  Incarcerated People  starks-statement
      3/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts Its        adopts-its-
                  First Rules Focused  first-rules-focused-scam-texting-0/
                  on Scam Texting       starks-statement
      3/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Closes Gap in     closes-gap-
                  Caller ID            caller-id-authentication-regime-0/
                  Authentication       starks-statement
                  Regime
      3/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Expansion of Audio   expansion-audio-description-
                  Description           requirements/
                  Requirements         starks-statement
      3/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Framework to         framework-facilitate-supplemental-
                  Facilitate            coverage-spsce-
                  Supplemental         0/starks-statement
                  Coverage From Space
      3/15/2023  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on Your     commissioner-
                  Home, Your Internet  starks-statement-your-home-your-
                                        internet
       3/6/2023  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Comments on           commissioner-
                  Privacy, Equity,     starks-comments-privacy-equity-and-
                  and Civil Rights      civil-rights/
                                       letter
      2/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Encourages        encourages-
                  Greater Tribal       greater-tribal-participation-e-rate-
                  Participation in E-   program-0/
                  Rate Program         starks-statement
      2/17/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Looks to Help     looks-help-
                  Domestic Violence    domestic-violence-survivors-access-
                  Survivors Access      connectivity-0/
                  Connectivity         starks-statement
      2/16/2023  Starks and Rep.       https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Horsford To Hold      and-rep-
                  Black History Month  horsford-hold-black-history-month-
                  Broadband Event       broadband-event
      1/27/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Improving         improving-
                  Support for Digital  support-digital-health-rural-america-
                  Health in Rural       0/starks-
                  America              statement
      1/27/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rules    proposes-
                  to Promote Reliable  rules-promote-reliable-access-988-
                  Access to 988         lifeline-0/
                  Lifeline             starks-statement
       1/4/2023  Starks Statement on   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Sohn Nomination       statement-
                                       sohn-nomination
       1/4/2023  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Starts            starts-
                  Rulemaking on        rulemaking-licensed-spectrum-unmanned-
                  Licensed Spectrum     aircraft-
                  for Unmanned         use/starks-statement
                  Aircraft Use
     12/23/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Nearly   proposes-
                  $300M Fine Against   nearly-300m-fine-against-auto-
                  Auto Warranty Scam    warranty-scam-
                  Robocaller           robocaller/starks-statement
     12/22/2022  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on          commissioner-
                  Passage of Prison    starks-statement-passage-prison-phone-
                  Phone Reform          reform
     12/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rules    proposes-rules-
                  for Location-Based   location-based-routing-wireless-911-
                  Routing for           calls/starks-
                  Wireless 911 Calls   statement
     12/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Proposed New IP   comment-proposed-new-ip-cts-
                  CTS Compensation      compensation-
                  Plan                 plan/starks-statement
     12/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Latest      takes-latest-
                  Step to Improve      step-improve-satellite-application-
                  Satellite             process/
                  Application Process  starks-statement
     12/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Next        takes-next-
                  Steps to Combat      steps-combat-digital-discrimination-0/
                  Digital
                  Discrimination       starks-statement
     11/29/2022  Starks Statement on   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  the Passing of        statement-
                  Congressman          passing-congressman-mceachin
                  McEachin
     11/25/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Amends            amends-
                  Equipment            equipment-authorization-program/
                  Authorization        starks-statement
                  Program
     11/23/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Creates ACP       creates-acp-
                  Transparency Data    transparency-data-collection/starks-
                  Collection            statement
     11/18/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Updates Rules     updates-rules-
                  To Improve 911       improve-911-reliability-0/starks-
                  Reliability           statement
     11/17/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Requires          requires-
                  Broadband Providers  broadband-providers-display-labels-
                  To Display Labels     help-
                  to Help Consumers    consumers/starks-statement
     10/28/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to Fill     seeks-fill-
                  Challenging Gap in   challenging-gap-stirshaken-robocall-
                  STIR/SHAKEN           defenses-0/
                  Robocall Defenses    starks-statement
     10/28/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC to Examine 12.7   examine-127-
                  GHz Band for Next-   ghz-band-next-gen-wireless-0/starks-
                  Gen Wireless          statement
     10/28/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC to Further        further-
                  Strengthen Storm-    strengthen-storm-hardened-puerto-rico-
                  Hardened Puerto       usvi-
                  Rico & USVI          networks-0/starks-statement
                  Networks
     10/27/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to
                  Strengthen the       strengthen-security-nations-alerting-
                  Security of           systems/
                  Nation's Alerting    starks-statement
                  Systems
     10/19/2022  The Future Of         https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Broadcast             remarks-
                  Television, Remarks  future-broadcast-television
                  Of Commissioner
                  Geoffrey Starks At
                  The University Of
                  Pennsylvania Carey
                  Law School, Center
                  For Technology,
                  Innovation &
                  Competition
      9/30/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts New `5-    adopts-new-5-
                  Year Rule' for       year-rule-deorbiting-satellites-0/
                  Deorbiting            starks-statement
                  Satellites
      9/30/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Improves the      improves-
                  Accessibility and    accessibility-and-clarity-emergency-
                  Clarity of            alerts/
                  Emergency Alerts     starks-statement
      9/30/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Mandates TRS      mandates-trs-
                  Access for           access-incarcerated-people-
                  Incarcerated People   disabilities/
                  with Disabilities    starks-statement
      9/29/2022  Starks Applauds       https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Bogdan-Martin         applauds-
                  Election to ITU      bogdan-martin-election-itu-secretary-
                  Secretary General     general
      9/26/2022  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  to Travel to ITU's    commissioner-
                  Plenipotentiary      starks-travel-itus-plenipotentiary-
                  Conference            conference
      9/21/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Fines    proposes-fines-
                  for Violations of    violations-childrens-tv-programming-
                  Children's TV         rules/
                  Programming Rules    starks-statement
      8/12/2022  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Applauds the D.C.     commissioner-
                  Circuit's Decision   starks-applauds-dc-circuits-decision-
                  on 5.9 GHz            59-ghz
       8/8/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Creates 'Your     creates-your-
                  Home, Your           home-your-internet-pilot-program-0/
                  Internet' Pilot      starks-statement
                  Program
       8/8/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Establishes       establishes-
                  Affordable           affordable-connectivity-outreach-
                  Connectivity          grant-program-
                  Outreach Grant       0/starks-statement
                  Program
       8/8/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Opens             opens-
                  Proceeding On        proceeding-servicing-assembly-
                  Servicing,            manufacturing-
                  Assembly, &          space-0/starks-statement
                  Manufacturing In
                  Space
      7/28/2022  Starks Statement On   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Introduction Of Net   statement-
                  Neutrality           introduction-net-neutrality-
                  Legislation           legislation
      7/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $4 Million in Fines  4-million-fines-against-auction-904-
                  Against Auction 904   defaulters/
                  Defaulters           starks-statement
      7/19/2022  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Staff       commissioner-
                  Changes              starks-announces-staff-changes-2
      7/18/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Begins            begins-
                  Proceeding on        proceeding-supporting-survivors-
                  Supporting            domestic-
                  Survivors of         violence-0/starks-statement
                  Domestic Violence
      7/18/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Establishes       establishes-
                  Enhanced             enhanced-competition-incentive-
                  Competition           program-0/
                  Incentive Program    starks-statement
      7/15/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Updated Rules to     updated-rules-eliminate-access-
                  Eliminate Access      arbitrage-0/
                  Arbitrage            starks-statement
      7/14/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $116M    proposes-
                  Robocall Fine for    116m-robocall-fine-toll-free-traffic-
                  Toll-Free Traffic     pumping-scheme-
                  Pumping Scheme       0/starks-statement
       7/6/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to Improve   improve-
                  Network Resiliency   network-resiliency-during-disasters/
                  During Disasters      starks-
                                       statement
       6/9/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Examines          examines-
                  Location-Based       location-based-routing-wireless-911-
                  Routing for           calls-0/
                  Wireless 911 Calls   starks-statement
       6/9/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Input on    seeks-input-
                  Offshore Spectrum    offshore-spectrum-needs-and-uses-0/
                  Needs and Uses       starks-statement
       6/8/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Examines          examines-
                  Location-Based       location-based-routing-wireless-911-
                  Routing for           calls/
                  Wireless 911 Calls   starks-statement
       6/8/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Transparency Rules   transparency-rules-affordable-
                  for Affordable        connectivity-
                  Connectivity         program/starks-statement
                  Program
       6/8/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Input on    seeks-input-
                  Offshore Spectrum    offshore-spectrum-needs-and-uses/
                  Needs and Uses       starks-statement
      5/20/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to Stop      stop-
                  International        international-robocall-scams/starks-
                  Robocall Scams        statement
      5/20/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modernizes and    modernizes-
                  Improves Its         and-improves-its-priority-services-
                  Priority Services     rules-0/starks-
                  Rules                statement
      5/20/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modernizes and    modernizes-
                  Improves Its         and-improves-its-priority-services-
                  Priority Services     rules-0/starks-
                  Rules                statement
      5/20/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Higher   proposes-
                  Speed Goals for      higher-speed-goals-small-rural-
                  Small Rural           broadband-
                  Broadband Providers  providers-0/starks-statement
      4/27/2022  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Staff       commissioner-
                  Changes              starks-announces-staff-changes-1
      4/21/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Launches          launches-
                  Proceeding on        proceeding-promoting-receiver-
                  Promoting Receiver    performance-0/
                  Performance          starks-statement
      4/21/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $660K    proposes-660k-
                  Fine Against         fine-against-truphone-foreign-
                  Truphone in Foreign   ownership-case/
                  Ownership Case       starks-statement
      4/21/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Public   proposes-
                  Wireless Emergency   public-wireless-emergency-alerts-
                  Alerts Performance    performance-
                  Reporting            reporting-0/ starks-statement
       4/7/2022  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Staff       commissioner-
                  Changes              starks-announces-staff-changes-0
      3/23/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Revokes Pacific   revokes-
                  Networks' &          pacific-networks-comnets-telecom-
                  ComNet's Telecom      service-
                  Service Authority    authority-0/starks-statement
      3/17/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Announces Final   announces-
                  Group of Connected   final-group-connected-care-pilot-
                  Care Pilot Program    program-projects-
                  Projects             0/starks-statement
      3/17/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Initiates         initiates-
                  Inquiry on           inquiry-preventing-digital-
                  Preventing Digital    discrimination/
                  Discrimination       starks-statement
      2/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $45      proposes-
                  Million Fine for     45-million-fine-apparently-unlawful-
                  Apparently Unlawful   robocalls/
                  Robocalls            starks-statement
      2/22/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Further Reforms   comment-further-reforms-rural-health-
                  to Rural Health       care-
                  Care Program         program-0/ starks-statement
      2/18/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $45      proposes-
                  Million Fine         45-million-fine-against-robocalling-
                  Against Robocalling   telemarketer/
                  Telemarketer         starks-statement
      2/18/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Further Reforms   comment-further-reforms-rural-health-
                  to Rural Health       care-
                  Care Program         program/starks-statement
      2/17/2022  Starks Adds Landrieu  https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  as Speaker for        adds-
                  Connecting Black     landrieu-speaker-connecting-black-
                  Communities Event     communities-
                                       event
      2/15/2022  Starks Announces      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Connecting Black      announces-
                  Communities Event    connecting-black-communities-event
      2/15/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to           increase-
                  Increase Broadband   broadband-competition-apartment-
                  Competition in        buildings/
                  Apartment Buildings  starks-statement
       2/2/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/china-
                  China Unicom          unicom-
                  Americas Order on    americas-order-revocation/starks-
                  Revocation            statement
      1/28/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Connecting        connecting-
                  Tribal Libraries     tribal-libraries-through-e-rate-
                  Through the E-Rate    program-0/
                  Program              starks-statement
      1/27/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to Empower   empower-
                  Broadband Consumers  broadband-consumers-through-
                  Through               transparency-0/
                  Transparency         starks-statement
      1/27/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Connecting        connecting-
                  Tribal Libraries     tribal-libraries-through-e-rate-
                  Through the E-Rate    program/
                  Program              starks-statement
      1/21/2022  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Releases Rules    releases-rules-
                  To Implement         implement-affordable-connectivity-
                  Affordable            program/
                  Connectivity         starks-statement
                  Program
     12/15/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Moves to          moves-
                  Facilitate           facilitate-satellite-broadband-
                  Satellite Broadband   competition-0/
                  Competition          starks-statement
     11/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Approves Text-    approves-text-
                  to-988 Access to     988-access-suicide-prevention-
                  Suicide Prevention    lifeline-0/
                  Lifeline             starks-statement
     11/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Enhanced             enhanced-competition-incentive-
                  Competition           program-0/
                  Incentive Program    starks-statement
     11/15/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Applauds Bipartisan   commissioner-
                  Investments In       starks-applauds-bipartisan-
                  Broadband             investments-broadband
      11/2/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/china-
                  China Telecom         telecom-
                  Americas Order on    americas-order-revocation-and-
                  Revocation and        termination/
                  Termination          starks-statement
     10/27/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Announces 36      announces-
                  Newly Approved       36-newly-approved-connected-care-
                  Connected Care        pilot-program-
                  Pilot Program        projects-0/ starks-statement
                  Projects
     10/26/2021  Starks Statement      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  from Disaster         statement-
                  Communications       disaster-communications-field-hearing
                  Field Hearing
     10/26/2021  Statement Of          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner Starks   statement-
                  On FCC And NTIA      commissioner-starks-fcc-and-ntia-
                  Leadership Changes    leadership-
                                       changes
      10/1/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to Improve   improve-
                  Communications       communications-reliability-during-
                  Reliability During    disasters-0/
                  Disasters            starks-statement
      10/1/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Moves to Shield   moves-shield-
                  911 Call Centers     911-call-centers-robocalls-0/starks-
                  from Robocalls        statement
      10/1/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rules    proposes-rules-
                  to Stop Illegal      stop-illegal-robocalls-entering-us/
                  Robocalls From        starks-statement
                  Entering U.S.
      10/1/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Promoting Public  comment-promoting-public-safety-use-
                  Safety Use of the     49-ghz-
                  4.9 GHz Band         band-0/starks-statement
      10/1/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Strengthens       strengthens-
                  Security Review of   security-review-companies-foreign-
                  Companies with        ownership-0/
                  Foreign Ownership    starks-statement
      10/1/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Supports          supports-
                  Broadband for        broadband-tribal-libraries-through-e-
                  Tribal Libraries      rate-0/
                  Through E-Rate       starks-statement
      9/30/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rules    proposes-rules-
                  to Prevent SIM       prevent-sim-swapping-and-port-out-
                  Swapping and Port-    fraud/starks-
                  Out Fraud            statement
      9/30/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/spectrum-
                  Spectrum
                  Requirements for     requirements-internet-things-notice-
                  the Internet of       inquiry/
                  Things Notice of     starks-statement
                  Inquiry
      9/28/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Requests 6 GHz    requests-6-ghz-
                  Automated Frequency  automated-frequency-coordination-
                  Coordination          proposals/
                  Proposals            starks-statement
       9/8/2021  Starks Statement on   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Fifth Broadcast       statement-
                  Station Ownership    fifth-broadcast-station-ownership-
                  Report                report
      8/20/2021  Starks On FCC         https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Request For           fcc-request-
                  Comments On UAS      comments-uas-spectrum-rules
                  Spectrum Rules
       8/6/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Established Two   established-
                  New Innovation       two-new-innovation-zones-boston-and-
                  Zones in Boston and   raleigh-0/
                  Raleigh              starks-statement
      7/26/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-comment-
                  on Issues Related    issues-related-eeo-data-collection/
                  to EEO Data          starks-statement
                  Collection
     07/15/2021  Availability,         https://soba.iamempowered.com/
                  Adoption, and         availability-
                  Access: The Three    adoption-and-access-three-pillars-
                  Pillars of            broadband-equity
                  Broadband Equity
      7/14/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to Protect   protect-
                  National Security    national-security-communications-
                  in Communications     supply-chain-0/
                  Supply Chain         starks-statement
      7/14/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to Enable   seeks-enable-
                  State-of-the-Art     state-art-radar-sensors-60-ghz-band-0/
                  Radar Sensors in 60
                  GHz Band             starks-statement
       7/9/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  On President          commissioner-
                  Biden's Competition  starks-president-bidens-competition-
                  Executive Order       executive-order
      6/21/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Offers Guidance   offers-
                  On Connected Care    guidance-connected-care-pilot-program/
                  Pilot Program
                                       starks-statement
      6/17/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/allowing-
                  Allowing Earlier      earlier-
                  Equipment Marketing  equipment-marketing-and-importation-
                  and Importation      opportunities-1/starks-statement
                  Opportunities
      6/17/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Equipment             equipment-
                  Authorization and    authorization-and-competitive-bidding-
                  Competitive Bidding   supply-
                  Supply Chain NPRM    chain-nprm/starks-statement
      6/17/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts Rules      adopts-rules-
                  for Robocall         robocall-reporting-portal-private-
                  Reporting Portal      entities/
                  for Private          starks-statement
                  Entities
      6/17/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Further           further-
                  Strengthens          strengthens-emergency-alerting-0/
                  Emergency Alerting   starks-statement
      5/24/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Lowers            lowers-
                  Interstate and       interstate-and-international-prison-
                  International         phone-
                  Prison Phone Rates   rates-0/starks-statement
      5/21/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes New      proposes-new-
                  STIR/SHAKEN Date     stirshaken-date-possible-robocall-
                  for Possible          facilitators-0/
                  Robocall             starks-statement
                  Facilitators
      5/21/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Relieves          relieves-
                  Certain Affiliates   certain-affiliates-mixed-support-
                  from Mixed-Support    merger-
                  Merger Condition     condition-0/starks-statement
      5/21/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  On Compensation      comment-compensation-plan-video-
                  Plan For Video       relay-service-0/starks-statement
                  Relay Service
      5/11/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC to Launch $7.17   launch-
                  Billion              717-billion-connectivity-fund-program-
                  Connectivity Fund     0/
                  Program              starks-statement
      5/10/2021  Starks Applauds       https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Unanimous Emergency   applauds-
                  Connectivity Fund    unanimous-emergency-connectivity-fund-
                  Order                 order
      4/23/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Fines Tele        fines-tele-
                  Circuit $4,145,000   circuit-4145000-cramming-slamming-
                  for Cramming &       violations-0/starks-statement
                  Slamming Violations
      4/23/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-lays-
                  FCC Lays the
                  Groundwork for Text- groundwork-text-988-0/starks-
                  to-988                statement
      4/23/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Action   proposes-
                  to Improve 911       action-improve-911-reliability-0/
                  Reliability           starks-statement
      4/22/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Enhances          enhances-
                  Transparency of      transparency-foreign-government-
                  Foreign Government-   sponsored-
                  Sponsored            programming-0/starks-statement
                  Programming
      4/22/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to Make     seeks-make-
                  Spectrum Available   spectrum-available-commercial-space-
                  for Commercial        launches-0/
                  Space Launches       starks-statement
       4/2/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on FCC v.             commissioner-
                  Prometheus Supreme   starks-fcc-v-prometheus-supreme-court-
                  Court Decision        decision
      3/30/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Moves Forward     moves-
                  with Round 2 of the  forward-round-2-covid-19-telehealth-
                  COVID-19 Telehealth   program/
                  Program              starks-statement
      3/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/order-
                  Order on Revocation   revocation-
                  of China Unicom      china-unicom-americas-sec-214-
                  Americas' Sec. 214    authority/
                  Authority            starks-statement
      3/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/order-
                  Order on Revocation/  revocation
                  Termination:         termination-pacific-networkscomnet-
                  Pacific Networks/     214-authority/
                  ComNet 214           starks-statement
                  Authority
      3/18/2021  Starks Announces      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Joint Webinar with    announces-
                  NTIA for Women's     joint-webinar-ntia-womens-history-
                  History Month         month
      3/18/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Opens 100         opens-
                  Megahertz of Mid-    100-megahertz-mid-band-spectrum-5g-0/
                  Band Spectrum for    starks-statement
                  5G
      3/18/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Open Radio        comment-open-radio-access-networks-0/
                  Access Networks      starks-statement
      3/18/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC to Share          share-
                  Communications       communications-outage-info-federal-
                  Outage Info with      state-
                  Federal & State      agencies-0/starks-statement
                  Agencies
      3/10/2021  Starks Applauds $7    https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Billion E-Rate        applauds-
                  Funding in Relief    7-billion-e-rate-funding-relief-
                  Package               package
     03/09/2021  We have to close the  https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/
                  digital divide.       perspectives/
                  That means Internet  broadband-access-fcc-naacp/index.html
                  access for everyone
      2/26/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Adopts Report     adopts-report-
                  and Order for        and-order-emergency-broadband-benefit-
                  Emergency Broadband   program-
                  Benefit Program      0/starks-statement
      2/25/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Applauds Emergency    commissioner-
                  Broadband Benefit    starks-applauds-emergency-broadband-
                  Rules                benefit-rules
      2/22/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Implementing the      implementing-
                  Secure and Trusted   secure-and-trusted-communications-
                  Communications        networks-act-
                  Networks Act         0/starks-statement
      2/17/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rules    proposes-rules-
                  To Address 911 Fee   address-911-fee-diversion-0/starks-
                  Diversion             statement
      2/17/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-comment-
                  on Modifying Supply  modifying-supply-chain-rules/
                  Chain Rules          starks-statement
      2/11/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces HBCU        commissioner-
                  Presidents'          starks-announces-hbcu-presidents-
                  Roundtable            roundtable-0
       2/8/2021  Starks Announces      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Future of Work and    announces-
                  Black-Owned          future-work-and-black-owned-
                  Businesses Panel      businesses-panel
      1/21/2021  Statement Of          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          statement-
                  Geoffrey Starks On   commissioner-geoffrey-starks-
                  Leadership            leadership-transition
                  Transition
      1/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Annual            annual-
                  Broadband Report     broadband-report-shows-digital-divide-
                  Shows Digital         rapidly-
                  Divide Is Rapidly    closing/starks-statement
                  Closing
      1/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modifies DTS      modifies-
                  Rules to Promote     dts-rules-promote-expanded-use-
                  Expanded Use by       broadcasters/
                  Broadcasters         starks-statement
      1/19/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Next Step   takes-next-
                  to Collect More      step-collect-more-precise-broadband-
                  Precise Broadband     mapping-data/
                  Mapping Data         starks-statement
      1/15/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Announces         announces-initial-
                  Initial Connected    connected-care-pilot-program-projects/
                  Care Pilot Program
                  Projects             starks-statement
      1/15/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Maximizing        comment-maximizing-efficient-use-12-
                  Efficient Use of 12   ghz-band/
                  GHz Band             starks-statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $2.7M    proposes-27m-
                  Fine Against Views   fine-against-views-learning-inc/
                  on Learning, Inc.     starks-statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $3.3M    proposes-
                  Fine Against         33m-fine-against-clarendon-foundation-
                  Clarendon             inc/
                  Foundation, Inc.     starks-statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $14M Fine Against    14m-fine-against-hitn/starks-
                  HITN                  statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $1M Fine Against     1m-fine-against-national-conference-
                  National Conference   citizenship/
                  on Citizenship       starks-statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $3M Fine Against     3m-fine-against-rockne-educational-tv-
                  Rockne Educational    and-tlp/
                  TV and TLP           starks-statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $5M Fine Against     5m-fine-against-nau-foundation/starks-
                  NAU Foundation        statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-
                  $6M Fine Against     over-6m-fine-against-shekinah-network/
                  Shekinah Network
                                       starks-statement
       1/7/2021  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Over     proposes-over-
                  $8M Fine Against     8m-fine-against-nacepf/starks-
                  NACEPF                statement
       1/4/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Emergency          commissioner-
                  Broadband Benefit    starks-emergency-broadband-benefit-
                  Public Notice         public-notice
     12/31/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Releases 2020     releases-
                  Communications       2020-communications-marketplace-
                  Marketplace Report    report/
                                       starks-statement
     12/20/2020  Starks Applauds       https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Broadband Funding     applauds-
                  in COVID-19 Relief   broadband-funding-covid-19-relief-
                  Legislation           legislation
     12/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Resolves 2.5      resolves-
                  GHz Petitions for    25-ghz-petitions-reconsideration/
                  Reconsideration       starks-statement
     12/14/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/broadnet-
                  Broadnet
                  Teleservices         teleservices-declaratory-ruling-order-
                  Declaratory Ruling--
                  Order on             reconsideration/starks-statement
                  Reconsideration
     12/14/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Launches          launches-
                  Proceeding on        proceeding-revoking-china-telecoms-
                  Revoking China        authorizations-
                  Telecom's            0/starks-statement
                  Authorizations
     12/11/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts Rules to   adopts-rules-
                  Secure               secure-communications-networks-and-
                  Communications        supply-chain-
                  Networks and Supply  0/starks-statement
                  Chain
     12/10/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rules    proposes-rules-
                  to Expedite Release  expedite-release-new-devices-and-
                  of New Devices and    technologies-0/
                  Technologies         starks-statement
     12/10/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Updates Rules     updates-rules-
                  to Encourage         encourage-broadcast-internet-
                  Broadcast Internet    innovation-0/
                  Innovation           starks-statement
      12/9/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  On The Confirmation   commissioner-
                  Of Nathan Simington  starks-confirmation-nathan-simington
      12/6/2020  Broadband Access Is   Broadband Access Is A Civil Right We
                  A Civil Right We      Can't Afford To Lose--But Many Can't
                  Can't Afford To       Afford To Have--Essence
                  Lose--But Many
                  Can't Afford To
                  Have
      12/1/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Release of NPRM    commissioner-
                  to Modify FM         starks-release-nprm-modify-fm-booster-
                  Booster Rules         rules
      12/1/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Enabling FM       comment-enabling-fm-booster-geo-
                  Booster Geo-          targeting-
                  Targeting            capabilities/ starks-statement
                  Capabilities
     11/30/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  On Chairman Pai       commissioner-
                  Departure            starks-chairman-pai-departure-
                  Announcement          announcement
     11/23/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Decides SNR and   decides-snr-
                  Northstar Are        and-northstar-are-ineligible-bidding-
                  Ineligible for        credits/
                  Bidding Credits      starks-statement
     11/10/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on the      commissioner-
                  Presidential         starks-statement-presidential-
                  Transition            transition
      11/3/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Streamlines       streamlines-
                  Local Approval of    local-approval-wireless-structure-
                  Wireless Structure    modifications-0/
                  Modifications        starks-statement
     10/29/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Establishes a     establishes-5g
                  5G Fund for Rural    -fund-rural-america-0/starks-
                  America               statement
     10/29/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Responds to       responds-narrow-
                  Narrow Remand of     remand-restoring-internet-freedom-
                  Restoring Internet    order-
                  Freedom Order        0/starks-statement
     10/28/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Proposal to        commissioner-
                  Modify FM Booster    starks-proposal-modify-fm-booster-
                  Rules                 rules
     10/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Fines Arizona     fines-arizona-
                  Telemarketer $37.5   telemarketer-375-million-spoofing-
                  Million for           violations-0/
                  Spoofing Violations  starks-statement
     10/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Increases         increases-
                  Unlicensed Wireless  unlicensed-wireless-operations-tv-
                  Operations in TV      white-spaces-0/
                  White Spaces         starks-statement
     10/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modernizes        modernizes-
                  Unbundling and       unbundling-and-resale-requirements-0/
                  Resale Requirements  starks-statement
     10/27/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Responds to       responds-
                  Narrow Remand of     narrow-remand-restoring-internet-
                  Restoring Internet    freedom-order/
                  Freedom Order        starks-statement
     10/26/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to          seeks-require-
                  Require ID of        id-foreign-government-sponsored-
                  Foreign Government-   programming/
                  Sponsored            starks-statement
                  Programming
      10/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Expands Access    expands-
                  to and Investment    access-and-investment-49-ghz-band-0/
                  in the 4.9 GHz Band  starks-statement
      10/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to          seeks-
                  Facilitate 5G in     facilitate-5g-345-355-ghz-band-0/
                  the 3.45-3.55 GHz    starks-statement
                  Band
      10/1/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts New        adopts-new-
                  Rules to Combat      rules-combat-spoofed-robocalls-0/
                  Spoofed Robocalls     starks-statement
      10/1/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Improves          improves-
                  Transparency and     transparency-and-timeliness-foreign-
                  Timeliness of         ownership-
                  Foreign Ownership    review/starks-statement
                  Review
      10/1/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modernizes        modernizes-
                  Cable Service        cable-service-change-notification-
                  Change Notification   rules-0/
                  Rules                starks-statement
      9/30/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Eliminates        eliminates-
                  Outdated Cable       outdated-cable-operator-interest-
                  Operator Interest     records-rules-0/
                  Records Rules        starks-statement
      9/25/2020  Commissioner          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Geoffrey Starks       commissioner-
                  Remarks to Black Is  starks-remarks-black-tech-conference
                  Tech Virtual
                  Conference
      9/15/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Forfeiture Against   forfeiture-against-eight-television-
                  Eight Television      station-groups/
                  Station Groups       starks-statement
      9/14/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces 2020 DOER   commissioner-
                  Honorees             starks-announces-2020-doer-honorees
      9/10/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Early Career       commissioner-
                  Diversity            starks-early-career-diversity-
                  Initiative            initiative
       9/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  $163.9K Fine         1639k-fine-against-barrierfree-form-
                  Against BarrierFree   477-filings/
                  For Form 477         starks-statement
                  Filings
      8/19/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Sixteenth Broadband   sixteenth-
                  Deployment Report    broadband-deployment-report-notice-
                  Notice of Inquiry     inquiry/
                                       starks-statement
      8/11/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Cancels 2016      cancels-2016-
                  NAL Against AT&T     nal-against-att/starks-statement
       8/7/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Eliminates the    eliminates-
                  Duplication Rule     duplication-rule-am-and-fm-radio-
                  for AM and FM Radio   stations/
                  Stations             starks-statement
       8/7/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Establishes       establishes-
                  Bidding Procedures   bidding-procedures-december-c-band-
                  for December C-Band   auction-0/
                  Auction              starks-statement
       8/7/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to Reduce   seeks-reduce-
                  Rates and Charges    rates-and-charges-inmate-calling-
                  for Inmate Calling    services-0/
                  Services             starks-statement
       8/5/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Seeks Details On      commissioner-
                  Bidstream Consumer   starks-seeks-details-bidstream-
                  Data Use              consumer-data-use
       8/4/2020  Why Prioritizing      Why Prioritizing Broadband
                  Broadband             Connectivity For Low-Income
                  Connectivity For      Americans During COVID-19 Is A Must--
                  Low-Income            Blavity News
                  Americans During
                  COVID-19 Is A Must
      7/31/2020  Comm. Starks & Rep.   https://www.fcc.gov/document/comm-
                  Clarke on Tracking    starks-rep-
                  at Protests &        clarke-tracking-protests-worship-
                  Worship Locations     locations
      7/27/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on NTIA's   commissioner-
                  Section 230          starks-statement-ntias-section-230-
                  Petition              petition
      7/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Designating 988 for   designating-
                  the National         988-national-suicide-prevention-
                  Suicide Prevention    lifeline-0/
                  Lifeline             starks-statement
      7/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Encourages        encourages-
                  Blocking of Illegal  blocking-illegal-and-unwanted-
                  and Unwanted          robocalls-0/
                  Robocalls            starks-statement
      7/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Helps First       helps-first-
                  Responders Find 911  responders-find-911-callers-multi-
                  Callers in Multi-     story-
                  Story Buildings      buildings-0/starks-statement
      7/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Improves          improves-
                  Broadband Data and   broadband-data-and-maps-bridge-
                  Maps to Bridge the    digital-divide-0/
                  Digital Divide       starks-statement
      7/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Simplifies        simplifies-
                  Leased Commercial    leased-commercial-access-rate-formula-
                  Access Rate Formula   0/
                                       starks-statement
      7/17/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Implementing the      implementing-
                  Secure Networks Act  secure-networks-act-0/ starks-
                                        statement
       7/8/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Panel on    commissioner-
                  Black Mental Health  starks-announces-panel-black-mental-
                                        health
      6/30/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Barring Huawei     commissioner-
                  and ZTE from USF     starks-barring-huawei-and-zte-usf
      6/16/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Addresses         addresses-
                  Pending ATSC 3.0     pending-atsc-30-matters-and-petitions/
                  Matters and
                  Petitions            starks-statement
      6/11/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts            adopts-
                  Procedures for       procedures-rural-digital-opportunity-
                  Rural Digital         fund-
                  Opportunity Fund     auction-0/ starks-statement
                  Auction
      6/10/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to           accelerate-
                  Accelerate           deployment-5g-wireless-infrastructure-
                  Deployment of 5G      0/
                  Wireless             starks-statement
                  Infrastructure
      6/10/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Record   proposes-
                  $225 Million Fine    record-225-million-fine-1-billion-
                  for 1 Billion         spoofed-robocalls-
                  Spoofed Robocalls    0/starks-statement
       6/8/2020  Starks Announces      https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Digital Opportunity   announces-
                  Equity Recognition   digital-opportunity-equity-
                  (DOER) Program        recognition-doer-program
       6/2/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement On          commissioner-
                  Nationwide Protests  starks-statement-nationwide-protests-
                  and Social Change     and-social-
                                       change
      5/28/2020  Statement By          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner Starks   statement-
                  On Section 230       commissioner-starks-section-230-
                  Executive Order       executive-order
      5/22/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/sinclair-
                  Sinclair Pays $48     pays-
                  Million and Settles  48-million-and-settles-all-pending-
                  All Pending           investigations/
                  Investigations       starks-statement
      5/14/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Enables           enables-
                  Broadband            broadband-deployment-900-mhz-band-0/
                  Deployment in the    starks-statement
                  900 MHz Band
       5/5/2020  Comm. Starks & Rep.   https://www.fcc.gov/document/comm-
                  Brenda Lawrence       starks-rep-
                  Announce Connecting  brenda-lawrence-announce-connecting-
                  Michigan Event        michigan-event
      4/30/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces HBCU        commissioner-
                  Presidents'          starks-announces-hbcu-presidents-
                  Roundtable            roundtable
      4/28/2020  Starks on             https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Congressional Call   congressional-call-interagency-
                  for Interagency       lifeline-
                  Lifeline             coordination
                  Coordination
      4/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Action to   takes-action-
                  Protect American     protect-american-consumers-one-ring-
                  Consumers from One-   scams-0/
                  Ring Scams           starks-statement
      4/24/2020  Starks on Possible    https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Revocation of         possible-
                  Chinese Carriers'    revocation-chinese-carriers-operating-
                  Operating Authority   authority
      4/24/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Opens 6 GHz       opens-6-ghz-
                  Band to Wi-Fi and    band-wi-fi-and-other-unlicensed-uses-
                  Other Unlicensed      0/
                  Uses                 starks-statement
      4/24/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes the 5G   proposes-5g-
                  Fund for Rural       fund-rural-america-0/starks-statement
                  America
      4/24/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Updates Orbital   updates-
                  Debris Mitigation    orbital-debris-mitigation-rules-new-
                  Rules for the New     space-age-0/
                  Space Age            starks-statement
      4/24/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/new-fcc-
                  New FCC Report        report-
                  Shows Digital        shows-digital-divide-continuing-close-
                  Divide Continuing     0/starks-
                  to Close             statement
      4/13/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Affirms           affirms-
                  Decision to Make     decision-make-lifeline-violations-
                  Lifeline Violations   public/
                  Public               starks-statement
       4/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Fights COVID-19   fights-covid-
                  with $200M; Adopts   19-200m-adopts-long-term-connected-
                  Long-Term Connected   care-study/
                  Care Study           starks-statement
       4/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $6M      proposes-6m-
                  Fine Against         fine-against-tracfone-lifeline-case/
                  TracFone in           starks-statement
                  Lifeline Case
       4/1/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Program Carriage  comment-program-carriage-dispute-
                  Dispute Resolution    resolution-
                  Rules                rules-0/starks-statement
       4/1/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to Amend    seeks-amend-
                  DTS Rules to         dts-rules-facilitate-next-generation-
                  Facilitate Next       tv-0/
                  Generation TV        starks-statement
      3/31/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on March    commissioner-
                  Open Meeting         starks-statement-march-open-meeting-
                  Teleconference        teleconference
      3/27/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on          commissioner-
                  Congress's Passage   starks-statement-congresss-passage-
                  of the CARES Act      cares-act
      3/25/2020  Comm'r Starks On      https://www.fcc.gov/document/commr-
                  Extension Of The      starks-
                  Net Neutrality       extension-net-neutrality-comment-
                  Comment Deadline      deadline
      3/21/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Mandating STIR/       mandating-
                  SHAKEN to Combat     stirshaken-combat-spoofed-robocalls-0/
                  Spoofed Robocalls
                                       starks-statement
      3/20/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  On State And Local    commissioner-
                  Stay At Home Orders  starks-state-and-local-stay-home-
                                        orders
      3/19/2020  To Fight              To Fight Coronavirus, Millions More
                  Coronavirus,          Americans Need Internet Access--The
                  Millions More         New York Times
                  Americans Need
                  Internet Access
      3/13/2020  Starks Statement On   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Broadband And         statement-
                  Telephone            broadband-and-telephone-companies-
                  Companies' Pledge     pledge
      3/12/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on the      commissioner-starks-
                  FCC's Response to    statement-fccs-response-covid-19
                  COVID-19
      3/11/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  and FTC Comm.         commissioner-
                  Slaughter Postpone   starks-and-ftc-comm-slaughter-
                  Field Hearing         postpone-field-
                                       hearing
       3/3/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Expands           expands-
                  Flexible Use of the  flexible-use-c-band-5g-0/starks-
                  C-band for 5G         statement
       3/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Establishes       establishes-
                  Procedures for 3.5   procedures-35-ghz-band-auction-0/
                  GHz Band Auction     starks-statement
       3/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Promoting Public     promoting-public-safety-through-fed-
                  Safety Through Fed-   state-info-
                  State Info Sharing   sharing-0/starks-statement
       3/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Rural    proposes-rural-
                  Digital Opportunity  digital-opportunity-fund-auction-
                  Fund Auction          procedures-0/
                  Procedures           starks-statement
       3/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Updating White       updating-white-spaces-rules-expand-
                  Spaces Rules to       rural-
                  Expand Rural         connectivity-0/starks-statement
                  Connectivity
       3/2/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Reviewing         reviewing-
                  Recordkeeping Rules  recordkeeping-rules-cable-operators-0/
                  on Cable Operators
                                       starks-statement
      2/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Expands           expands-
                  Flexible Use of the  flexible-use-c-band-5g/starks-
                  C-band for 5G         statement
      2/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $12.2M   proposes-
                  Fine against Sprint  122m-fine-against-sprint-location-
                  in Location           information-
                  Information Case     case/ starks-statement
      2/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $48.3M   proposes-
                  Fine against         483m-fine-against-verizon-location-
                  Verizon in Location   information-
                  Information Case     case/ starks-statement
      2/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $57.2M   proposes-
                  Fine against AT&T    572m-fine-against-att-location-
                  in Location           information-
                  Information Case     case/starks-statement
      2/28/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $91.6M   proposes-
                  Fine against T-      916m-fine-against-t-mobile-location-
                  Mobile in Location    information-
                  Information Case     case/starks-statement
      2/27/2020  Starks and FTC Comm.  https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Slaughter Announce    and-ftc-
                  5G & Privacy Field   comm-slaughter-announce-5g-privacy-
                  Hearing               field-hearing
      2/26/2020  Starks Visits Puerto  https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Rico To Learn About   visits-
                  Network Resiliency   puerto-rico-learn-about-network-
                  Efforts               resiliency-efforts
      2/20/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Field       commissioner-
                  Hearing In San       starks-announces-field-hearing-san-
                  Juan, Puerto Rico     juan-puerto-rico-0
      2/20/2020  Highlights from       https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          highlights-
                  Starks' Southern     commissioner-starks-southern-tour
                  Tour
      2/14/2020  Comm. Starks          https://www.fcc.gov/document/comm-
                  Statement on Fourth   starks-
                  Broadcast Station    statement-fourth-broadcast-station-
                  Ownership Report      ownership-
                                       report
      2/13/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Field       commissioner-
                  Hearing In San       starks-announces-field-hearing-san-
                  Juan, Puerto Rico     juan-puerto-rico
      2/11/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Court Decision     commissioner-
                  on T-Mobile/Sprint   starks-court-decision-t-mobilesprint-
                  Merger                merger
      2/10/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Agenda      commissioner-
                  for Future of Work   starks-announces-agenda-future-work-
                  Roundtable            roundtable
       2/7/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Launches $20      launches-
                  Billion Rural        20-billion-rural-digital-opportunity-
                  Digital Opportunity   fund-0/
                  Fund                 starks-statement
       2/5/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on          commissioner-
                  TeleQuality          starks-statement-telequality-
                  Settlement            settlement
      1/31/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Permits At-Home   permits-
                  Call Handling for    home-call-handling-video-relay-
                  Video Relay Service   service-0/
                                       starks-statement
      1/31/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Nearly   proposes-
                  $13 Million Fine     nearly-13-million-fine-illegal-
                  for Illegal Spoofed   spoofed-robocalls-0/
                  Robocalls            starks-statement
      1/30/2020  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes New      proposes-
                  Hearing Aid-         new-hearing-aid-compatible-handset-
                  Compatible Handset    technical-
                  Technical Standards  standards-0/starks-statement
      1/16/2020  Commissioner          https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Geoffrey Starks       remarks-
                  Future Of Work       future-work-congressional-caucus-
                  Congressional         launch
                  Caucus Launch
                  Remarks
       1/7/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces New Legal   commissioner-
                  Advisor              starks-announces-new-legal-advisor-0
     12/23/2019  Starks Statement: In  https://www.fcc.gov/document/matter-
                  the Matter of        william-l-zawila-fm-station-kngs-
                  William L. Zawila,    coalinga-ca-et/
                  FM Station KNGS,     starks-statement
                  Coalinga, CA et a
     12/17/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks to          seeks-promote-
                  Promote Innovation   innovation-59-ghz-band-0/starks-
                  in the 5.9 GHz Band   statement
     12/17/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Clarifies VoIP    clarifies-voip-
                  Symmetry Rule        symmetry-rule-0/starks-statement
     12/16/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Considers         considers-
                  Facilitating Shared  facilitating-shared-use-31-355-ghz-
                  Use in the 3.1-3.55   band-0/
                  GHz Band             starks-statement
     12/16/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  $151,005 Pirate      151005-pirate-radio-fine-acerome-jean-
                  Radio Fine on         charles-0/
                  Acerome Jean         starks-statement
                  Charles
     12/16/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  $453,015 Fine on     453015-fine-pirate-radio-operator-
                  Pirate Radio          gerlens-cesar/
                  Operator Gerlens     starks-statement
                  Cesar
     12/16/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes 988      proposes-
                  for Suicide          988-suicide-prevention-mental-health-
                  Prevention & Mental   hotline-0/
                  Health Hotline       starks-statement
     12/13/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes Fine     proposes-fine-
                  Against Campaign     against-campaign-consultant-spoofed-
                  Consultant for        robocalls/
                  Spoofed Robocalls    starks-statement
     12/12/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes to       proposes-
                  Update Cable         update-cable-service-change-
                  Service Change        notifications-0/
                  Notifications        starks-statement
     12/10/2019  Statement of          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   starks-center-american-and-
                  the Center for        international-law
                  American and
                  International Law
      12/3/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Acts to Speed     acts-speed-
                  the Deployment of    deployment-wi-fi-schools-and-
                  Wi-Fi in Schools      libraries/
                  and Libraries        starks-statement
     11/27/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on the      commissioner-
                  Retirement of Julie  starks-statement-retirement-julie-
                  Knapp                 knapp
     11/26/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Protecting National   protecting-
                  Security Through     national-security-through-fcc-
                  FCC Programs          programs-0/
                                       starks-statement
     11/25/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Duplication of    comment-duplication-radio-programming-
                  Radio Programming     rule-0/
                  Rule                 starks-statement
     11/25/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Helps First       helps-first-
                  Responders Quickly   responders-quickly-locate-wireless-
                  Locate Wireless 911   911-callers-0/
                  Callers              starks-statement
     11/25/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Eliminating       comment-eliminating-outdated-
                  Outdated Unbundling   unbundling-
                  Requirements         requirements-0/ starks-statement
     11/25/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes New      proposes-
                  Rules for Removing   new-rules-removing-bad-actors-fcc-
                  Bad Actors from FCC   programs-0/
                  Programs             starks-statement
     11/22/2019  Starks Statement,     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-bars-
                  FCC Bars Subsidies    subsidies-
                  for Equipment        equipment-posing-national-security-
                  Posing National       threats/
                  Security Threats     starks-statement
     11/21/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Report of the Find    commissioner-
                  It, Fix It, Fund It  starks-report-find-it-fix-it-fund-it-
                  Workshop              workshop
     11/19/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Partially         partially-
                  Grants Lifeline      grants-lifeline-service-standards-
                  Service Standards     relief/
                  Relief               starks-statement
      11/6/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces New Legal   commissioner-
                  Advisor              starks-announces-new-legal-advisor
      11/5/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Approves T-       approves-
                  Mobile/Sprint        t-mobilesprint-transaction-conditions/
                  Transaction with
                  Conditions           starks-statement
      11/4/2019  Starks Statement,     https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  CenturyLink and       statement-
                  West 911 Outage      centurylink-and-west-911-outage-
                  Consent Decrees       consent-decrees
      11/4/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Further           further-
                  Strengthens          strengthens-lifeline-against-waste-
                  Lifeline Against      fraud-and-abuse/
                  Waste, Fraud, and    starks-statement
                  Abuse
     10/31/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Steps to    takes-steps-
                  Enforce Quality      enforce-quality-standards-rural-
                  Standards for Rural   broadband-0/
                  Broadband            starks-statement
     10/30/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Requires 911      requires-
                  Fee Parity for VoIP  911-fee-parity-voip-traditional-phone-
                  & Traditional Phone   service-0/
                  Service              starks-statement
     10/28/2019  Starks to Visit       https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Brazil & Colorado     visit-brazil-
                  to Discuss Network   colorado-discuss-network-security-5g
                  Security & 5G
     10/25/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Grants Charter    grants-charter-
                  Communications'      communications-effective-competition-
                  Effective             petition-0/
                  Competition          starks-statement
                  Petition
     10/23/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Opens Annual      opens-annual-
                  Inquiry on           inquiry-broadband-deployment-0/starks-
                  Broadband             statement
                  Deployment
     10/22/2019  Green Networks:       https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-
                  Incorporating         blog/
                  energy efficiency    technology/466906-green-networks-
                  into 5G               incorporating
                                       -energy-efficiency-into-5g/
     10/17/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Diversity MOU      commissioner-
                                       starks-diversity-mou
     10/16/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on the Sprint/T-      commissioner-
                  Mobile Transaction   starks-sprintt-mobile-transaction
     10/16/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts            adopts-
                  Political File       political-file-clarification-order/
                  Clarification Order  starks-statement
      10/1/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on Net      commissioner-
                  Neutrality Court     starks-statement-net-neutrality-court-
                  Decision              decision
      9/30/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Invests $950      invests-950-
                  Million to Improve   million-improve-broadband-puerto-rico-
                  Broadband in Puerto   usvi-0/
                  Rico, USVI           starks-statement
      9/27/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Adopts Reforms    adopts-
                  to Further Reduce    reforms-further-reduce-access-
                  Access Arbitrage      arbitrage/
                                       starks-statement
      9/27/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Bidding           comment-bidding-procedures-pals-35-
                  Procedures for PALs   ghz-auction/
                  in 3.5 GHz Auction   starks-statement
      9/26/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Streamlined Public   streamlined-public-notice-rules-
                  Notice Rules for      broadcasters-0/
                  Broadcasters         starks-statement
      9/26/2019  Starks Statement,     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Bidding           comment-bidding-procedures-35-ghz-
                  Procedures for 3.5    auction/
                  GHz Auction          starks-statement
      9/24/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Sprint Lifeline    commissioner-
                  Investigation and    starks-sprint-lifeline-investigation-
                  Merger Review         and-
                                       merger-review
      9/23/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on Third Circuit      commissioner-
                  Striking Down Media  starks-third-circuit-striking-down-
                  Deregulation          media-deregulation
      9/16/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Grants            grants-
                  Transaction Between  transaction-between-tribune-media-and-
                  Tribune Media and     nexstar-
                  Nexstar Media Group  media-group/starks-statement
      9/13/2019  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks to   starks-remarks-cbcf-annual-
                  the Congressional     legislative-conference
                  Black Caucus
                  Foundation's Annual
                  Legislative
                  Conference
     09/12/2019  The security          https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/
                  necessity for U.S.    12/
                  innovation in 5G     opinion-the-security-necessity-for-u-
                  networks              s-innovation-
                                       in-5g-networks/
       9/9/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-western-
                  Western               telecommunications-
                  Telecommunications   association
                  Association Fall
                  Meeting
       9/9/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  $272,000 Fine of     272000-fine-cbs-misuse-emergency-
                  CBS for Misuse of     alert-tone/
                  Emergency Alert      starks-statement
                  Tone
      8/20/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Strengthens       strengthens-
                  Rural Health Care    rural-health-care-program-0/starks-
                  Program               statement
      8/19/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Visits New Mexico     commissioner-
                  Tribal Communities   starks-visits-new-mexico-tribal-
                                        communities
       8/6/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-internet-essentials-
                  Comcast Internet      event-miami
                  Essentials
                  Expansion Kickoff
                  Event, Miami, FL
       8/6/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  $233,000 Fine        233000-fine-against-cumulus-media/
                  Against Cumulus      starks-statement
                  Media
       8/6/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Improves          improves-
                  Broadband Mapping    broadband-mapping-0/starks-statement
       8/5/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-bans-
                  FCC Bans Malicious
                  Spoofing of Text     malicious-spoofing-text-messages-
                  Messages & Foreign    foreign-
                  Robocalls            robocalls-0/starks-statement
       8/2/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $20.4    proposes-
                  Billion Rural        204-billion-rural-digital-opportunity-
                  Digital Opportunity   fund-0/
                  Fund                 starks-statement
       8/2/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Grants Relief     grants-relief-
                  From Outdated,       outdated-burdensome-phone-industry-
                  Burdensome Phone      regulations/
                  Industry             starks-statement
                  Regulations
       8/2/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Improves Access   improves-
                  to 911 and Timely    access-911-and-timely-assistance-
                  Assistance from       first-
                  First Responders     responders-0/starks-statement
       8/2/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Streamlining          streamlining-
                  Licensing            licensing-procedures-small-satellites-
                  Procedures for        1/
                  Small Satellites     starks-statement
       8/2/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Enforces          enforces-
                  Franchising Laws to  franchising-laws-promote-broadband-
                  Promote Broadband    deployment-0/starks-statement
                  Deployment
     07/25/2019  Can satellite         https://www.orlandosentinel.com/
                  broadband solve       opinion/guest-
                  rural Internet       commentary/os-op-broadband-internet-
                  inequality?           20190725-
      7/25/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-celebration-diversity-
                  Williams & Connolly   event
                  Celebration Of
                  Diversity
      7/12/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/removing-
                  Removing
                  Unnecessary          unnecessary-regulation-transport-
                  Regulation of         services-and-
                  Transport Services   facilities-0/starks-statement
                  and Facilities
      7/12/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modernizes        modernizes-
                  Children's TV        childrens-tv-programming-rules-0/
                  Programming Rules    starks-statement
      7/12/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Improving             improving-
                  Competitive          competitive-broadband-access-multiple-
                  Broadband Access to   tenant-
                  Multiple Tenant      environments-0/starks-statement
                  Environments
      7/12/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Appoints Special      commissioner-
                  Advisor              starks-appoints-special-advisor
      7/11/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  FCC Proposes $100     proposes-100-
                  Million Connected    million-connected-care-pilot-
                  Care Pilot            telehealth-program-0/
                  Telehealth Program   starks-statement
      7/11/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Releases Free         commissioner-
                  Robocall Blocking    starks-releases-free-robocall-
                  Responses             blocking-responses
      7/11/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Transforms 2.5    transforms-
                  GHz Band for 5G      25-ghz-band-5g-services-0/starks-
                  Services              statement
       7/9/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-aims-
                  FCC Aims to Speed
                  the Deployment of    speed-deployment-wi-fi-schools-and-
                  Wi-Fi in Schools      libraries/
                  and Libraries        starks-statement
     07/01/2019  The Case for Using    https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2019/07/
                  Algorithms to
                  Validate Broadband   case-using-algorithms-validate-
                  Data                  broadband-data/
                                       158127/
      6/29/2019  Commr Starks          https://www.fcc.gov/document/commr-
                  Announces June 27     starks-
                  Public Workshop On   announces-june-27-public-workshop-
                  Network Security      network-security
      6/27/2019  Security              https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Vulnerabilities       commissioner-
                  Within Our           starks-remarks-network-security-
                  Communications        workshop
                  Networks: Find it,
                  Fix it, Fund it,
                  Opening Remarks of
                  Commissioner
                  Geoffrey Starks
      6/21/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Equal Employment  comment-equal-employment-opportunity-
                  Opportunity          enforcement/starks-statement
                  Enforcement
      6/19/2019  Addressing Security   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Vulnerabilities In    commissioner-
                  Our Networks: Find   starks-speech-network-security-fcba
                  It, Fix It, Fund It
      6/10/2019  Starks Seeks          https://www.fcc.gov/document/comr-
                  Industry Plans For    starks-seeks-
                  Free Robocall        industry-plans-free-robocall-blocking-
                  Blocking By Default   default
       6/7/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Affirms           affirms-
                  Robocall Blocking    robocall-blocking-default-protect-
                  By Default to         consumers-0/
                  Protect Consumers    starks-statement
       6/7/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes          proposes-
                  Changes to Rules to  changes-rules-promote-aviation-safety-
                  Promote Aviation      0/
                  Safety               starks-statement
       6/7/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Modernizes        modernizes-
                  Cable TV Leased      cable-tv-leased-access-rules-0/starks-
                  Access Rules          statement
      5/31/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Initiates         initiates-
                  Evaluation of        evaluation-funding-usf/starks-
                  Funding for USF       statement
      5/29/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Broadband             broadband-
                  Deployment Report:   deployment-report-digital-divide-
                  Digital Divide        narrowing-
                  Narrowing            substantially-0/starks-statement
                  Substantially
     05/26/2019  The Huawei threat is  https://thehill.com/opinion/
                  already here          technology/
                                       445493-the-huawei-threat-is-already-
                                        here/
      5/22/2019  Remarks--Partnership  https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  for Progress on the   commissioner-
                  Digital Divide       starks-partnership-progress-digital-
                                        divide
      5/20/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Steps to    takes-steps-
                  Fund All FY 2018     fund-all-fy-2018-services-rhc-program/
                  Services in the RHC
                  Program              starks-statement
      5/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  FCC Acts to Improve   improve-
                  Video Relay Service  video-relay-service-expand-options-
                  & Expand Options      users-0/
                  for Users            starks-statement
      5/10/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Denies China      denies-china-
                  Mobile Telecom       mobile-telecom-services-application-0/
                  Services
                  Application          starks-statement
       5/9/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Improves          improves-
                  Interference         interference-resolution-process-fm-
                  Resolution Process    translators-0/
                  for FM Translators   starks-statement
      4/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Repeals           repeals-
                  Unnecessary Policy   unnecessary-policy-raises-rural-phone-
                  That Raises Rural     rates-0/
                  Phone Rates          starks-statement
      4/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Steps to    takes-steps-
                  Make Millimeter      make-millimeter-wave-spectrum-
                  Wave Spectrum         available-5g-0/
                  Available for 5G     starks-statement
      4/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Eliminates        eliminates-
                  Outdated             outdated-regulations-burdening-phone-
                  Regulations           industry-0/
                  Burdening Phone      starks-statement
                  Industry
      4/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Seeks Comment     seeks-
                  on Bidding           comment-bidding-procedures-third-5g-
                  Procedures for        spectrum-
                  Third 5G Spectrum    auction-0/ starks-statement
                  Auction
      4/12/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Proposes to       proposes-
                  Modernize Rule for   modernize-rule-over-air-reception-
                  Over-the-Air          devices-0/
                  Reception Devices    starks-statement
      4/12/2019  Starks Statement,     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Eliminates        eliminates-
                  Outdated Cable       outdated-cable-channel-lineup-
                  Channel Lineup        requirements/
                  Requirements         starks-statement
      4/10/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  on the Passage of     commissioner-
                  Net Neutrality       starks-passage-net-neutrality-
                  Legislation           legislation
     04/02/2019  Why It's So Easy for  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/
                  a Bounty Hunter to    opinion/
                  Find You             fcc-wireless-
                                        regulation.html?smid=nytcore-
                                       ios-share
      3/21/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Opens Spectrum    opens-
                  Horizons for New     spectrum-horizons-new-services-
                  Services &            technologies-0/
                  Technologies         starks-statement
      3/18/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/wireless-
                  Wireless E911
                  Location Accuracy    e911-location-accuracy-requirements-6/
                  Requirements
                                       starks-statement
      3/15/2019  Starks Statement,     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Makes Proposal    makes-
                  to Help First        proposal-help-first-responders-locate-
                  Responders Locate     911-
                  911 Callers          callers/starks-statement
      3/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC to Evaluate       evaluate-
                  Partitioning,        partitioning-disaggregation-spectrum-
                  Disaggregation, &     leasing-
                  Spectrum Leasing     rules-0/starks-statement
                  Rules
      3/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes             takes-
                  Additional Steps to  additional-steps-combat-rural-call-
                  Combat Rural Call     completion-
                  Completion Problems  problems-0/starks-statement
      3/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Expands           expands-
                  Reimbursement        reimbursement-program-lptv-tv-
                  Program to LPTV, TV   translator-fm-
                  Translator, FM       stations-0/starks-statement
                  Stations
       3/6/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on Open     commissioner-
                  Internet             starks-statement-open-internet-
                  Legislation           legislation
      2/26/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement On          commissioner-
                  Windstream           starks-statement-windstream-
                  Bankruptcy Filing     bankruptcy-filing
      2/15/2019  Reexamination of the  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Comparative           proposes-
                  Standards and        streamline-nce-fm-lpfm-licensing-
                  Procedures for        procedures-0/
                  Licensing            starks-statement
                  Noncommercial
                  Educational
                  Broadcast and Low
                  Power FM Stations
      2/15/2019  FCC Acts to           https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Implement Section     seeks-
                  503 of RAY BAUM'S    combat-illegal-spoofed-texts-
                  Act                   international-calls-0/
                                       starks-statement
      2/15/2019  Misuse of Internet    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-acts-
                  Protocol (IP)         improve-
                  Captioned Telephone  management-ip-captioned-telephone-
                  Service;              service-0/
                  Telecommunications   starks-statement
                  Relay Services and
                  Speech-to-Speech
                  Services for
                  Individuals with
                  Hearing and Speech
                  Disabilities
      2/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Takes Next Step   takes-next-
                  Toward Further       step-toward-further-rural-broadband-
                  Rural Broadband       expansion-0/
                  Expansion            starks-statement
      2/15/2019  Starks Statement:     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  FCC Eliminates EEO    eliminates-
                  Broadcaster Mid-     eeo-broadcaster-mid-term-filing-
                  Term Filing           requirement-0/
                  Requirement          starks-statement
      2/14/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Staff       commissioner-
                  Changes              starks-announces-staff-changes
       2/1/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Statement on Open     commissioner-
                  Internet Oral        starks-statement-open-internet-oral-
                  Argument              argument
      1/30/2019  Commissioner          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Geoffrey Starks       commissioner-
                  Statement on Being   geoffrey-starks-being-sworn-fcc-
                  Sworn in as FCC       commissioner
                  Commissioner
      1/30/2019  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Announces Staff       commissioner-
                                       starks-announces-staff
     08/30/2010  Tinker's Tenure in    https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/
                  the School Setting:   tinkers-
                  The Case for         tenure-in-the-school-setting-the-case-
                  Applying O'Brien to   for-applying-
                  Content-Neutral      obrien-to-content-neutral-regulations
                  Regulations. Yale
                  Law Journal Online
         4/2006  Defining Corporate    No link available
                  Scienter.
                  Securities
                  Litigation Report
                  (co-authored with
                  Warren R. Stern
                  while a summer
                  associate at
                  Wachtell)
        4/15/02  ``Forty Acres and a   https://www.thecrimson.com/article/
                  Lexus.'' The          2002/4/15/
                  Harvard Crimson      forty-acres-and-a-lexus-climenko/
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        18. List all speeches, panel discussions, and presentations (e.g.,
    PowerPoint) that you have given on topics relevant to the position for
    which you have been nominated. Include a link to each publication when
    possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of the
    speech or presentation when available.
        To the best of my knowledge, please see the list below.

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        Date             Title                          Link
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      5/30/2023  INLIVIAN Your Home,   Not available
                  Your Internet Kick-
                  Off with Governor
                  Roy Cooper
      5/25/2023  FCC Commissioner      Not available
                  Geoffrey Starks,
                  Senator John
                  Hickenlooper to
                  Launch New `Your
                  Home, Your
                  Internet' ACP Pilot
                  Program
      5/24/2023  Connect New Mexico    https://connect.nm.gov/statewide-
                  Panel: Shared         summit
                  Missions:            .html?locale=en
                  Interagency
                  Coordination for
                  Universal
                  Connectivity
     05/13/2023  Commissioner Starks   Not available
                  to Join House
                  Democratic Leader
                  Rep. Hakeem
                  Jeffries At
                  Affordable
                  Broadband Event In
                  New York City
      4/29/2023  FCBA Annual Seminar:  Not available
                  Regulatory Coda--A
                  Fireside Chat With
                  FCC Commissioner
                  Starks
      4/26/2023  Disability Advisory   https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
                  Committee Meeting     events/
                                       2023/04/disability-advisory-committee-
                                        meeting
      4/25/2023  Starks & Carr to      Not available
                  Champion Broadband
                  & 5G Workforce at
                  VSU
      4/20/2023  Commissioner Starks   Not available
                  Visits San Diego
                  Housing Commission
                  to Promote Internet
                  Connectivity
                  Program for
                  Households with Low
                  Income
      3/17/2023  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Remarks at U.S.       remarks-
                  Tech for Climate     us-tech-climate-action
                  Action
       3/7/2023  INCOMPAS Policy       https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Summit                remarks-
                                       incompas-2023-policy-summit
      2/28/2023  Americas' Public      https://apts.org/events/public-media-
                  Television            summit/
                  Stations, Public     2023-public-media-summit/remarks-fcc-
                  Media Summit         commissioner-geoffrey-starks-2023-
                                        summit
      2/27/2023  Remarks of FCC        https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   ng911-honor-awards
                  the 20th Annual
                  NG911 Honor Awards
      2/22/2023  Discussion at         Not available
                  Southern Nevada
                  Regional Housing
                  Authority
       2/7/2023  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Remarks to CEDC       remarks-
                  Media Ownership      cedc-media-ownership-diversity-
                  Diversity Symposium   symposium
       2/2/2023  Prefatory Remarks at  Not available
                  Meeting of FCC
                  Native Nations
                  Communications Task
                  Force
      1/10/2023  Fireside Chat with    Not available
                  Scott Wallsten,
                  Technology Policy
                  Institute
       1/7/2023  Fireside Chat,        https://videos.ces.tech/detail/video/
                  ``Conversation with  6319552134112/conversation-with-a-
                  a Commissioner'' at   commissioner-
                  Consumer             at-ces-2023
                  Electronics Show
                  2023
     12/15/2022  Practicing Law        https://www.pli.edu/programs/
                  Institute, 40th      telecommunications-
                  Annual Institute on   policy_regulation?t=live&p=
                  Telecommunications   334225&tCode=RNE2_FCBAD&utm_source=
                  Policy and           FCBAD&utm_medium=DISPLAY&utm_
                  Regulation           campaign=RNE2
     10/25/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks At   open-technology-institute-ngso-
                  The Open Technology   satellite-event
                  Institute Event,
                  ``LEO Satellite
                  Constellations: Why
                  Smart Sharing Rules
                  Matter In Space``
     10/18/2022  Future of Broadcast   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Television @          attachments/DOC-
                  University of        388359A1.pdf
                  Pennsylvania Law
                  School, Center for
                  Technology,
                  Innovation &
                  Competition
     10/14/2022  Joint Center for      Not available
                  Political and
                  Economic Studies:
                  2022 Future of
                  Black Communities
                  Summit, Panel on
                  Technology
                  Priorities in Black
                  Communities
     10/10/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          americas-
                  Geoffrey Starks At   spectrum-management-pre-conference-
                  The Americas          dinner
                  Spectrum Management
                  Pre-Conference
                  Dinner
      10/6/2022  Let It Be Known with  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2
                  Stacy Brown,         _UrwQjasY&t=1173s
                  Ensuring Inclusion
                  in Communications
                  and Media
      9/13/2022  Conversation with a   https://www.cta.tech/
                  Commissioner, CTA
      8/18/2022  Discussion about      Not available
                  Affordable
                  Connectivity
                  Program with Denver
                  Housing Authority,
                  Colorado Lt. Gov.
                  Primavera, Denver
                  Mayor Hancock, and
                  Colorado Attorney
                  General Phil Weiser
      8/17/2022  Fireside Chat: North  Not available
                  American
                  Telecommunications
                  Regulators @
                  Technology Policy
                  Institute Aspen
                  Forum
      8/17/2022  Roundtable on         Not available
                  Digital Equity at
                  Denver Indian
                  Center
      7/20/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks At   mmtc-former-fcc-chairs-symposium
                  The Multicultural
                  Media, Telecom &
                  Internet Council's
                  2022 Former FCC
                  Chairs Symposium
      6/27/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks      ericssons-2022-broadband-all-summit
                  Before Ericsson's
                  2022 Broadband For
                  All Summit
      5/18/2022  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks      council-large-public-housing-
                  before the Council    authorities
                  of Large Public
                  Housing Authorities
      5/17/2022  Fireside Chat with    Not available
                  Deputy Secretary
                  Todman, Housing and
                  Urban Development
      5/12/2022  EdTech Advocacy Day   https://www.govtech.com/education/k-
                                        12/edtech-
                                       advocacy-day-modernizing-e-rate-a-
                                        policy-priority
       5/6/2022  Oakland Undivided     https://www.oaklandundivided.org/
                                        celebrate
      4/11/2022  Consortium for        https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/
                  School Networking     article/2022/
                  Annual Conference    04/cosn2022-leaders-speak-educational-
                                        equity-
                                       through-tech-conference-keynote
      3/11/2022  Roundtable on         Not available
                  Affordable
                  Connectivity
                  Program with staff
                  from the Office of
                  the Mayor of Los
                  Angeles; Jersey
                  City Housing
                  Authority; Denver
                  Housing Authority;
                  Chief Technology
                  Officer of New York
                  City; Boston
                  Housing Authority
       3/3/2022  FCC Digital Health/   https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
                  Connect2Health        events/2022/
                  Symposium            03/digital-health-symposium-advancing-

                                       broadband-connectivity-social
      2/28/2022  America's Public      https://apts.org/events/public-media-
                  Media Stations,       summit/
                  2022 Public Media    2022-public-media-summit/remarks-fcc-
                  Summit                commissioner-
                                       geoffrey-starks-2022-summit
      2/28/2022  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-state-net-keynote-february-28-
                  State of the Net      2022
                  Keynote
      2/24/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-disability-advisory-
                  Disability Advisory   committee
                  Committee Meeting
      2/22/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     connecting-black-communities-event
                  Connecting Black
                  Communities:
                  Federal, State, And
                  Local Strategies
                  For Closing The
                  Digital Divide
      2/17/2022  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks to   next-g-alliance-roadmap-6g
                  ATIS' Next G
                  Alliance: The
                  Roadmap To 6G
      1/13/2022  Fireside Chat with    Not available
                  Former FCC
                  Commissioner Robert
                  M. McDowell
      1/11/2022  Fireside Chat,        https://bridgeforinnovation.org/
                  Funding and           funding-and-
                  Modernizing          modernizing-americas-broadband-
                  America's Digital     infrastructure/
                  Infrastructure       (video)
      12/1/2021  Virtual Telecom       https://www.youtube.com/
                  Symposium             watch?v=NXB7cY3Q-TY
     11/18/2021  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-2021-winnik-forum
                  Before The 2021
                  Winnik Forum
     11/17/2021  Keynote Remarks of    https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-nsrbcg-5g-conference
                  New Street Research/
                  Boston Consulting
                  Group 5G Conference
      9/20/2021  Digital Inclusion     https://www.youtube.com/
                  Week                  watch?v=Ml5s4WgKvAY
      9/14/2021  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-cbc-foundation-annual-
                  Congressional Black   legislative-conference
                  Caucus Foundation
                  2021 Virtual Annual
                  Legislative
                  Conference
      7/29/2021  Expanding Broadband   https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-
                  in the Black Rural    hosts-
                  South                expanding-broadband-in-the-black-
                                        rural-south-webinar
      7/14/2021  The Future of Human   https://www.youtube.com/
                  Connectivity          watch?v=nhHKoDX4jE
      6/29/2021  Now What?: Charting   https://www.ocanational.org/events-
                  the Next Phase in     list/now-
                  Closing the Digital  what-charting-the-next-phase-in-
                  Divide                closing-the-digital-divide
      6/21/2021  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks      ericssons-broadband-all-conference
                  Before Ericsson's
                  Broadband For All
                  Online Conference
      5/18/2021  WIA's Connect (X):    https://
                  All Access            workforceandsupplierdiversity.connec
                  Workforce &           tivity
                  Supplier Diversity   expo.com/
                  Summit                ?utm_campaign=CX%20Workforce%20%
                                       26%20
                                        Supplier%20Diversity&utm_source=e-
                                        mail
                                       &utm_term=5.11&utm_content=CX%20List
      5/13/2021  Miriam's Kitchen      https://www.youtube.com/
                  Gala--acceptance of   watch?v=SncaGgZvdyo
                  Mission Critical
                  Change Award
      5/11/2021  The New Normal,       https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Remarks Of            commissioner-
                  Commissioner         starks-remarks-media-institute
                  Geoffrey Starks,
                  Media Institute
                  Virtual Luncheon
      4/26/2021  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   supply-chain-integrity-workshop
                  the FCC & NCSC
                  National Supply
                  Chain Integrity
                  Joint Workshop
      4/16/2021  National Action       https://www.youtube.com/
                  Network 2021          watch?v=xFENnuDtNKA
                  Virtual Convention
      3/23/2021  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Remarks at Joint      remarks-
                  NTIA Webinar for     joint-ntia-webinar-womens-history-
                  Women's History       month
                  Month
      3/17/2021  Keynote Remarks Of    https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          keynote-
                  Geoffrey Starks At   aci-team-telecom-conference
                  The American
                  Conference
                  Institute National
                  Forum On Team
                  Telecom
      3/10/2021  Combatting Systemic   https://internetinnovation.org/events/
                  Inequality by         webinar-
                  Closing the Digital  combatting-systemic-inequality-by-
                  Divide: A Chat on     closing-the-
                  Solutions with FCC   digital-divide-a-chat-onsolutions-
                  Commissioner Starks   with-fcc-
                                       commissioner-starks/
      2/18/2021  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     2021-hbcu-presidents-roundtable
                  HBCU Presidents'
                  Roundtable:
                  Building An
                  Equitable,
                  Connected Future
      2/18/2021  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   asus-wiring-rez-conference
                  the Tribal
                  Government E-
                  Commerce
                  Conference, Sandra
                  Day O'Connor
                  College of Law at
                  Arizona State
                  University
      2/12/2021  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     emergency-broadband-benefit-
                  Emergency Broadband   roundtable
                  Benefit Roundtable,
                  Federal
                  Communications
                  Commission
      2/12/2021  Silicon Flatirons     https://www.youtube.com/
                  TILT 2021 Keynote     watch?v=ZHXjgWgucy
                  Discussion           U&list=PLTAvIPZGMUXNy0dcxuaxtjDL-
                                        fDiHYV
                                       pe&index=13
      2/11/2021  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     future-work-black-owned-businesses-
                  The Future Of Work:   event
                  Black-Owned
                  Businesses And The
                  Digital Divide
       2/5/2021  INCOMPAS Policy       https://www.youtube.com/
                  Summit                watch?v=qsOy3l1C2bQ
      1/26/2021  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/remarks-
                  Commissioner         commissioner-geoffrey-starks-state-
                  Geoffrey Starks at    net-2021
                  State of the Net
                  2021
      1/11/2021  CES Accessibility     Not available
                  Roundtable
      12/9/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-mmtc-digital-equity-35th-
                  MMTC Champions Of     anniversary-kickoff
                  Digital Equity And
                  35th Anniversary
                  Kickoff
      12/3/2020  AXIOS Event on        FCC commissioner: Access to broadband
                  Future of Broadband   essential to boosting telehealth
                  Connectivity
     11/19/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          keynote-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     remarks-rainbow-push-coalition-
                  Rainbow Push          symposium
                  Coalition And
                  Citizenship
                  Education Fund,
                  Media And
                  Telecommunications
                  Symposium
     11/17/2020  Foreign Policy 5G     FP Virtual Dialogue: Open Networks--
                  Event                 Foreign Policy
     11/12/2020  Interactive           Not available
                  Advertising Bureau
                  Fireside Chat
      11/6/2020  Advisory Committee    Path to Media Ownership and
                  on Diversity and      Sustainability--Symposium on Access
                  Digital Empowerment   to Capital for Small and Diverse
                  Opening Remarks       Broadcasters | Federal
                                        Communications Commission
     10/28/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/remarks-
                  Commissioner         commissioner-geoffrey-starks-ctia-5g-
                  Geoffrey Starks       summit
                  CTIA 5G Summit
     10/26/2020  FCBA -ABA Privacy     Starks Remarks at ABA/FCBA Privacy
                  and Data Security     and Data Security Symposium |
                  Conference            Federal Communications Commission
     10/22/2020  TPI Aspen Panel       Broadband and the FCC: Successes and
                  Broadband and the     Challenges
                  FCC: Successes and
                  Challenges
     10/16/2020  HTTP Record Remarks   Not available
     10/16/2020  National Urban        Joint Center Joins National Urban
                  League Social Media   League Panel on Social Media
                  Regulation and        Regulation & Civil Rights
                  Civil Rights
     10/15/2020  Hispanic Radio        Commissioner Starks Remarks at the
                  Conference            Hispanic Radio Conference | Federal
                                        Communications Commission
     10/15/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-hispanic-radio-
                  Hispanic Radio        conference
                  Conference/Hispanic
                  Radio Live!
     10/13/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/comm-
                  Commissioner          starks-9th-
                  Geoffrey Starks At   annual-americas-spectrum-management-
                  The 9th Americas      conference
                  Spectrum Management
                  Conference
      10/5/2020  NABOB's 44th Annual   2020 NABOB & Power of Urban Radio
                  Fall Broadcast        Awards Hosted by April Ryan
                  Management
                  Conference and 20th
                  Annual Power of
                  Urban Radio Forum
      9/29/2020  WashTECH Converge     Not available
                  2020
      9/24/2020  Black is Tech         Commissioner Starks Remarks to Black
                  Keynote               Is Tech Conference | Federal
                                        Communications Commission
      9/18/2020  Incompas Keynote      INCOMPAS Show Keynote: FCC
                                        Commissioner Geoffrey Starks
      9/15/2020  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   starks-2020-incompas-show-september-
                  the 2020 INCOMPAS     15-2020
                  Show
      9/14/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-forum-5g-open-radio-
                  Forum On 5G Open      access-networks
                  Radio Access
                  Networks
       9/9/2020  FCC Commissioner      Senator Wyden and FCC Commr. Starks
                  Geoffrey Starks at    on the Social Media Executive Order--
                  CDT                   Center for Democracy and Technology
       9/3/2020  Dell PolicyHACK with  https://www.eventbrite.com/x/dell-
                  CBC                   policyhack-at-
                                       cbc-alc-2020-tickets-116789912773
      7/28/2020  DEFCON Ethics         DEF CON Safe Mode Ethics Village--
                  Village Event         Comm Geoffrey Starks, Federal
                                        Communications Commission
      7/27/2020  Latinx Communities    Not available
                  and the Digital
                  Divide Event
      7/21/2020  National Urban        Bridging the Digital Divide in the
                  League Kansas City    COVID-19 Era: A Virtual Fireside
                  Digital Divide        Chat
                  Event
      7/13/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-black-mental-health-
                  Addressing Black      event
                  Mental Health Via
                  Teleconference
       7/7/2020  USTelecom Event       The Role of Connectivity in Digital
                                        Equity & Inclusion--USTelecom
      6/17/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks At   starks-remarks-itif-webinar-section-
                  Information           230
                  Technology &
                  Innovation
                  Foundation's
                  Webinar On The
                  FCC's Role In
                  Reforming Section
                  230
       6/4/2020  Digital Dialogue      FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks--
                  Forum Webinar         Digital Dialogue Forum
       6/1/2020  National Urban        Not available
                  League webinar
      5/29/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     commercial-spaceflight-federation-
                  Commercial            webinar
                  Spaceflight
                  Federation Webinar
      5/18/2020  The Internet After    Not available
                  COVID
      5/11/2020  HTTP Telehealth       Not available
                  Event
       5/7/2020  Connecting Michigan   Connecting Michigan: From Internet
                  Virtual Event         Inequality to Digital Equity |
                                        Federal Communications Commission
       5/4/2020  HBCU Presidents       https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Panel                 commissioner-
                                       starks-remarks-hbcu-presidents-
                                        roundtable
       5/2/2020  FCBA PANEL            Not available
      4/28/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     acdde-virtual-meeting
                  Advisory Committee
                  On Diversity And
                  Digital Empowerment
      4/24/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.aspeninstitute.org/videos/
                  Commissioner
                  Geoffrey Starks,     disconnected-covid-19-the-digital-
                  Advisory Committee    divide/
                  On Diversity And
                  Digital
                  Empowerment, Via
                  Teleconference
      4/23/2020  Aspen Cybersecurity   Not available
                  Event
      4/21/2020  Commissioner Starks   https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Remarks at NTCA       remarks-
                  Legislative and      ntca-legislative-and-policy-
                  Policy Conference     conference
      4/17/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          remarks-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   mediajustice-right2connect-town-hall
                  Town Hall Via Video
                  Conference
      4/15/2020  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-telephone-town-hall-rep-yvette-
                  Telephone Town Hall   clarke
                  with Rep. Yvette
                  Clarke on the Role
                  of Technology in
                  the Face of COVID-
                  19
       4/4/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks at   starks-remarks-hbcu-presidents-
                  the HBCU              roundtable
                  Presidents'
                  Roundtable: The
                  State Of
                  Connectivity In The
                  Age Of The Covid-19
                  Pandemic
      2/26/2020  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/remarks-
                  Commissioner         commissioner-starks-field-hearing-
                  Geoffrey Starks       resilient-
                  Field Hearing on     networks
                  Resilient
                  Communications
                  Networks, San Juan,
                  Puerto Rico
      2/21/2020  Field Hearing on      https://www.fcc.gov/document/remarks-
                  Resilient Networks   commissioner-starks-field-hearing-
                                        resilient-
                                       networks
      2/20/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-rural-broadband-
                  Rural Broadband       roundtable
                  Roundtable
                  Conversation
      2/19/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-rep-mcbaths-census-
                  Congresswoman Lucy    town-hall
                  McBath's Census
                  Town Hall
      2/18/2020  Selma, AL meeting     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                                        highlights-
                                       commissioner-starks-southern-tour
      2/18/2020  Alabama A&M: Rural    Not available
                  Communities and
                  Broadband Access
                  Forum
      2/17/2020  Tifton-Tiff County    Not available
                  Chamber of Commerce
      2/11/2020  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-future-work-roundtable
                  Future Of Work
                  Roundtable,
                  Washington
       2/5/2020  Congressional Tech    Not available
                  Staff Association
                  Fireside Chat
      1/28/2020  NAB Board of          Commissioner Starks Remarks to NAB
                  Directors             Joint Board of Directors | Federal
                                        Communications Commission
      1/23/2020  Next Century Cities   https://livestream.com/
                  Bipartisan Tech       internetsociety/
                  Policy Event         bipartisntech2020
      1/16/2020  Future of Work        Starks Remarks at Future of Work
                  Congressional         Congressional Caucus Launch |
                  Caucus Launch         Federal Communications Commission
       1/6/2020  CES--CTA Government   Commissioner Starks Remarks to CTA
                  Affairs Council       Government Affairs Council | Federal
                                        Communications Commission
     12/10/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-remarks-fiber-broadband-
                  2019 Annual Premier   association
                  Membership &
                  Strategic Meeting
     11/20/2019  Army Cyber Institute  Not available
                  at West Point
                  Fireside Chat
      11/4/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-
                  Commissioner          proposes-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     data-driven-10-year-look-back-high-
                  Broadband             cost-program
                  Communities
                  Conference
     10/31/2019  National Security     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Keynote Remarks Of    commissioner-
                  Commissioner         starks-remarks-denver-5g-rural-
                  Geoffrey Starks At    engagement-
                  The 5G Rural         initiative
                  Engagement
                  Initiative
     10/31/2019  MMTC Fireside Chat    Not available
     10/31/2019  Broadband             Not available
                  Communities Keynote
                  Address
     10/30/2019  CCA and U.S. Chamber  https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  of Commerce           commissioner-
                  National Security    starks-remarks-denver-5g-rural-
                  Keynote               engagement-
                                       initiative
     10/23/2019  CTIA Board of         Not available
                  Directors
     10/23/2019  Mobile World          https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Congress              commissioner-
                                       starks-remarks-mobile-world-congress-
                                        americas
     10/17/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks To   starks-remarks-shlb-conference
                  The 9th Annual
                  Schools, Health, &
                  Libraries Broadband
                  Coalition (SHLB)
                  Conference
     10/15/2019  SIA Roundtable        Not available
      10/8/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks,     starks-media-institute-free-speech-
                  Media Institute       america-gala
                  Free Speech America
                  Gala
      10/7/2019  Ford Foundation       Not available
                  Public Interest
                  Fireside Chat
      10/4/2019  Rep. Delgado Small    Not available
                  Business Field
                  Hearing on Rural
                  Broadband
      9/17/2019  Remarks Of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-competitive-carriers-
                  Competitive           association
                  Carriers
                  Association Annual
                  Convention
      9/17/2019  CCA Annual            https://www.youtube.com/
                  Convention Remarks    watch?v=JGGKCXoon4Y
      9/13/2019  CBC ALC Week Panel:   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  New Technologies      attachments/
                  Protecting Our       DOC-359665A1.pdf
                  Communities
       9/9/2019  Western               https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Telecommunications    commissioner-
                  Association Fall     starks-remarks-western-
                  Meeting               telecommunications-
                                       association
       8/6/2019  Comcast Internet      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Essentials            attachments/
                  Expansion Kickoff    DOC09358946A1.pdf
                  Event
      7/31/2019  Center for Strategic  https://www.csis.org/events/5g-
                  and International     innovation-and-
                  Studies 5G           security
                  Innovation and
                  Security Event
      7/25/2019  Williams & Connolly   Not available
                  Panel
      6/27/2019  Supply Chain          https://www.youtube.com/
                  Workshop              watch?v=CVxwtQqa8x8
      6/27/2019  5G America's Board    Not available
                  Meeting
      6/19/2019  FCBA Luncheon--       Not available
                  Keynote fireside
                  chat, ``Addressing
                  Security
                  Vulnerabilities in
                  Our Networks: Find
                  it, Fix it, Fund
                  it''
       6/4/2019  Foundation for Rural  Not available
                  Services
      5/22/2019  Georgetown Institute  http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/
                  for Tech Law and      ppdd2019/
                  Policy: Partnership
                  for Progress on the
                  Digital Divide
       5/8/2019  Black Economic        Not available
                  alliance Jobs and
                  Justice Panel
      4/30/2019  CTIA Event on         Not available
                  Telemedicine
      4/10/2019  Disability Advisory   https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
                  Committee Meeting     events/2019/
                                       04/disability-advisory-committee-
                                        meeting
       4/7/2019  National Association  Not available
                  of Broadcasters
                  Panel
       3/7/2019  Advisory Committee    https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
                  on Diversity and      events/2019/
                  Digital Empowerment  03/symposium-media-diversity
       3/6/2019  MMTC'S Annual         https://www.mmtconline.org/broadband-
                  Broadband and         and-
                  Social Justice       social-justice-awards-luncheon-2019-
                  Summit                bbsj-
                                       summit/
       3/1/2019  Event on Rural-Urban  Not available
                  Broadband Digital
                  Divide
       3/1/2019  Digital Inclusion     Not available
                  Alliance
       3/1/2019  Urban Summit          Not available
      1/20/2019  Center for American   https://w.fcc.gov/document/
                  and International     commissioner-
                  Law Institute for    starks-center-american-and-
                  Law and Technology    international-law
                  Conference
      3/29/2017  Verizon Rural Call    Not available
                  Completion Industry
                  Workshop, March 29,
                  2017, National
                  Press Club.
                  Comments issued on
                  behalf of the FCC.
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        19. List all public statements you have made during the past ten
    years, including statements in news articles and radio and television
    appearances, which are on topics relevant to the position for which you
    have been nominated, including dates. Include a link to each statement
    when possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of
    the statement when available.
        To the best of my knowledge, please see the list below.

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        Date             Title                          Link
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       5/9/2023  `Rip and Replace':    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/
                  The Tech Cold War    technology/cellular-china-us-zte-
                  Is Upending           huawei.html
                  Wireless Carriers
         2/5/23  Chavis Chronicles     https://watch.opb.org/video/geoffrey-
                  Interview             starks-fcc-
                                       commissioner-attorney-jpN6u6/
     12/14/2022  State of Black        https://
                  America--Bridging     stateofblackamerica.libsyn.com/
                  the Digital Divide   bridging-the-digital-divide
      4/14/2022  CNN AC360, segment    https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/acd/
                  on Russian state      date
                  media in the United  2022-04-13/segment/01
                  States
        6/24/20  FCC Commissioner      https://www.reuters.com/article/us-
                  Calls for New         usa-trade-
                  Scrutiny of          china-telecommunications/fcc-
                  Undersea Data         commissioner-
                  Cables               calls-for-new-scrutiny-of-undersea-
                                        data-cables-
                                       idUSKBN26L3NF
      4/14/2020  Rep. Clarke Town      Commissioner Starks Telephone Town
                  Hall Event            Hall with Rep. Yvette Clarke |
                                        Federal Communications Commission
      4/10/2020  Joint Centers AA      Joint Center Hosts Briefing with FCC
                  Leaders Forum         Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on
                                        COVID-19 & the Digital Divide
       4/4/2020  WashingTech Podcast   Hon. Geoffrey Starks: Communications
                  Interview with Joe    Policy in the COVID-19 Era Hon.
                  Miller                Geoffrey Starks | Tech Policy
                                        Leaders Podcast
      3/12/2020  Coronavirus exposes   https://www.axios.com/2020/03/12/
                  the digital          coronavirus-exposes-the-digital-
                  divide's toll         divides-toll
      1/23/2020  Remarks of            https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Commissioner          commissioner-
                  Geoffrey Starks      starks-remarks-next-century-cities
                  Next Century Cities
                  Opportunities for
                  Bipartisan Tech
                  Policy 2020
     12/10/2019  PLI                   https://www.pli.edu/programs/
                  Telecommunications   telecommunications-policy--
                  Seminar Keynote       regulation?t=
                                       live&tCode=TMP1_FCBA1&p=248657
      10/3/2019  NABOB 43rd Annual     https://www.facebook.com/
                  Fall Broadcast        NABOBOfficial/
                  Management           videos/2019-nabob-conference-the-
                  Conference Fireside   radio-industrys-
                  Chat                 state-of-management-ownership-and-
                                        futu/
                                       800924263659716/
      9/18/2019  Bloomberg Law         https://pro.bloomberglaw.com/brief/
                  Leadership            regulation-
                  Conference           and-legislation-lag-behind-technology/

      8/29/2019  Brandi Vincent        https://www.nextgov.com/podcasts/2019/
                  Podcast               09/
                                       critical-update-hidden-threats-5g/
                                        160124/
      7/10/2019  Washington Post Live  https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/
                                       postlive/wplive/fcc-commissioner-
                                        geoffrey-starks-
                                       cites-national-security-among-reasons-
                                        us-must-win-
                                       5g-race/2019/07/10/01bfda7d-48c9-4203-
                                        b219-
                                       0c7443773425_video.html?nid=top_pb_si
                                        gnin
       7/1/2019  Live with Ali Velshi  https://twitter.com/i/status/
                                        1146102430062587904
       6/6/2019  CBS News Radio Las    Not available
                  Angeles
      5/21/2019  The Vergecast         https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/
                                       18634519/fcc-commissioner-geoffrey-
                                        starks-
                                       huawei-google-android-data-
                                        geolocation-ajit-pai
      5/20/2019  NPR                   https://www.npr.org/2019/05/30/
                                        728198739/
                                       huawei-threat-is-already-here-fcc-
                                        commissioner-
                                       starks-says
       5/3/2019  Velshi and Ruhle      https://www.msnbc.com/velshi-ruhle/
                                        watch/
                                       fcc-commissioner-on-facebook-privacy-
                                        promises-58800197881
      4/26/2019  NUL National Podcast  https://www.stitcher.com/show/for-the-

                                       movement/episode/making-the-net-work-
                                        for-all-
                                       americans-a-conversation-with-fcc-
                                        commissioner-
                                       geoffrey-starks-61473389
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        20. List all digital platforms (including social media and other
    digital content sites) on which you currently or have formerly operated
    an account, regardless of whether or not the account was held in your
    name or an alias. Include the full name of an ``alias'' or ``handle'',
    including the complete URL and username with hyperlinks, you have used
    on each of the named platforms. Indicate whether the account is active,
    deleted, or dormant. Include a link to each account if possible.

            Twitter--@GeoffreyStarks. https://twitter.com/GeoffreyStarks.
            Active.

            Facebook--Geoffrey Starks (private account). Active.

            Instagram--geoffreystarks. Active.

            LinkedIn--Geoffrey Starks. Active.

        21. Please identify each instance in which you have testified
    orally or in writing before Congress in a governmental or non-
    governmental capacity and specify the date and subject matter of each
    testimony.

            Full Title: Statement Of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, FCC,
            Before The Subcommittee On Communications & Technology,
            Committee On Energy & Commerce, United States House Of
            Representatives. March 31, 2022
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-testimony-house-
            communications-and-technology-subcommittee-0

            Full Title: Statement Of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, Federal
            Communications Commission Before The Subcommittee On
            Communications & Technology Committee On Energy & Commerce
            United States House Of Representatives. Sep. 17, 2020
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/starks-testimony-house-
            communications-and-technology-subcommittee

            Full Title: Statement Of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, Federal
            Communications Commission, (As Delivered), Before The Committee
            On Commerce, Science And Transportation, United States Senate.
            June 24, 2020
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-starks-testimony-
            senate-commerce-committee

            Full Title: Statement Of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, FCC,
            Hearing On The President's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request For
            The FCC Before The Subcommittee On Financial Services And
            General Government, Committee On Appropriations, United States
            Senate. Mar. 10, 2020.
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-starks-testimony-
            senate-appropriations-subcommittee

            Full Title: Commissioner Starks, FCC, Before The Subcommittee
            On Communications And Technology Committee On Energy &
            Commerce, United States House Of Representatives,
            Accountability And Oversight Of The Federal Communications
            Commission. Dec. 5, 2019
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-starks-testimony-
            house-energy-commerce-committee

            Full Title: Statement Of Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner, Federal
            Communications Commission, Before The Committee On Commerce,
            Science And Transportation, United States Senate, Oversight Of
            The Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2019.
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/statement-commissioner-starks-
            senate-commerce-committee

            Full Title: Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner, Federal
            Communications Commission Before The Subcommittee On
            Communications And Technology Committee On Energy & Commerce,
            United States House Of Representatives, Accountability And
            Oversight Of The FCC. May 15, 2019.
            https://www.fcc.gov/document/commissioner-starkss-testimony-
            house-subcommittee

            Nominations Hearing, Geoffrey Starks, Senate Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation, June 20, .
            https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2018/6/nominations-hearing

        22. Given the current mission, major programs, and major
    operational objectives of the department/agency to which you have been
    nominated, what in your background or employment experience do you
    believe affirmatively qualifies you for appointment to the position for
    which you have been nominated, and why do you wish to serve in that
    position?
        I have had a long career in public service focused on
    communications and technology, enforcement, and national security. I
    have served as a Senate-confirmed Commissioner at the FCC for the last
    5 years and, prior to that, I served as Assistant Bureau Chief in the
    FCC's Enforcement Bureau, as well as in the Department of Justice as
    Senior Advisor to the Deputy Attorney General.
        I've used my experiences and opportunities to engage directly on
    the most important communications issues facing the American people. At
    the Commission, I have focused on broadband deployment, enforcement of
    our rules, and protecting and securing our communications networks by
    removing insecure equipment and services from domestic networks. I hope
    to continue to serve the American people through continuing efforts to
    close the digital divide, protect consumers, and secure our networks.
        23. What do you believe are your responsibilities, if confirmed, to
    ensure that the department/agency has proper management and accounting
    controls, and what experience do you have in managing a large
    organization?
        I have been honored to serve the American public as a Commissioner,
    and I take my responsibility to ensure that the Commission works
    efficiently with proper management and accounting controls seriously.
    To ensure the agency is properly managed, as a Commissioner, I engage
    directly with Bureau and Office Chiefs, as well as review and approve
    all senior personnel movement.
        24. What do you believe to be the top three challenges facing the
    department/agency, and why?

       Ensuring Robust Broadband Internet Access and Adoption. We
            must ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, high-
            quality broadband Internet service. A high-speed Internet
            connection is an essential tool for securing opportunities in
            employment, healthcare, and education. But many, including
            rural and low-income communities, have disproportionately low
            rates of broadband access and adoption. As an FCC Commissioner,
            I have worked closely with both industry and communities--
            rural, tribal, and diverse--to ensure that our networks reach
            every part of America and to understand and address barriers to
            adoption, chief among them affordability. If reconfirmed, I
            look forward to continuing this critical work.

       Realizing the Benefits of 5G. The ongoing rollout and
            development of 5G technologies enables benefits that extend far
            beyond faster speeds on your smartphone. In addition to higher
            speed, 5G wireless supports lower latencies and a much greater
            density of connected devices than its predecessors. Due to
            these capabilities, 5G will provide a platform for future
            growth and long-term competitive success for America--not just
            in high tech, but in sectors like manufacturing and
            agriculture, as well. If reconfirmed, I will continue to focus
            on how we can realize 5G's full potential everywhere in the
            country, including in rural communities that currently lack
            access to high-speed wireless connectivity.

       Keeping Up With Pace of Innovation. The FCC oversees some of
            the most dynamic sectors in our economy. During my time as a
            Commissioner, for example, we have seen tremendous growth in
            space commerce with U.S. companies leading the way. These
            companies are fueling discovery and innovation while creating
            thousands of American jobs in many sectors, including
            manufacturing. We need to support this momentum by finding new
            ways for government to keep pace. As a Commissioner, my job is
            to understand, encourage, and support innovation. If
            reconfirmed, I shall continue to be guided by these principles.
                       b. potential conflicts of interest
        1. Describe all financial arrangements, deferred compensation
    agreements, and other continuing dealings with business associates,
    clients, or customers. Please include information related to retirement
    accounts, such as a 401(k) or pension plan.
        While working at Williams & Connolly, I contributed to and
    participated in the firm's 401(k) plan, which is managed by Charles
    Schwab. Neither I nor my former employer has made any further
    contributions to that defined contribution since I left the practice in
    2013.
        While at Goldman Sachs, I contributed to and participated in the
    firm's 401(k) plan, which is managed by Goldman Sachs itself. Neither I
    nor my former employer have made any further contributions to the
    defined contribution plan since I left the firm in 2004.
        2. Do you have any commitments or agreements, formal or informal,
    to maintain employment, affiliation, or practice with any business,
    association, or other organization during your appointment? If so,
    please explain. None.
        3. Indicate any investments, obligations, liabilities, or other
    relationships which could involve potential conflicts of interest in
    the position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will
    resolve each potential conflict of interest. None.
        4. Describe any business relationship, dealing, or financial
    transaction which you have had during the last ten years, whether for
    yourself, on behalf of a client, or acting as an agent, that could in
    any way constitute or result in a possible conflict of interest in the
    position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will resolve
    each potential conflict of interest. None.
        5. Identify any other potential conflicts of interest, and explain
    how you will resolve each potential conflict of interest. None.
        6. Describe any activity during the past ten years, including the
    names of clients represented, in which you have been engaged for the
    purpose of directly or indirectly influencing the passage, defeat, or
    modification of any legislation or affecting the administration and
    execution of law or public policy.
        Since 2013, I have worked in the public sector--at the Department
    of Justice and the FCC. At those offices, I have been involved in
    various ways on a wide-range of legal and public policy issues. I have
    also been asked, on occasion, to review the implications of legislative
    proposals. All of those public sector efforts were descriptive and
    analytical in nature. None was directed at influencing or modifying
    legislation. Moreover, at no time in my career have I been a registered
    lobbyist, nor have I ever participated in an effort to influence the
    course of legislation on behalf of private clients.
                                c. legal matters
        1. Have you ever been disciplined or cited for a breach of ethics,
    professional misconduct, or retaliation by, or been the subject of a
    complaint to, any court, administrative agency, the Office of Special
    Counsel, an Inspector General, professional association, disciplinary
    committee, or other professional group? If yes:

      a.  Provide the name of court, agency, association, committee, or
            group;

      b.  Provide the date the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action was issued or initiated;

      c.  Describe the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action;

      d.  Provide the results of the citation, disciplinary action,
            complaint, or personnel action.
        No.
        2. Have you ever been investigated, arrested, charged, or held by
    any Federal, State, or other law enforcement authority of any Federal,
    State, county, or municipal entity, other than for a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        3. Have you or any business or nonprofit of which you are or were
    an officer ever been involved as a party in an administrative agency
    proceeding, criminal proceeding, or civil litigation? If so, please
    explain. No.
        4. Have you ever been convicted (including pleas of guilty or nolo
    contendere) of any criminal violation other than a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        5. Have you ever been accused, formally or informally, of sexual
    harassment or discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, or
    any other basis? If so, please explain. No.
        6. Please advise the Committee of any additional information,
    favorable or unfavorable, which you feel should be disclosed in
    connection with your nomination. None.
                         d. relationship with committee
        1. Will you ensure that your department/agency complies with
    deadlines for information set by congressional committees, and that
    your department/agency endeavors to timely comply with requests for
    information from individual Members of Congress, including requests
    from members in the minority? Yes.
        2. Will you ensure that your department/agency does whatever it can
    to protect congressional witnesses and whistleblowers from reprisal for
    their testimony and disclosures? Yes.
        3. Will you cooperate in providing the Committee with requested
    witnesses, including technical experts and career employees, with
    firsthand knowledge of matters of interest to the Committee? Yes.
        4. Are you willing to appear and testify before any duly
    constituted committee of the Congress on such occasions as you may be
    reasonably requested to do so? Yes.
                                     ______

                         Resume of Geoffrey Adam Starks
    EDUCATION
    Yale Law School, J.D. 2008, New Haven, CT
            Activities: The Yale Law Journal (Board Member).
    Harvard University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Social Studies, 2002,
    Cambridge, MA
            Honors: Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, Kathryn Ann Huggins Prize,
            Judge Charles Wyzanski Prize, Goldman Sachs Scholarship for
            Excellence.
    EMPLOYMENT

    2019-Present:       Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC.
                        Commissioner. Develop and lead communications policy
                         and implementation at independent agency.
    2015-2018:          Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC.
                        Assistant Chief of the Enforcement Bureau. Conducted
                         investigations under Federal communications laws,
                         and successfully announced over $200 million in
                         negotiated settlements and enforcement actions.
    2013-2015:          United States Department of Justice, Office of the
                         Deputy Attorney General. Washington, DC.
                        Senior Counsel. Provided advice to the Deputy
                         Attorney General on domestic and international law
                         enforcement, including civil, criminal, and
                         national security matters.
    2010-2013:          Williams & Connolly. Washington, D.C.
                        Associate. Successfully conducted Major League
                         Baseball salary-arbitration for player. Drafted
                         dispositive motions in complex civil litigation.
    2008-2009:          Law Clerk to Hon. Duane Benton. Kansas City, MO.
                        Law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 8th
                         Circuit.
    2004-2005:          Illinois State Senate. Springfield, IL.
                        Staff Member. Reviewed and analyzed legislation for
                         the Illinois Senate Local Government & Elections
                         Committee.
    2002-2004:          Goldman Sachs Investment Banking. New York, NY.
                        Performed financial analysis in the investment
                         banking division.

    PROFESSIONAL HONORS
    Attorney General Award for Exceptional Service.

        The Chair. Commissioner Starks, thank you for that
    statement. And again, welcome to your family. And I am sure
    they are very proud of your service here. Ms. Gomez,
    congratulations on your nomination. We look forward to hearing
    your statement.

    STATEMENT OF ANNA GOMEZ, NOMINEE TO BE A COMMISSIONER, FEDERAL
                       COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

        Ms. Gomez. Thank you. Good morning, Chair Cantwell, Ranking
    Member Cruz, and members of the Committee. And I would also
    like to thank very much, Senator Lujan, for your kind words. I
    appreciate your support. It is a tremendous honor to be
    nominated, and I would like to thank President Biden for this
    opportunity.
        I would also like to thank my life partner, Kirk Burgee,
    who is here with me, for his unflagging support. I am so very
    grateful for the day I met him. I have been working in
    telecommunications for close to 30 years. More than half of
    that time spent serving in Government in various capacities at
    the FCC, the NTIA, the Department of State, and briefly this
    very committee.
        After working briefly at a law firm when the opportunity
    arose to serve as an attorney advisor at the FCC, I jumped at
    the chance. Little did I know that three decades of experience
    that followed would lead me here, speaking before you as a
    nominee.
        I have been an effective leader throughout my career,
    serving in Government for the majority of my career, and
    believe I can contribute positively, with all consumers in
    mind, to the FCC's agenda. And serving in the private sector,
    including most recently at a law firm, has helped me to
    understand the importance of vibrant competition and enabling
    innovation for all parties. I believe the FCC should work to
    meet the demands of the people it serves.
        That means connecting everyone, everywhere to affordable,
    reliable broadband Internet access. While Congress has given
    the FCC many important tools to close the digital divide, there
    is still much work to be done to ensure that every person in
    every community, regardless of geography or income, has access
    to high speed broadband.
        I have experienced the fear of not being able to afford a
    telephone bill. I know what it means to risk the loss of
    connection. Ensuring that everyone in rural, tribal, suburban,
    and urban communities can get and stay connected is critical to
    next century's success for us all.
        We must be vigilant as well about protecting consumers from
    spam calls and scam texts to ensuring that the Internet is open
    and that we can go where we want online without limits.
    Consumers interests must lead our policymaking.
        And as a Latina American, I hope to have the opportunity to
    bring my perspective to the Commission on ways to address the
    needs of all communities, including the Latino community. If
    confirmed, it would be an honor to serve in this role.
        If confirmed, I pledge to listen and to work with this
    committee and with Congress. And if confirmed, I pledge to be
    guided by the law, stakeholders, and above all, the American
    people. Thank you.
        [The prepared statement and biographical information of Ms.
    Gomez follow:]

           Prepared Statement of Anna Gomez, Nominee to be a Member,
                       Federal Communications Commission
        Good morning, Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and members of
    the Committee. It is a tremendous honor to be nominated and I would
    like to thank President Biden for this opportunity. I would also like
    to thank my life partner, Kirk Burgee, for his unflagging support.
        I have been working in telecommunications for close to 30 years,
    more than half of that time serving in government in various capacities
    from the FCC, the National Telecommunications and Information
    Administration, the White House, and--briefly--this very committee.
        Public service is a special calling. A desire to give back and
    serve my community was instilled in me at a young age.
        My father is an immigrant. My mother, who passed away over twenty
    years ago, was a dentist. My brother is a computer programmer. Growing
    up, we moved frequently for my dad's job. But after he was laid off and
    tried to start something on his own, we lost everything. We struggled,
    like so many families, to stretch the dollar and cut where we could. We
    did not have money to afford my college tuition, so I worked, borrowed,
    and paid my way through college and law school. After working briefly
    at a law firm, when the opportunity arose to serve as an attorney
    advisor at the FCC, I jumped at the chance. Little did I know that the
    three decades of experience that followed would lead me here, speaking
    before you as a nominee.
        I have been an effective leader throughout my career, serving in
    government for the majority of my career, and believe I can contribute
    positively, with all consumers in mind, to the FCC's agenda. And
    serving in the private sector, including most recently at a law firm,
    has helped me understand the importance of vibrant competition and
    enabling innovation--for all parties, not just incumbents.
        Given my broad government experience effectively crafting and
    implementing telecommunications policy, I would be strategic, decisive,
    and passionate in representing consumers and the public interest.
        The Federal Communications Commission sits at the forefront of
    technology and innovation. The FCC has never been more relevant and
    instrumental in our daily lives. Digital life touches every aspect of
    our work, our education, our health care, and so much more. It also can
    create unbounded opportunity for those who have it while at the same
    time, be a locked door to the futures of those without it.
        I believe the FCC does best when its work honors the needs of the
    people it serves. That means connecting everyone everywhere to
    affordable, reliable internet. While Congress has given the FCC many
    important tools to close the digital divide, there is still much work
    to be done to ensure that every person in every community, regardless
    of geography or income, has access to high-speed broadband. I have
    experienced the fear of not being able to afford a telephone bill. I
    know what it means to risk the loss of connection. Ensuring that
    everyone in rural, tribal, suburban, and urban communities can get and
    stay connected is critical to next-century success for us all.
        This also means ensuring our first responders can communicate in
    times of crisis. My years of working with public safety have given me
    an appreciation of their unique--and vital--communications needs.
        It also means ensuring our connections are secure and resilient. As
    we build out new networks and deploy a once-in-a-generation level of
    broadband support to states, it is critical that we shore up our
    networks so that governments, public safety officials, institutions,
    and consumers can trust that the information we send and receive is
    protected.
        We must be vigilant about protecting consumers. From spam calls and
    scam texts to ensuring the Internet is open and that we can go where we
    want online without limits, consumers' interests must lead our
    policymaking. As a Latina American, I hope to have the opportunity to
    bring my perspective to the Commission on ways to address the needs of
    all communities--including the Latino community.
        We must continue to foster innovation by adopting a spectrum
    strategy to meet today and tomorrow's needs. This will ensure our
    technological leadership continues on a global stage. Managing the
    Nation's airwaves is always complex given how intertwined they are with
    innovation and economic growth in the global economy. Spectrum enables
    many services on which Americans rely every day, like mobile broadband,
    remote learning, communicating on airplanes and ships, and GPS. If
    confirmed I look forward to working with all stakeholders, including
    other Federal agencies, to cement our leadership in 5 and 6G
    technologies.
        If confirmed, it would be an honor to serve in this role. If
    confirmed, I pledge to listen and work with this Committee and with
    Congress. If confirmed, I pledge to be guided by the law, stakeholders,
    and above all, the American people.
        Thank you.
                                     ______

                          a. biographical information
        1. Name (Include any former names or nicknames used): Anna Marie
    Gomez.
        2. Position to which nominated: Commissioner, Federal
    Communications Commission.
        3. Date ofNomination: May 30, 2023.
        4. Address (List current place of residence and office addresses):

            Residence: Information not released to the public.
            Office: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Cyberspace and
            Digital Policy, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20520.

        5. Date and Place of Birth: February 17, 1967; Orlando, FL.
        6. Provide the name, position, and place of employment for your
    spouse (if married) and the names and ages of your children (including
    stepchildren and children by a previous marriage).
        I am not married and have no children.
        My Domestic Partner is Kirk Burgee, Attorney Advisor, Wireline
    Competition Bureau of the FCC. He is retiring summer 2023.
        7. List all college and graduate schools attended, whether or not
    you were granted a degree by the institution. Provide the name of the
    institution, the dates attended, the degree received, and the date of
    the degree.

       1989-1992, George Washington University National Law Center,
            Juris Doctorate '92
       1985-1989, Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Arts
            (Prelaw) '89

        8. List all post-undergraduate employment, including the job title,
    name of employer, and inclusive dates of employment, and highlight all
    management-level jobs held and any non-managerial jobs that relate to
    the position for which you are nominated.
    Post-Undergraduate Employment
       Temporary Secretary, The Byrnes Group, June-August 1989

       Legal Intern, Office of Commissioner Gallegos, Equal
            Employment Opportunity Commission, May 1990-April 1991

       Summer Associate, Arnold & Porter, May-August 1991

       Law Clerk, Arnold & Porter, October 1991-May 1992

       Associate, Arnold & Porter, September 1992-September 1994
    Management-level and non-managerial jobs that relate to the position
            for which nominated:
       Counsel to the Chief, Common Carrier Bureau and Attorney,
            Consumer Protection Division, Cable Services Bureau, Federal
            Communications Commission, September 1994-November 1996

       Democratic Counsel, Subcommittee on Communication, Committee
            on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate, November
            1996-February 1997

       Deputy Chief of Staff, National Economic Council, White
            House, February-September 1997

       Deputy Chief and Chief, Network Services Division, Common
            Carrier Bureau, September 1997-October 1999

       Deputy Chief, International Bureau, Federal Communications
            Commission (FCC), October 1999-January 2006

       Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Chairman William E. Kennard,
            FCC, July 2000-February 2001

       Vice President, State and Federal Regulatory, Government
            Affairs, Sprint Nextel, January 2006-January 2009

       Obama-Biden Transition Team (USTR) (November 2008-January
            2009)

       Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and
            Information, National Telecommunications and Information
            Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, January 2009-April
            2013

       Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, May 2013-June 30, 2022

       Biden-Harris Transition Team (Commerce/NTIA) (November 2020-
            January 2021)

       Senior Advisor, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy,
            January 16, 2023 to present

        9. Attach a copy of your resume.
        Please see Attachment A.
        10. List any advisory, consultative, honorary, or other part-time
    service or positions with Federal, State, or local governments, other
    than those listed above after 18 years of age.

       Member, Vice Chair, and Chair, FCC's Advisory Committee on
            Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE)

       Chair Emeritus and Member, FCC Communications Equity and
            Diversity Council (CEDC)

        11. List all positions held as an officer, director, trustee,
    partner, proprietor, agent, representative, or consultant of any
    corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business, enterprise,
    educational, or other institution.

       Partner, Wiley Rein LLP

       Vice President, Sprint Nextel

       Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant
            Treasurer, Federal Communications Bar Association

        12. Please list each membership you have had after 18 years of age
    or currently hold with any civic, social, charitable, educational,
    political, professional, fraternal, benevolent or religiously
    affiliated organization, private club, or other membership
    organization. (For this question, you do not have to list your
    religious affiliation or membership in a religious house of worship or
    institution.). Include dates of membership and any positions you have
    held with any organization. Please note whether any such club or
    organization restricts membership on the basis of sex, race, color,
    religion, national origin, age, or disability.
        I am unaware that any of the following organizations restricts
    membership on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin,
    age, or disability:

       1994-Present, Federal Communications Bar Association, Former
            Assistant Secretary, Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer,
            and Member of Women's Leadership, Annual Seminar, and
            Nominations Committees.

       Approximately 1992 to present, Hispanic Bar Association of
            D.C., Former Board Member.

       Approximately 2017 to present, National Hispanic Bar
            Association.

        13. Have you ever been a candidate for and/or held a public office
    (elected, non-elected, or appointed)? If so, indicate whether any
    campaign has any outstanding debt, the amount, and whether you are
    personally liable for that debt. No.
        14. List all memberships and offices held with and services
    rendered to, whether compensated or not, any political party or
    election committee within the past ten years. If you have held a paid
    position or served in a formal or official advisory position (whether
    compensated or not) in a political campaign within the past ten years,
    identify the particulars of the campaign, including the candidate, year
    of the campaign, and your title and responsibilities.
        All these positions were unpaid:

       Co-Chair, Biden-Harris 2020 Campaign Broadband, Telecom, and
            Digital Equity policy subcommittee (June-November 2020)

       Co-Chair, Biden-Harris 2020 Campaign Innovation Committee
            GOTV Task Force (September-November 2020)

       Chair, Pete Buttigieg Campaign Technology Policy Committee
            (November 2019-March 2020)

        15. Itemize all political contributions to any individual, campaign
    organization, political party, political action committee, or similar
    entity of $200 or more for the past ten years.

       Jay Gonzalez, $250 (10-12-2018)

       Northam for Governor, $250 (04-25-2017) and $100 (08-11-
            2017)

       Phil Weiser, $1,150 (06-27-2017) and $1,000 (11-26-2019)

       Alex Ross and Julie Verrati, $500 (12-13-2017)

       Edward (Smitty) Smith, $500 (8-10-2014) and $500 (8-1-2014)

       Bill Nelson, $1,000 (08-08-2017)

       Friends of Sherrod Brown, $250 (11-09-2017)

       Kaine for Virginia, $250 (08-02-2018), $2,000 (04-11-2016),
            and $500 (6-26-2017)

       DNC Services Corp, $2,000 (06-27-2016)

       Hillary for America, $2,700 (06-27-2016), $1,000 (01-11-
            2016), $1,000 (05-31-2016), and $700 (06-27-2016)

       Hillary Victory Fund, $5400 (06-27-2016)

       Doug Jones for Senate Committee, $250 (11-13-2017)

       Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, $1,000 (12-31-
            2018) and $1,000 (12-31-2019)

       Klobuchar for Minnesota, $250 (06-30-2018)

       COLIN4VA, $200 (06-14-2013)

       Hawaii PAC, $500 (01-03-2019), $2020 (12-30-2020)

       Hawaii Senate Victory Fund, $250 (12-30-2020)

       People for Ben, $250 (06-19-2019) and $250 (12-30-2020)

       Biden Victory Fund, $500 (07-23-2020), $500 (08-10-2020),
            $15 (7-24-2020), $50 (7-24-2020), $25 (9-14-2020), $50 (9-14-
            2020), $100 (10-5-2020), $100 (10-12-2020), $25 (10-25-2020),
            and $280 (02-07-2020)

       Biden for President, $36.31 (7-08-2020), $34.39 (7-18-2020),
            $500 (7-23-2020), $25 (9-14-2020), $50 (9-15-2020), $500 (8-10-
            2020), $100 (10-5-2020), $100 (10-12-2020), $25 (10-25-2020)

       Movement Voter PAC, $500 (11-16-2020)

       Pallone for Congress, $250 (03-29-2019)

       Quentin Palfrey, $500 (11-02-2021)

       Act Blue, $100 (1-25-2020), $100 (2-12-2020), $110 (2-23-
            2020), $100 (5-18-2020), $27 (9-13-2020), $25 (9-14-2020), $50
            (10-4-2020), $27 (10-4-2020), $2.70 (10-4-2020), $108 (10-4-
            2020), $10.80 (10-4-2020), $28 (10-13-2020), $27 (10-15-2020),
            $2.70 (10-15-2020), $31 (10-31-2020), $3.10 (10-31-2020), $50
            (10-31-2020), $5 (10-31-2020), $50 (11-16-2020)

       Democratic Party of Wisconsin, $27 (10-4-2020), $27 (10-15-
            2020), $31 (10-31-2020)

        16. List all scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, honorary
    society memberships, military medals, and any other special recognition
    for outstanding service or achievements.

       Penn State Alumni Fellows Award (2013)

       PCIA/APCO Public Safety Sentinel Award (2013)

       Imagen Latina Leaders Award

       Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO)
            Leadership in Advancing Communications Policy Award (2012)

       National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women
            (NOBEL) Women Leaders in Technology Award (2012)

       Women in Cable Telecommunications Public Service Award
            (2011)

       FCBA Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award (2003)

       FCC Gold Medal (2003)

       FCC Chairman's Award (2001)

        17. List each book, article, column, letter to the editor, Internet
    blog posting, or other publication you have authored, individually or
    with others. Include a link to each publication when possible. If a
    link is not available, provide a digital copy of the publication when
    available.
        Please see Attachment B.
        18. List all speeches, panel discussions, and presentations (e.g.,
    PowerPoint) that you have given on topics relevant to the position for
    which you have been nominated. Include a link to each publication when
    possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of the
    speech or presentation when available.
        Please see Attachment C.
        19. List all public statements you have made during the past ten
    years, including statements in news articles and radio and television
    appearances, which are on topics relevant to the position for which you
    have been nominated, including dates. Include a link to each statement
    when possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of
    the statement when available.
        Please see Attachment D.
        20. List all digital platforms (including social media and other
    digital content sites) on which you currently or have formerly operated
    an account, regardless of whether or not the account was held in your
    name or an alias. Include the full name of an ``alias'' or ``handle'',
    including the complete URL and username with hyperlinks, you have used
    on each of the named platforms. Indicate whether the account is active,
    deleted, or dormant. Include a link to each account if possible.

       LinkedIn: Anna Gomez, www.linkedin.com/in/anna-gomez-
            2288ba19, active

       Twitter: Anna Gomez, @AMG8697, https://twitter.com/AMG8697,
            active

       Facebook: Anna Gomez, 4annagomez, www.facebook.com/
            4annagomez/, active

       Instagram: Anna Gomez, annagomez5262, https://
            www.instagram.com/
        annagomez5262/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2, active

       Mastodon: AMG, AMG8697@mastodon.social, https://
            mstdn.social/@AMG8697, active

       Post: Anna Gomez, @amg8697, https://post.news/@/amg8697,
            active

        21. Please identify each instance in which you have testified
    orally or in writing before Congress in a governmental or non-
    governmental capacity and specify the date and subject matter of each
    testimony.

       Testimony on the Digital Television Transition before the
            U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications,
            Technology, and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce
            (March 26, 2009)

       Testimony on NTIA Reauthorization before the U.S. House of
            Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
            on Communications and Technology (February 2, 2017)

       Testimony on Strengthening Our Communications Networks:
            Legislation to Connect and Protect before the U.S. House of
            Representatives, Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee
            on Communications and Technology (May 24, 2022)

        22. Given the current mission, major programs, and major
    operational objectives of the department/agency to which you have been
    nominated, what in your background or employment experience do you
    believe affirmatively qualifies you for appointment to the position for
    which you have been nominated, and why do you wish to serve in that
    position?
        I am honored to have been nominated to be a Commissioner at the
    Federal Communications Commission because I truly love public service
    and believe I can make a difference for all consumers. I have served in
    various capacities at the State Department, FCC, NTIA, Congress, and
    the White House for approximately 18 years, and the lure of public
    service keeps pulling me back. I have been an effective leader
    throughout my career, and believe I can contribute positively, with all
    consumers in mind, to the FCC's agenda. Given my broad government
    experience effectively crafting and implementing telecommunications
    policy, I would be strategic, decisive, and passionate in representing
    consumers and the public interest.
    Strong Policy Background
        With my extensive career in telecommunications, I have deep policy
    expertise that I can bring to bear as a Member of the FCC. I served for
    12 years in various roles throughout the FCC, including positions in
    the Cable (now Media), Common Carrier (now Wireline Competition), and
    International Bureaus, as well as serving as Senior Legal Advisor to
    then-Chairman Kennard. I also served a short stint as Democratic
    Counsel to the Subcommittee on Communication, Committee on Commerce,
    Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate, and served as Acting
    Administrator and Deputy Administrator of NTIA. Currently, I serve as
    Senior Advisor at the Department of State, where I am leading U.S.
    preparations for the World Radiocommunication Conference. With this
    extensive background, I believe I have a broad view of communications
    policy.
        I have served three times in the private sector. I started out my
    career as an associate at Arnold & Porter, where I worked on non-
    telecom matters; I was Vice President for State and Federal Government
    Affairs at Sprint for three years, and, at Wiley Rein, I counseled
    clients on telecom and unmanned aircraft matters for nine years. My
    private sector experience strengthens my ability to serve as a
    policymaker. Through serving in the private sector, I have gained a
    keen understanding of what motivates the telecommunications industry. I
    understand the impact of--and companies' ability to implement--
    regulatory requirements. I also understand the importance of
    competition and enabling innovation--for all parties, not just
    incumbents.
    Importance of Stakeholder Outreach
        In my approximately 18 years at NTIA, the White House, the Hill,
    and now the State Department, I have had the opportunity to work with a
    number of domestic and international legislative and regulatory bodies.
    These include Congressional committees, Federal agencies, state
    regulators, public safety entities, governors, mayors, tribal
    authorities, and international regulators. I have also negotiated
    policy outcomes among numerous government bodies.
        I also understand the need to reach out and understand the views of
    all stakeholders on existing and proposed policies. Understanding the
    impact of practices and proceedings on stakeholders--consumers, civil
    society, government bodies, industry--is critical to effective policy
    making. If confirmed as a Commissioner, I will devote significant time
    to meeting with stakeholders throughout the country to hear and
    understand their perspectives.
    Policy Commitments
        If confirmed as a Commissioner, in addition to supporting diversity
    in communications policy, I will also advocate for: strong consumer
    protection, including ensuring consumers benefit from free and open
    Internet protections and preserving competitive policies; vigilance in
    ensuring that any industry consolidation subject to the FCC's review
    does not harm consumers or competition and benefits the public
    interest; supporting policies to ensure that everyone in the country
    has access to affordable and ubiquitous broadband and voice
    communications; supporting effective and pro-competitive spectrum
    policies, including allocating both licensed and unlicensed spectrum to
    unleash continued innovations; ensuring firm and fair enforcement of
    the Commission's rules; advocating for and advancing policies so public
    safety first responders and communicators have the tools they need to
    keep communities and themselves safe; and encouraging and preserving
    diverse voices in the media.
        23. What do you believe are your responsibilities, if confirmed, to
    ensure that the department/agency has proper management and accounting
    controls, and what experience do you have in managing a large
    organization?
        If confirmed, one of my key responsibilities will be to work with
    the Chair, my fellow Commissioners, and the Office of the Inspector
    General to protect taxpayer dollars against waste, fraud, and abuse of
    any FCC programs, and to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent
    efficiently and effectively.
        I have managed several large organizations, including as Deputy
    Chief of the International Bureau at the FCC and as Acting
    Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration, and believe those
    skills would help to ensure that the FCC has proper management and
    accounting controls.
        24. What do you believe to be the top three challenges facing the
    department/agency, and why?

      1)  Universal Access to Broadband: While Congress has given the FCC
            many important tools to close the digital divide, there is
            still much work to be done to ensure that every American,
            regardless of geography (or income), has access to high-speed
            broadband. This includes ensuring support is coordinated across
            relevant federal, state, and tribal agencies to target those in
            most need of assistance, collecting timely and accurate data
            regarding the current state of broadband deployment, and being
            good stewards of taxpayer dollars through reducing waste,
            fraud, and abuse.

      2)  Keeping Broadband Affordable: Deploying broadband to every
            American is only half the battle. Ensuring those Americans
            adopt broadband is the other half. One of the biggest
            challenges facing broadband adoption is the lack of affordable,
            quality options for high-speed broadband services for low-
            income households. While Congress has given the FCC an
            incredibly important tool in the form of the Affordable
            Connectivity Program, a program on which millions of Americans
            now rely, the possibility that its funding may run out by
            Spring of 2024 will pose a serious challenge for consumers and
            for the FCC.

      3)  Maintaining U.S. Global Leadership by Adopting a Spectrum
            Strategy to Meet Today's and Tomorrow's Needs: Managing the
            Nation's airwaves is always challenging given how intertwined
            they are with innovation and economic growth in the global
            economy. Spectrum enables many services on which Americans rely
            every day, like mobile broadband, remote learning,
            communicating on airplanes and ships, and GPS. That means
            ensuring sufficient spectrum for existing and new commercial
            technologies, such as 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi, and satellites. It also
            means coordinating effectively with the National
            Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to
            ensure Federal users of spectrum have sufficient resources to
            support the agencies' core missions. The FCC must maintain
            strong working relationships with all stakeholders, including
            the NTIA and other Federal agencies, to ensure that technical
            issues regarding harmful interference are identified and
            addressed early, that testing is conducted in a consensus
            manner, and that any repurposing of existing spectrum is done
            effectively and efficiently.
                       b. potential conflicts of interest
        1. Describe all financial arrangements, deferred compensation
    agreements, and other continuing dealings with business associates,
    clients, or customers. Please include information related to retirement
    accounts, such as a 401(k) or pension plan.
        In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted with
    the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the Federal Communication
    Commission's Designated Agency Ethics Official to identify potential
    conflicts of interest. If confirmed, any potential conflicts of
    interest will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the ethics
    agreement that I have entered into with the Commission's Designated
    Agency Ethics Official. I am not aware of any other potential conflicts
    of interest.
        2. Do you have any commitments or agreements, formal or informal,
    to maintain employment, affiliation, or practice with any business,
    association, or other organization during your appointment? If so,
    please explain. No.
        3. Indicate any investments, obligations, liabilities, or other
    relationships which could involve potential conflicts of interest in
    the position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will
    resolve each potential conflict of interest.
        In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted with
    the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the Federal Communication
    Commission's Designated Agency Ethics Official to identify potential
    conflicts of interest. If confirmed, any potential conflicts of
    interest will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the ethics
    agreement that I have entered into with the Commission's Designated
    Agency Ethics Official. I am not aware of any other potential conflicts
    of interest.
        4. Describe any business relationship, dealing, or financial
    transaction which you have had during the last ten years, whether for
    yourself, on behalf of a client, or acting as an agent, that could in
    any way constitute or result in a possible conflict of interest in the
    position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will resolve
    each potential conflict of interest.
        In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted with
    the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the Federal Communication
    Commission's Designated Agency Ethics Official to identify potential
    conflicts of interest. If confirmed, any potential conflicts of
    interest will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the ethics
    agreement that I have entered into with the Commission's Designated
    Agency Ethics Official. I am not aware of any other potential conflicts
    of interest.
        5. Identify any other potential conflicts of interest, and explain
    how you will resolve each potential conflict of interest.
        In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted with
    the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the Federal Communication
    Commission's Designated Agency Ethics Official to identify potential
    conflicts of interest. If confirmed, any potential conflicts of
    interest will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the ethics
    agreement that I have entered into with the Commission's Designated
    Agency Ethics Official. I am not aware of any other potential conflicts
    of interest.
        6. Describe any activity during the past ten years, including the
    names of clients represented, in which you have been engaged for the
    purpose of directly or indirectly influencing the passage, defeat, or
    modification of any legislation or affecting the administration and
    execution of law or public policy.
        In June 2022, I had one phone call with two Senators' personal
    staff on behalf of a wireless carrier regarding modifications to the
    ``CCM Next Generation Telecommunications Act'' draft bill. I am not a
    registered lobbyist and my conversation fell below the threshold for
    registered lobbying.
                                c. legal matters
        1. Have you ever been disciplined or cited for a breach of ethics,
    professional misconduct, or retaliation by, or been the subject of a
    complaint to, any court, administrative agency, the Office of Special
    Counsel, an Inspector General, professional association, disciplinary
    committee, or other professional group? If yes:

      a.  Provide the name of court, agency, association, committee, or
            group;

      b.  Provide the date the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action was issued or initiated;

      c.  Describe the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action;

      d.  Provide the results of the citation, disciplinary action,
            complaint, or personnel action.

        No.
        2. Have you ever been investigated, arrested, charged, or held by
    any Federal, State, or other law enforcement authority of any Federal,
    State, county, or municipal entity, other than for a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        3. Have you or any business or nonprofit of which you are or were
    an officer ever been involved as a party in an administrative agency
    proceeding, criminal proceeding, or civil litigation? If so, please
    explain. No.
        4. Have you ever been convicted (including pleas of guilty or nolo
    contendere) of any criminal violation other than a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        5. Have you ever been accused, formally or informally, of sexual
    harassment or discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, or
    any other basis? If so, please explain. No.
        6. Please advise the Committee of any additional information,
    favorable or unfavorable, which you feel should be disclosed in
    connection with your nomination.
        Not applicable.
                         d. relationship with committee
        1. Will you ensure that your department/agency complies with
    deadlines for information set by congressional committees, and that
    your department/agency endeavors to timely comply with requests for
    information from individual Members of Congress, including requests
    from members in the minority? Yes.
        2. Will you ensure that your department/agency does whatever it can
    to protect congressional witnesses and whistleblowers from reprisal for
    their testimony and disclosures? Yes.
        3. Will you cooperate in providing the Committee with requested
    witnesses, including technical experts and career employees, with
    firsthand knowledge of matters of interest to the Committee? Yes.
        4. Are you willing to appear and testify before any duly
    constituted committee of the Congress on such occasions as you may be
    reasonably requested to do so? Yes.
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                                  Attachment B
        List each book, article, column, letter to the editor, Internet
    blog posting, or other publication you have authored, individually or
    with others. Include a link to each publication when possible. If a
    link is not available, provide a digital copy of the publication when
    available.
        I have done my best to identify all books, articles, columns,
    letters to the editor, Internet blog postings, or other publications I
    have authored, either individually or with others, including through a
    thorough review of personal files and searches of publicly available
    electronic databases. Despite my searches, there may be other materials
    I have been unable to identify, find, or remember. I have located the
    following:

       1.  NTIA Blog, Spotlight on Commerce: Anna M. Gomez, Deputy
            Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
            (September 28, 2011), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2011/
            spotlight-commerce-anna-m-gomez-deputy-assistant-secretary-
            communications-and-information

       2.  NTIA Blog, Report from the Field: A Broadband Bridge to Puerto
            Rico (November 29, 2011), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2011/
            report-field-broad
            band-bridge-puerto-rico

       3.  NTIA Blog, The Critical Role Broadband Plays in Today's Economy
            (date unknown), The Critical Role Broadband Plays in Today's
            Economy | BTOP/SBI Archived Grant Program (doc.gov)

       4.  NTIA Blog, D.C. Adult Learners Prepare for Success in the
            Digital Economy (April 21, 2011), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
            blog/2011/dc-adult-learners-prepare-success-digital-economy

       5.  NTIA Blog, Building Opportunities for Latino Businesses (May 26,
            2011), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2011/building-
            opportunities-latino-businesses

       6.  NTIA Blog, Building A Competitive Nation with Empowered And
            Engaged Latino Communities (date unknown), Building a
            Competitive Nation with Empowered and Engaged Latino
            Communities | BTOP/SBI Archived Grant Program (doc.gov)

       7.  NTIA Blog, Supporting our First Responders' Communications Needs
            (March 15, 2012) https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2012/supporting-
            our-first-responders-communications-needs

       8.  NTIA Blog, Driving broadband adoption in the Latino community
            (July 6, 2012), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2012/driving-
            broadband-adoption-lati
            no-community

       9.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Mobile Apps Privacy Process Moves Forward (July
            29, 2013), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-2786.html

      10.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Deployable Aerial Communications
            Architecture Request for Information (August 15, 2013), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-2806.html

      11.  Wiley Rein, Mobile Apps May Get New Privacy Notices (August
            2013), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-newsletters-item-
            4680.html

      12.  Wiley Rein, Cyber Policy Developments at NIST and Elsewhere
            Preview Busy Fall (August 29, 2013), http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-2814
            .html

      13.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Petition for Rulemaking on Mobile Device
            Unlocking (September 24, 2013), http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-2831.html

      14.  Wiley Rein, NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework
            for Public Comment (October 22, 2013), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-2873.html

      15.  Wiley Rein, NIST's Final Cybersecurity Framework Will Drive
            Oversight and Enforcement (February 13, 2014), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-2981.html

      16.  Wiley Rein, U.S. Department of Defense Releases Strategy for
            Addressing Spectrum Scarcity Through More Efficient and Shared
            Usage of Spectrum Resources (February 21, 2014), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-2994.html

      17.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Establishes Preliminary Strategic Roadmap
            and Recommends Active Stakeholder Input (March 12, 2014),
            http://www.wiley
            rein.com/newsroom-articles-3027.html

      18.  Wiley Rein, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Sites (April 1,
            2014), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3062.html

      19.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Releases Final NEPA Compliance Policies and
            Procedures (April 30, 2014), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-3135
            .html

      20.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Seeks Comment on Big Data Impacts (June 2014),
            http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-newsletters-item-5016.html

      21.  Wiley Rein, Three-Part Article Series Considers Safety
            Implications As FAA Issues Guidance on Model Aircraft (June 25,
            2014), http://www.wileyrein
            .com/newsroom-articles-3204.html

      22.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Releases Two Key Requests for Comment
            (September 18, 2014), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-3283.html

      23.  Wiley Rein, UAS Takes Flight for Film Companies (September 25,
            2014), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3290.html

      24.  Wiley Rein, UAS Hearing Before the House Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Aviation
            (December 11, 2014), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-3385.html

      25.  Wiley Rein, FAA Grants UAS Exemptions for Real Estate
            Photography and Precision Agriculture (January 7, 2015), http:/
            /www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3416.html

      26.  Wiley Rein, Summary of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
            Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
            (February 18, 2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-3465.html

      27.  Urgent Communications, FCC takes initial steps to unlock AWS-3
            spectrum auction revenue for public-safety initiatives
            (February 29, 2015), http://urgentcomm.com/blog/fcc-takes-
            initial-steps-unlock-aws-3-spectrum-auction-revenue-public-
            safety-initiatives

      28.  Wiley Rein, FCC's Updated International Reporting Requirements
            in Effect for 2015 Reports--Changes Require Reporting by New
            Entities (February 24, 2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-3474.html

      29.  Wiley Rein, President Obama Issues Presidential Memorandum on
            UAS Privacy (February 2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            newsletters-item-5246.html

      30.  Wiley Rein, Summary of NPRM on Operation and Certification of
            Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (February 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-newsletters-item-5247.html

      31.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Requests Comment on UAS Privacy Comments (March
            5, 2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3487.html

      32.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Releases Second Public Notice Seeking
            Comment On Its Legal Authority (March 9, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3491.html

      33.  Urgent Communications, Congressional hearing on FirstNet offers
            fresh insight into potential opportunities, challenges for
            commercial partners (March 12, 2015), http://urgentcomm.com/
            blog/congressional-hearing-firstnet-offers-fresh-insight-
            potential-opportunities-challenges-commerci

      34.  Wiley Rein, FAA Streamlines Airspace Authorizations for Section
            333 Exemption Holders (March 24, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3507.html

      35.  Wiley Rein, FAA Grounding Commercial UAS on Websites, YouTube
            (March 27, 2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            3506.html

      36.  Wiley Rein, FAA Moves to Summary Grant Process for UAS Petitions
            (April 14, 2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            3668.html

      37.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Releases Third Public Notice Seeking
            Comment On The Scope Of ``Public Safety Entity'' (April 27,
            2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-3544.html

      38.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Held its First Multistakeholder Meeting to
            Craft Unmanned Aircraft Systems Privacy, Transparency, and
            Accountability Best Practices (August 5, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-newsletters-item-5411.html

      39.  Wiley Rein, FAA Proposes Record $1.9 Million Civil Penalty
            Against UAS Operator SkyPan International (October 6, 2015),
            http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-
            FAA_Proposes_Record_19_Million_Civil_Penalty_Against_
            UAS_Operator_SkyPan_International.html

      40.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Releases Special Notice Seeking Comment On
            Proposed Cyber Security Solution (October 6, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/news
            room-articles-
            FirstNet_Releases_Special_Notice_Seeking_Comment_On_
            Proposed_Cyber_Security_Solution.html

      41.  Wiley Rein, FAA Announces UAS Registration Task Force, Issues
            Request for Information (October 21, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles
            -
            FAA_Announces_UAS_Registration_Task_Force_Issues_Request_for_Inf
            orma
            tion.html

      42.  Wiley Rein, FAA Announces Next Steps for UAS Registration:
            Receipt of Task Force Recommendations, Issuance of Interim
            Final Rule, and Opportunity for Public Comment (November 20,
            2015), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-FAA_Announces_Next_Steps_for_UAS_Registration.html

      43.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Board Approves Final Request For Proposal;
            Release Expected in Early January (December 9, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/news
            room-articles-
            FirstNet_Board_Approves_Final_Request_For_Proposal.html

      44.  Wiley Rein, FAA Publishes Interim Final Rule on UAS
            Registration, Seeks Public Comment (December 14, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-FAA-Publishes-Interim-
            Final-Rule-UAS-Registration-Seeks-Public-Com
            ment.html

      45.  Wiley Rein, FAA Releases Fact Sheet on Scope of Federal
            Authority over UAS (December 18, 2015), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/ newsroom-articles-FAA_
            Releases_Fact_Sheet_on_Scope_of_
            Federal_Authority_over_UAS.html

      46.  Federal Communications Law Journal, Reflecting on Twenty Years
            Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Collection of
            Essays on Implementation (2015-2016), http://www.fclj.org/wp-
            content/uploads/2016/01/68.1.1-Reflec
            ting-on-the-1996-Act.pdf

      47.  Wiley Rein, FirstNet Releases Final Request For Proposal;
            Responses Due April 29, 2016 (January 13, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-FirstNet_Releases_Final_RFP_Responses_
            Due_April_29_2016.html

      48.  Wiley Rein, FAA Revises Section 333 Grant Terms to Give
            Commercial UAS Operators Greater Flexibility (March 14, 2016),
            http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-UAS_Activities_Update_March_2016.html

      49.  Wiley Rein, UAS Hot Topics (March 30, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-UAS_Activities_Update_March_2016.html

      50.  Wiley Rein, Micro UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee Report
            Released (April 6, 2016), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-Micro_UAS_
            Aviation_Rulemaking_Committee_Report_Released.html

      51.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Seeks Comments on the Federal Role in IoT
            (April 2016), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-newsletters-
            item-NTIA-Seeks-Comments
            -Federal-Role-in-IoT.html

      52.  Wiley Rein, FAA Announces UAS Advisory Committee, Releases
            Memorandum on Educational Use of UAS (May 4, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein
            .com/newsroom-articles-
            FAA_Announces_UAS_Advisory_Committee_Releases
            _Memo_on_Education_Use_of_UAS.html

      53.  Law360, 5 Major Obstacles For Unmanned Aircraft Systems (May 11,
            2016), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-5-Major-
            Obstacles-For-Unman
            ned-Aircraft-Systems.html

      54.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Concludes UAS Multistakeholder Process;
            Releases Consensus Document on Voluntary Best Practices (May
            19, 2016), http://www
            .wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            NTIA_Concludes_UAS_Multistakeholder_
            Process_Releases_Consensus_Document_on_Voluntary_
            Best_Practices.html

      55.  Wiley Rein, HUD Proposes to Require Broadband Infrastructure
            Installation in Projects to Construct or Substantially
            Rehabilitate Multifamily Rental Housing (May 26, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-HUD
            _Proposes_to_Require_Broadband_ Infrastructure_Installation_in_
            Projects_to_
            Construct_or_ Substantially_Rehabilitate_Multifamily_Rental
            _Housing.html

      56.  Wiley Rein, Summary of Operation and Certification of Small
            Unmanned Aircraft Systems Final Rules (June 22, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/news
            room-articles-
            Summary_of_Operation_and_Certification_of_Small_Unmanned
            _Aircraft_Systems_Final_Rules.html

      57.  Wiley Rein, Congress Passes FAA Extension, Includes Provisions
            on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (July 14, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-
            Congress_Passes_FAA_Extension_Includes_Provisions_on_
            Unmanned_Aircraft_Systems.html

      58.  Wiley Rein, Impact of FAA Extension Bill on Unmanned Aircraft
            Systems and Tower Owners (July 18, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            Impact_of_FAA_Extension_Bill_on_UAS.html

      59.  Wiley Rein, What's Next for UAS? A Survey of Regulatory, Legal,
            and Policy Activities (August 1, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            Whats_Next_for_UAS_A_Survey_of_Regulatory_Legal_and_Policy_Activ
            ities
            .html

      60.  UAS Vision, The Four Most Important Questions Raised by the
            White House Drone Event (August 11, 2016), http://
            www.uasvision.com/2016/08/11/
            the-four-most-important-questions-raised-by-the-white-house-
            drone-event/

      61.  Wiley Rein, FCC Takes Action On FirstNet Spectrum Relocation And
            Invites Comment On State ``Opt-Out'' Procedures (August 29,
            2017), http://www
            .wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            FCC_Takes_Action_On_FirstNet_Spectrum_
            Relocation_And_Invites _Comment_OnState_Opt-Out_Procedures.html

      62.  Wiley Rein, FAA Announces Membership and First Meeting of Drone
            Advisory Committee (September 2, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-FAA-Announces-Membership-and-First-Meeting-of-Drone-
            Advisory-Committee.html

      63.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Announces First Multistakeholder Meeting on IoT
            Security (September 16, 2016), http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-NTIA_
            Announces_First_Multistakeholder_Meeting_on_IoT_Security.html

      64.  Wiley Rein, An Overview of the FAA's New Part 107 Waiver Process
            (Octo-
            ber 21, 2016), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            UAS_Alert_An
            _Overview_of_the_FAAs_New_Part_107_ Waiver_Process.html

      65.  Wiley Rein, NTIA Releases Report on Quantitative Assessments of
            Federal Spectrum Candidates for Commercial Use (November 21,
            2016), http://www
            .wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            NTIA_Releases_Report_on_Quantitative_
            Assessments_of_Federal_Spectrum_Candidates_for_Commercial_Use.ht
            ml

      66.  Wiley Rein, DOT Issues NPRM Proposing Voice-Call Notification
            Requirements for Airlines (December 12, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom
            -articles-DOT_Issues_NPRM_Proposing_Voice-
            Call_Notification_Requirements
            _for_Airlines.html

      67.  Wiley Rein, NIST's PSCR Announces $30M Grant Program for
            Research & Development of Public Safety Communications
            (December 12, 2016), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-articles-
            NISTs_PSCR_Announces_30M_Grant
            _Program_for_Research_and_Development_of_Public_Safety_Communica
            tions
            .html

      68.  Law360, Drone Dashing Through The Snow--But Not In U.S.
            (December 22, 2016), http://www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-Drone-Dashing-Through-
            The-Snow-But-Not-In-US.html

      69.  Wiley Rein, Spectrum Provisions in the 2017 National Defense
            Authorization Act (January 11, 2017), http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-Spec
            trum_Provisions_in_the_2017_NDAA.html

      70.  Wiley Rein, Commerce Dep't Releases Long Awaited Green Paper on
            the Advancement of IoT (January 12, 2017), http://
            www.wileyrein.com/newsroom-
            articles-Commerce_Releases_IoT_Green_Paper.html

      71.  Law360, A Regulatory Play-By-Play Of The Super Bowl Drone Show
            (February 13, 2017) https://www.law360.com/articles/891425/a-
            regulatory-play-
            by-play-of-the-super-bowl-drone-show

      72.   Wiley Rein, FAA's Model Aircraft Registration Rule Doesn't Fly
            with the D.C. Circuit (May 19, 2017), http://www.wileyrein.com/
            newsroom-articles-FAA_
            Model_Aircraft_Registration_Rule_Doesnt_Fly_
            with_DC_Circuit.html

      73.  Law360, 5G Deployment Faces Unique Challenges Across The U.S.
            (August 1, 2017), https://www.law360.com/articles/950330/5g-
            deployment-faces-unique-challenges-across-the-us

      74.  National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, Guidelines on
            Creating an Unmanned Aircraft System Program (March 2017)
            (contributor), http://www.npstc.org/
            download.jsp?tableId=37&column=217&id=3901&file=Guide
            lines_for_Creating_UAS_Program_vs2_170418.pdf

      75.  Urgent Communications, ``FirstNet is Delivering More than We
            Imagined'' (September 14, 2017) https://urgentcomm.com/
            collections/firstnet-is-delivering-more-than-we-imagined/

      76.  Aspen Institute, ``Toward a National Spectrum Strategy'' (2022)
            (contributor), https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/
            uploads/2022/09/Spectrum-Report_9_13_22.pdf
                                     ______

                                  Attachment C
        List all speeches, panel discussions, and presentations (e.g.,
    PowerPoint) that you have given on topics relevant to the position for
    which you have been nominated. Include a link to each publication when
    possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of the
    speech or presentation when available.
        I have done my best to identify all speeches, panel discussions,
    and presentations that I have given on topics relevant to the position
    for which I have been nominated, including through a thorough review of
    personal files and searches of publicly available electronic databases.
    Despite my searches, there may be other materials I have been unable to
    identify, find, or remember. I have located the following:
        Copies of remarks are available at Appendix A.

       1.  Telecommunications Regulatory Commission--Jordan, Professional
            Development Workshop, Dead Sea, Jordan, (March 24, 2004),
            remarks unavailable, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/Events/
            Seminars/2004/Jordan/documents/
            ProfDevWshp.pdf (remarks on universal service and enforcement)

       2.  University of Brasilia Law School Center on Law and Regulation,
            Brasilia, Brazil (2005), http://www.docs.ndsr.org/
            docslidesConferenciaPerspectivasdas
            TelecomunicacoesnasAmericaseEuropa2005EUA.pdf, presentation
            attached

       3.  Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy
            Conference, Washington, DC (2009), remarks unavailable (remarks
            on the effects of broadband on the Latino community)

       4.  Women's Wireless Leadership Forum, Nashville, TN (2009), remarks
            unavailable https://www.md7.com/2015/09/wwlf-promotes-the-
            exchange-of-ideas-
            and-information/ (remarks regarding my career and factors
            contributing to my success)

       5.  MMTC Access to Capital and Telecommunications Conference,
            Washington, DC, (July 21, 2009), remarks unavailable

       6.  PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show, Nashville, TN (September
            2009), remarks unavailable, http://www.fiercewireless.com/
            wireless/ntia-to-begin-awarding-
            broadband-stimulus-grants-november (remarks on NTIA broadband
            grants)

       7.  National Conference of Black Mayors Annual Convention, Las
            Vegas, NV (October 2009), remarks unavailable (I can't recall
            the subject of my remarks, but it likely was NTIA's broadband
            programs)

       8.  Family Online Safety Institute, Building a Culture of
            Responsibility from Online Safety to Digital Citizenship,
            Washington, DC (November 5, 2009), remarks unavailable, file://
            /C:/Users/agomez/Downloads/2009_Annual_Con
            ference-Agenda.docx.pdf (remarks on broadband initiatives)

       9.  OECD Workshop on Common Challenges and Shared Solutions: Good
            Governance in Information Society Strategies, Madrid, Spain
            (November 18, 2009), remarks unavailable (remarks on the Obama
            Administration's strategy for the promotion of broadband)

      10.  Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund Annual
            Media and Telecommunications Symposium, Washington, DC
            (November 20, 2009), remarks unavailable (remarks regarding
            innovative policies to spur deployment of broadband services to
            all Americans, and the broadband grants)

      11.  Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV (January 7, 2010),
            remarks unavailable, http://www.tellusventure.com/blog/
            broadband-stimulus-grant-update-first-round-still-under-review-
            second-round-likely-to-slip-a-bit/, (remarks on NTIA broadband
            grants)

      12.  Catholic University Columbus School of Law and FCBA,
            Implementing the National Broadband Plan: Perspectives from
            Government, Industry, and Consumers, Washington DC, (February
            24, 2010), remarks unavailable, http://commlaw.cua.edu/res/
            docs/Symposium-Agenda-2-12-10.pdf (remarks on NTIA broadband
            initiatives)

      13.  Talking Points for Assistant Secretary Anna Gomez, Commerce
            Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, Washington, D.C. (March
            4, 2010), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/meetings/
            talkingpoints_annagomez_030
            42010.pdf

      14.  Catholic University Columbus School of Law and FCBA, Spectrum
            Strategies, Washington, DC (March 15, 2010), remarks
            unavailable (remarks on Obama Administration efforts to
            identify spectrum for commercial wireless)

      15.  New Media Entrepreneurship Conference, Washington, DC (May 6,
            2010), remarks unavailable (I can't recall the subject of my
            remarks, they likely were about NTIA initiatives)

      16.  National Association for Latino Community Builders Building
            Wealth in American Communities: Colaboramos, Invertimos y
            Prosperamos, San Antonio, TX (August 12, 2010), remarks
            unavailable (remarks on broadband)

      17.  Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy
            Conference, Washington, DC (September 13, 2010), remarks
            unavailable (remarks on NTIA's efforts to address broadband
            adoption in the Hispanic community)

      18.  New Mexico Broadband and Smart Grid Summit, New Mexico (August
            16, 2010), remarks unavailable (remarks regarding NTIA's
            broadband programs)

      19.  LULAC National Convention, Albuquerque, NM (2010), remarks
            unavailable (I cannot recall the content of my remarks, but
            they likely were about the importance of broadband to the
            Hispanic community)

      20.  State of the Mobile Net Conference, Washington, DC (April 21,
            2010), remarks unavailable, http://www.netcaucus.org/
            conference/2010/sotmn/agen
            da.shtml (remarks on the disruptive pace of mobile net
            evolution)

      21.  New Mexico Broadband and Smart Grid Summit, Moriarty, NM (August
            16, 2010), remarks unavailable, https://
            www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-
            releases/udall-and-bingaman-to-host-new-mexico-broadband-and-
            smart-grid-
            summit

      22.  Public Safety Broadband Applications & IP Based Solutions
            Meeting, Washington, DC, (September 1, 2010), remarks
            unavailable, http://www.npstc.org/
            documents/PSApplicationsIPBasedSolutionsMeeting100901.pdf

      23.  Keynote Remarks of Deputy Assistant Secretary Gomez at the
            Congressional Black Caucus Institution's 21st Century Council
            Broadband Forum, Washington, DC (September 14, 2010), https://
            www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/
            2010/keynote-remarks-deputy-assistant-secretary-gomez-
            congressional-black-caucus-ins

      24.  Remarks of Deputy Assistant Secretary Gomez at the Safe Internet
            Alliance Privacy Workshop, Washington, DC (September 29, 2010),
            https://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2010/remarks-deputy-
            assistant-secretary-gomez-safe-internet-alliance-privacy-
            worksho

      25.  Family Online Safety Institute 2010 Annual Conference,
            Washington, DC (November 9, 2010), remarks unavailable, https:/
            /www.fosi.org/events/2010-annual-conference/ (remarks regarding
            the Online Safety and Technology Working Group)

      26.  Aspen Institute, Washington, DC (December 16, 2010), remarks
            unavailable, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-
            institute-lunch-roundtable-com
            munications/ (roundtable on issues in transatlantic
            communications)

      27.  Minority, Media, & Telecom Council (MMTC) Broadband & Social
            Justice Summit, Washington, DC (January 20, 2011), remarks
            unavailable, http://
            s3.documentcloud.org/documents/246367/mmtc-broadband-amp-
            social-justice
            -summit-january-2.pdf (remarks on the Obama Administration's
            broadband priorities)

      28.  National Institute of Justice 2011 Conference, June 20, 2011
            (Washington, DC), NIJ Audio Transcript: https://nij.gov/
            multimedia/pages/audio-nijconf
            2011-national-broadband-plan-transcript.aspx

      29.  MMTC Access to Capital and Telecommunications Conference,
            Washington, DC (July 21, 2011), remarks unavailable, http://
            mmtconline.org/mmtc25/
            speakers/ (remarks on broadband adoption)

      30.  Puerto Rico Telecom Conference, San Juan, PR (November 9, 2011),
            remarks unavailable, http://www.camarapr.org/TELECOM/docs/
            Telecom_Agenda_
            2011.pdf (remarks on President Obama's broadband programs)

      31.  Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund
            Telecommunications & International Affairs Symposium,
            Washington, DC (November 18, 2011), remarks unavailable
            (remarks regarding broadband)

      32.  National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, Alexandria
            Virginia (2012), http://www.npstc.org/
            download.jsp?tableId=37&column=217&id=238
            5&file=FirstNet_Update_120613.pdf&page=D%20Block%20News

      33.  National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women Annual
            Congressional Broadband Technology and Media Forum, Washington,
            DC (January 25, 2012), remarks unavailable (remarks on the
            impact of broadband on healthcare, education, jobs and economic
            opportunities)

      34.  MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Policy Summit, Washington, DC
            (January 26, 2012), remarks unavailable (remarks regarding the
            Obama Administration's broadband agenda)

      35.  Anna Gomez, Deputy Administrator NTIA, Introduces Out Connect--
            Infrastructure for the 21st Century, Washington DC (January 3,
            2012) (video) https://www.youtube.com/
            watch?v=K8H53SxouPI&list=PL6DEE3B093A2414
            D2&index=8

      36.  Urgent Communications Webinar on FirstNet, remarks unavailable
            (March 2012), http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/
            public-safety-net
            work-timeline-20120320

      37.  A Public Safety Broadband Network Built To Last, Broomfield, CO
            (March 6, 2012) https://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2012/
            remarks-deputy-assis
            tant-secretary-gomez-pscr-demonstration-network-stakeholder,
            https://www.rr
            mediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/NewsID/8020

      38.  Public Safety Communications & Electromagnetic Spectrum
            Auctions, Washington, DC (March 15, 2012), https://
            www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/public-safety-
            communications-electromagnetic-spectrum-auctions-slide-deck-pre

      39.  EAGLE-Net Alliance Kickoff Event, Denver, CO (April 16, 2012),
            remarks unavailable, http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs009/
            1104865671015/archive/1109594789842.html

      40.  FCC Technical Advisory Board for First Responder
            Interoperability Workshop, Washington, DC (April 23, 2012),
            remarks unavailable (remarks on recommendations for ensuring
            the interoperability of the nationwide public safety network)

      41.  National Association of Chief Information Officers Midyear
            Conference, Baltimore, MD (May 2012), remarks unavailable (I
            believe I spoke about FirstNet)

      42.  National League of Cities webinar, Building a Nationwide Public
            Safety Broadband Network: What Local Leaders Need to Know (June
            6, 2012), remarks unavailable, http://www.nlc.org/article/
            upcoming-webinar-building-a-nationwide-public-safety-broadband-
            network

      43.  National Governors Association, Preparing for Public Safety
            Broadband, Leesburg, VA (June 29, 2012), https://www.nga.org/
            cms/home/nga-center-for-
            best-practices/meeting-webcast-materials/page-hsps-meetings-
            webcasts/col2-
            content/main-content-list/preparing-for-public-safety-broa.html
            (remarks on FirstNet)

      44.  2012 NCSL Legislative Summit, Chicago, IL (August 7, 2012),
            remarks unavailable, http://www.ncsl.org/documents/standcomm/
            sccomfc/CFILegisla
            tiveSummitAgenda12.pdf (remarks on FirstNet)

      45.  MMTC Access to Capital and Telecommunications Policy Conference,
            Washington, DC (July 19, 2012), remarks unavailable (remarks
            regarding broadband grants)

      46.  Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary Gomez at the PLI/FCBA
            Telecommunications Policy & Regulation Institute, Washington,
            DC (December 14, 2012) https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
            Remarks_by_Deputy_Assistant_Secretary_Gomez_
            at_PLI/FCBA

      47.  MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Summit, Washington, DC
            (January 17, 2013), remarks unavailable, http://mmtconline.org/
            bbsj-summit/speakers-
            2013/ (remarks on Obama Administration broadband programs and
            telecom policy)

      48.  Global Forum 2013: Driving the Digital Future: Opportunities for
            Citizens & Businesses, Trieste--Italy (October 28, 2013),
            remarks unavailable, http://
            globalforum.items-int.com/global-forums/global-forum-2013-
            driving-the-digi
            tal-future-opportunities-for-citizens-businesses-trieste-italy/
            (moderated opening keynote panel on Shaping our Digital Future)

      49.  Americas Spectrum Management Conference, Washington, DC
            (November 6, 2013), remarks unavailable, https://eu-ems.com/
            agenda.asp?event_id=177&
            page_id=1470 (moderated panel on meeting the spectrum and smart
            cities)

      50.  Women's Emerging Issues Policy Forum Women's Digital Pathway
            Summit, Amelia Island, FL (January 25, 2014), remarks
            unavailable (remarks regarding broadband and Internet policy
            issues on which women have been leaders)

      51.  Silicon Flatirons, Digital Broadband Migration: After the
            Internet Protocol Revolution, Boulder, CO (February 9, 2014),
            remarks unavailable, https://
            siliconflatirons.org/events/digital-broadband-migration-after-
            the-internet-protocol-revolution/

      52.  Internet of Things Global Summit: Realizing the Potential of the
            IoT, Washington, DC, (October 28, 2014), remarks unavailable,
            https://eu-ems.com/ speakers.asp?event id=221&pageid=1910

      53.  Global Forum 2014, Geneva, Switzerland (November 17, 2014),
            notes attached

      54.  Silicon Flatirons, Boulder, CO (February 2015), notes from panel
            on institutional approaches and legal regimes to enable
            innovation attached

      55.  Wireless Infrastructure Show, Hollywood Florida (April 29,
            2015), presentation on Unmanned Aircraft Systems attached

      56.  AUVSI Conference, Atlanta, GA (May 7, 2015), presentation on
            spectrum for Unmanned Aircraft Systems attached

      57.  Global Forum 2015, Oulu, Finland (September 28, 2015), remarks
            attached

      58.  FCBA, Washington, DC (November 16, 2015), presentation on
            spectrum for Unmanned Aircraft Systems attached

      59.  Fiber to the Home Council Webinar (February 2016), presentation
            on FirstNet attached

      60.  The Year Ahead in Drone Innovation, Washington, DC (March 16
            2016), remarks unavailable, https://itif.org/events/ 2016/03/
            16/year-ahead-drone-innovation (remarks on unmanned aircraft
            regulations)

      61.  IWCE Expo, Las Vegas, NV (March 22, 2016), https://
            www.rcrwireless.com/
            20160323/network-infrastructure/firstnet-rfp-opportunity-
            assessed-at-iwce-
            2016-tag6 (presentation attached)

      62.  Wireless Infrastructure Show, Dallas, TX (May 2016),
            presentation on the Internet of Things attached

      63.  National Homeland Security Conference, Tampa, FL (June 2016),
            presentation of Public Unmanned Aircraft Systems attached

      64.  Silicon Flatirons, Spectrum: Next Generation Interference
            Resolution and Enforcement, Boulder, CO (September 15, 2016),
            notes attached, https://
            siliconflatirons.org/events/spectrum-next-generation-
            interference-resolution-
            and-enforcement/, https://siliconflatirons.org/wp-content/
            uploads/2016/12/Spectrum-Enforcement-Conference-Report.pdf

      65.  FCC, Washington, DC (September 30, 2016), Hispanic Heritage
            Month remarks attached

      66.  IWCE Expo, Las Vegas, NV (March 31, 2017), http://
            urgentcomm.com/public-safety-broadbandfirstnet/iwce-panel-
            preparation-key-states-making-good-opt-inopt-out-decision
            (slides attached)

      67.  IWCE Expo, Las Vegas, NV (March 31, 2017), Aerial Communications
            presentation attached

      68.  FCBA Annual Seminar, Building Our Networks: Lessons Learned from
            Existing Broadband Investment Programs and Thoughts on Future
            Funding, Farmington, PA (May 5, 2017), remarks unavailable,
            http://www.fcba.org/
            wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-Annual-Seminar-Agenda-4-4-
            17.pdf

      69.  CLE Seminar: FirstNet: Developments, Challenges, and
            Opportunities in the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
            Network, Washington, DC (May 18, 2017), http://www.fcba.org/
            events/cle-seminar-firstnet-developments-challen
            ges-opportunities-nationwide-public-safety-broadband-network/,
            presentation unavailable

      70.  Wiley Connected Podcast, ``A discussion on drone policy issues
            with DJI's Brendan Schulman'' (July 8, 2020), https://
            soundcloud.com/wileyconnected/a-discussion-on-drone-tech-
            policy-issues-with-djis-brendan-schulman

      71.  Wiley Connected Podcast, ``UAS for First Responders &
            Enterprises: A Discussion with FirstiZ Founder Phil Burks''
            (June 30, 2020), https://soundcloud
            .com/wileyconnected/uas-for-first-responders-enterprises-a-
            discussion-with
            -firstiz-founder-phil-burks

      72.  Silicon Flatirons, Fireside Chat with NTIA Administrator Alan
            Davidson (February 21, 2023) https://www.google.com/
            url?client=internal-element-cse
            &cx=016005321760733004813:ccotai7l2d0&q=https://
            www.colorado.edu/law
            /2023/02/21/silicon-flatirons-conference-explores-internets-
            midlife-crisis&sa=
            U&ved=2ahUKEwi9gdaFmOn9AhXIF1kFHQDrCG4QFnoECAMQAg&usg=
            AOvVaw3rZB0vHGbhz08-QNrEb4ZZ

      73.  Silicon Flatirons, 3D Wireless: The Promise and Challenges of
            Next-Generation Space and Airborne Wireless Systems (October 4,
            2017) 3D Wireless: The Promise and Challenges of Next-
            Generation . . .

      74.  Federal Communications Bar Association panel, ``Connecting
            Communities: Digital Equity & Closing the Digital Divide''
            (April 2, 2022), remarks unavailable

      75.  FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment,
            Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium and
            Virtual Fair (April 28, 2021) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
            events/2021/04/tech-and-communications-diversity-opportunity-
            symposium-and-virtual-fair

      76.  Federal Communications Bar Association, Celebrating
            International Girls in ICT Day Panel (April 22, 2021) https://
            www.fcba.org/events/celebrating-international-girls-ict-day/

      77.  Co-Moderator, Federal Communications Bar Association, Women's
            History Month Fireside Chat with FCC, FTC, NTIA Government
            Leaders (March 29, 2021), remarks unavailable, https://
            www.fcba.org/events/womens-history-month-fireside-chat-fcc-ftc-
            ntia-government-leaders/

      78.  Welcoming Remarks, FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and
            Digital Empowerment, Tech Startup Roundtable (March 24, 2021)
            https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2021/03/tech-startup-
            roundtable

      79.  Federal Communications Bar Association, Fostering Equity,
            Inclusion and Equality in the Workplace Panel Discussion Panel
            (March 9, 2021), remarks unavailable, https://www.fcba.org/
            events/artificial-intelligence-machine-learn
            ing-robotics-committee-lunch-learn-2/

      80.  Chair, FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital
            Empowerment Meeting (June 24, 2021) https://www.fcc.gov/news-
            events/events/2021/06/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-
            empowerment-june-2021

      81.  Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
            Meeting (February 11, 2021) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
            events/2021/02/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-
            empowerment-february-2021

      82.  Welcoming Remarks, FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and
            Digital Empowerment Virtual Summit, ``A Road Map to Tech Jobs''
            (January 15, 2021) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2021/
            01/road-map-tech-jobs-virtual-summit

      83.  Welcoming and Closing Remarks, FCC Advisory Committee on
            Diversity and Digital Empowerment Access to Capital Virtual
            Symposium, ``Path to Media Ownership and Sustainability''
            (November 6, 2020) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2020/
            11/path-media-ownership-and-sustainability-symposium-access-
            capital-small

      84.  Welcoming Remarks, FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and
            Digital Empowerment, Tech Supplier Diversity Opportunity
            Showcase (October 23, 2020) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
            events/2020/10/tech-supplier-diversity-opportunity-showcase

      85.  Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
            Meeting (September 18, 2020) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
            events/2020/09/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-
            empowerment-september-2020

      86.  Introductory Remarks, FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and
            Digital Empowerment, Tech Supplier Diversity Opportunity
            Showcase Workshop Examining the Role of Libraries on Broadband
            Adoption and Literacy (August 3, 2020) https://www.fcc.gov/
            news-events/events/2020/08/workshop-examining
            -role-libraries-broadband-adoption-and-literacy

      87.  Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
            Meeting (September 18, 2020) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
            events/2020/04/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-
            empowerment-april-2020

      88.  Federal Communications Bar Association, Furthering U.S. Drone
            Operations: An Update on FAA and Spectrum Policy Developments
            (June 15, 2020), remarks unavailable, https://www.fcba.org/
            events/cle-webinar-furthering-u-s-drone-operations-update-faa-
            spectrum-policy-developments/

      89.  Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
            Meeting (October 30, 2019) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/
            events/2019/10/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-
            empowerment-october-2019

      90.  Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
            Meeting (June 24, 2019) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/
            2019/06/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-empowerment-
            meeting-june-2019

      91.  Federal Communications Bar Association Women's Summit panel,
            ``Diversity as a Leadership Priority'' (January 29, 2020),
            remarks unavailable, https://www.fcba.org/events/fcba-
            inaugural-womens-summit-january-29/

      92.  Federal Communications Bar Association CLE: Drones, Safety and
            Security: How Federal, State and Local Agencies are Dealing
            with Current UAS Challenges (April 22, 2019) https://
            www.fcba.org/events/cle-drones-safety-security-federal-state-
            local-agencies-dealing-current-uas-challenges/

      93.  Innovation and Access Working Group Workstream 1 Report before
            the Communications Equity and Diversity Council (February 23,
            2022) https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2022/02/
            communications-equity-and-diversity-council-meeting-february-
            2022

      94.  Fireside Chat with Ethan Lucarelli, Chief, FCC, Office of
            International Affairs (April 11, 2023) https://www.fcc.gov/
            news-events/events/2023/04/launch-fcc-office-international-
            affairs-and-space-bureau

      95.  Federal Communications Bar Association CLE: From the Difficult
            Clients to Government Service: What Do the Ethics Rules
            Require? (October 25, 2018), remarks unavailable, https://
            www.fcba.org/events/cle-difficult-clients-govern
            ment-service-ethics-rules-require/

      96.  Federal Communications Bar Association CLE Seminar: FirstNet:
            Developments, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Nationwide
            Public Safety Broadband Network (May 18, 2018), remarks
            unavailable, https://www
            .fcba.org/events/cle-seminar-firstnet-developments-challenges-
            opportunities-nationwide-public-safety-broadband-network/

      97.  Federal Communications Bar Association, Diversity Committee
            Brown Bag Lunch Topic: New Administration, New Opportunities?
            (November 18, 2016), remarks unavailable, https://www.fcba.org/
            events/3807/

      98.  Federal Communications Bar Association CLE Seminar: The 20th
            Anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Review
            (February 16, 2016) https://www.fcba.org/events/cle-seminar-
            the-20th-anniversary-of-the-telecom
            munications-act-of-1996-a-review/
                                     ______

                                  Attachment D
        List all public statements you have made during the past ten years,
    including statements in news articles and radio and television
    appearances, which are on topics relevant to the position for which you
    have been nominated, including dates. Include a link to each statement
    when possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of
    the statement when available.
        I have done my best to identify all public statements I have made
    over the past ten years, including statements in news articles and
    radio and television appearances, which are on topics relevant to the
    position for which I have been nominated, including through a thorough
    review of personal files and searches of publicly available electronic
    databases. Despite my searches, there may be other materials I have
    been unable to identify, find, or remember. I have located the
    following:

       1.  ``Anna Gomez today said she was ``honored'' to be tapped to lead
            U.S. preparations for this year's International
            Telecommunication Union's World Radiocommunication Conference
            (WRC-23). She is expected to be head of the U.S. delegation for
            the event, according to sources.

          ``I am honored to have this opportunity and eager to get to
            work,'' Ms. Gomez said in a statement. TR Daily, ``Gomez
            `Honored' to Be Tapped for WRC-23 Post'' (Jan. 27, 2023) (link
            unavailable)

       2.  The FCC is unlikely to decide soon on the 5030-5091 MHz, the
            main band targeted for drones, Wiley's Anna Gomez told an
            Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International virtual
            conference Tuesday. The FCC hasn't provided clarity on whether
            flexible use licenses may be used, Gomez said. In 2019, the FCC
            sought comment (see 1912270039), per FAA Reauthorization Act
            Section 374. There's ``a full record,'' yet no indication the
            FCC is ``close'' to an NPRM, said Gomez, who worked on the Joe
            Biden NTIA transition team. An FCC report to Congress last year
            said the band is likely suitable for UAS (see 2008280060).
            Communications Daily, ``No FCC Quick Decision Seen on Dedicated
            Drone Spectrum'' (May 5, 2021) (link unavailable)

       3.  ``After the [Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital
            Empowerment] was asked if the change in FCC leadership would
            affect recommendations, Chair Anna Gomez of Wiley said the
            panel has a ``bipartisan mission,'' citing the support from all
            four commissioners.'' Communications Daily, ``ACDDE to Seek FCC
            to Support Minority Tax Certificate, Help Libraries'' (February
            12, 2021) (link unavailable)

       4.  ``Committee Chair Anna Gomez of Wiley Rein said Beasley is
            interested in meeting with representatives from local and
            regional banks to spread information about the broadcast
            business and study financing for new entrants. Beasley, who
            didn't attend the meeting, is interested in collaborating with
            other agencies such as Commerce Department's Minority Business
            Development Agency, Gomez said.'' Communications Daily, ``FCC
            Diversity Committee Plans to Examine Access to Capital,
            Diversity in Tech'' (October 31, 2019) (link unavailable)

       5.  ``Godfrey and Wiley Rein attorney Anna Gomez said 5G promises
            higher speeds and capacity and lower latency. Gomez said
            densified small-cell networks needed local actions on zoning,
            permits and rights of way. Gomez said the FCC tried to have
            broad stakeholder representation on its Broadband Deployment
            Advisory Committee, but it's difficult because localities are
            feeling under attack.'' Communications Daily, ``5G Coming
            'Sooner Than People Thought,' Samsung Exec Says; Verizon Eyes
            5-6 Cities This Year'' (May 7, 2018) (link unavailable)

       6.  Urgent Communications, ``FirstNet is delivering more than we
            imagined'' (September 14, 2017) https://urgentcomm.com/
            collections/firstnet-is-delivering-more-than-we-imagined/

       7.  ``Prospects for major infrastructure legislation are iffy at
            best, an FCBA conference heard Friday ``I think there will be
            some type of plan. I think broadband will be in the plan,''
            said Wiley Rein attorney Anna Gomez, but she questioned whether
            there would be funding.'' Communications Daily, ``FCBA
            Panelists Circumspect to Gloomy About Chances for Major
            Infrastructure Initiative'' (May 8, 2017) (link unavailable)

       8.  `` `As the challenges of Internet-related policies continue to
            evolve and present themselves, it is critical to have a strong
            NTIA that can help the U.S. Government represent U.S. interests
            in setting productive policies that allow for continued
            innovation and growth in the global digital economy,'' added
            Anna M. Gomez, Partner at Wiley Rein LLP and former Acting
            Administrator at NTIA.'' U.S. Official News,
            ``Washington:SubCommTech Examines NTIA's Reauthorization and
            its Role in the 21st Century'' (February 2, 2017) (link
            unavailable)

       9.  ``FirstNet's ``independent authority'' status puzzled even
            Federal lawyers during the organization's early days-a fact
            noted at IWCE 2016 by Anna Gomez, who was NTIA's deputy
            assistant secretary for communications and information when
            FirstNet was created in 2012. ``We had no idea [what the
            `independent authority' description implied],'' Gomez said
            during the ``Evolution of FirstNet'' workshop. ``We thought
            `independent authority' meant very independent. It took a lot
            of discussions with lawyers to figure out `Well, it's not as
            independent as you might think.' ``That was a little
            disappointing, to say the least. When we recruited the board
            members, we said, `Oh, you'll be independent.' Some of them
            were less than happy when, eventually, we came back and said,
            `Our lawyers are telling us that you still are a Federal entity
            subject to generally applicable rules and regulations, other
            than where the statute specifically exempts you from those
            requirements.'' Urgent Communications, ``Here's the aspect of
            FirstNet's independence that should matter most to public-
            safety agencies, potential offerors'' (April 19, 2016) https://
            urgent
            comm.com/collections/heres-the-aspect-of-firstnets-
            independence-that-should-matter-most-to-public-safety-agencies-
            potential-offerors/

      10.  `` `While there has been interest from the wireless carriers,
            there are non-carriers who also are interested in being primary
            bidders; for example, some are interested in arbitraging the
            spectrum,'' said communications lawyer Anna Gomez of Wiley
            Rein. ``Other vendors, such as system aggregators, are
            seriously looking at the opportunity.'' By setting up a request
            for proposals that covers all 56 states and territories,
            FirstNet ``is encouraging bidders to partner with other
            companies, to provide an end-to-end product,'' Gomez told us.
            ``Bidders will have to have a satellite component, a rural
            component, apps, devices, besides the traditional
            infrastructure Lots of parties are talking to one another about
            potential bids.' '' Communications Daily, ``Verizon Seen as
            Unlikely to Pursue Partnership With FirstNet'' (January 25,
            2016) (link unavailable)

      11.  ``Back when this was just a concept in the [Obama]
            administration's mind, I think they did not foresee that it
            would take this long to get to where FirstNet is today,'' Gomez
            said. ``Then again, back when it was just a concept in the
            administration's mind, the administration wanted FirstNet to be
            a federally chartered corporation, not an entity housed within
            a Federal agency . . . It would have been a non-profit
            [organization], and it would not have been subject to--for
            example--the federal-acquisition regulations.

          ``This was back before the statute was passed. The statute itself
            created what it called this independent authority housed within
            NTIA, and it took a long time to figure out what that really
            meant.''

          Determining the nature of FirstNet, how it should operate and
            what type of oversight was appropriate proved to be a
            challenge, Gomez said.

          ``In time, all of the lawyers came to the conclusion that
            FirstNet was a Federal entity subject to rules that are
            generally applicable to Federal entities, except where the
            statute states otherwise,'' she said. ``Just coming to that
            conclusion took a long time, and I think that they're still
            struggling with trying to figure out how to be an
            entrepreneurial entity that operates within the strictures of
            the Federal government.''

          ``I always said this entity was sort of backwards in the way that
            it was created, although I can see why, in terms of it being a
            Federal entity,'' Gomez said. ``Normally [with a corporate
            startup], you get one guy or two guys, they have an idea, they
            start to develop their idea, they shop it around, and they get
            some financing. Eventually, they might create a company, go
            public, and then they'll get a board. All of that takes years;
            this isn't something that's done in a couple of months.''

          ``When you think of it that way, they're really on par with where
            a lot of major companies would be, except that it wouldn't be
            quite so public. It wouldn't be until they start getting
            financing or try to go public that you would see publicly that
            someone is trying to put a major entity together. But it is
            what it is, and FirstNet has had to do everything in a very
            open manner with a lot of expectations from stakeholders.''

          ``I was really happy to see them put in place a strong
            consultation process,'' Gomez said. ``I think one of their
            mistakes early on was not starting out with more consultation
            and more outreach. Hopefully, they have been able to respond to
            the criticism of that original time when they did not do more
            outreach and consultation.''

          Some of the delays in outreach and consultation may have occurred
            because FirstNet board members were more focused on clarifying
            its legal standing as an independent authority under NTIA, but
            another problem was the lack of staffing in the early days,
            Gomez said.

          ``They should have opened the doors and started listening early
            on, but their instincts were, `No, let's figure out what we
            need to do here, and then we'll go out and talk to folks.' But
            it's easy to Monday-morning quarterback,'' she said. ``NTIA
            tried to provide as much support as it could, but NTIA's also a
            very small organization. It was a lack of resources and them
            trying to get themselves in a place where they felt like they
            had something to talk about.''

          . . . Gomez echoed this sentiment, noting that she is eagerly
            anticipating the release of the draft request for proposal
            (RFP) by the end of March and a final RFP as early as later
            this year.

          ``I really have a lot of confidence in [FirstNet Chairwoman] Sue
            Swenson and the staff that they have pulled together,'' Gomez
            said. ``So, I am pleased with the process, although--like
            everyone else--I'm anxious to see them start to get the RFPs
            out and really start deploying the network.''

          ``The one thing that I'm hoping is that they don't become so
            cautious that they . . . slow the progress of the RFP. I'm
            anxious to see them move forward and partner with commercial
            providers in order to get the network deployed as quickly as
            possible.''

          Urgent Communications, ``Three years after its creation, it is
            time for FirstNet to begin making key decisions'' (February 24,
            2015), https://urgentcomm.com/collections/three-years-after-
            its-creation-it-is-time-for-firstnet-to-begin-making-key-
            decisions/.

      12.  ``Anna Gomez, former acting administrator and now with Wiley
            Rein, told Dingell that NTIA staffers tend to be nimble and
            work well with other entities such as the Department of
            Transportation and state and local officials. . . . Gomez
            agreed NTIA would play a good role in coordinating, saying the
            Executive Branch would be the best coordinator Gomez said that
            ``anything Congress can do to bolster NTIA's position'' among
            other agencies would help. . . . ``In my experience, NTIA is a
            very resource-constrained agency'' and its role ``is only going
            to get bigger,'' Gomez told Pallone, emphasizing the future
            spectrum needs in terms of staffing and research. Gomez told
            Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., spectrum can be important for
            unmanned aerial systems for command and control, with different
            needs for different aircraft. Baker told lawmakers the Spectrum
            Relocation Fund should fund spectrum planning and lauded the
            quality of NTIA analysis, also commending Congress for helping
            prompt some of that.'' Communications Daily, ``Democrats Eye
            NTIA Reauthorization as Vehicle for Spectrum, Vehicle-to-
            Infrastructure Proposals'' (February 3, 2017) (link
            unavailable)

      13.  ``Panelist Anna Gomez--a former NTIA official and now a partner
            in the law firm of Wiley Rein--estimated that it will take the
            FCC and the NTIA six months each to evaluate a state's proposal
            under a ``very aggressive'' timetable. In other words, the opt-
            out state and its vendor could be in limbo for a year or more
            while waiting for approvals from the FCC and NTIA, with no
            assurance that either one will be granted.'' Urgent
            Communications, ``IWCE panel reveals steep hill to climb for
            states choosing opt-out route'' (April 1, 2014) https://
            urgentcomm.com/collections/iwce-panel-reveals-steep-hill-to-
            climb-for-states-choosing-opt-out-route/

      14.  ``After FirstNet presents a network plan to a state, the
            governor has 90 days to evaluate whether to opt in or opt out
            of the FirstNet system, according to Anna Gomez, a partner at
            the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Wiley Rein. If the
            governor chooses to opt in, then FirstNet executes its
            deployment plans. If the governor chooses to have the state opt
            out, the state has 180 days to choose a vendor and deliver a
            plan to the FCC that demonstrates the state's deployment will
            interoperate with the FirstNet system, according to the law
            that established FirstNet. If the FCC approves the state's opt-
            out plan then the plan is submitted to the National
            Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which
            will decide whether the state will be allowed to use the
            FirstNet spectrum in the 700 MHz band, based on an evaluation
            of the interoperability and sustainability of the state's
            proposal, Gomez said. Both the FCC and the NTIA likely will
            take at least six months to make their evaluations, meaning the
            winning vendor in an opt-out scenario could wait more than a
            year to begin work, she said. ``If these very aggressive
            timelines are met, you would see the state move forward
            sometime in mid-to late-2017, and the same with FirstNet with
            deployments, if the timelines are met in this very aggressive
            time schedule,'' Gomez said.'' Urgent Communications, ``IWCE
            panel: Preparation key to states making good opt-in/opt-out
            decision on FirstNet'' (March 31, 2014) https://urgentcomm.com/
            collections/iwce-panel-preparation-key-to-states-making-good-
            opt-in-opt-out-decision-on-firstnet/

      15.  Interview published in Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, ``Former
            Obama Administration And FCC Official Offers Insight Into
            Regulation's Impact On Innovation'' (June 2013), https://
            ccbjournal.com/articles/former-obama-administration-and-fcc-
            official-offers-insight-regulations-impact-innova

      16.  IWCE Urgent Communications, IWCE 2016 Interview--Anna Gomez,
            Partner at Wiley Rein, LLP (April 19, 2016), https://
            www.youtube.com/watch?v=
            r7g7G2zvgzw
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                                   Appendix A
         Digital copies of Presentations as Identified in Attachment C

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    Steve Blum's Blog

    Broadband stimulus grant update: first round still under review, second
                           round likely to slip a bit

                                07 January 2010

        Anna Gomez, deputy assistant secretary for communications and
    information at NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information
    Administration), spoke at today's Tech Policy Summit at the Consumer
    Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
        She repeated previous agency comments about wanting to ``get it
    done fast, get it done right and with the greatest effect possible.''
        She described the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)
    as ``unprecedented'' at the NTIA.
        Lessons learned in a difficult first round would be applied in the
    second round. Among those lessons is a better understanding of what
    sort of projects should take priority for BTOP funding.

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        Secretary Gomez speaks to reporters at 2010 Consumer Electronics
    Show

        Her comments regarding the program's time line were:

       The notice of funding availability (NOFA) for the second
            round will be released in a ``few weeks''. She wouldn't say if
            that means the previous target of mid-January would slip,
            although she left room for thinking it will.

       The first round grants will be completed ``on a rolling
            basis over the next two months.''

       All grants will be made by Congress' mandated deadline of 30
            September 2010.

       In separate comments, Karen Jackson from the Commonwealth of
            Virginia's Technology Office, confirmed that there will be at
            least a 60 day window for second round applications, rather
            than the original 45 day deadline in the first round.

        I spoke with Secretary Gomez afterward about some of the nuances of
    the application review time line and progress to date. She couldn't
    provide much else in the way of details, although the inference was
    that the first review stage for the first round BTOP (broadband
    technology opportunities program) applications is still ongoing, and
    that not all of the projects that will advance to the second, due
    diligence stage of review have been selected.
        She did say ``our goal is to make sure people know their status in
    time to file in the second round.'' Asked whether first round
    applicants could be in the position of having to simultaneously prepare
    a second round application and follow up on a first round application,
    she said ``hopefully not.''
        Connecting the dots, here's my take:

       The second round NOFA will be released around the end of
            January, maybe even as late as the first or second week of
            February.

       If a first round application hasn't advanced to the second
            stage of review by the end of the month, it won't.

       The second round NOFA will be more specific about program
            goals, be structured to encourage cooperation amongst
            applicants, and favor projects that include significant, shared
            middle mile infrastructure, with or without last mile
            facilities.

       NTIA has a much better understanding now of how to run the
            program and what its goals should be. Don't be surprised if the
            first round falls significantly short of its $4 billion target,
            with unspent funds redirected to specific program goals in the
            second round.

        Secretary Gomez also announced a new program, available at
    match.broad
    bandusa.gov, called Broadband Match. It's an online tool that is
    supposed to ``facilitate partnerships among prospective applicants for
    a grant.'' She said the idea is to further NTIA head Larry Strickling's
    goal for the next round of favoring public/private partnerships that
    take a ``comprehensive view'' of communities.
        She said. that they want to ensure that key community members--
    meaning anchor institutions and government agencies--can access middle
    mile projects directly and that private companies can make use of it to
    create last mile services that reach consumers and businesses.
        The emphasis in the second round will clearly be on middle mile
    projects. Gomez spotlighted the grant made to such a project in Georgia
    last month as an excellent example of what they'll be looking for in
    the second round. The objective of the Broadband Match program is to
    ensure that public/private groups ``can put together the most
    comprehensive application possible.''
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                               Talking Points for
                        ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANNA GOMEZ
            COMMERCE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
                             March 4, 2010, 9:00 am
                                   HCHB 4830
       It is my pleasure to welcome you again to the Department of
            Commerce for this meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management
            Advisory Committee. Our Assistant Secretary, Larry Strickling,
            is unable to attend today because he is testifying to Congress.
            He sends his best regards to all of you.
       I want to thank outset our co-chairs, Dale Hatfield and
            Bryan Tramont, and all of the members, for your extraordinary
            commitments of time and energy to this committee. I know you
            have been exceptionally active and have worked hard within your
            subcommittees to define issues and produce draft reports.
       Today, good spectrum policy is more important than ever. We
            can't rest on our laurels. We are weeks away from release of
            the National Broadband plan. It is more and more apparent that
            good spectrum policy is a foundation to a good broadband
            policy.
       New and more efficiently used spectrum can make a
            significant contribution to a more competitive broadband
            Internet access marketplace. Research and development can lead
            to innovative new spectrum access technologies, and these can
            spur a new round of innovation that will increase domestic
            spectrum efficiency through sharing and opportunistic use. If
            there is one thing we know about spectrum, is that there is
            increasing scarcity in the ``beachfront'' locations. If we are
            to get better at expanding the availability and affordability
            of broadband, we need to get better at sharing--between Federal
            users, between commercial users, and between Federal and
            commercial users. We need your expert advice in addressing this
            issue.
       The reports you are working on for discussion at today's
            meeting and future sessions--on spectrum inventory,
            transparency, adjacent band interference and dynamic spectrum
            access, and incentives, will lead the way in spectrum
            management. This is why I emphasize the need for you to be
            specific as to the actions NTIA can take to implement your
            recommendations.
       And the work is just beginning, as you further define and
            explore these issues in your future work and advice to NTIA.
       Thank you all again for being here today. With that, I'd
            like to turn this meeting back over to our co-chairs, Dale and
            Bryan.
                                     ______

       NTIA official provides timelines for nationwide broadband network

                             Urqent Communications

                                 Donny Jackson

                             Tue, 2012-03-20 11:07

        It could be at least a year before construction on the nationwide,
    700 MHz LTE network for public safety begins, because the governance
    and planning work for the massive project must be completed first,
    according to an official for the National Telecommunications and
    Information Administration (NTIA).
        NTIA has until Aug. 20 to establish the First Responder Network
    Authority (FirstNet), the 15-member board that will make policy
    decisions regarding the public-safety broadband network, said Anna
    Gomez, NTIA's deputy assistant secretary, during last week's Urqent
    Communications webinar sponsored by Cassidian Communications. After
    FirstNet is created, it has to create a public-safety advisory
    committee, establish resources, develop a request for inquiry (RFI) and
    consult with designated agents for each state before releasing a
    request for proposal (RFP).
        The new law does not stipulate a time frame for the RFP process,
    but Gomez said NTIA plans to ``move full-speed ahead'' with the tasks--
    although she does not believe this step can be completed quickly.
        ``It's a pretty good guess that it's going to take several
    months,'' Gomez said during the webinar, an archive of which is
    available here.
        After the RFP is released, governors will have 90 days to accept
    the plan or choose to opt out of the nationwide buildout to plan
    construction of the LTE network in their states. While this is an
    option, states choosing to opt out of the nationwide plan must submit
    their own plan within six months and get FCC approval before they can
    begin construction. In addition, they will have to provide a 20 percent
    match to Federal funds for the deployment--operational expenses will
    not be covered--something that will not be required of states following
    the FirstNet plan.
        When asked whether states choosing to opt out of the nationwide
    plan will pay more and see a deployment delay, Gomez said, ``I would
    say that's not unlikely.''
        Of course, the first deployments in this private LTE network are
    expected to be completed this year, as several 700 MHz waiver
    recipients are scheduled to build out 700 MHz broadband systems with
    Federal stimulus grant money. Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST)
    Chairman Harlin McEwen said he has been working with the FCC and NTIA
    to ensure a smooth transition of the public-safety broadband license
    from the PSST to FirstNet.
        McEwen said he believes it is ``very unlikely'' that the FCC will
    approve any new 700 MHz broadband waivers before the license is
    transferred to FirstNet.
        Perhaps the most controversial portion of the new law is a
    requirement that public-safety entities must vacate the T-Band spectrum
    in the 470-512 MHz range. Mobile wireless consultant Andrew Seybold
    emphasized that the key for agencies operating on this spectrum is
    ``don't panic.''
        Public-safety officials are trying to convince the FCC to waive the
    narrowbanding mandate for T-Band agencies, in part because the purpose
    of narrowbanding--clearing additional spectrum for public safety to
    use--would not happen in the T-Band, Seybold said. But a more important
    reason that T-Band agencies should not narrowband is to ensure that
    scarce financial resources are used most efficiently--in this case, to
    help pay for the buildout of a LTE network, according to Charles Dowd,
    deputy chief for the New York City Police Department.
        ``Why would we want to invest $100 million to $200 million to
    narrowband a UHF T-Band system, if the spectrum is going to be taken
    away from us at some point?'' Dowd said. ``Unless your system is at its
    end of life, the idea of just narrowbanding it for the sake of
    narrowbanding--to us--doesn't make a lot of sense.''
        Related stories

       Commentary: Nationwide network has public safety scrambling
            for answers

       Commentary: New public-safetv network is story like no other

       PSA celebrates broadband-network victory

       GAO: Mission-critical voice over broadband not in the near
            future

       NYPD: New T-band rules should alter FCC's narrowbanding
            mandate

        Source URL: http://urgentcomm.com/ networks-amp-systems-news/ ntia-
    official-provides-timelines-nationwide-broadband-network
                                     ______

                               Global Forum 2014
        Welcome to the keynote opening session, . . .
        I am Anna Gomez, a partner at the law firm of Wiley Rein, where I
    specialize in advising clients regarding domestic and international
    telecommunications as well as on issues surrounding new and expanding
    uses of unmanned aircraft systems.
        The digital transformation of global economies continues at
    breathtaking speed. Since we spoke last year the digital economy--and
    regulatory policies--have continued to grow and evolve. Bit topics this
    year were Big Data, Internationalization of the Internet, unmanned
    aircraft, driverless cars, almost daily Cybersecurity breaches, the
    Internet of Things, high speed broadband, disruptive sharing economy
    apps. I'm not even going to mention Net Neutrality!
        Economic imperatives of cost reduction and globalization are
    driving business decisions, while regulators are focusing on setting
    and enforcing rules of the road that allow innovation to flourish while
    protecting privacy and data, driving innovation and investment in their
    own economies, and freeing up spectrum for the many mobile uses in the
    digital economy.
        Last year I gave you some quick forecasts of what's to come, I
    thought I would update them this year:

       While in 1992 there were about as many devices connected to
            the Internet as there are people living in San Jose California,
            today there are more connected devices than there are human
            beings in the planet.

       The global Internet of Things market will grow from about $2
            trillion to $7.1 trillion by 2020.

         But today about 90 percent of all IoT devices are
                being installed in the world's developed regions

         By 2020 we'll have up to 26 billion individual devices
                worldwide

       The U.S. Market for unmanned aircraft systems will grow from
            $5 billion in 2013 to $15 billion in 2020. The global market
            for consumer UAS will exceed $1 Billion in the next five years.

       By 2018, 62 percent of new cars sold worldwide will have
            embedded Internet connectivity.

       By 2020, 4 of five smartphone connections worldwide will
            come from the developing world.

        With so much connectivity also comes challenges.

       How do we ensure universal broadband connectivity?

       How can policymakers set the tone to allow innovators to
            enter--and as Gary will discuss--disrupt the market?

       How do we allocate spectrum to meet consumers'--and
            innovators--thirst for bandwidth?

       How can policymakers create an environment conducive to the
            take-up of cloud services that address uses' concerns about
            privacy and security?

       Who should govern the Internet and how?

        We have a very distinguished panel, which will provide us some
    interesting perspectives on these and other issues in their respective
    areas of the world.
        Since we want to make sure we have sufficient time for dialogue, I
    do not plan to review each of our speakers' many accomplishments. So
    please refer to their bias, which were provided in your packets.
        We begin with the Chair of the Session, Mr. Roberto Viola, who is
    the Deputy Director General of the European Commission Directorate
    General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. Chair
    Viola,
        [Mr. Viola speaks]
        Gary Shapiro has kindly agreed to set the scene for our panel. Gary
    is the President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association. Gary?
        Our next speaker is Jorgen Abild Andersen, who is Chairman of the
    OECD's Committee on Digital Economy Policy
        [Jorgen speaks]
        Our next speaker is Michel Ching Chong Lu, Representative of the
    Taipei Representative Office in France. Representative Lu,
        [Rep. Lu speaks]
        Our next Speaker is Theresa Swineheart, who is Senior Advisor to
    the President on Global Strategy at ICANN (the Internet Corporation for
    Assigned Names and Numbers).
       You were just in Kore for the Plenipotentiary conference.
        How did that go?
        Our next speaker is Dr. Willie Lu, co-founder of Technaut
    Intellectual Ventures and Chief Inventor and Father of the Open
    Wireless and mobile cloud platform for mobile devices.
        Dr. Lu,
       Why is the Mobile Cloud is largely different from Cloud
            Computing?
    Qs:

      1.  Policymakers around the world face many challenges in this
            connected age of responding to disruptive innovators in today's
            digital economy. Do disruptive innovators present a dilemma or
            an opportunity, and how do you each see your organizations
            responding to them?

      2.  For Mr. Viola--Incoming European Commission President Juncker has
            had a great focus on the importance of digital market. Can you
            tell us what will be the policy direction under the new
            Commission?

      3.  While the Internet of Things, and its M2M subset, have exploded
            in some economies, in others the lack of broadband deployment
            has significantly hampered large scale deployment, creating a
            new kind of digital divide. According to a recent GSMA report
            on M2M, M2M accounts for 1 in 10 of all mobile connections in
            the U.S., in contrast to one in 20 in Europe and one in 100 in
            Africa. What can policymakers--and entrepreneurs--do to
            ameliorate this divide?

      4.  How can policymakers appropriately balance allowing innovation to
            flourish while protecting consumers and ensuring appropriate
            infrastructure deployment?

      5.  ICANN and its stakeholders are discussing the proposed
            undertaking the internationalization of the Internet. Numerous
            issues are being addressed as we proceed, one of those being
            accountability. ICANN and its stakeholders have recognized,
            however, that it is important to ensure inclusion in the
            discussion of those parts of the world that have not been
            active in ICANN. How is that progressing and what can be done
            to further address the concerns of those who have not
            traditionally been part of the ICANN process?

      6.  As we are looking at transparency, accountability, governance
            structures for all stakeholders in ensuring connected age,
            where does one look at accountability and transparency of
            respective parties? Where are the checks and balances that
            allow for continued innovation but ensure responsibilities lie
            where they need to lie? Even with the cloud and the Internet of
            things--at which point is it the responsibility of the producer
            of the ``thing'' (such as a smart refrigerator)--as opposed to
            the user--to secure the information?

      7.  Unmanned aircraft systems are growing in popularity not just
            among hobbyists, but also for commercial and public safety
            uses. Amazon would like to use them to deliver packages, the
            motion picture industry and news organizations for filming,
            Facebook to provide Internet access in unserved regions, even
            farmers are interested in them for monitoring their crops. From
            the public safety perspective, UAS have been used to film post-
            disasters in order to provide a quicker, more targeted
            response. What are the opportunities for unmanned aircraft and
            what stands in the way of more widespread deployment?

      8.  Today's connected users are made up primarily of users who are
            familiar with not having a connected age. With that come issues
            of trust, but also an awareness that security needs to be a
            concern (even if we don't know exactly how to ensure it). How
            do we secure the environment for a generation of users that
            don't know anything but a connected age?

      a.  Willie--why are wireless optimization and mobile cybersecurity
            critical issues in the mobile cloud?

      b.  How do we develop secured and converged terrestrial and airborne
            networks based on the commercial mobile cloud platform?
                                     ______

                               SILICON FLATIRONS
                                 February 2015
       Good morning

       This session will explore what institutional approaches and
            legal regimes are most effective to enable innovation while
            ensuring . . .

       This panel is very timely, as we have seen a significant
            shift in regulatory philosophy in the current FCC and FTC.

        Three very different topics that explore, by turns,

       the play of economic productivity and democratic
            egalitarianism goals in communications regulation;

       how different modes of technology regulation balance
            effectiveness against regulatory agility/modesty; and

       the need to revamp intellectual property rights to shift
            more of the social costs of IP monopolies to the monopolists.

        The discussants will take up each of the papers on their own.
    Preliminary questions:

       All the papers deal in some way with the power/stickiness of
            default rules, but also have a lot faith in the dynamism of
            stakeholders (including policymakers, regulated entities, and
            rights holders).

         What are the default rules that should worry us most
                or that we should most value in the pursuit of optimal
                policy outcomes?

       Your proposed governance regimes depend on particular
            conceptions of innovation.

         What if these models are wrong or the processes of
                innovation change radically?

         How do your favored governance regimes adapt?

         How can they tell that adaptation is necessary?

         And given the stickiness of default rules, will
                adaptation be rapid enough?

         How important is the ability to adapt and change in
                the assessment of a governance regime and what are the
                costs of flexibility?

       Your proposed governance regimes all depend on at least
            Congressional (and judicial) inaction, leaving the agency lots
            of leeway, and at most ambitious legislative action. We seem to
            be living in a period in which ambitious legislative action is
            impossible.

         Should governance regimes be designed with this in
                mind?

         What does legislative benign (at best) neglect mean
                for your proposals?

         How can versions of them be implemented despite or
                even exploiting dysfunctional government?

       All the papers in one way or another envision ex ante
            decision-making as a way to foster virtuous cycles of
            innovation, reduce moral hazard, time intervention for optimal
            impact.

         What are the costs (e.g., getting it wrong) and
                benefits (e.g., clarity) of putting more weight on ex ante
                judgments about how markets and technologies will play out?

         Where do you think we need to develop more robust ex
                post adjudication and enforcement?

         How do the stakeholders line up on the ex-ante/ex post
                spectrum (or binary)?

       What are the collective action/political economy problems in
            realizing your governance proposals and what can be done?

       Ask a question about big data.

       Ask a question about drones--Howard Shelanski

       Looking at slide 7 of Mark Cooper's presentation (pasted
            below)-does the current broadband Internet access market
            reflect the virtuous cycle building blocks, and where might
            there be failures that require regulatory intervention?

            Building Blocks of the Virtuous Cycle
            Micro-Level

       User driven to an unprecedented degree

       Importance of platforms

       New relationship to capital markets

       Dramatic increases in entry

       Voluntary, Multi-stakeholder management of Open Standards

            Autonomously Generated, Sector-Specific Externalities

       Expanded division of labor

       Divided and diverse technical platform leadership

       Specialization of supply firms

       Network effects

       Knowledge flows

       Leaming externalities

       Howard Shelanski: You have had a highly varied experience
            with regulatory regimes and institutions, having served at the
            FCC, FTC and now at OIRA. What has been your experience with
            what works--and conversely doesn't work--to enable innovation
            while protecting the public interest?

       Mark posits that the best way to secure the future is to
            understand the ingredients of past success. To what past
            successes would you point and what were the ingredients for
            those past successes?
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                               Global Forum 2015
        Welcome to the keynote opening session, . . .
        I am Anna Gomez, a partner at the law firm of Wiley Rein, where I
    advise clients regarding domestic and international telecommunications
    matters as well as on issues surrounding new and expanding uses of
    unmanned aircraft systems.
        The digital transformation of global economies continues at
    breathtaking speed. Since we spoke last year, the digital economy--and
    regulatory policies--have continued to grow and evolve. Big topics this
    year were big data, privacy and cybersecurity, unmanned aircraft,
    driverless cars, the Internet of Things, and disruptive sharing economy
    apps. Economic imperatives of cost reduction and globalization are
    driving business decisions, while regulators are focusing on setting
    and enforcing rules of the road that allow innovation to flourish while
    protecting privacy and data, driving innovation and investment in their
    own economies, and freeing up spectrum for the many mobile uses in the
    digital economy.
        Last year I gave you some quick forecasts of what's to come, I
    thought I would update them this year:

       An array of consumer robotics models is expected to become
            available during 2016.

       Enterprises will continue to integrate wearable
            technologies, such as smart glasses, semi-independent smart
            watches, and motion sensing devices.

       By 2020, there will be more than 3 billion global 4G LTE
            connections.

       While standards around SG technology are still being
            developed, many companies are already conducting SG testbeds
            and trials. 5G service revenue is expected to exceed $65
            billion by 2025.

       We will continue to see global adoption of digital and
            mobile money services, which will accelerate financial
            inclusion and change economic practices of developing
            countries.

       The global market for consumer unmanned aircraft systems UAS
            will reach about $2 Billion by 2022. That's a $1B higher
            estimate than I told you about last year.

       More than 80 percent of households in developed countries
            have Internet access, compared to nearly 35 percent of
            households in developing countries. 57 percent of the world's
            population can't access the Internet, although the total number
            of connected individuals rose from 2.9 billion in 2014 to 3.2
            billion this year.

       About 80 ``things'' are newly connected to the Internet each
            second, and that figure is expected to grow.

       The value of the global digital content market will reach
            $154 billion annually by 2019, with the biggest driver of
            market revenue from mobile and online games.

       The global Internet of Things market will grow from about $2
            trillion to $7.1 trillion by 2020.

         But today about 90 percent of all IoT devices are
                being installed in the world's developed regions

         By 2020 we'll have up to 26 billion individual devices
                worldwide

       By 2018, 62 percent of new cars sold worldwide will have
            embedded Internet connectivity.

       By 2020, 4 of five smartphone connections worldwide will
            come from the developing world.

        With so much connectivity also comes challenges.

       How do we ensure universal broadband connectivity?

       How can policymakers set the tone to allow innovators to
            enter the market and introduce disruptive innovations?

       How do we allocate spectrum to meet consumers'--and
            innovators--thirst for bandwidth?

       How can policymakers create an environment conducive to the
            take-up of services that address uses' concerns about privacy
            and security?

        We have a very distinguished set of speakers for our session today,
    who will provide us some interesting perspectives on these and other
    issues in their respective areas of the world.
        Since we want to make sure we have sufficient time for dialogue, I
    do not plan to review each of our speakers' many accomplishments. So
    please refer to their bios, which were provided in your packets.
        We are very fortunate that our opening speaker today is Mikko
    Kosonen, who is the President of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. We
    are so pleased to learn about innovation and sustainability in Finland.
        [speaks]
        Thank you very much, and we are grateful that you will be able to
    join our dialogue this session.
        Our next speaker is Chancellor Anja Wyden Guelpa, who is the
    Chancellor for the State of Geneva, Switzerland.
        [speaks]
        Our next speaker is Jorgen Abild Andersen, who is Chairman of the
    OECD's Committee on Digital Economy Policy
        [Jorgen speaks]
        Our next speaker is Adriane LaPointe, who is Senior Policy Advisor
    at the U.S. Department of State's Office of Communications and
    Information Policy
        [speaks]
        Our next Speaker is Audrey Scozzaro Ferrazzini, who is Senior
    Manager, Government Affairs Europe, with Qualcomm
        [speaks]
        Our next speaker is Luis Romero, who is the Director General from
    the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
        [Speaks]
        And our final speaker today is Yoshio Tanaka, who has so many
    titles and positions that I will sum it by calling him Professor from
    the National Institute of Advanced Industry Science and Technology in
    Japan.
        [speaks]
    Qs:
       1.  Everyone: What are the prerequisites to achieving a well-rounded
            ICT ecosystem and to make the digitization work for inclusive
            and balanced economic development?

       2.  Mikko Kosonen: what are the new sustainable growth opportunities
            of Finland enabled by digitalization,

       3.  Mikko Kosonen: How to make digitalization happen in Finland?
            What can others learn from your experience.

       4.  Adriane: Two years the U.S. helped create the Alliance for
            Affordable Internet, which is a coalition that draws on
            expertise from governments, the private sector, and civil
            society to assist policymakers in expanding Internet access at
            low prices. Can you give us an update of this alliance and how
            it relates to the connected globe [check the name!] initiative
            that Secretary Kerry just announced yesterday?

       5.  Europe's right to be forgotten decision has raised many eyebrows
            in the U.S., particularly about the extraterritorial reach of
            the decision as well as the concern that the right to be
            forgotten will lead to less accurate search results, thereby
            lessening the trust consumers have in the internet. How do you
            see the right to be forgotten evolving, and should we be
            concerned that it will erode consumer's trust?

       6.  Luis Romero: How does ETSI envision the evolution from ``ICT
            sector'' to ``digitization of the economy and society'' and the
            role of standards therein?

       7.  Luis Romero: The Internet of Things and Smart Cities raise
            wonderful opportunities, but also challenges. With everything
            being connected, how does ETSI address the multiplication of
            (industry) players involved in standardization in that context?

       8.  Luis Romero: Since ETSI cooperates with organizations throughout
            the world, what can you tell us about any lessons learned from
            the implementation of digitization strategies?

       9.  Luis Romero: Does the citizenship of standards matter in the
            global economy?

      10.  In the shift from an industrial to a digital economy, many
            countries are targeting the Internet of Things as a means to
            deliver faster growth.

      11.  What are the drivers behind the creation and growth of
            sustainability for digitization and entrepreneurial ecosystems?

      12.  Audrey: How is digitization going to further transform our
            governments? A recent visible change is a trend towards open,
            digital, innovative, and collaborative government. I know that
            Geneva has had much experience in this area. [Would Yoshio be
            appropriate for follow-up?

      13.  Jorgen: The Digital Economy is rapidly developing these years.
            Which area of digitization--if you should mention only one--is
            in particular a prominent contributor to a flourishing Digital
            Economy?? (My answer would point at the huge potential of Big
            Data and Data Driven Innovation--an OECD report on this is due
            to be published beginning of October).

      14.  Jorgen: I think we all appreciate that the Digital Economy has a
            huge potential to foster innovation, growth, jobs and social
            prosperity. Are there no threats?? What--in your mind--are the
            2-3 most prominent potential ``blocking stones'' for a
            flourishing Digital Economy? (My answer will mention i.a. lack
            of appropriate skills and legitimate concerns regarding
            potential privacy infringements which are not addressed
            appropriately.)

      15.  Jorgen: potential in terms of jobs and growth in big data and
            how setting public data free to use without charge can create
            jobs. you stated in an interview earlier this year that ``new
            applications and services being developed in `big data' can be
            used to help in connection with societal challenges.'' Can you
            give us some examples of what you meant by that?

      16.  Jorgen: the Internet would never have developed to the state it
            is today had it been regulated by traditional telecom
            regulation. I therefore think that there are great advantages
            in continuing with a multistakeholder driven governance model.
            It is, however, important to understand that the Internet has
            grown far beyond the boundaries of the U.S. and that
            stakeholders outside the U.S. should have a larger say to
            maintain the legitimacy of the current MSH model.

      17.  Jorgen: Open govt data is a philosophy--and increasingly a set
            of policies--that promotes transparency, accountability and
            value creation by making govt data available to all. By making
            their datasets available, public institutions become more
            transparent and accountable to citizens. By encouraging the
            use, reuse, and free distribution of datasets, govts promote
            business creation and innovative, citizen-centric services.

      18.  Anja: development of an open Internet accelerates economic
            growth and social development. This success is due to the
            openness of the Internet ecosystem which includes all
            stakeholders.

      19.  Anja: At last year's global forum you told us about the
            government testing its online voting technology system, which
            has successfully enabled people to vote online rather than
            through a ballot box or via postal voting. Can you give us an
            update on that initiative?

      20.  Question: How can policymakers make access to the Internet more
            affordable? Are taxes an issue? Would local hosting of content
            help lower costs? What about roaming charges?

      21.  SG will be an important platform for supporting digitization of
            our economic and societal activities, giving the opportunity to
            reinvent telecom industrial landscape. Over the last 18 months
            SG has greatly accelerated, with standards, and tests being
            developed, and with international efforts to allocate spectrum
            for SG. Are we doing enough to prepare for SG?

      22.  What are the main priorities in terms of standardization for SG
            and what work is being done in this area?

      23.  How can a user-centric vision to SG be ensured based fully
            around the needs of customers and operators?

      24.  What work is being done in developing and standardizing a
            blueprint for SG deployment?

      25.  Policymakers around the world face many challenges in this
            connected age of responding to disruptive innovators in today's
            digital economy. Do disruptive innovators present a dilemma or
            an opportunity, and how do you each see your organizations
            responding to them?

      26.  How can policymakers appropriately balance allowing innovation
            to flourish while protecting consumers and ensuring appropriate
            infrastructure deployment?

      27.  ICANN and its stakeholders are discussing the proposed
            undertaking the internationalization of the Internet. Numerous
            issues are being addressed as we proceed, one of those being
            accountability. ICANN and its stakeholders have recognized,
            however, that it is important to ensure inclusion in the
            discussion of those parts of the world that have not been
            active in ICANN. How is that progressing and what can be done
            to further address the concerns of those who have not
            traditionally been part of the ICANN process?

      28.  As we are looking at transparency, accountability, governance
            structures for all stakeholders in ensuring connected age,
            where does one look at accountability and transparency of
            respective parties? Where are the checks and balances that
            allow for continued innovation but ensure responsibilities lie
            where they need to lie? Even with the cloud and the Internet of
            things--at which point is it the responsibility of the producer
            of the ``thing'' (such as a smart refrigerator)--as opposed to
            the user--to secure the information?

      29.  Unmanned aircraft systems are growing in popularity not just
            among hobbyists, but also for commercial and public safety
            uses. Amazon would like to use them to deliver packages, the
            motion picture industry and news organizations for filming,
            Facebook to provide Internet access in unserved regions, even
            farmers are interested in them for monitoring their crops. From
            the public safety perspective, UAS have been used to film post-
            disasters in order to provide a quicker, more targeted
            response. What are the opportunities for unmanned aircraft and
            what stands in the way of more widespread deployment?

      30.  Today's connected users are made up primarily of users who are
            familiar with not having a connected age. With that come issues
            of trust, but also an awareness that security needs to be a
            concern (even if we don't know exactly how to ensure it). How
            do we secure the environment for a generation of users that
            don't know anything but a connected age?
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                          SILICON FLATIRONS QUESTIONS
                                  October 2015
        When I read the materials to prepare for our session, it made me
    think of how the FCC General Counsel provides advice to the Commission.
    The GC's advice is couched in terms of ``what is the litigation risk of
    this decision.'' Litigation risk is a risk-based assessment--what is
    the likelihood this item will be appealed, and what is the likelihood
    of success if it is appealed. The Commissioners make the determination
    of what level of risk they are willing to take in enacting a particular
    policy. This contrasts with my experience in the Executive Branch,
    where the lawyers ``clear'' on all items and make determinations of
    whether a decision is or is not legal. I believe the former method
    allows the Commission to be more innovative and nimble than the
    Executive Branch.
        What can go wrong? What are the consequences? How likely is it?

      1.  The FCC's General Counsel generally couches its advice in terms
            of the litigation risk of a decision. The Commissioners make
            the determination of what level of risk they are willing to
            take in enacting a particular policy. This contrasts with my
            experience in the Executive Branch, where the lawyers ``clear''
            on all items and make determinations of whether a decision is
            or is not legal. I believe the former method allows the
            Commission to be more innovative and nimble than the Executive
            Branch.
      a.  What are your thoughts on this comparison?
      b.  Would quantitative risk assessments encourage innovative
            policymaking?

      2.  Do quantitative risk assessments make regulators' decisions more
            or less fact-based? Would this also be true for business
            judgments?

      3.  How, practically, would the decision making work at the FCC?
      a.  Would the staff present a matrix to the Commissioners, and then
            the Commissioners would choose among a menu of options?
      b.  Should the Bureau release a public notice containing its risk-
            based analysis for public comment prior to reaching a final
            decision?
      c.  What would you say are the most important elements of a risk-
            based analysis?
      d.  What are other agencies' practices in this area?

      4.  One case in point in which the FCC could have conducted a risk-
            based assessment is the upcoming incentive auction. The
            upcoming incentive auction poses a number of risks for
            broadcasters. Broadcasters must determine if they want to
            participate in the auction and, if they do not, will likely be
            facing a mandatory relocation of their physical broadcasting
            channel. Has the FCC adequately considered the risks to
            broadcasters in making its repacking decisions affecting
            broadcasters post-auction?

      5.  Shawn: You have significant experience developing standards to
            increase reliability and safety for wireless technologies. How
            would your experiences over the years inform a regulatory
            agency's actions to ensure increased reliability and safety for
            wireless technologies?

      6.  Gary: How have other regulators used these techniques?

      7.  Decision-makers tend to like yes/no answers. Doesn't this make
            their job harder? How would decision makers use the
            assessments?

      8.  Change causes discomfort for decision-makers. What difficulties
            do you foresee the FCC would face in that transition?

      9.  Any thoughts on how the decisions at the FCC would have come out
            differently had they employed this risk assessment analysis?
      a.  Gary: Who have been the winners and losers when utilizing this
            assessment?
      b.  Is there an argument that incumbents benefit from a worst-case
            analysis?

      1.  Add a question about IRFA/FIRFA--how to keep the agency from
            implementing it in a manner that does take it seriously.
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                                 Anna M. Gomez
                      FCC Hispanic Heritage Month Remarks
                               September 30, 2016
        Buenos dias!
        Thank you Olga for that kind introduction.
        And thank you to the Office of Workplace Diversity for the
    invitation to speak with you today. I can't tell you how honored I was
    to be asked to be your speaker this year.

       The FCC holds a dear spot in my heart.

         I worked with many of you when I was here at the FCC,
                and I spent many interesting, challenging, and fun years
                working in this wonderful place.

         I truly felt like I was with family here.

        Each year, we observe National Hispanic Heritage month to celebrate
    the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose
    ancestors are Latino or Hispanic.

         Latinos and Hispanics have made important
                contributions--which is why I also find it humbling to be
                asked to speak with you today.

        I am proud to be a Latina.

       I am the daughter of a Colombian who became a naturalized
            American citizen over 50 years ago,

         My mother was born in Columbia, SC--so I like to say
                I'm 100 percent Colombian!

       I also grew up in Colombia.

         My parents moved us there when I was a baby, and we
                stayed there until I was 14.

         My extended family lived nearby, including my
                Grandmother, who we called Granita, and my grandfather,
                Pachito.

         And my cousins, all of whose names begin with Maria,
                in keeping with my family's Colombian Catholic tradition.

            So my cousins are Maria Juanita, Maria Carolina, Maria
                Lucia, Maria Francis, Maria Victoria, and just plain Maria.

            And then my mother goes and names me Anna Marie!

       We moved to the United States when I was 14 years old.

         I suffered such culture shock!

         The U.S. was so different--different music, different
                past times, different lingo.

         I'd like to say that it was a smooth transition, but I
                was teased mercilessly by my classmates for having an
                accent and for being different.

            That lasted only about a year, thank goodness, but that
                year of torture was long enough.

       My experience made me very sensitive to the importance of
            inclusiveness.

         I have great empathy for people who are considered
                ``different'' or who are just entering a new culture.

            It's difficult and intimidating.

            So please keep that in mind when you have new
                colleagues entering the workforce, or you have a new
                neighbor or a new club mate.

       As may be obvious to you, I have adapted to American culture
            over the past 30-some years.

         But I don't ever want to forget my Colombian heritage.

         It is as big a part of me as being a woman or an
                attorney.

         It is part of who I am and I carry it with me every
                day. With pride.

        But our goal should not be assimilation--it should be inclusion.
    Those are two very different things.

         Assimilation makes it sound like you change to fit in
                to an existing culture.

         Inclusion, on the other hand, involves bringing
                together and harnessing diverse forces and resources.

            Inclusion means creating an environment of involvement,
                respect, and connection that benefits from where the
                richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives that
                diverse individuals bring.

            And you millennials out there are the prototype example
                of a generation that values inclusion.

            Good for you!

       Now one thing about being Latino is I am constantly asked to
            represent my culture and my heritage.

         I have been asked to lead or participate in Diversity
                initiatives in almost every job I have held.

            At NTIA I helped create the Diversity and Inclusion
                Council.

            At Wiley Rein I Chair the Firm's Diversity and
                Inclusion Committee.

            At Sprint I helped lead diversity training for the
                Government Affairs Group.

            I led the Latino law student mentoring program at my
                first Firm.

            And here at the FCC I participated in an interagency
                working group on Hispanics in the workplace.

         But I enjoy doing that, because I am an enthusiastic
                supporter of diversity and inclusion

            As President Obama said, ``We are at our best when we
                draw on the talents of all parts of our society, and our
                greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse
                perspectives are brought to bear to overcome our greatest
                challenges.

       So recognizing the contributions that Hispanics and Latinos
            have made to the United States is an important way that we can
            ensure more inclusion in our lives of diverse cultures and
            people.

       Therefore, I commend the FCC for holding these events, and I
            comment all of you for participating.

       So now I feel like I need to leave you with something
            inspirational.

         To do that, I will borrow from someone else.

         Many years ago--in fact it would have been in the last
                century-then U.S. attorney general spoke to the D.C.
                Hispanic Bar at its annual Equal Justice Awards Ceremony.

            I have never forgotten the premise of her remarks: she
                told us--Never lose your idealism.

            At that time, I was an attorney at the FCC, and it
                really struck a chord with me.

        We should all strive to remember our ideliastic roots.

       Working in Washington can really wear that idealism down,
            but we should fight against that.

       By working at the FCC, you are serving every citizen of this
            country.

       Please remember that--and remember that each and every one
            of you contributes to the country.

       Whether you are enabling new innovative services, or are
            protecting consumers, or are providing information to the
            public--you are an important component of what we call public
            service.

       I hope you will see your role in the bigger, idealistic
            picture.

        Thank you very much for allowing me to be a part of your
    celebration.
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                               FCBA FirstNet CLE
                                      2017
       1.  All: Background from each panelist on what Spectrum Act/FirstNet
            means to you (this is for those in audience that don't really
            know FirstNet/the Spectrum Act provisions).

       2.  Jason: How does FirstNet interpret being an independent
            authority? Describe FirstNet's relationship with the Department
            of Commerce, NTIA, and the FCC.

       3.  Stephanie: AT&T is undertaking a very risky and complicated
            endeavor. What prepared AT&T to assume this role?

       4.  Jeff: How do you view FirstNet is doing in fulfilling the
            FirstNet legislation crafters' vision for FirstNet? What do you
            see are the implications of a state opting out?

       5.  Jeff: Commenters are urging the FCC to streamline its review of
            opt out state alternative plans. What do you think is the Act's
            purpose for the FCC's review?

       6.  Marsha: Opt-out states must also present their alternative plans
            to NTIA to get approved to seek a spectrum lease by FirstNet,
            and to qualify for a grant for their capital expenditures. How
            detailed will be the necessary showings by the state opt out
            plans? Will you use the FirstNet state plan template as a basis
            for your review?

       7.  All: The process as we know it is that FirstNet/AT&T will
            develop draft state plans and provide them to the states some
            time this summer. In the fall, FirstNet/AT&T will provide the
            governors the final state plans, which will trigger the 90-day
            deadline for governors to choose whether to opt out of the
            FirstNet RAN deployment within their states/territories. What
            happens in between all of this? Does FirstNet begin providing
            service, such as via the early builders, or via states that
            choose to opt in early?

       8.  Stephanie: What exactly is a Covered Leasing Agreement under the
            Act?

       9.  Jason: There are some incumbent operations in the FirstNet
            spectrum today. FirstNet is relocating some 700 MHz narrowband
            users -how is that progressing? What about the early builders?
            What will happen with them now that FirstNet has awarded its
            contract?

      10.  Jason: What is FirstNet's process for entertaining requests for
            experimental authority in Band 14? Stephanie: Will AT&T be
            involved in those requests once AT&T has access to the spectrum
            capacity and is providing service in Band 14?

      11.  All: Many of the legal issues with FirstNet are matters of first
            impression. Can you give me some examples of issues that
            presented challenges for you?

      12.  Jason: Although FirstNet is exempt from the Administrative
            Procedure Act, it nevertheless issued a number of preliminary
            and then interpretations of the FirstNet statutory provisions.
            Do you foresee FirstNet issuing any additional legal
            interpretations?

      13.  Jeff: APCO is a strong supporter of transitioning to next
            generation 911. While FirstNet is not directly responsible for
            that transition, it does play an important role. Can you tell
            us about APCO's vision for FirstNet and NG911 and what you hope
            you see in the near future?
    BIOS
    Stephanie Baldanzi
    Senior Legal Counsel, AT&T
       Spent most of her 18 years at AT&T supporting AT&T Federal
            government contracts law, spends much of her time on FirstNet

       Before that, she spent a number of years at Ober Kaler
            Grimes & Shriver

       BA-Dartmouth, JD from GWU law
    Jeff Cohen
    Chief Counsel, APCO International
       Prior to joining APCO, served as FCC detailee to the
            minority staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and
            was one of the authors of the FirstNet legislation

       At FCC, Jeff served as Senior Legal Counsel to the Chief of
            the FCC's Pub Safety and HLS Bureau

       Prior to that, Jeff served as Partner at Wilkinson Barker
    Jason Karp
    Chief Counsel, FirstNet
       Prior to FirstNet, served as Director of Legal Services at
            Accenture

       Prior to Accenture, held senior roles with the FCC, Net 2000
            Communications, MCI, Kelley Drye and Warren, and E-Centives.

       Jason has a BSE in Elecrical Engineering from Duke
            Unviersity and a JD from NYU
    Marsha MacBride
    Associate Administrator for the Office of Public Safety Communications,
            NTIA
       Prior to being named to run the Office of Public Safety,
            Marsha also served as special advisor to the NTIA Administrator
            where she oversaw NTIA's policy and international offices.

       Marsha practiced law for six years before joining the FCC,
            where she spent 12 years in various roles, including as Chief
            of Staff to former Chairman Michael Powell.

       Marsha also served as Executive Vice President at the
            National Association for Broadcasters.

       Marsha has a JD from GWU Law and a BA from Douglass College,
            Rutgers University.
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                                 Anna M. Gomez
                              Additional Writings
       1.  Columbia Communications Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and
            Order, October 18, 1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-00-702A1.pdf

       2.  Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. Part 68 Waiver Request,
            Order, September 16, 1998, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-98-1867A1.pdf

       3.  1 DAY UNTIL DTV TRANSITION, Public Notice, June 11, 2009,
            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-291357A1.pdf

       4.  United States Department of State Request for Modification,
            Memorandum Opinion and Order, August 19, 2004, https://
            docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-04-2592A1.pdf

       5.  Letter to North American Power Brokers, May 19, 1999, https://
            docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-99-958A1.pdf

       6.  New York Department of Public Service Petition for Expedited
            Waiver, Order, December 4, 1998, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-98-2310A1
            .pdf

       7.  North American Numbering Plan, Order, December 30, 1998, https:/
            /docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-98-2648A1.pdf

       8.  Ameritech Petition for LATA Boundary Modification, Memorandum
            Opinion and Order, June 4, 1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-98-2648A1.pdf

       9.  U.S. West Petition for LATA Boundary Modification, June 4, 1999,
            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-99-1075A1.pdf

      10.  Malheur Home Telephone Company Petition for LATA Boundary
            Modification, June 4, 1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-99-1076A1
            .pdf

      11.  BellSouth Petition for LATA Boundary Modification, March 19,
            1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-99-526A1.pdf

      12.  U.S. WEST, Toledo Telephone, and Washington Utilities and
            Transportation Commission Petition for LATA Boundary
            Modification, July 2, 1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-99-1307A1.pdf

      13.  Bell Atlantic Petition for LATA Boundary Modification, March 29,
            1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-99-558A1.pdf

      14.  Southwestern Bell Petition for LATA Boundary Modification, June
            4, 1999, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-99-
            1073A1.pdf

      15.  Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and
            Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
            Order, December 31, 1998, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
            attachments/DA-98-2644A1.pdf

      16.  Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the
            Telecommunications Act of 1996, Order, April 22, 1999, https://
            docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-99-781A1.pdf

      17.  Columbia Communications Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and
            Order, April 5, 2000, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/
            DA-00-702A1.pdf
           Additional Speeches, Panel Discussions, and Presentations
       1.  Silicon Flatirons, The Internet's Midlife Crisis | Fireside
            Chat: Alan Davidson & Anna Gomez, https://www.youtube.com/
            watch?v=LY-2A7i88m8

       2.  High Tech Forum Podcast, August 5, 2022, https://
            www.youtube.com/watch
            ?v=Sr0kCWhvcag

       3.  Silicon Flatirons, Risk Assessment in Spectrum Policy Panel,
            October 26, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/
            watch?embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F
            %2Fnortonsafe.search.ask.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjQsM
            TY
            0NTA2&feature=emb_share&v=iD05Jc3Y1x4 (begin at 24:41).

       4.  Federal Infrastructure Investments in Latino Communities:
            Broadband, July 26, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/
            watch?embeds_referring_euri=https
            %3A%2F%2Fnortonsafe.search.ask.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMzY
            4
            NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMzY4NDIsMjg2NjQsMTY0NTA2&fea
            ture=emb_share&v=1mggfNucO4I (begin at 18:37)

       5.  Interview with Anna M. Gomez, Attorney at law, Partner, Wiley
            Rein LLP, USA, November 17, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/
            watch?v=9vdS33QSRDI

       6.  MMTC, Entrepreneurial Opportunities with the Federal Government,
            August 2, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW7ARCpgRaY
            (begin at 2:43)

       7.  Silicon Flatirons, Taking Stock--Progress and Challenges,
            September 16, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSNUbmDwJdo
            (begin 15:23)

       8.  NTIA ISART Conference, May 6, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/
            watch?v
            =vSNUbmDwJdo (begin 17:12)

       9.  Silicon Flatirons Spectrum Policy Initiative, October 14, 2022,
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4lG1Q4TwI8 (begin 0:29)

      10.  MMTC Broadband Adoption Luncheon, Aug 15, 2011, https://
            www.youtube
            .com/watch?v=yupa_Vn31PM (begin 52:28)

      11.  Public Knowledge Back to the Spectrum Future, June 2022, https:/
            /www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvjIMCiKEOM

      12.  AUVSI, Understanding the Why and How of Unmanned Systems in
            Engineering and Construction Firms Webinar, March 2020, https:/
            /www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIvqloQcSYk (begin at 29:57)

        The Chair. Thank you, Ms. Gomez. Thank you very much for
    that statement and your willingness to serve. And thank you for
    all the capacities you have been filling in the
    telecommunications sector. Thank you. Mr. Carr, welcome. Look
    forward to your statement.

      STATEMENT OF BRENDAN CARR, NOMINEE TO BE A MEMBER, FEDERAL
                       COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

        Mr. Carr. Thank you so much. Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member
    Cruz, distinguished members of the Committee, it is a privilege
    to appear before you. I want to start by expressing my thanks
    to the President for nominating me to serve another term on the
    FCC. I am honored to have this committee consider that
    nomination.
        I also want to thank you and your staff for the courtesies
    you have shown me in our recent meetings and for giving me the
    opportunity to learn more about the communications issues that
    are important to you, your states, and your constituents.
        Our discussions only underscored the very meaningful role
    the FCC plays in the lives of all Americans, whether it is
    promoting broadband deployment, protecting consumers, or
    advancing public safety.
        While serving on the Commission, I have welcomed the
    opportunity to get outside the Beltway. I have had the chance
    to spend time in many of your states. I have heard firsthand
    about the connectivity challenges that many still face and the
    opportunity that broadband enables.
        If I am fortunate enough to be reconfirmed, I would welcome
    the chance to continue working with all of you on ways the FCC
    can advance the public interest. Now, with the Committee's
    indulgence, I would like to take a moment to introduce my
    family, which has grown since I last sat before this body as a
    nominee.
        First, my father is here, Tom Carr. My wonderful wife,
    Mikayla, and our three just terrific boys, Quinn, who is nine,
    Emmet who is six, and Lachlan who is three. We are just blessed
    to be their parents. I also want to extend my congratulations
    to Ms. Gomez and Ms. Damelin on their nominations, and to
    Commissioner Starks on his renomination.
        While I have had the good fortune of working closely with
    many of the members today, I wanted to take an opportunity to
    reintroduce myself more broadly to the Committee. Since 2017, I
    have had the privilege of serving on the Commission, but my
    time at the agency began well before then. I first joined the
    FCC as a staffer over a decade ago and later served as the
    agency's general counsel.
        I first walked into the FCC building well before all of
    that, it was over 20 years ago now, during law school, when I
    interned at the agency for Commissioner Abernathy. Ironically,
    as a Commissioner, I ended up with the same office suite that
    Commissioner Abernathy had.
        So, every morning our old building, I had the chance to
    walk past the intern desk where I sat many years before. As a
    Commissioner, I have had the privilege of seeing firsthand the
    transformative power of a high speed connection.
        Take Tommi, for example, a mother of five who I met in 2018
    in Philadelphia's Sharswood neighborhood. Many people had an
    easier path in life than Tommi. She grew up in public housing.
    She dropped out of high school after having her first child.
    For the next 16 years, she made debt collection calls, a job
    that she described as a dead end job.
        Tommi knew that she could do more with her life, so she
    enrolled in Philadelphia's Orleans Technical College. Tommi
    earned a perfect 4.0. She got a job at the Public Housing
    Authority and was able to buy a first home for herself and her
    children.
        When we met, she was just starting a master's program in
    mental health so that she could give back to her community. She
    told me that none of this would have been possible without a
    broadband connection. She said broadband is the backbone of a
    community, for finding a job, for education.
        Tommi talked about how she used a high speed connection to
    do schoolwork, to apply for jobs, and to gain admission into
    that master's program. Tommi is an inspiration, and getting the
    chance to meet her is something that has stuck with me. But a
    lot of ways Tommi's story isn't a one off. I have heard similar
    stories about the power of connectivity on visits to small
    towns and communities across the country.
        That is why I am proud of the progress the FCC has been
    making. But despite the long strides we have made, challenges
    remain. The job isn't finished. That is why I discuss at
    greater length in my written testimony three of the top issues
    that I think the FCC should keep working on.
        First is ensuring affordable, high speed Internet service
    for all Americans. That means closing the digital divide.
    Second is maintaining U.S. leadership in wireless. It is vital
    for our efforts here in America, but also for our geopolitical
    leadership. And third is promoting a secure communications
    network.
        If confirmed, I would welcome the opportunity to make more
    progress on these and many, many other fronts. In closing, I
    want to thank you again, Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz,
    and members of the Committee, for considering my nomination. I
    look forward to your questions.
        [The prepared statement and biographical information of Mr.
    Carr follow:]

       Prepared Statement of Brendan Carr, Nominee to be a Commissioner,
                       Federal Communications Commission
        Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and distinguished Members of
    the Committee, it is a privilege to appear before you today. I want to
    start by expressing my thanks to the President for nominating me to
    serve another term as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications
    Commission. I am honored to have this Committee consider that
    nomination.
        At the outset, I want to thank you and your staffs for the
    courtesies you have shown me in our recent meetings and for giving me
    the opportunity to learn more about the technology and communications
    issues that are important to you, your states, and your constituents.
    Our discussions underscored the very meaningful role the FCC plays in
    the lives of all Americans--whether it is promoting broadband
    deployment, protecting consumers, or advancing public safety.
        While serving on the Commission, I have welcomed the opportunity to
    get outside the Beltway. I have spent time in many of your states and
    met with parents, teachers, public safety officials, health care
    providers, farmers, and community leaders impacted by FCC policies as
    well as the telecom and tower crews that are the unsung heroes of our
    Nation's communications networks. I have heard firsthand about the
    connectivity challenges that many still face and the opportunities that
    broadband enables. If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed to another
    term, I would welcome the chance to continue working with all of you on
    ways the FCC can advance the public interest.
        With the Committee's indulgence, I would like to take a moment to
    introduce my family, which has grown since I last sat before this body
    as a nominee--my wonderful wife, Machalagh, and our three terrific
    boys: Quinn, who is 9 years old; Emmet, who is 6 years old; and
    Lachlan, who is 3 years old. We are just blessed to be their parents.
        I also want to extend my congratulations to Ms. Gomez on her
    nomination and to Commissioner Starks on his renomination. Ms. Gomez's
    career demonstrates a longstanding commitment to public service--from
    her leadership in the State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and
    Digital Policy to her previous service as staff counsel in the U.S.
    Senate and roles at the FCC, White House, and National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Commissioner
    Starks is also an exceptionally thoughtful and dedicated public
    servant, as evidenced by his earlier service at the DOJ and in the
    FCC's Enforcement Bureau. I have welcomed the chance to work
    collaboratively with him for a number of years now on the Commission. I
    would also like to congratulate Ms. Fara Damelin on her nomination to
    serve as Inspector General of the FCC. As a Commissioner, I have been
    proactive in my approach towards working with the FCC's Office of
    Inspector General. If confirmed, I would welcome the chance to work
    with her on promoting accountability across FCC programs.
        While I have had the good fortune of working closely with many of
    the Members here today, I wanted to take an opportunity to reintroduce
    myself to the Committee.
        Since 2017, I have had the privilege of serving as a Commissioner
    at the FCC. It has been the highest honor of my professional life. It
    has been a tremendously rewarding experience, too, to serve alongside
    my fellow Commissioners--including Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and
    Commissioner Nathan Simington--and to work closely with the many
    talented lawyers, engineers, analysts, and other professionals that
    work at the FCC.
        But my time at the FCC began well before 2017. Indeed, I have long
    admired the agency's work and believe deeply in its mission. I first
    joined the Commission as a staffer over a decade ago. I worked
    initially as a staff attorney in the Office of General Counsel's
    Administrative Law Division. My job was to provide advice to the
    policymakers in the agency's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public
    Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, and International Bureau. Later, I
    had the chance to work on those same issues as an advisor to then
    Commissioner Pai. After that, I had the opportunity to return ``home''
    to the Office of General Counsel and serve as the agency's General
    Counsel.
        Even with all of those experiences, I still remember the first time
    I walked into the FCC building. It was over 20 years ago now, during
    law school, when I interned at the agency. During one of those
    internships, I worked for Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy. Ironically,
    as a Commissioner, I ended up with the same office suite as
    Commissioner Abernathy. So every morning I had the chance to walk past
    the intern desk where I sat many years ago.
        After graduating from law school, I accepted a job at a law firm
    where I could gain broad experience working on various
    telecommunications issues. Later, I clerked for a judge on the U.S.
    Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which helped spark my interest
    in public service.
        I have learned a lot over the past two decades working on
    communications law and policy. I have come to know and admire the FCC's
    terrific staff. They are passionate about delivering for the public
    interest, and they truly are the agency's best asset.
        As Commissioner, I have had the privilege of seeing the
    transformative power of a high-speed connection firsthand. Take Tommi,
    for example, a mother of five who I met in Philadelphia's Sharswood
    neighborhood in 2018. Many people have had an easier path in life.
    Tommi grew up in public housing. She dropped out of high school after
    giving birth to her first child. For the next 16 years, she made calls
    for a debt collection agency, which she described as a ``dead end
    job.'' Tommi knew that she could do more with her life. So she enrolled
    in Philadelphia's Orleans Technical College. It was ``four years of
    peanut butter and jelly sandwiches--often made for me by my kids,'' she
    said.
        Tommi earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. She got a job at the Public Housing
    Authority and was able to buy a first home for herself and her
    children. When we met, she was just starting a master's program in
    mental health so that she could give back to her community. She told me
    that none of this would have been possible without a broadband
    connection. ``Broadband is the backbone of a community--for finding a
    job, for education,'' she said. Tommi talked about how she used a high-
    speed connection to do schoolwork, to apply for jobs, and to gain
    admission to her master's program.
        Tommi is an inspiration. Getting the chance to meet her is
    something that has stuck with me. But in a lot of ways, Tommi's story
    is not a one off. I've heard similar stories about the power of
    connectivity on visits to small towns and communities across the
    country. But despite the long strides we've made, challenges remain.
    The job isn't finished.
        So I want to focus here on three of the top issues facing the FCC
    going forward--ensuring affordable, high-speed Internet service for all
    Americans; maintaining U.S. leadership in wireless; and promoting
    secure communications networks. If confirmed, I would welcome the
    opportunity to work alongside my FCC colleagues, your offices, and all
    stakeholders on these challenges.
        First, the FCC has an obligation and an historic opportunity to
    ensure that every American has access to an affordable, high-speed
    Internet connection. Over the past two and a half years, in particular,
    the FCC has implemented new support programs passed by Congress that
    have benefited millions of Americans. We have also worked on a
    bipartisan basis to bolster competition for high-speed services. And I
    have been pleased to lead a telehealth initiative that has extended the
    benefits of these services to low-income Americans and veterans. In
    fact, since 2018, I've had the privilege of visiting more than 50
    different health care facilities across 25 states. Almost every
    provider I've visited--from Spokane to Houston--shared a similar
    message about the spike we are seeing in telehealth and how the FCC's
    initiatives are helping them meet this demand. But there is additional
    work to be done on the digital divide.
        FCC action on permitting reform is one example. At the onset of the
    5G era, it was clear that the FCC's infrastructure rules needed an
    update. Back then, we moved quickly to modernize the agency's approach,
    and we cut billions of dollars' worth of red tape. Those reforms
    delivered results too. They allowed our private sector to bring
    thousands of families across the digital divide, to keep Americans
    connected during the pandemic, and to outperform dire predictions that
    the United States would cede leadership in 5G to China. While we made
    good progress on infrastructure reforms, the job is far from finished.
    To end the digital divide, we need to make even more progress on
    permitting reform. Closing the digital divide also requires the FCC to
    remain vigilant in overseeing the programs we administer. FCC action to
    combat waste, fraud, and abuse is going to be vital to ensure that we
    deliver on the goals Congress has articulated. If confirmed, I intend
    to continue working on promoting sound accountability measures.
        Second, the FCC has an important role to play in maintaining U.S.
    leadership in wireless. America led the world in 4G wireless
    technologies and this, in turn, created jobs and economic opportunities
    in communities across the country. The challenge is to ensure that we
    maintain that leadership as 5G and other advanced and competitive
    wireless networks (terrestrial and satellite alike) continue to roll
    out. Doing so will prove vital to America's geopolitical leadership.
        Maintaining and extending U.S. leadership in wireless will require
    the FCC to continue an all-of-the-above approach to spectrum. That
    means continuing to work with all stakeholders to deliver a mix of low-
    , mid-, and high-band spectrum into the market. And we need to ensure
    that providers can choose from a mix of licensed, unlicensed, and
    shared spectrum bands to meet demand--all while protecting the
    interests of incumbents. If confirmed, I would continue the work
    necessary to ensure U.S. leadership in wireless.
        Third, the FCC must further strengthen the security of our
    communications networks. America's communications ecosystem is facing
    an unprecedented set of national security challenges--from insecure
    gear built by entities like Huawei and ZTE remaining in too many
    portions of our networks to carriers like China Mobile and China
    Telecom seeking to expand their offerings. The FCC has taken numerous
    strong steps over the past few years to meet this challenge--including
    its recent work to implement the bipartisan Secure Equipment Act--but
    more work remains.
        That work includes completing the process of removing insecure
    network gear and remaining vigilant as bad actors continue to seek out
    loopholes in our rules. If confirmed, promoting the safety and security
    of America's communications networks would remain a top priority for
    me.
        At bottom, we have a tremendous opportunity in the technology and
    communications space to enact policies that will close the digital
    divide, advance U.S. leadership, and secure our communications
    networks. If reconfirmed, I would look forward to continuing to work
    with my colleagues on these important issues and many more.
                                      * * *
        In closing, I want to thank you again Chair Cantwell, Ranking
    Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee, for considering my
    nomination. I look forward to answering your questions.
                                     ______

                          a. biographical information
        1. Name (Include any former names or nicknames used): Brendan
    Thomas Carr.
        2. Position to which nominated: Commissioner, Federal
    Communications Commission.
        3. Date of Nomination: May 30, 2023.
        4. Address (List current place of residence and office addresses):

            Residence: Information not released to the public.
            Office: 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.

        5. Date and Place of Birth: January 5, 1979; Washington, D.C.
        6. Provide the name, position, and place of employment for your
    spouse (if married) and the names and ages of your children (including
    stepchildren and children by a previous marriage).
        Spouse: Machalagh Carr Chief of Staff, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, U.S.
    House of Representatives.
        7. List all college and graduate schools attended, whether or not
    you were granted a degree by the institution. Provide the name of the
    institution, the dates attended, the degree received, and the date of
    the degree.
    Law school:
            Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
            Attended: August 2002-May 2005
            Degree: J.D. and Certificate, Institute for Communications Law
            Studies, May 2005
    College:
            Georgetown University
            Attended: August 1998-July 2001
            Degree: BA July 2001
    College:
            James Madison University
            Attended: August 1997-June 1998
            Degree: None; transferred to Georgetown University after
            freshman year

        8. List all post-undergraduate employment, including the job title,
    name of employer, and inclusive dates of employment, and highlight all
    management-level jobs held and any non-managerial jobs that relate to
    the position for which you are nominated.

      1.  Federal Communications Commission
         Commissioner (Aug 2017 to present)*

      2.  Federal Communications Commission
         General Counsel (Jan 2017-Aug 2017)*

      3.  Federal Communications Commission
         Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Ajit Pai (Feb
                2014-Jan 2017)

      4.  Federal Communications Commission
         Attorney Advisor, Office of General Counsel (June
                2012-Feb 2014)

      5.  Wiley Rein LLP
         Associate (Sept 2005-July 2008 and Aug 2009-May
                2012)

      6.  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
         Law Clerk, Judge Dennis W. Shedd (Aug 2008-July
                2009)

      7.  Venable, Baetjer, Howard, & Civiletti LLP
         Paralegal (Sept. 2001-Aug 2002)

      8.  Credit Debt Solutions
         Sales (June 2001-Aug 2001)
        * Denotes managerial-level job that relates to the position for
    which I have been nominated
         Denotes non-managerial job that relates to the position
    for which I have been nominated
        9. Attach a copy of your resume.
        A copy is attached as Attachment 1.
        10. List any advisory, consultative, honorary, or other part-time
    service or positions with Federal, State, or local governments, other
    than those listed above after 18 years of age.

       In November 2017, in connection with my service on the FCC,
            I was appointed by the FCC to serve on the Federal-State Joint
            Board on Universal Service and the Federal-State Joint Board on
            Jurisdictional Separations.

       Since about December 2020, I have been the FCC
            Representative to an OSHA strategic partnership with industry
            that aims to improve safety for telecom workers.

        11. List all positions held as an officer, director, trustee,
    partner, proprietor, agent, representative, or consultant of any
    corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business, enterprise,
    educational, or other institution.
        I have been a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association
    (FCBA). While I served a three-year, uncompensated term as a Member of
    the FCBA's Executive Committee, I was not an officer of the FCBA.
    Moreover, that three-year term expired at the end of June 2017.
        12. Please list each membership you have had after 18 years of age
    or currently hold with any civic, social, charitable, educational,
    political, professional, fraternal, benevolent or religiously
    affiliated organization, private club, or other membership
    organization. Include dates of membership and any positions you have
    held with any organization. Please note whether any such club or
    organization restricts membership on the basis of sex, race, color,
    religion, national origin, age, or disability.

       American Bar Association
         I was a member of the ABA from August 2013 until
                February 2015. During my time as a member, I served as
                Vice-Chair (from August 2013 to approximately February
                2014) and then as Co-Chair (from approximately February
                2014 to February 2015) of the Communications Committee of
                the ABA's Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
                Section.

       District of Columbia Bar
         As a lawyer, I have been a member of the D.C. bar from
                2006 to present.

       Federalist Society
         I first joined as a member in 2007.

       Federal Communications Bar Association
         The Federal Communications Bar Association or FCBA is
                a voluntary, professional organization that provides
                networking opportunities and hosts events related to
                telecommunications law and regulation. I first joined as a
                member in 2005. I have held a number of positions with the
                FCBA that may be responsive to this question: (1) Member,
                FCBA Charity Auction Committee (2011), (2) Co-Chair, FCBA
                Young Lawyers Committee (2011-13), (3) Chair, FCBA Charity
                Auction Committee (2012), (4) Member, FCBA Nominations
                Committee (2013), and (5) Member, FCBA Executive Committee
                (2013-2017).

       Maryland Bar
         As a lawyer, I have been a member of the Maryland Bar
                from 2005 to present.

       Maryland State Bar Association
         I was an active member of this voluntary bar
                association from 2005 to around 2010.

       University Club of Washington
         I was a member of this social/athletic club from 2006
                to approximately 2017.

       Good Shepard Catholic Church, Alexandria, VA
         My family and I have been parishioners at this church
                since we moved into the area in June 2021. Previously, we
                had been parishioners at St. Peters on Capitol Hill and St.
                Matthews Cathedral in Washington DC.

        13. Have you ever been a candidate for and/or held a public office
    (elected, non-elected, or appointed)? If so, indicate whether any
    campaign has any outstanding debt, the amount, and whether you are
    personally liable for that debt.
        None other than my current position as an FCC Commissioner, which
    did not involve any campaign or campaign debt.
        14. List all memberships and offices held with and services
    rendered to, whether compensated or not, any political party or
    election committee within the past ten years. If you have held a paid
    position or served in a formal or official advisory position (whether
    compensated or not) in a political campaign within the past ten years,
    identify the particulars of the campaign, including the candidate, year
    of the campaign, and your title and responsibilities.
        None.
        15. Itemize all political contributions to any individual, campaign
    organization, political party, political action committee, or similar
    entity of $200 or more for the past ten years.
        In 2011, I donated $500 to Marco Rubio's 2010 campaign for Senate
    in connection with the retirement of debt.
        16. List all scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, honorary
    society memberships, military medals, and any other special recognition
    for outstanding service or achievements.

            Distinguished Recent Alumni Award (2020), Presented by The
            Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

            Regulatory Champion (2019), Presented by the National
            Association of Tower Erectors (NATE)

            Jerry B. Duvall Public Service Award (2019), Presented by the
            Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Policy Studies

            Workforce Champion (2019), Presented by the Wireless
            Infrastructure Association

            Mobile Life Award (2019), Presented by the CTIA Wireless
            Foundation

            Dean's Award in Appreciation for Dedicated Service to the
            Communications Law Student Association, Catholic University of
            America, Columbus School of Law (2005)

            Bishop Scholarship, Catholic University of America, Columbus
            School of Law (2002-2005)

            Note and Comment Editor, Catholic University Law Review (2004-
            2005)

            Second Honors, Georgetown University (Fall 1999)

            Dean's List, Georgetown University (Spring 2000)

        17. List each book, article, column, letter to the editor, Internet
    blog posting, or other publication you have authored, individually or
    with others. Include a link to each publication when possible. If a
    link is not available, provide a digital copy of the publication when
    available.
        Since I joined the Commission in 2017, my op-eds or letters to the
    editor, Internet blog postings, and similar publications are listed and
    can be found at
    https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-carr/op-eds, https://
    medium.com/
    @BrendanCarrFCC, and https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-carr
        In my personal capacity, I joined with other contributors to
    complete a chapter in the Heritage Foundation's Mandate For Leadership
    series, titled ``Federal Communications Commission,'' which is
    available here https://thf_media.s3.amazon
    aws.com/project2025/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-28.pdf
        Publications that pre-date my time serving on the FCC are listed in
    response to the question below.
        18. List all speeches, panel discussions, and presentations (e.g.,
    PowerPoint) that you have given on topics relevant to the position for
    which you have been nominated. Include a link to each publication when
    possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of the
    speech or presentation when available.
        Since joining the Commission in 2017, my speeches, statements, and
    letters can be found at https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-
    carr and https://medium.com/@BrendanCarrFCC
        In terms of my published materials that pre-date my time as an FCC
    Commissioner, I have the following to list based on my recollection and
    research:

            Panel Discussion, Modernizing Europe's Digital Rules, European
            Internet Forum and GSMA Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona,
            Spain (February 26, 2017)

            Panel Discussion, Meet the 8th Floor International Legal
            Advisors, Federal Communications Bar Association, Washington,
            D.C. (October 24, 2016)

            Panel Discussion, Hot Policy Topics, Competitive Carrier
            Association 2016 Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington
            (September 21, 2016)

            Panel Discussion, Emerging Issues in Wireless: The FCC and NTIA
            Perspective, TIA Super Mobility 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada
            (September 7, 2016)

            Remarks at New Direction's Digital Single Market Summit,
            Brussels, Belgium (October 14, 2015)

            Panel Discussion, Washington Goes Mobile, FCC & NTIA
            Perspective on the Issues, CTIA Super Mobility 2015, Las Vegas,
            Nevada (September 9, 2015)

            Panel Discussion, The Regulatory Landscape: Updates and Hot
            Issues in Washington, Competitive Carrier Association 2014
            Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 9, 2014)

            Panel Discussion, A View from Washington, PCIA's 2014 Wireless
            Infrastructure Show, Orlando, Florida (May 20, 2014)

            Panel Discussion, Meet the Wireless Advisors, Federal
            Communications Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (March 20,
            2014)

            Co-Author, Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory
            Practice 2013 (Communications), ABA Section of Administrative
            Law and Regulatory Practice (2013)

            Co-Author, ``Fifth Circuit Upholds FCC's Shot Clock/Tower
            Siting Ruling,'' Wiley Rein LLP (Winter 2012)

            Co-Author, ``FCC Provides Guidance on Net Neutrality Rules,''
            Wiley Rein LLP (Summer 2011)

            Co-Author, ``FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules,'' Wiley Rein LLP
            (Winter 2010)

            Speaker, ``Regulatory Year In Review,'' 37th Annual ACUTA
            Conference, Las Vegas (Summer 2008)

            Speaker, ``Regulatory Update From Washington,'' 36th Annual
            ACUTA Conference, Miami (Summer 2007)

            Presenter, ``E-Discovery: What Your Lawyer Wants From You,''
            Voice Report Podcast (Spring 2007)

            Speaker, ``2006 Legislative & Regulatory Wrap-up,'' ACUTA
            Seminar, Washington (Winter 2007)

            Author, ``How Federal Preemption Helps Tower Owners,'' Above
            Ground Level Magazine (Fall 2006)

        19. List all public statements you have made during the past ten
    years, including statements in news articles and radio and television
    appearances, which are on topics relevant to the position for which you
    have been nominated, including dates. Include a link to each statement
    when possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of
    the statement when available.
        In addition to the listings provided in response to the previous
    questions, all of my formal public statements and an extensive listing
    of statements in news articles can be found at https://www.fcc.gov/
    about/leadership/brendan-carr/news and https://www.fcc.gov/about/
    leadership/brendan-carr
        An extensive listing of other public statements can be found at
    https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC and https://www.linkedin.com/in/
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        20. List all digital platforms (including social media and other
    digital content sites) on which you currently or have formerly operated
    an account, regardless of whether or not the account was held in your
    name or an alias. Include the full name of an ``alias'' or ``handle'',
    including the complete URL and username with hyperlinks, you have used
    on each of the named platforms. Indicate whether the account is active,
    deleted, or dormant. Include a link to each account if possible.

            Twitter: @BrendanCarrFCC (active)

            LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-carr-0030b126
            (active)

            Instagram: @BrendanCarrUSA (active)

            Parler: @BrendanCarrUSA (dormant)

            Truth: @BrendanCarrFCC (dormant)

            Facebook: Facebook.com/brendan.carr.31 (active)

            Clubhouse: @BrendanCarrUSA (active)

            Callin: @BrendanCarrFCC (active)

            Medium: @BrendanCarrFCC (active)

        21. Please identify each instance in which you have testified
    orally or in writing before Congress in a governmental or non-
    governmental capacity and specify the date and subject matter of each
    testimony.

            All of my written testimony is listed at
            https://www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-carr/testimony

        22. Given the current mission, major programs, and major
    operational objectives of the department/agency to which you have been
    nominated, what in your background or employment experience do you
    believe affirmatively qualifies you for appointment to the position for
    which you have been nominated, and why do you wish to serve in that
    position?
        I have had the honor of working at the FCC since 2012. In the
    decade since, I have gained invaluable experience in a number of
    different jobs at the Commission. While working as an attorney advisor
    in the Office of General Counsel, I focused on providing legal advice
    to FCC staff in the agency's wireless, public safety, and international
    bureaus, and I learned a lot about the agency's processes and
    procedures. Following that experience, I served for nearly three years
    as an advisor to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on wireless, public safety,
    and international issues. I then had the honor of serving as the FCC's
    General Counsel, where I provided legal advice to the Commission and
    FCC staff on all matters within the agency's jurisdiction.
        For the past five years, I have served as a Commissioner and have
    worked with my FCC colleagues to advance the public interest on a range
    of significant agency matters--from our efforts to end the digital
    divide to standing up new telehealth initiatives and working to secure
    America's communications networks.
        I want to continue serving as a Commissioner because I believe in
    public service and in the FCC's mission. The American public has much
    to gain from telecom policies that promote their interests, that create
    good paying jobs, that grow the economy, and that help unleash new
    innovations.
        I want to continue the work needed to extend the benefits of
    connectivity to even more Americans--to ensure that everyone has a fair
    shot at affordable, next-generation broadband. Whether it is promoting
    broadband infrastructure deployment, facilitating the ongoing roll out
    of 5G technologies, protecting consumers, or advancing public safety,
    the agency and its talented staff make a real difference in the lives
    of all Americans. It would be an honor and a privilege to continue
    working as an FCC Commissioner and, alongside the many skilled
    professionals at the agency and my Commission colleagues, help put
    telecom policies in place that will advance the public interest.
        23. What do you believe are your responsibilities, if confirmed, to
    ensure that the department/agency has proper management and accounting
    controls, and what experience do you have in managing a large
    organization?
        Every FCC Commissioner has an obligation to ensure that the agency
    has proper management and accounting controls in place. In my time as a
    Commissioner, I have worked to promote these interests and put
    safeguards in place that identify and address any instances of waste,
    fraud, and abuse. If confirmed to serve another term, I would work with
    my FCC colleagues to advance our shared interests in proper management
    and accounting controls.
        With respect to my own management experience, I have had the chance
    to manage many major FCC initiatives since being sworn in to serve as a
    Commissioner in 2017. In terms of additional management experience, I
    previously served as the FCC's General Counsel, which includes
    overseeing a staff of about 70 people. The FCC's Office of General
    Counsel reviews nearly every major action the FCC takes and is
    responsible for advising all Commissioners, the heads of the agency's
    bureaus and offices, and all FCC staff on matters before the agency.
    The FCC's Office of General Counsel consists primarily of an
    Administrative Law Division, which provides FCC leadership and staff
    with legal advice on a broad range of communications and general
    administrative law issues, and a Litigation Division, which represents
    the Commission in Federal court when parties challenge an agency
    action. As the General Counsel, my job was to supervise and support
    that team. I worked to accomplish this by being proactive, meeting
    formally and informally with the professionals in the group, timely
    reviewing, drafting, and providing feedback on matters, and actively
    helping the team to identify and implement practical solutions to the
    many questions that are presented to the Office of General Counsel for
    review.
        24. What do you believe to be the top three challenges facing the
    department/agency, and why?

      1.  Ensuring Affordable, High-Speed Internet Service for All
            Americans. The FCC has an obligation and an historic
            opportunity to ensure that every American has access to an
            affordable, high-speed Internet connection. Meeting this
            challenge is vital for economic opportunity, education, health
            care, and much more. I have been working alongside my FCC
            colleagues to meet this challenge by standing up unprecedented
            new affordability programs, removing unnecessary barriers to
            buildout, taking actions to promote competition, and launching
            new telehealth initiatives that focus on low-income Americans
            and veterans. The FCC has a lot of work remaining to ensure
            that it fully delivers on our broadband goals. Meeting that
            challenge is one of the agency's top priorities.

      2.  Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Wireless. America led the world in
            4G wireless technologies and this, in turn, created jobs and
            economic opportunities in communities across the country. The
            challenge is to ensure that we maintain that leadership as 5G
            and other advanced and competitive wireless networks
            (terrestrial and satellite alike) continue to roll out. Doing
            so will prove vital to America's geopolitical leadership.
            Maintaining and extending that leadership will require the FCC
            to continue an all-of-the-above approach to spectrum. That
            means continuing to work with all stakeholders to deliver a mix
            of
            low-, mid-, and high-band spectrum into the market. And we need
            to ensure that providers can choose from a mix of licensed,
            unlicensed, and shared spectrum bands to meet demand--all while
            protecting the interests of incumbents.

      3.  Ensuring Secure Communications Networks. America's communications
            networks are facing an unprecedented set of national security
            challenges--from insecure gear built by entities like Huawei
            and ZTE remaining in too many portions of our networks to
            carriers like China Mobile and China Telecom seeking to connect
            to our networks. The FCC has taken historic steps over the past
            few years to meet this challenge--including its recent work to
            implement the bipartisan Secure Equipment Act--but more work
            remains, including completing the process of removing insecure
            network gear and remaining vigilant as bad actors continue to
            seek out loopholes that can allow them to keep offering service
            in this country.
                       b. potential conflicts of interest
        1. Describe all financial arrangements, deferred compensation
    agreements, and other continuing dealings with business associates,
    clients, or customers. Please include information related to retirement
    accounts, such as a 401(k) or pension plan.
        I have a 401(k) that I set up in 2005 when I started working at
    Wiley Rein LLP. Neither I nor my former employer have made any further
    contributions to the defined contribution plan after my separation from
    my former employer in 2012.
        2. Do you have any commitments or agreements, formal or informal,
    to maintain employment, affiliation, or practice with any business,
    association, or other organization during your appointment? If so,
    please explain.
        None.
        3. Indicate any investments, obligations, liabilities, or other
    relationships which could involve potential conflicts of interest in
    the position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will
    resolve each potential conflict of interest.
        None. In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted
    with the FCC's career ethics officials to identify any actual or
    apparent conflicts of interest, and on April 19, 2023, I signed an
    Ethics Agreement with the FCC's Designated Agency Ethics Official. If
    confirmed, any actual or apparent conflicts of interest that may arise
    will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Ethics Agreement.
        4. Describe any business relationship, dealing, or financial
    transaction which you have had during the last ten years, whether for
    yourself, on behalf of a client, or acting as an agent, that could in
    any way constitute or result in a possible conflict of interest in the
    position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will resolve
    each potential conflict of interest.
        None. In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted
    with the FCC's career ethics officials to identify any actual or
    apparent conflicts of interest, and on April 19, 2023, I signed an
    Ethics Agreement with the FCC's Designated Agency Ethics Official. If
    confirmed, any actual or apparent conflicts of interest that may arise
    will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Ethics Agreement.
        5. Identify any other potential conflicts of interest, and explain
    how you will resolve each potential conflict of interest.
        None. In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted
    with the FCC's career ethics officials to identify any actual or
    apparent conflicts of interest, and on April 19, 2023, I signed an
    Ethics Agreement with the FCC's Designated Agency Ethics Official. If
    confirmed, any actual or apparent conflicts of interest that may arise
    will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Ethics Agreement.
        6. Describe any activity during the past ten years, including the
    names of clients represented, in which you have been engaged for the
    purpose of directly or indirectly influencing the passage, defeat, or
    modification of any legislation or affecting the administration and
    execution of law or public policy. None.
                                c. legal matters
        1. Have you ever been disciplined or cited for a breach of ethics,
    professional misconduct, or retaliation by, or been the subject of a
    complaint to, any court, administrative agency, the Office of Special
    Counsel, an Inspector General, professional association, disciplinary
    committee, or other professional group? If yes:

      a.  Provide the name of court, agency, association, committee, or
            group;

      b.  Provide the date the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action was issued or initiated;

      c.  Describe the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action;

      d.  Provide the results of the citation, disciplinary action,
            complaint, or personnel action.

        On February 23, 2018, I participated as a panelist alongside
    another FCC Commissioner on a panel at the Conservative Political
    Action Conference (CPAC). The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
    received an allegation that my participation in that panel violated the
    Hatch Act. OSC completed its investigation and on May 16, 2018 wrote me
    a two-page letter stating that ``OSC has concluded that you did not
    violate the Hatch Act.'' OSC concluded its letter by stating ``we are
    closing our file on this matter.''
        I have attached a copy of that letter as Attachment 2.
        2. Have you ever been investigated, arrested, charged, or held by
    any Federal, State, or other law enforcement authority of any Federal,
    State, county, or municipal entity, other than for a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        3. Have you or any business or nonprofit of which you are or were
    an officer ever been involved as a party in an administrative agency
    proceeding, criminal proceeding, or civil litigation? If so, please
    explain. No.
        4. Have you ever been convicted (including pleas of guilty or nolo
    contendere) of any criminal violation other than a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        5. Have you ever been accused, formally or informally, of sexual
    harassment or discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, or
    any other basis? If so, please explain. No.
        6. Please advise the Committee of any additional information,
    favorable or unfavorable, which you feel should be disclosed in
    connection with your nomination. None.
                         d. relationship with committee
        1. Will you ensure that your department/agency complies with
    deadlines for information set by congressional committees, and that
    your department/agency endeavors to timely comply with requests for
    information from individual Members of Congress, including requests
    from members in the minority? Yes.
        2. Will you ensure that your department/agency does whatever it can
    to protect congressional witnesses and whistleblowers from reprisal for
    their testimony and disclosures? Yes.
        3. Will you cooperate in providing the Committee with requested
    witnesses, including technical experts and career employees, with
    firsthand knowledge of matters of interest to the Committee? Yes.
        4. Are you willing to appear and testify before any duly
    constituted committee of the Congress on such occasions as you may be
    reasonably requested to do so? Yes.
                                     ______

                                  ATTACHMENT 1
                                  BRENDAN CARR
    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
    Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
    Commissioner (August 2017-Present)
       Work with FCC colleagues to advance the public interest on
            all matters within the FCC's jurisdiction, including extending
            affordable, high-speed Internet to all Americans

    General Counsel (January 2017-August 2017)
       Provide legal advice to the Commission and lead the FCC's
            70-person Office of General Counsel, including its
            administrative law, general law, and litigation divisions

    Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Ajit Pai (February 2014 to
    January 2017)
       Provide legal and policy advice to Commissioner Ajit Pai

    Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel (June 2012-February 2014)
       Provide legal counsel to the FCC's wireless, international,
            public safety, and engineering bureaus and offices

    Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC
    Associate, Communications and Appellate Groups (Fall 2005-Fall 2008;
    Fall 2009-Summer 2012)
       Provide counsel on various tech and telecom issues

    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, The Honorable Dennis
    Shedd, Columbia, SC
    Law Clerk (Fall 2008-Fall 2009)
       Researched and drafted opinions and bench memoranda

    U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce,
    Washington, DC
    Legal Intern, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the
    Internet (Spring 2004)

    Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
    Legal Intern, Office of Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy (Fall 2003)
    Law Clerk, Enforcement Bureau, Spectrum Enforcement Division (Summer
    2003)
    EDUCATION:
    Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC

    J.D. Magna Cum Laude and Certificate, Institute for Communications Law
    Studies (May 2005)
    Catholic University Law Review, Note and Comment Editor; President,
    Communications Law Student Association; Recipient, Dean's Award; Bishop
    Scholar
    GPA: 3.592 (top 10 percent)

    Georgetown University, Georgetown College, Washington, DC
    B.A. in Government with minors in History and Anthropology (May 2001)
    Second Honors; Dean's List; Presented research paper at the Inter-
    disciplinary Student Conference
    GPA: 3.456
                                     ______

                                  ATTACHMENT 2
    Question 17
        List each book, article, column, letter to the editor, Internet
    blog posting, or other publication you have authored, individually or
    with others. Include a link to each publication when possible. If a
    link is not available, provide a digital copy of the publication when
    available.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        DATE                    TITLE (Publication)                                       LINK
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      4/21/2023  Co-Author, ``Mandate for Leadership: the           https://thf_media.s3.amazonaws
                  Conservative Promise'' Chapter 28: Federal        .com/project2025/2025_Mandate
                  Communications Commission, Heritage Foundation    ForLeadership_CHAPTER-28.pdf
      8/22/2022  Co-Author, ``Protecting students from exposure to  https://thehill.com/opinion/
                  harmful online content,'' The Hill                congress-blog/3611416-protecting-
                                                                    students-from-exposure-to-harmful-
                                                                    online-content/
       5/4/2022  Author, ``Censorship Is The Threat To Democracy,   https://www.dailywire.com/news/
                  Not Elon Musk,'' The Daily Wire                   censorship-is-the-threat-to-democracy-
                                                                    not-elon-musk
      2/25/2022  Co-Author, ``Senator Ben Ray Lujan and FCC         https://abq.news/stories/senator-
                  Commissioner Tout Bipartisan Broadband Victories  ben-ray-lujn-and-fcc-commissioner-
                  for New Mexico to Reach 100 Percent               tout-bipartisan-broadband-victories-
                  Connectivity,'' The Paper                         for-new-mexico-to,8021
      5/24/2021  Author, ``Ending Big Tech's Free Ride,'' Newsweek  https://www.newsweek.com/ending-
                  Opinion                                           big-techs-free-ride-opinion-1593696
       4/8/2021  Author, ``Barreling towards a broadband            https://thehill.com/ blogs/congress-
                  blunder,'' The Hill                               blog/technology/547073-barreling-
                                                                    towards-a-broadband-blunder/
      7/27/2020  Author, ``A Conservative Path Forward on Big       https://www.newsweek.com/
                  Tech,'' Newsweek Opinion                          conservative-path-forward-big-tech-
                                                                    opinion-1520375
       4/4/2020  Author, ``U.S. Internet Continues to Show          https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                  Strength Through COVID-19 Stress Test Brendan     FCC/u-s-internet-continues-to-show-
                  Carr,'' Medium Blog                               strength-through-covid-19-stress-
                                                                    test-d8985126387b
      3/27/2020  Author, ``U.S. Internet and Telecom Networks       https://medium.com/beat-the-virus/
                  Showing Strength with COVID-19,'' Medium Blog     americas-broadband-networks-
                                                                    showing-strength-with-covid-19-
                                                                    f2a403c9700f
      3/17/2020  Author, ``Twitter Suppresses Speech by Calling It  https://www.wsj.com/articles/
                  `Manipulated Media','' Wall Street Journal        twitter-suppresses-speech-by-calling-
                  Opinion                                           it-manipulated-media-11584485145
      2/18/2020  Author, ``Embracing the Innovation 5G will Bring   https://www.ourworld.co/embracing-
                  About,'' Our World                                the-innovation-5g-will-bring-about/
      4/10/2019  Author, ``Facebook Forgets the First Amendment,''  https://www.nationalreview.com/
                  National Review                                   2019/04/facebook-advocates-
                                                                    government-regulation-online-speech/
       3/5/2019  Author, ``Nationalizing 5G Is Not the Way to Beat  https://www.nationalreview.com/
                  China,'' National Review                          2019/03/nationalizing-5g-is-not-
                                                                    the-way-to-beat-china/
       2/5/2019  Author, ``5G Jobs in the Year of 5G,'' Medium      https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                  Blog                                              FCC/5g-jobs-in-the-year-of-5g-3c4ce0b14ace
     11/14/2018  Author, ``How Jose's 5G approach blocks            https://www.mercurynews.com/
                  broadband,'' The Mercury News                     2018/11/14/opinion-how-san-joses-
                                                                    5g-approach-blocks-broadband/
      11/6/2018  Author, ``Rebuilding After Michael,'' Medium Blog  https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/rebuilding-after-michael-
                                                                    65b0eed44f26
      9/24/2018  Co-Author, ``5G technology key to Pensacola's      https://www.pnj.com/story/news/
                  growth,'' Pensacola News Journal                  2018/09/24/5-g-technology-key-
                                                                    pensacolas-growth-guestview/
                                                                    1410527002/
      7/11/2018  Co-Author, ``Telehealth pilot program will         https://www.clarionledger.com/story/
                  improve health outcomes, reduce costs,'' Clarion  opinion/columnists/2018/07/11/
                  Ledger                                            telehealth-pilot-program-improve-
                                                                    health-outcomes-reduce-costs/
                                                                    774782002/
      5/29/2018  Co-Author, ``Agriculture and connectivity,''       https://norfolkdailynews.com/blogs/
                  Norfolk Daily News                                agriculture-and-connectivity/
                                                                    article_313f71d0-633c-11e8-91f1-
                                                                    f725de833061.html
      5/25/2018  Author, ``From Farm to Cloud: How Broadband Makes  https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                  Smart Ag Brilliant,'' Medium Blog                 FCC/from-farm-to-cloud-how-
                                                                    broadband-makes-smart-ag-
                                                                    brilliant-ae41a08cc04f
      4/23/2018  Author, ``From Connected Cows to a Bear that       https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                  Deploys Broadband--How Connectivity Brings        FCC/from-connected-cows-to-a-
                  Opportunity to Rural Communities,'' Medium Blog   bear-that-deploys-broadband-how-
                                                                    connectivity-brings-opportunity-
                                                                    to-rural-2e7f7f29628f
      3/20/2018  Author, ``New FCC rules could lead to more         https://www.baltimoresun.com/
                  broadband for more people--Baltimore Sun,'' The   opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0321-
                  Baltimore Sun                                     broadband-rules-20180320-story.html
       3/9/2018  Author, ``Infrastructure Reform Means More         https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                  Broadband for More Americans,'' Medium Blog       FCC/infrastructure-reform-means-
                                                                    more-broadband-for-more-americans-
                                                                    9c17d4b4b0bf
      2/23/2018  Author, ``Expanding Connectivity and Opportunity   https://medium.com/@BrendanCarr
                  in the Magnolia State,'' Medium Blog              FCC/expanding-connectivity-and-
                                                                    opportunity-in-the-magnolia-state-
                                                                    aa1d87cffe?source=user_
                                                                    profile-7-
      2/18/2018  Co-Author, ``Preparing for the jobs of tomorrow    https://www.clarionledger.com/
                  starts today,'' Clarion Ledger                    story/ opinion/columnists/2018/02/
                                                                    18/preparing-jobs-tomorrow-starts-
                                                                    today/341986002/
     11/30/2017  Author, ``No, the FCC is not killing the           https://www.washingtonpost.com/
                  Internet,'' The Washington Post                   opinions/no-the-fcc-is-not-killing-the-
                                                                    internet/2017/11/30/9205ac88-
                                                                    d457-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_
                                                                    story.html?utm_term=.abf995a235e7
       6/3/2014  Co-Author, Developments in Administrative Law and  https://www.americanbar.org/
                  Regulatory Practice 2013 (Communications), ABA    products/ecd/ebk/132903934/
                  Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory
                  Practice
      1/23/2012  Co-Author, ``Fifth Circuit Upholds FCC's Shot      https://www.lexology.com/library/
                  Clock/Tower Siting Ruling,'' Wiley Rein LLP       detail.aspx?g=13fbe8db-ed50-41d5-
                                                                    8482-3aa6a7b27606
       7/1/2011  Co-Author, ``FCC Provides Guidance on Net          https://www.lexology.com/library/
                  Neutrality Rules,'' Wiley Rein LLP                detail.aspx?g=12b5f8-0eae-4835-827c-
                                                                    8a4ec62f5548
     12/27/2010  Co-Author, ``Summary of FCC's Net Neutrality       https://www.lexology.com/library/
                  Order,'' Wiley Rein LLP                           detail.aspx?g= 8bd7165e-407a-4aa0-
                                                                    b185-2a78fafd6d6f
     12/21/2010  Co-Author, ``FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules,''    https://www.lexology.com/library/
                  Wiley Rein LLP                                    detail.aspx?g=7dfc28d1-239f-429e-
                                                                    99c5-19a3655ce549
           2006  Author, ``How Federal Preemption Helps Tower       Unable to locate link
                  Owners,'' Above Ground Level Magazine
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Question 18
        List all speeches, panel discussions, and presentations (e.g.,
    PowerPoint) that you have given on topics relevant to the position for
    which you have been nominated. Include a link to each publication when
    possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of the
    speech or presentation when available.

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       DATE           TITLE             DESCRIPTION              LINK
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    6/8/2023   Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2023/
                                                          06/
                                                         june-2023-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    6/6/2023   NAB Leadership       Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Foundation Awards    Award                servicetoamerica
                                     Presentation--Broa  awards.org/
                                     dcast                programbook/
                                                         (not featured in
                                                          program, unable to
                                                          locate link to
                                                          event)
    5/24/2023  Remarks at Safer     Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Buildings            Q&A--Public Safety/  www.saferbuildings
                Coalition Wireless   Spectrum            .org/
                Tech & Policy                             index.php?option=c
                Summit                                    om
                                                         _jevents&task=icalr
                                                          epeat.
                                                         detail&evid=266&Ite
                                                          mid=
                                                         131&year=2023&month
                                                          =05&-
                                                         day=24&title=safer-
                                                          buildings
                                                         coalition-wireless-
                                                          tech-a-
                                                         policy-
                                                          summit&uid=3d5e5
                                                         eb9159c9d67c4c6bd
                                                         01b3206a9a
    5/18/2023  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2023/
                                                          05/
                                                         may-2023-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    5/3/2023   Citizens Against     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Government Waste     General              link
                Policy Breakfast     Communications
                                     Issues
    4/28/2023  FCBA Annual Seminar  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                                     General              www.fcba.org/wp-
                                     Communications      content/uploads/
                                     Issues               2023/05/
                                                         FINAL-May-2023-
                                                          News.pdf
    4/20/2023  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2023/
                                                          04/
                                                         april-2023-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    4/17/2023  NTCA Legislative +   Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Policy Conference    Q&A--Broadband and   www.ntca.org/
                                     Related Issues      ruraliscool/
                                                          newsroom/news/
                                                         now-our-time-
                                                          recapping-ntca-
                                                         2023-legislative-
                                                          policy-
                                                         conference
    3/28/2023  Free State           Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Foundation Annual    General              www.youtube.com/
                Seminar              Communications      watch?v=hXmZ0Toj-
                                     Issues               Zg&t=9s
    3/28/2023  CTA, Conversation    Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                with a               General              www.cta.tech/
                Commissioner         Communications       events
                Series               Issues               (Conversation with
                                                          a Commissioner
                                                          Videos included)
    3/24/2023  Lincoln Network      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Policy Event         General              link
                                     Communications
                                     Issues
    3/16/2023  TIA Board of         Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Directors            Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    3/16/2023  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events /events/2023/
                                                          03/
                                                         march-2023-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    3/8/2023   Committee for        Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Economic             Network Security     link.
                Development (CED)
                Event
    3/7/2023   The INCOMPAS 2023    Q&A Discussion--     https://
                Policy Summit        FCC's digital        www.youtube.com/
                                     divide efforts      watch?v=oZkRW9Aw3KY
    3/1/2023   ACA Connects Annual  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Summit               Broadband and        acaconnects.org/
                                     Related Issues      webinars/summit-
                                                          2023/
    3/1/2023   American Foreign     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Policy Council       TikTok               link
                Meeting
    2/16/2023  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2023/
                                                          02/
                                                         february-2023-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    2/8/2023   Digital Dialogue     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Forum Roundtable     General              www.digitaldialogu
                                     Communications       e
                                     Issues              forum.com/past-
                                                          events/
    2/7/2023   Commercial           Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Spaceflight          Broadband and        link
                Federation Board     Related Issues
                Meeting
    1/26/2023  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/ events/2023/
                                                          01/
                                                         january-2023-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    12/21/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2022       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          12/
                                                         december-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    12/15/     FCBA/PLI             Extemp Remarks/      https://www.pli.edu/
     2022       Conference, 40th     Q&A--General
                Annual Institute     Communications      programs/
                on                   Issues               telecommunications-
                Telecommunications
                Policy &                                 policy--regulation?
                Regulation                                t=ondemand
    11/17/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2022       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          11/
                                                         november-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    11/14/     R Street Spectrum    Extemp Remarks/      https://
     2022       Fireside, Building   Q&A--Broadband and   www.rstreet.org/
                the Pipeline:        Related Issues      events/building-the-
                Auction Authority                         pipeline-
                and Spectrum                             auction-authority-
                Allocation in the                         and-
                United States                            spectrum-allocation-

                                                         in-the-us/
    11/10/     5G Americas          Extemp Remarks/      Unable to locate
     2022       Technology Summit    Q&A--Broadband and   link
                                     Related Issues
    10/27/     Cooley Townhall      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
     2022                            General              cooley.zoom.us/rec/
                                     Communications
                                     Issues              share/rrNQnDMMMVPJB
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                                                         NPExEVtfOHuUaX.LI-A
                                                         LnWcek0ux9tX?startT
                                                          ime
                                                         =1666893619000
    10/27/     Heritage Foundation/ Interview--Big Tech  https://
     2022        Kevin Roberts                            www.heritage.org/
                Show                                     technology/
                                                          commentary/fcc-
                                                         commissioner-
                                                          americas-fight-
                                                         against-big-tech
    10/27/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2022       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          10/
                                                         october-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    10/25/     Columbia Science     Interview--TikTok/   https://
     2022       and Technology Law   Data Security        open.spotify.com/
                Review Interview                         episode/3bfBsl8TLAG
                (podcast release                         K0Pev4XpKbi
                November 2022)
    10/19/     Stanford Law Debate  Debate--Section 230/ https://
     2022                            Content Moderation   www.youtube.com/
                                                         watch?v=cVaDK6Iuw1c
    10/17/     Digital Progress     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
     2022       Institute Fireside   General              link
                                     Communications
                                     Issues
    10/12/     WIA Infrastructure   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
     2022       Developers Forum     Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    9/29/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          09/
                                                         september-2022-open-

                                                         commission-meeting
    9/26/2022  Transatlantic        Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Policy Network       Q&A--International   www.tpnonline.org/
                Summit               Communications      tpn-events-4th-
                                     Policy               quarter-2022/
    9/22/2022  Cowen TMT Virtual    Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Event                Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    9/19/2022  WISPAPALOOZA 2022    Extemp Remarks/      https://
                (pre-record)         Q&A--Broadband and   wispa.swoogo.com/
                                     Related Issues      WISPAPALOOZA22/
                                                          session/
                                                         1072990/keynote-
                                                          fireside-
                                                         chat-with-fcc-
                                                          commissioner-
                                                         brendan-carr
    8/9/2022   Alaska Broadband     Extemp Remarks/      Unable to locate
                Summit               Q&A--Broadband and   link
                                     Related Issues
    8/5/2022   Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          08/
                                                         august-2022-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    7/21/2022  AEI Fireside Chat    Extemp remarks       https://www.aei.org/
                                     focused on BEAD
                                                         technology-and-
                                                          innovation/
                                                         can-billions-of-
                                                          dollars-
                                                         in-federal-grants-
                                                          solve-
                                                         broadband-access-
                                                          and-
                                                         availability-
                                                          throughout-the-
                                                         us-highlights-from-
                                                          fcc-
                                                         commissioner-
                                                          brendan-carr-
                                                         and-an-expert-panel-

                                                         discussion/
    7/20/2022  MMTC 2022 FCC        Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Former Chairs'       Broadband and        www.youtube.com/
                Symposium            Related Issues      watch?v=xPTNCSbRgLM
    7/14/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          07/
                                                         july-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    7/7/2022   National Tribal      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Telecommunications   Broadband and        link
                Association          Related Issues
                Webinar
    6/28/2022  Rural Wireless       Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Infrastructure       Broadband and        rinawireless.com/
                Summit               Related Issues      conference/ (unable
                                                          to locate link to
                                                          video recording)
    6/20/2022  Hudson Institute     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Event, Beyond the    General              www.hudson.org/
                Billions: Policies   Communications      events/2124-virtual-
                that Can Deliver     Issues               event-
                on Congress's                            beyond-the-billions-
                Broadband Goals                           policies-
                                                         that-can-deliver-on-
                                                          congress-
                                                         s-broadband-
                                                          goals62022
    6/8/2022   Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/ events/2022/
                                                          06/
                                                         june-2022-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    6/1/2022   South Dakota         Discussion--Broadba  Unable to locate
                Broadband            nd and Related       link
                Roundtable           Issues
    5/26/2022  MMTC/OCA Moving      Extemp Remarks--     https://
                Underserved          Broadband and        www.facebook.com/
                Communities          Related Issues      ocanational/videos/
                Forward Event                            381910437321613
                Series, 5G and
                Future
                Technological
                Innovations (pre-
                record)
    5/25/2022  FCC Broadband        Extemp Remarks--     https://
                Labels Hearing       Broadband and        www.youtube.com/
                                     Related Issues      watch?v=u08jXKUaphQ
                                                          &
                                                         feature=youtu.be
    5/24/2022  FCC 988 Geolocation  Extemp Remarks--     https://www.fcc.gov/
                Forum                Public Safety        news-
                                                         events/events/2022/
                                                          05/
                                                         forum-geolocation-
                                                          988
    5/19/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/ events/2022/
                                                          05/
                                                         may-2022-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    5/16/2022  National Telehealth  Panel--Telehealth    https://
                Conference,                               nationaltelehealth
                Improving Access                         conference.vfairs.c
                to Telehealth and                         om/
                Broadband Services
    5/16/2022  APCO Event           Extemp Remarks--     https://
                                     Public Safety        docs.fcc.gov/
                                                         public/attachments/
                                                         DOC-383360A1.pdf
    5/11/2022  CTIA Board of        Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Director's Meeting   Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    5/6/2022   Free State           Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://www.c-
                Foundation Policy    General              span.org/
                Conference           Communications      video/?520028-1/
                                     Issues               free-state-
                                                         foundation-policy-
                                                          conference-
                                                         panel-1
    4/26/2022  VON3 Spring          Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Conference           General              www.von3.xyz/
                                     Communications      schedule (unable to
                                     Issues               locate link to
                                                          recording, if
                                                          available)
    4/21/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          04/
                                                         april-2022-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    4/19/2022  FCBA Diversity       Extemp Remarks--     Unable to locate
                Pipeline Program     General              link
                and TMT Policy       Communications
                Certificate          Issues
                Program
    4/12/2022  Howard Law Event     Extemp Remarks/      Unable to locate
                                     Q&A--General         link
                                     Communications
                                     Issues
    3/16/2022  19th Annual NG911    Extemp Remarks--     Unable to locate
                Institute Honor      Public Safety        link
                Awards
    3/16/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          03/
                                                         march-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    3/7/2022   Rep. Bergman Rural   Extemp Remarks--     Unable to locate
                Connectivity         Broadband and        link
                Advisory Committee   Related Issues
                Meeting
    3/7/2022   INCOMPAS Policy      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Summit               Broadband and        www.youtube.com/
                                     Related Issues      watch?v=NoK6IX_ViFI
    3/3/2022   NATE Unite 2022      Q&A--Broadband and   https://
                                     Related Issues       www.youtube.com/
                                                         watch?v=jiNt0NyvI7s
    3/3/2022   CTA Spectrum Event   Extemp Remarks--     https://twitter.com/
                                     Broadband and
                                     Related Issues      CTATech/status/
                                                          15012910
                                                         74320580614 (unable
                                                          to locate
                                                          recording)
    2/18/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          02/
                                                         february-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    2/8/2022   INCOMPAS Policy      Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Summit               Q&A--Broadband and   www.youtube.com/
                                     Related Issues      watch?v=NoK6IX_ViFI
    2/4/2022   APTS 2022 Public     Extemp Remarks--     https://
                Media Summit (pre-   Broadcast            www.facebook.com/
                record) (played                          watch/
                and public March                          ?v=159404774430771
                2022)                                     3
                                                         &wtsid=rdr_067zxarK
                                                          tpjh39NOO
    1/27/2022  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2022/
                                                          01/
                                                         january-2022-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    12/14/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2021       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          12/
                                                         december-2021-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    12/8/2021  FCBA/PLI             Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Conference, 39th     Q&A--Broadband and   www.fcba.org/
                Annual Institute     Related Issues      events/39th-annual-
                on                                       institute-
                Telecommunications                        telecommunications-
                Policy &
                Regulation                               policy-regulation/
    12/6/2021  FCC Virtual          Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Roundtable--COVID-   Moderator--Telehea    news-
                19/Telehealth        lth                 events/ events/
                                                          2021/12/
                                                         commissioner-carrs-
                                                         telehealth-
                                                          roundtable
    12/4/2021  Western Caucus       Extemp Remarks--     Unable to locate
                Rural Broadband      Broadband and        link
                Forum (pre-record)   Related Issues
    11/18/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2021       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          11/
                                                         november-2021-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    11/16/     NTCA Telecom         Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
     2021       Executive Forum      Broadband and        app.qwoted.com/
                                     Related Issues      opportunities/event-
                                                          ntca-
                                                         2021-telecom-
                                                          executive-
                                                         forum-2021
    11/12/     Federalist Society   Panel/Q&A--USF       https://fedsoc.org/
     2021       National Lawyers     Reform              conferences/2021-
                Convention                                national-
                                                         lawyers-
                                                          convention#agenda-
                                                         item-federalism-and-

                                                         broadband-spending-
                                                          finding-
                                                         the-right-approach
    11/10/     NARUC Annual         Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
     2021       Meeting              Broadband and        www.naruc.org/
                                     Related Issues      meetings-and-events/
                                                          naruc-
                                                         annual-meetings/
                                                          2021-
                                                         annual-meeting/
    11/10/     NATE Luncheon        Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
     2021                            Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    11/5/2021  AT&T Board of        Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Directors Meeting    Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    11/5/2021  Americans for Tax    Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Reform Meeting       Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    10/28/     Millicom/ TIGO       Panel--Internationa  Unable to locate
     2021       Global Webit         l Communications     link
                Series Panel         Policy
    10/26/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2021       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          10/
                                                         october-2021-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    10/21/     USTelecom Fall       Extemp Remarks/      Unable to locate
     2021       Leadership           Q&A--Broadband and   link
                Committee Meeting    Related Issues
    10/20/     American Consumer    Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://www.the
     2021       Institute Podcast    Telehealth/          american
                                     Broadband and       consumer.org/2021/
                                     Related Issues       10/
                                                         the-current-state-
                                                          of-
                                                         telehealth-from-the-

                                                         fccs-perspective-
                                                         with-commissioner-
                                                         brandon-carr/
    10/19/     China Tech Threat    Panel--Internationa  https://
     2021       Panel,               l Communications     www.youtube.com/
                Unacceptable Risk:   Policy              watch?v=-6v2wmPCugk
                Expanding the
                FCC's Covered List
                to Reflect Reality
    10/15/     Free State           Extemp Remarks--     https://www.c-
     2021       Foundation           Broadband and        span.org/
                Anniversary          Related Issues      video/?515360-1/fcc-
                Luncheon
                                                         commissioners-speak-
                                                          free-
                                                         state-foundation-
                                                          lunch
    10/14/     Digital Dialogue     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
     2021       Forum Meeting        Broadband and        www.digitaldialogu
                                     Related Issues       e
                                                         forum.com/past-
                                                          events/
    10/5/2021  WIA Connectivity     Extemp Remarks--     https://wia.org/
                Expo                 Broadband and        connect-x-
                                     Related Issues      2021-highlights/
                                                          (unable to locate
                                                          recording)
    10/4/2021  Western              Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Telecommunications   USF Reform           link
                Alliance Forum
    9/30/2021  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          09/
                                                         september-2021-open-

                                                         commission-meeting
    9/22/2021  ACT--AppCon 2021     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                                     Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    9/21/2021  Rural Rise           Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Leadership Summit    Broadband and        www.ruralrise.org/
                                     Related Issues      previous-summits/
                                                          ruralrise-
                                                         summit-2021/virtual-

                                                         summit-2021-
                                                          schedule/
    9/15/2021  AEI Fireside Chat    Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://www.aei.org/
                                     Broadband and        events/
                                     Related Issues      fcc-commissioner-
                                                          brendan-
                                                         carr-a-progress-
                                                          report-on-us-
                                                         leadership-in-next-
                                                          generation-
                                                         networks/
    8/26/2021  ATSC Conference      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                                     Broadcast            www.atsc.org/news/
                                                         mark-your-calendar-
                                                          atsc-
                                                         next-generation-
                                                          broadcast-
                                                         conference-returns-
                                                          in-august-
                                                         with-in-person-
                                                          event-
                                                         in-nations-capital/
    8/17/2021  TPI Aspen Panel      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                                     General              www.youtube.com/
                                     Communications      watch?v=Y_tKfudyvdk
                                     Issues               &list=
                                                         PLIbQnBe9lRS_Xx9WMr
                                                          h9X
                                                         jPomnOZDTJo2
    8/5/2021   Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          08/
                                                         august-2021-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    7/14/2021  Center for           Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Technology and       Broadband and        link
                Innovation James     Related Issues
                Madison Institute
                Remarks
    7/13/2021  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          07/
                                                         july-2021-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    7/8/2021   Federalist Society   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://fedsoc.org/
                Freedom of Thought   Section 230/Big     events/questions-of-
                Series               Tech/1A
                                                         federal-preemption
    7/8/2021   Fed Soc Event on     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://www.c-
                Content Moderation   Section 230/Big      span.org/
                                     Tech/1A             video/?513241-1/
                                                          regulating-
                                                         social-media-
                                                          content-
                                                         moderation
    7/7/2021   Center for the       Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Study of the         Broadband and        www.thepresidency
                Presidency and       Related Issues      .org/events/the-5g-
                Congress Fireside                         rollout-
                Chat                                     and-lessons-for-6g
    6/24/2021  WTA Big Tech/USF     Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://w-t-a.org/
                Webinar              USF Reform           members-
                                                         only/wta-webinars/
                                                          (webinars appear
                                                          to be member-only
                                                          access)
    6/17/2021  Telecommunications   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- http://
                Policy Research      General              www.tprcweb.com/
                Center Webinar       Communications      webinars (unable to
                                     Issues               locate recording)
    6/17/2021  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          06/
                                                         june-2021-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    5/25/2021  Heritage Foundation  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Event                Section 230          www.heritage.org/
                                                         technology/event/
                                                          virtual-
                                                         fighting-censorship-
                                                          big-tech-
                                                         section-230-and-
                                                          beyond
    5/20/2021  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/ events/2021/
                                                          05/
                                                         may-2021-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    5/18/2021  WIA's Connect (X):   Extemp Remarks--     https://
                All Access           Broadband and        workforceandsuppli
                Workforce &          Related Issues       er
                Supplier Diversity                       diversity.connectiv
                Summit                                    ity
                                                         expo.com/
                                                          (recordings do not
                                                          appear to be
                                                          available)
    5/17/2021  5G Americas Podcast  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                                     Broadband and        www.youtube.com/
                                     Related Issues      watch?v=vxv7e0_ZFgY
                                                          &t=2s
    5/14/2021  FCBA Fireside Chat   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                                     General              link
                                     Communications
                                     Issues
    5/13/2021  Internet Innovation  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Alliance Fireside    Broadband and        internetinnovation
                Chat                 Related Issues      .org/events/webinar-
                                                          building-
                                                         america-on-
                                                          broadband-a-chat-
                                                         with-fcc-
                                                          commissioner-
                                                         brendan-carr/
    5/13/2021  National             Extemp Remarks/      https://slc.nab.org/
                Association of       Q&A--Broadcast        (unable to locate
                Broadcasters--Stat                        recordings from
                e Leadership                              2021)
                Conference
    4/27/2021  Open RAN Policy      Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Coalition Event      Open RAN             register.gotowebin
                                                          ar
                                                         .com/register/
                                                          39592846112
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    4/22/2021  CUA Dean's Dinner    Extemp Remarks       https://www.law.edu/
                Keynote                                   news-
                                                         and-events/ 2021/
                                                          alumni/
                                                         2021-0423-deans-
                                                          benefit-for-
                                                         student-
                                                          scholarship.html
    4/22/2021  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/ events/2021/
                                                          04/
                                                         april-2021-open-
                                                          commission-
                                                         meeting
    4/20/2021  Western Fire Chiefs  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Webinar              Public Safety        link
    4/15/2021  USTelecom Board of   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Directors Meeting    Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    4/13/2021  FCBA Virtual         Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Membership Event,    General              www.fcba.org/
                The Converging       Communications       events/
                Communications and   Issues              converging-
                Technology                                communications-
                Sectors: An FCBA                         technology-sectors-
                All-Chapter Event                         fcba-
                                                         chapter-event/
    4/8/2021   Cowen TMT            Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Washington Day       General              www.cowen.com/
                                     Communications      conferences-and-
                                     Issues               events/
                                                         ?event-year=2021
                                                          (unable to locate
                                                          recording of
                                                          event)
    4/6/2021   Citizens Against     Extemp Remarks/      https://
                Government Waste     Q&A--General         www.facebook.com/
                FB Live              Communications      watch/live/
                                     Issues               ?ref=watch_perma
                                                         link&v=279920027031
                                                          270
    3/30/2021  CCA Virtual Keynote  Extemp Remarks       Unable to locate
                                                          link.
    3/30/2021  CSIS Virtual Panel   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                                     International        www.csis.org/
                                     Communications       events/
                                     Policy              securing-americas-
                                                          networks-
                                                         against-chinese-
                                                          security-
                                                         threats
    3/30/2021  New Civil Liberties  Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Alliance's Lunch &   General              nclalegal.org/2021/
                Law Program          Communications
                                     Issues              03/can-the-
                                                          constitution-save-
                                                         us-from-big-tech-
                                                          censorship/
    3/25/2021  NATE/TESSO Virtual   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Event                Broadband and        link.
                                     Related Issues
    3/23/2021  Free State           Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
                Foundation Virtual   General              www.youtube.com/
                Event                Communications      watch?v=c79vnVQS4Oc
                                     Issues               &t=1s
    3/18/2021  CUA LAW              Extemp Remarks       Unable to locate
                Communications                            link
                State of the
                Institute
    3/17/2021  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2021/
                                                          03/
                                                         march-2021-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    3/15/2021  Speech: ``Carr AEI   Prepared, written    https://
                Keynote: Extending   remarks (link        docs.fcc.gov/
                America's 5G         provided)           public/attachments/
                Leadership``                             DOC-370781A1.pdf
    3/9/2021   National Rural       Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
                Health Association   Telehealth           link
                Remarks
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    5/13/2020  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
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    12/3/2019  Commissioner Carr    Speech               https://
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    11/26/     Ensuring the         Speech               https://
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    11/22/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
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    10/17/     AnchorNets 2019--    Extemp Remarks--     https://
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    1/30/2019  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
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    8/2/2018   Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
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    7/17/2018  Commissioner Carr    Speech               https://
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    6/20/2018  Remarks of FCC       Speech               https://
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                the Senate                               DOC-351817A1.pdf
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    6/14/2018  Remarks Of FCC       Speech               https://
                Commissioner                              docs.fcc.gov/
                Brendan Carr At                          public/attachments/
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                Philadelphia, PA
    6/7/2018   Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
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                                                          2018/04/
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    4/20/2018  Remarks of FCC       Speech               https://
                Commissioner                              docs.fcc.gov/
                Brendan Carr at                          public/attachments/
                CTIA's Race to 5G                        DOC-350348A1.pdf
                Summit, ``Next
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    4/17/2018  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
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    4/4/2018   University of        Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- https://
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    3/27/2018  Free State           Panel discussion,    https://www.c-
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    3/22/2018  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
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    2/28/2018  Remarks of           Speech               https://
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                United States is
                5G Ready,
                Washington, D.C
    2/23/2018  CPAC Conference      Extemp remarks on    https://www.c-
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                                     on net neutrality   video/?441473-17/
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    2/19/2018  Commissioner Carr    Speech               https://
                Remarks at Jackson                        docs.fcc.gov/
                State University                         public/attachments/
                Roundtable on                            DOC-349298A1.pdf
                Workforce
                Development And
                Training In The
                Telecommunications
                And Technology
                Sectors, Jackson,
                MS
    2/18/2018  CTA 5G Day: FCC      Speech               https://
                Commissioner                              www.youtube.com/
                Brendan Carr                             watch?v=BqKLrXTj84I
    2/11/2018  Silicon Flatirons    Q&A--technology      https://
                Tech Policy                               www.wbklaw.com/
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    2/6/2018   MMTC's 9th Annual    Interview/ Q&A--     https://
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                                                         2019-bbsj-summit/
    1/31/2018  Commissioner Carr    Speech               https://
                Remarks on ``The                          docs.fcc.gov/
                U.S. View on 5G''                        public/attachments/
                at ETNO-MLex                             DOC-348968A1.pdf
                Regulatory Summit
                in Brussels,
                Belgium
    1/30/2018  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2018/
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    1/25/2018  Commissioner Carr    Speech               https://
                Remarks at U.S.                           docs.fcc.gov/
                Chamber of                               public/attachments/
                Commerce                                 DOC-348866A1.pdf
                Telecommunications
                and E-Commerce
                Committee,
                Washington, D.C
    12/14/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2017       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2017/
                                                          12/
                                                         december-2017-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    12/12/     American Consumer    Future of Net        https://www.c-
     2017       Institute            Neutrality Remarks   span.org/
                                                         video/?438475-1/
                                                          future-
                                                         net-neutrality
    12/5/2017  IIC                  Extemp remarks--     https://
                Telecommunications   Connectivity         www.wiley.law/
                and Media Forum                          printpilot-press
                                                          release-Wiley-
                                                         Reins-David-A-Gross-

                                                         Moderates-IICs-
                                                          Annual-
                                                         Telecom-Media-
                                                         Forum.pdf?79992
    11/28/     Commissioner Carr    Speech               https://
     2017       Remarks at DOL                            docs.fcc.gov/
                Workshop on                              public/attachments/
                Apprenticeships                          DOC-347967A1.pdf
                and Wireless
                Workforce
                Development,
                Washington, DC
    11/28/     Remarks of           Speech               https://
     2017       Commissioner                              docs.fcc.gov/
                Brendan Carr at                          public/ attachments/
                ``The Future of
                Internet Freedom''                       DOC-347986A1.pdf
                Symposium,
                Washington, D.C
    11/16/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2017       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2017/
                                                          11/
                                                         november-2017-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    10/26/     Remarks Of FCC       Speech               https://
     2017       Commissioner                              docs.fcc.gov/
                Brendan Carr At                          public/attachments/
                CCA's 25th Annual                        DOC-347433A1.pdf
                Convention, Fort
                Worth, Texas
    10/24/     Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2017       Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2017/
                                                          10/
                                                         october-2017-open-
                                                         commission-meeting
    10/20/     USTelecom Board of   Extemp Remarks/Q&A-- Unable to locate
     2017       Directors Meeting    Broadband and        link
                                     Related Issues
    9/26/2017  Open Commission      Extemp Remarks/      https://www.fcc.gov/
                Meeting              Potential Press      news-
                                     Questions           events/events/2017/
                                                          09/
                                                         september-2017-open-

                                                         commission-meeting
    2/26/2017  Panel Discussion,                         https://
                Modernizing                               www.internet
                Europe's Digital                         forum.eu/events/
                Rules, European                           events/
                Internet Forum and                       547-high-level-
                GSMA Mobile World                         roundtable-
                Congress 2017,                           discussion-
                Barcelona, Spain                          modernizing-
                                                         europe%E2%80%99s-
                                                          digital-
                                                         rules.html (not
                                                          listed as a
                                                          panelist, but
                                                          participation
                                                          confirmed)
    10/24/     Panel Discussion,    Ex temp remarks      https://
     2016       Meet the 8th Floor   focused on           www.fcba.org/wp-
                International        priorities for      content/uploads/
                Legal Advisors,      Commissioner Pai's   2016/10/
                Federal              office              FINAL-October-2016-
                Communications Bar                       Newsletter.pdf (not
                Association,                              listed in the
                Washington, D.C.                          newsletter, oddly,
                                                          so we may need to
                                                          confirm date)
    9/21/2016  Panel Discussion,    Ex temp remarks      https://
                Hot Policy Topics,   focused on hot       www.facebook.com/
                Competitive          topics for FCC      CCAmobile/posts/
                Carrier              offices in telecom   bringing-
                Association 2016     policy              together-more-
                Annual Convention,                        carriers-than-
                Seattle,                                 any-other-industry-
                Washington                                event-
                                                         cca2016-is-the-ind/
                                                          123154
                                                         2596870632/ (link
                                                          to agenda and
                                                          speakers is no
                                                          longer available)
    9/7/2016   Panel Discussion,    Ex temp remarks      https://
                Emerging Issues in   focused on           www.youtube.com/
                Wireless: The FCC    spectrum            watch?v=6xDCiCi_NZE
                and NTIA             availability,
                Perspective, CTIA    accessible
                Super Mobility       communications,
                2016, Las Vegas,     speeding the
                Nevada               deployment of
                                     small cells to
                                     advance broadband
                                     deployment, and
                                     public safety
                                     issues
    10/14/     Remarks at New       Written remarks      https://www.fcc.gov/
     2015       Direction's          focused on
                Digital Single       maintaining light-  document/brendan-
                Market Summit,       touch regulatory     carr-
                Brussels, Belgium    approach to         remarks-new-
                                     regulating           directions-
                                     internet            digital-single-
                                                          market-summit
    9/9/2015   Panel Discussion,    Ex temp remarks on   https://
                Washington Goes      spectrum,            www.ctiasuper
                Mobile, FCC & NTIA   competition, and    mobility 2015.com/
                Perspective on the   closing the         policy-spectrum/
                Issues, CTIA Super   digital divide
                Mobility 2015, Las
                Vegas, Nevada
    9/9/2014   Panel Discussion,    Ex temp remarks on   https://
                The Regulatory       FCC's incentive      www.youtube.com/
                Landscape: Updates   auction, spectrum   watch?v=OuNUuOMSN-8
                and Hot Issues in    sharing, text-to-
                Washington,          911, NG911, and
                Competitive          other hot topics
                Carrier              of 2014 telecom
                Association 2014     policy.
                Annual Convention,
                Las Vegas, Nevada
    5/20/2014  Panel Discussion, A  Ex temp remarks      https://
                View from            focused on           www.youtube.com/
                Washington, PCIA's   wireless issues     hashtag/2014wishow
                2014 Wireless        before the FCC and   (unable to locate
                Infrastructure       Congress             video of this
                Show, Orlando,                            panel)
                Florida
    3/20/2014  Panel Discussion,    Ex temp remarks      https://
                Meet the Wireless    focused on           www.fcba.org/wp-
                Advisors, Federal    priorities for      content/uploads/
                Communications Bar   Commissioner Pai's   2014/07/
                Association,         office              FINAL-March-2014-
                Washington, D.C.                         Newsletter1.pdf
    2008       Speaker,                                  http://
                ``Regulatory Year                         www.acuta.org/
                In Review,'' 37th                        events/
                Annual ACUTA                              annual_conference/
                Conference, Las                          sce08.cfm (unable
                Vegas (Summer                             to access old
                2008)                                     material from
                                                          ACUTA)
    2007       Presenter, ``E-                           Unable to locate
                Discovery: What                           link; exact date
                Your Lawyer Wants                         unknown
                From You,'' Voice
                Report Podcast
                (Spring 2007)
    2007       Speaker,                                  http://
                ``Regulatory                              www.acuta.org/
                Update From                              events/
                Washington,'' 36th                        annual_conference/
                Annual ACUTA                             sce07.cfm (unable
                Conference, Miami                         to access old
                (Summer 2007)                             material from
                                                          ACUTA)
    2007       Speaker, ``2006                           Unable to locate
                Legislative &                             link; unable to
                Regulatory Wrap-                          access old
                up,'' ACUTA                               material from
                Seminar,                                  ACUTA
                Washington (Winter
                2007)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Question 19
        List all public statements you have made during the past ten years,
    including statements in news articles and radio and television
    appearances, which are on topics relevant to the position for which you
    have been nominated, including dates. Include a link to each statement
    when possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of
    the statement when available

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        DATE                           TITLE                                              LINK
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       6/1/2023  Ernst joins FCC Commissioner Carr in Willey        https://www.carrollspaper.com/
                  visit, Carol Times Herald                         news/ernst-joins-fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-in-willey-visit/article_a9764da4-
                                                                    00ad-11ee-bfb3-37b9b1d12bd4.html
      5/31/2023  Analysis | How the FCC may be forced to grapple    https://www.washingtonpost.com/
                  with AI, too, The Washington Post                 politics/2023/05/31/how-fcc-may-
                                                                    be-forced-grapple-with-ai-too/
      5/26/2023  Senator Joni Ernst And FCC Commissioner Brendan    https://www.1380kcim.com/2023/
                  Carr Were In Willey Friday                        05/26/senator-joni-ernst-and-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr-were-in-
                                                                    willey-friday/
      5/26/2023  Senator Joni Ernst And FCC Commissioner Brendan    https://www.1380kcim.com/2023/
                  Carr Were In Willey Friday                        05/26/senator-joni-ernst-and-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr-were-in-
                                                                    willey-friday/
      5/25/2023  Carr Visits South Dakota and Iowa                  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-393735A1.pdf
      5/23/2023  US telecom regulator throws his weight behind EU   https://www.euractiv.com/section/
                  senders-pay initiative, Euractiv                  digital/news/us-telecom-regulator-
                                                                    throws-his-weight-behind-eu-senders-
                                                                    pay-initiative/
      5/22/2023  Carr Statement on FCC Nominations                  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-393594A1.pdf
      5/12/2023  Standard General Merger, Roland Martin Unfiltered  https://www.youtube.com/
                                                                    watch?v=HWE6IPSaIV8
      4/28/2023  FCC approves changes to improve Wireless           https://local21news.com/weather/
                  Emergency Alert system                            weather-stories/fcc-wireless-
                                                                    emergency-alert-system-federal-
                                                                    communication-commission-approves-
                                                                    changes
      4/27/2023  VSU launches broadband training pilot, hosts FCC   https://richmond.com/news/state-
                  commissioners                                     and-regional/govt-and-politics/
                                                                    virginia-state-university-broadband
                                                                    /article_2d9ea344-e469-11ed-82ac-
                                                                    47329cbca420.html
      4/27/2023  VSU launches broadband training pilot, hosts FCC   https://richmond.com/news/state-
                  commissioners, Richmond Times Dispatch            and-regional/govt-and-politics/
                                                                    virginia-state-university-broadband
                                                                    /article_2d9ea344-e469-11ed-82ac-
                                                                    47329cbca420.html
      4/25/2023  Starks & Carr to Champion Broadband & 5G           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Workforce at VSU                                  attachments/ DOC-392905A1.pdf
      4/21/2023  Carr Applauds Bipartisan Defend Our Networks Act   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-392771A1.pdf
      4/21/2023  FCC's Carr And Simington: It's A `Break Glass      https://www.insideradio.com/free/
                  Moment' For Broadcasters.                         fcc-s-carr-and-simington-it-s-a-break-
                                                                    glass-moment-for-broadcasters/
                                                                    article_a5a7abfa-e023-11ed-
                                                                    86f6-572d7f9eb1ea.html
      4/20/2023  FCC states U.S. 5G global leadership tied to its   https://www.sdxcentral.com/
                  spectrum authority                                articles/analysis/fcc-states-u-s-5g-
                                                                    global-leadership-tied-to-its-spectrum-
                                                                    authority/2023/04/
      4/20/2023  TikTok must divest itself of Chinese ownership or  https://www.theguardian.com/
                  face ban, FCC commissioner tells Australian       technology/2023/apr/20/tiktok-
                  inquiry, The Guardian                             must-divest-itself-of-chinese-
                                                                    ownership-or-face-ban-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-tells-australian-inquiry
      3/31/2023  FCC Commissioner Carr Criticizes BEAD Fiber        https://broadbandbreakfast.com/
                  Priority Ahead of Funding Allocation              2023/05/fcc-commissioner-carr-
                                                                    criticizes-bead-fiber-priority-
                                                                    ahead-of-funding-allocation/
      3/28/2023  The Dynamist Podcast, Episode 12                   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/
                                                                    podcast/episode-12-brendan-carr-
                                                                    tiktok-on-the-clock/id1528920211?i=
                                                                    1000606301976
      3/26/2023  How much does TikTok really know about you?        https://www.youtube.com/
                  Australian 60 Minutes                             watch?v=0JuVjfHZn3s
      3/25/2023  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr: We need to move     https://www.youtube.com/
                  forward quickly on a TikTok ban, Yahoo Finance    watch?v=E1C7tcWuuSA
      3/24/2023  FCC Commissioner warns it's 'crystal clear'        https://www.foxnews.com/media/
                  TikTok puts Americans at 'risk'                   fcc-commissioner-warns-crystal-clear-
                                                                    tiktok-puts-americans-risk-chinese-
                                                                    surveillance
      3/24/2023  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on whether TikTok    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/
                  could be banned, CBS Mornings                     fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-on-
                                                                    whether-tiktok-could-be-banned/
      3/24/2023  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Interview, O'Connor  https://omny.fm/shows/oconnor-
                  and Company, WMAL                                 and-company/03-24-23-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr-interview
      3/23/2023  TikTok CEO Hearings, The Lead with Jake Tapper,    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/
                  CNN                                               brendan-carr-0030b126_tiktok-
                                                                    needed-to-accomplish-one-thing-in-
                                                                    activity-7044835024461852673-NKVE
                                                                    ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=
                                                                    member_desktop
      3/23/2023  FCC commissioner: `We have to take action' on      https://www.foxnews.com/
                  TikTok, America's Newsroom, Fox News              video/6323165772112
      3/23/2023  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on TikTok CEO's      https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/
                  testimony: Hearing's going very poorly for        03/23/fcc-commissioner-brendan-
                  TikTok, Squawk on the Street, CNBC                carr-on-tiktok-ceos-testimony-
                                                                    hearings-going-very-poorly-for-
                                                                    tiktok.html?&qsearchterm=
                                                                    Brendan%20Carr
      3/22/2023  TikTok operates as a sophisticated surveillance    https://www.msnbc.com/morning-
                  tool, says FCC commissioner, Morning Joe, MSNBC   joe/watch/tiktok-operates- as-a-
                                                                    sophisticated-surveillance-tool-says-
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-166195269652
      3/17/2023  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Ensure Reasonable      https://docs.fcc.gov/ public/
                  Calling Rates for Incarcerated People             attachments/FCC-23-19A3.pdf
      3/17/2023  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Framework to          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Facilitate Supplemental Coverage From Space       attachments/FCC-23-22A3.pdf
      3/17/2023  FCC Commissioner: TikTok is 'uniquely              https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-
                  replaceable,' Chuck Todd, Meet the Press Now      press/video/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    tiktok-is-uniquely-repla
      3/16/2023  FCC proposes satellite-to-phone rules to           https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/
                  eliminate `no signal' once and for all            16/fcc-proposes-satellite-to-phone-
                                                                    rules-to-eliminate-no-signal-once-
                                                                    and-for-all/
       3/2/2023  TikTok's only defenders in Washington are those    https://www.foxnews.com/media/
                  'paid to do so': FCC commissioner, America's      tiktoks-only-defenders-
                  Newsroom, Fox News                                washington-paid-to-do-so
      2/24/2023  Carr, Simington on Hearing Designation Order       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-391265A1.pdf
      2/21/2023  FCC Commissioner says Kentucky government ban on   https://www.wkyt.com/2023/02/21/
                  TikTok is `not quite enough', WKYT                fcc-commissioner-says-kentucky-
                                                                    government-ban-tiktok-is-not-
                                                                    quite-enough/
       2/6/2023  Carr Applauds Bipartisan FACT Act                  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-390995A1.pdf
       2/3/2023  Carr Recognizes Benito Banda with 5G Ready Hard    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Hat                                               attachments/DOC-390981A1.pdf
       2/3/2023  Stefanik, Khanna, Gallagher Work to Counter        https://stefanik.house.gov/2023/2/
                  Foreign Telecommunications Influence, Press       stefanik-khanna-gallagher-work-to-
                  Release, Elise Stefanik                           counter-foreign-telecommunications-
                                                                    influence
      1/31/2023  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on upcoming TikTok   https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/
                  testimony, Closing Bell, CNBC                     01/31/fcc-commissioner-brendan-
                                                                    carr-on-the-upcoming-tiktok-
                                                                    testimony.html
      1/27/2023  Carr Statement: FCC Improving Support for Digital  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Health in Rural America                           attachments/FCC-23-6A3.pdf
      1/27/2023  TikTok's Last Stand: Can an Army of Lobbyists      https://www.theinformation.com/
                  Quell a Washington Uprising?, The Information     articles/tiktoks-last-stand-can-
                                                                    an- army-of-lobbyists-quell-a-
                                                                    washington-uprising
      1/26/2023  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on TikTok Concerns,  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Bloomberg TV                                      videos/2023-01-26/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr-on-tiktok-concerns-video
      1/22/2023  The Dynamist Podcast, Episode 2                    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/
                                                                    podcast/episode-2-brendan-carr-the-
                                                                    future-of-online-free-speech/
                                                                    id1528920211?i=1000588897490
      1/16/2023  Here's why TikTok is a national security threat    https://www.youtube.com/
                  to Americans, The Next Revolution with Steve      watch?v=sshWn3PiOv4
                  Hilton, Fox News
      1/11/2023  8 Questions for FCC Republican Brendan Carr        https://www.law360.com/articles/
                                                                    1564436/8-questions-for-fcc-
                                                                    republican-brendan-carr
       1/2/2023  India set an important precedent by banning        https://economictimes.
                  TikTok: FCC commissioner Brendan Carr, The        indiatimes.com/tech/technology/
                  Economic Times                                    india-has-set-an-important-
                                                                    precedent-in-banning-tiktok-
                                                                    us-official/articleshow/
                                                                    96666862.cms?from=mdr
     12/30/2022  Carr Statement: 2022 Communications Marketplace    https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Report                                            2022-communications-marketplace-
                                                                    report
     12/28/2022  Who Should be Afraid of TikTok, The Economist      https://www.economist.com/
                                                                    podcasts/2022/12/28/who-should-
                                                                    be-afraid-of-tiktok-an-episode-from-
                                                                    our-archive
     12/23/2022  Carr Welcomes TikTok Ban on Federal Devices        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-390430A1.pdf
     12/23/2022  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr supports a total     https://www.npr.org/2022/12/23/
                  ban on TikTok, Morning Edition, NPR               1145170887/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr-supports-a-total-ban-
                                                                    on-tiktok
     12/22/2022  EXCLUSIVE: TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists,     https://www.forbes.com/ sites/
                  Forbes                                            emilybaker-white/2022/12/22/
                                                                    tiktok-tracks-forbes-journalists-
                                                                    bytedance/?sh=16910f6f7da5
     12/21/2022  TikTok fueling 'nightmare scenario' for U.S.       https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  cyber, national security: FCC's Brendan Carr,     6317594626112
                  Mornings with Maria, Fox Business
     12/17/2022  Your Children Should be No Where Near TikTok, Joe  https://rumble.com/v212zim-why-
                  Pags Show                                         tik-tok-is-so-dangerous.html?mref
                                                                    =1kztv&mc=6zrce
     12/16/2022  FCC Commissioner Carr to Newsmax: Section 230      https://www.newsmax.com/
                  Needs 'Fundamental Reform,' Prime News, Newsmax   newsfront/carr-congress-fcc/
                                                                    2022/12/16/id/1100886/
     12/15/2022  TikTok Ban is If Not When, Fox News                https://www.foxbusiness.com/
                                                                    politics/tiktok-ban-not-if-but-when
     12/15/2022  TikTok, The Lead with Jake Tapper, CNN             https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/status/160379280135474
                                                                    7922?lang=en
     12/14/2022  TikTok threat is multifaceted: FCC commissioner    https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  Brendan Carr, Cavuto, Fox Business                6317233183112
     12/13/2022  Carr Applauds Bipartisan TikTok Bill               https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-390084A1.pdf
      12/5/2022  DOJ antitrust regulators should look at Apple,     https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/
                  Google's handling of TikTok, says FCC             tech/doj-apple-google-tiktok/
                  commissioner                                      index.html
      12/5/2022  DOJ antitrust regulators should look at Apple,     https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/
                  Google's handling of TikTok, says FCC             tech/ doj-apple-google-tiktok/
                  commissioner, CNN                                 index.html
      12/3/2022  The Benny Report, Newsmax                          Unable to locate link
      12/2/2022  TikTok, Digital Fentanyl, & Apple's Complicity,    https://holdthesetruthswith
                  Hold These Truths Podcast with Rep. Dan Crenshaw  dancrenshaw.libsyn.com/tiktok-
                                                                    digital-fentanyl-apples-
                                                                    complicity-brendan-carr
      12/1/2022  THIS is why TikTok is a `NATIONAL SECURITY         https://www.glennbeck.com/ radio/
                  THREAT,' Glenn Beck Radio                         this-is-why-tiktok-is-a-national-
                                                                    security-threat
     11/25/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Amends Equipment               https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Authorization Program                             attachments/FCC-22-84A3.pdf
     11/25/2022  FCC bans U.S. sales of Huawei and ZTE equipment    https://www.axios.com/2022/11/25/
                  over national security concerns, Axios            fcc-bans-huawei-zte-equipment-
                                                                    national-security
     11/17/2022  FCC commissioner discusses TikTok's security       https://www.cbsnews.com/video/
                  threat to U.S., CBS News                          fcc-commissioner-discusses-tiktoks-
                                                                    security-threat-to-us/
     11/17/2022  US shouldn't rely on 'benevolence of a             https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  billionaire' to protect diverse opinions on       6315728179112
                  social media: Brendan Carr, Mornings with Maria,
                  Fox Business
     11/16/2022  TikTok Must Be Destroyed with Darren Beattie and   https://omny.fm/shows/the-charlie-
                  Brendan Carr, The Charlie Kirk Show               kirk-show/tiktok-must-be-destroyed-
                                                                    with- darren-beattie-and-b
     11/15/2022  Carr Advocates Release of More Spectrum as         https://broadbandbreakfast.com/
                  Deadline to Extend FCC Auction Authority Looms    2022/11/carr-advocates-release-of-
                                                                    more-spectrum-as-deadline-to-extend-
                                                                    fcc-auction-authority-looms/
     11/15/2022  TVBS World Taiwan                                  https://twitter.com/tvbsworld
                                                                    taiwan/status/15925172751
                                                                    14156032?s=46&t=0plzBUwVXB7
                                                                    pRKf3dbjizw
     11/11/2022  TikTok, America's Newsroom, Fox News               https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/status/15976723338832
                                                                    81408?s=20
     11/10/2022  The Jim Bohannon Show                              https://omny.fm/shows/jim-
                                                                    bohannon/jim-bohannon-show-with-
                                                                    rich-valdes-11-09-22
      11/7/2022  TikTok should be banned in America: FCC            https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  Commissioner Brendan Carr, Varney, Fox Business   6315108615112
      11/2/2022  Carr in Taiwan for Bilateral Meetings              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-388774A1.pdf
      11/2/2022  TikTok, Cavuto, Fox Business                       https://grabien.com/
                                                                    file.php?id=1710537
      11/2/2022  TikTok, Squawk on the Street, CNBC                 https://grabien.com/
                                                                    file.php?id=1710361
      11/2/2022  American FCC official in Taiwan to discuss         https://www.scmp.com/news/
                  telecoms issues, cybersecurity                    china/diplomacy/article/3198160/
                                                                    american-fcc-official-taiwan-discuss-
                                                                    telecoms-issues-cybersecurity
      11/1/2022  Exclusive: In first, FCC commissioner visits       https://www.axios.com/2022/11/
                  Taiwan                                            01/fcc-commissioner-visits-
                                                                    taiwan-first-time-carr
      11/1/2022  FCC commissioner says government should ban        https://www.axios.com/2022/11/
                  TikTok                                            01/interview-fcc-commissioner-says-
                                                                    government-should-ban-tiktok
      11/1/2022  FCC commissioner says government should ban        https://www.axios.com/2022/11/
                  TikTok, Axios                                     01/interview-fcc-commissioner-says-
                                                                    government-should-ban-tiktok
      11/1/2022  Exclusive: In first, FCC commissioner visits       https://www.axios.com/2022/11/
                  Taiwan, Axios                                     01/fcc-commissioner-visits-taiwan-
                                                                    first-time-carr
      11/1/2022  FCC Commissioner Carr Calls for TikTok Ban,        https://www.newsmax.com/us/fcc-
                  Newsmax                                           brendan-carr-tiktok/2022/11/01/
                                                                    id/1094400/
     10/26/2022  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr | America's Fight    https://www.youtube.com/
                  Against Big Tech, The Kevin Roberts Show          watch?v=3SiSEVJqVpw
     10/25/2022  Carr Applauds Stefanik NATSEC Bill                 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-388655A1.pdf
     10/25/2022  Lack of global Internet lifelines prompts calls    https://www.axios.com/
                  for a U.S. plan                                   2022/10/25/elon-musk-starlink-
                                                                    ukraine-internet
     10/21/2022  Carr Statement on Office of General Counsel        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Submission                                        attachments/DOC-388503A1.pdf
     10/21/2022  FCC commissioner says TikTok should be gone from   https://www.newsnationnow.com/
                  app stores, On Balance with Leland Vittert,       business/tech/fcc-commissioner-
                  NewsNation                                        says-tiktok-should-be-gone-from-app-
                                                                    stores/
     10/13/2022  F.C.C. Readies Vote on Banning New Huawei and ZTE  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/
                  Devices, The New York Times                       13/technology/fcc-huawei-china.html
     10/10/2022  Campaign to make Big Tech pay for telecoms         https://www.ft.com/content/
                  networks gathers pace, Financial Times            cb8d8dfa-5e8c-4dd7-b9c709
                                                                    7535a52be5a0
      10/4/2022  Carr Visits Tennessee with Senator Blackburn       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-387888A1.pdf
     09/27/2022  Orange CEO, FCC's Carr push for tech cos to pay    https://www.fiercetelecom.com/
                  ISPs for network use                              telecom/orange-ceo-fccs-carr-
                                                                    push-tech-cos-pay-network-use
      9/26/2022  Carr Joins European Officials to Promote           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure, Natl Security                     attachments/DOC-387577A1.pdf
      9/19/2022  Carr Welcomes Pro-Speech Court Win                 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-387347A1.pdf
      9/14/2022  Joe Pags: Social Outlets Must Be Liable for What   https://barrettnewsmedia.com/
                  People Post, Barrett News Media                   2022/09/14/joe-pags-social-outlets-
                                                                    must-be-liable-for-what-people-post/
      9/13/2022  FCC Commish Brendan Carr on Sect 230 and Big       https://rumble.com/v1jv07j-fcc-
                  Tech, Joe Pags Show                               commish-brendan-carr-on-sect-230-
                                                                    and-big-tech.html?mref=1kztv&mc
                                                                    =6zrce
      9/13/2022  Social media, Cavuto, Fox Business                 https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/status/156966279672746
                                                                    8032?s=20
       9/9/2022  Carr Statement on Yet Another OIG Broadband        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Funding Fraud Report                              attachments/DOC-387072A1.pdf
       9/2/2022  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Elon's Starlink,  https://www.callin.com/episode/fcc-
                  Callin podcast with Antonio Garcia Martinez       commissioner-brendan-carr-on-elons-
                                                                    PrumRdSQJW
       9/2/2022  Broadband expansion highlights BCDA roundtable,    https://www.bedford gazette.com/
                  Bedford Gazette, WTAJ                             news/local/ broadband-expansion-
                                                                    highlights-bcda-roundtable/ article_
                                                                    9de44049-8c8c-5f54-bae4-387d5f720
                                                                    481.html
       9/1/2022  Carr Joins Rep. Joyce in Pennsylvania              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-386815A1.pdf
       9/1/2022  Officials pushing to expand Internet services in   https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-
                  Bedford County                                    news/officials-pushing-to-expand-
                                                                    internet-services-in-bedford-county/
      8/30/2022  The Time for Can-Kicking Has Passed: Fix           https://public knowledge.org/the-
                  Universal Service Contribution Now                time-for-can-kicking-has-passed-fix-
                                                                    universal-service-contribution-now/
      8/30/2022  FCC Commissioner Carr honors a tower foreman who   https://wirelessestimator.com/
                  turned his life around: Robert Gallegos,          articles/2022/fcc-commissioner-
                  Wireless Estimator                                carr-honors-a-tower-foreman-who-
                                                                    turned-his-life-around- robert-gallegos/
      8/29/2022  Carr Recognizes Robert Gallegos with 5G Ready      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Hard Hat Award                                    attachments/DOC-386686A1.pdf
      8/25/2022  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Interview, O'Connor  https://omny.fm/shows/oconnor-
                  and Company, WMAL                                 and-company/08-25-22-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr-interview
      8/25/2022  Whistleblower complaint on Twitter could be a      https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  `bombshell revelation': FCC commissioner          6311393533112
      8/25/2022  FCC commissioner slams the agency for rejecting    https://www.businessinsider.com/
                  Elon Musk's bid for $886 million in funding to    fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-elon-
                  SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet              musk-spacex-starlink-rejected-
                                                                    subsidy-2022-8
      8/24/2022  Carr Criticizes FCC Infrastructure Reversal        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-386525A1.pdf
      8/23/2022  Senator Blackburn, Commissioner Carr Call to       https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/
                  Protect Children Online                           2022/8/senator-blackburn-
                                                                    commissioner-carr-call-to-
                                                                    protect-children-online
      8/15/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Reports to Congress on Future  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  of the Universal Service Fund                     reports-congress-future-universal-
                                                                    service-fund
      8/12/2022  Carr Welcomes Another FCC Mid-Band Spectrum Win    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-386221A1.pdf
      8/11/2022  Alaska Broadband Summit focuses on Federal         https://www.alaskasnews
                  funding opportunities                             source.com/2022/08/11/alaska-
                                                                    broadband-summit-focuses-federal-
                                                                    funding-opportunities/
      8/10/2022  Carr Responds to Starlink RDOF Rejection           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-386146A1.pdf
      8/10/2022  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Calls TikTok `A      https://www.billboard.com/pro/fcc-
                  Serious National Security Threat', Billboard      commissioner-brendan-carr-tiktok-
                                                                    interview/
       8/9/2022  Carr Joins Sullivan in Alaska                      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-386086A1.pdf
       8/8/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Establishes Affordable         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connectivity Outreach Grant Program               attachments/FCC-22-64A3.pdf
       8/5/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Establishes Affordable         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connectivity Outreach Grant Program               attachments/DOC-385999A3.pdf
       8/4/2022  Carr Applauds PLAN for Broadband Act               https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-385961A1.pdf
      7/27/2022  The John Batchelor Show                            https://audioboom.com/posts/
                                                                    8128605-prc-huawei-compromises-
                                                                    usaf-missile-silos-gordongchang-
                                                                    gatestone-newsweek-the-hill-brend
      7/27/2022  Everything Wireless Podcast, Episode 24            https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/
                                                                    show/onradio-podcast/episodes/
                                                                    Episode-24-FCC-Commissioner-
                                                                    Brendan-Carr-Pt-1-Spider-
                                                                    Monkeys--Rep--Dan-Crenshaw--
                                                                    Elon-Musk--and-Wage-Increases-
                                                                    e1lh3nh
      7/19/2022  China's `misuse' of TikTok data is a national      https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  security concern: FCC Senior Republican, Cavuto,  6308726614112
                  Fox Business
      7/18/2022  Carr Thanks Michael Nemcik for Serving as Acting   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Legal Advisor                                     attachments/DOC-385396A1.pdf
      7/15/2022  FCC Comish: TikTok Has Got to Go, Joe Pags Show    https://rumble.com/v1cctt9-this-fcc-
                                                                    commish-wants-tik-tok-gone-heres-
                                                                    why.html?mref=1kztv&mc=6zrce
      7/11/2022  This Week in Startups, Episode 1509, Jason         https://www.youtube.com/
                  Calacanis                                         watch?v=EFDN3vUB9kU
       7/7/2022  TikTok is a national security risk, data going to  https://www.youtube.com/
                  China: FCC Commissioner, The Record with Greta    watch?v=9S4VuBGwc0U
                  Van Susteren, Newsmax
       7/6/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Improve Network        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Resiliency During Disasters                       attachments/FCC-22-50A3.pdf
       7/6/2022  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on concerns over     https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/
                  TikTok, BBC                                       p0ck5q3n
       7/3/2022  TikTok executive speaks to CNN about security      https://www.cnn.com/videos/
                  concern claims                                    media/2022/07/03/tiktok-security-
                                                                    concerns-fcc-brendan-carr-michael-
                                                                    beckerman-interviews-rs-vpx.cnn
      6/30/2022  Yahoo Finance Live                                 https://twitter.com/YahooFinance/
                                                                    status/1544423372825804800?s=20
      6/30/2022  FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app     https://www.newsnationnow.com/on-
                  stores, On Balance with Leland Vittert,           balance-with-leland-vittert/fcc-
                  NewsNation                                        commissioner-wants-tiktok-removed-
                                                                    from-app-stores/
      6/30/2022  Can TikTok be trusted with users' data?, Morning   https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/
                  Edition, NPR                                      1108843837/can-tiktok-be-trusted-
                                                                    with-users-data
      6/29/2022  An F.C.C. commissioner pushes Apple and Google to  https://www.nytimes.com/
                  remove TikTok from their app stores.              2022/06/29/technology/apple-
                                                                    google-tiktok.html
      6/29/2022  An F.C.C. commissioner pushes Apple and Google to  https://www.nytimes.com/
                  remove TikTok from their app stores, The New      2022/06/29/technology/apple-
                  York Times                                        google-tiktok.html
      6/29/2022  TikTok should be booted from app stores because    https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/06/
                  of data gathering concerns, says FCC's Brendan    29/tiktok-should-be-booted-from-
                  Carr, Tech Check, CNBC                            app-stores-because-of-data-gathering-
                                                                    concerns-says-fccs-brendan-carr.html
                                                                    ?&qsearchterm=Brendan%20Carr
      6/22/2022  The John Batchelor Show                            https://audioboom.com/posts/
                                                                    8107638-prc-tiktok-the-spy-gordong
                                                                    chang-gatestone-newsweek-the-hill-
                                                                    brendan-carr-fcc-commissioner
      6/21/2022  Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over         https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
                  equipment near missile silos, Reuters             exclusive-us-probes-chinas-huawei-
                                                                    over-equipment-near-missile-silos-
                                                                    2022-07-21/
      6/15/2022  Carr Welcomes Vote on Wireless Resiliency Rules,   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Notes Strong Support                              attachments/DOC-384295A1.pdf
      6/10/2022  Carr Calls for National Broadband Strategy         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-384164A1.pdf
       6/1/2022  Officials look to boost rural public safety        https://trib.com/news/local/
                  communications                                    casper/officials-look-to-boost-rural-
                                                                    public-safety-communications/
                                                                    article_1c5c7a2e-e132-11ec-
                                                                    8d02-c73bb889441e.html
       6/1/2022  Sioux Falls Paving the way for 5G                  https://www.keloland.com/news/
                                                                    local-news/sioux-falls-paving-
                                                                    the-way-for-5g/
       6/1/2022  FCC Commissioner slams Biden's 'disinformation     https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  board' as 'Orwellian' and 'unconstitutional,'     6305826938112
                  Mornings with Maria, Fox Business
      5/31/2022  Carr Visits Wyoming and South Dakota               https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-383815A1.pdf
      5/31/2022  FCC Commissioner, Barrasso celebrate dedicated     https://oilcity.news/community/
                  first-responder network, first used by Casper     2022/05/31/fcc-commissioner-
                  PD, Oil City News                                 barrasso-celebrate-dedicated-first-
                                                                    responder-network-first-used-by-
                                                                    casper-pd/
      5/24/2022  FCC commissioner calls out Apple CEO's China       https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  censorship hypocrisy, Mornings with Maria, Fox    6305163080001
                  Business
      5/20/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Higher Speed Goals    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for Small Rural Broadband Providers               attachments/FCC-22-35A3.pdf
      5/19/2022  Carr Concerned by BEAD Rules                       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-383507A1.pdf
      5/19/2022  Carr Wants Mandatory Network Disaster Resilience   https://insidetowers.com/carr-wants-
                  Rules for Wireless Carriers                       mandatory-network-disaster-
                                                                    resilience-rules-for-wireless-carriers/
      5/16/2022  Carr Proposes New Wireless Resiliency Rules        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-383360A1.pdf
      5/16/2022  Rural Health Matters, RFD TV                       https://www.youtube.com/
                                                                    watch?v=nxK2mMoAnWU
      5/13/2022  Coleman Nation Podcast, Episode 67 Brendan Carr    https://rumble.com/v15sid5-
                                                                    colemannation-podcast-episode-67-
                                                                    brendan-carr-off-the-spectrum.
                                                                    html?mref=1kztv&mrefc=5
      5/11/2022  New push to make Big Tech pay more for bandwidth,  https://www.axios.com/2022/05/11/
                  Axios                                             big-tech-pay-for-bandwidth-eu-south-korea
      5/10/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Eases Budget Restrictions for  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Rural Rate-of-Return Carriers                     eases-budget-restrictions-rural-rate-
                                                                    return-carriers-0
      5/10/2022  Ruthless Podcast, Episode 184                      https://ruthless podcast.com/
                                                                    episodes/libs-make-threats
       5/9/2022  Biden's 'disinformation board' should be shut      https://www.fox business.com/video/
                  down: FCC Commissioner                            6305828012112
       5/5/2022  Carr Recognizes Veteran and Tower Climber Amber    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Perez with 5G Award                               attachments/ DOC-383042A1.pdf
      4/28/2022  FCC commissioner shoots down 'absurd' claim that   https://www.foxbusiness.com/
                  the Federal government can block Musk's Twitter   politics/fcc-commissioner-shoots-
                  purchase                                          down-absurd-claim-that-the-federal-
                                                                    government-can-block-musks-twitter-
                                                                    purchase?test=9da8f89dacde974c9cba
                                                                    2df3b51cb742
      4/28/2022  FCC's BRENDAN CARR: ``We Don't Have The Authority  https://www.facebook.com/watch/
                  To Block Musk From Purchasing Twitter''           ?v=446873607244939
                  Comments, Dana Loesch, The First
      4/27/2022  Carr Rejects Call for FCC to Block Musk's          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Purchase of Twitter                               attachments/DOC-382779A1.pdf
      4/27/2022  FCC Commissioner: It Would Be 'Absurd' to Block    https://www.newsmax.com/
                  Elon Musk's Twitter Deal, Newsmax                 newsfront/fcc-elon-musk-twitter-
                                                                    social/2022/04/27/id/1067554/
      4/26/2022  We NEED More Pro-Speech Protections!, Joe Pags     https://rumble.com/v12k2kc-we-
                  Show                                              need-more-pro-speech-protections.
                                                                    html?mref=1kztv&mc=6zrce
      4/26/2022  Musk to bend Twitter policies `towards greater     https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  embrace of free speech': FCC commissioner,        6305168252001
                  Mornings with Maria, Fox Business
      4/22/2022  FCC's Brendan Carr slams Apple's Tim Cook for      https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/
                  China censorship hypocrisy                        fccs-brendan-carr-slams-apples-
                                                                    tim-cook-for-china-hypocrisy/
      4/21/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Launches Proceeding on         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Promoting Receiver Performance                    attachments/FCC-22-29A3.pdf
      4/21/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Public Wireless       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Emergency Alerts Performance Reporting            attachments/ FCC-22-31A3.pdf
      4/18/2022  Carr Welcomes Michael Nemcik as Acting Legal       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Advisor                                           attachments/DOC-382466A1.pdf
      4/14/2022  Twitter has become a `digital town square':        https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  Senior Republican on the FCC, Cavuto, Fox         6303948792001
                  Business
      3/25/2022  Carr Welcomes Expansion of FCC's Covered List      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-381739A1.pdf
      3/23/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Revokes Pacific Networks' &    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  ComNet's Telecom Service Authority                attachments/FCC-22-22A3.pdf
      3/21/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Auction 108 (2.5 GHz)   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Procedures, Deadlines, and Inventory              attachments/FCC-22-24A2.pdf
      3/18/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Resolving     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Disputes Over Pole Replacement Costs              attachments/FCC-22-20A3.pdf
      3/17/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Announces Final Group of       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connected Care Pilot Program Projects             attachments/FCC-22-23A3.pdf
      2/25/2022  Commissioner at UNM for broadband roundtable       https://news.unm.edu/news/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-at-unm-for-broadband-
                                                                    roundtable
      2/24/2022  Suicide Hotline Left Ethics Board Out Of The Loop  https://www.forbes.com/sites/
                  About Data-Sharing With For-Profit Spinoff,       alexandralevine/2022/02/24/
                  Forbes                                            suicide-hotline-left-ethics-board-out-
                                                                    of-the-loop-about-data-sharing-with-
                                                                    for-profit-spinoff/?sh=5bd5a14449b9
      2/22/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Further       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Reforms to Rural Health Care Program              attachments/FCC-22-15A3.pdf
      2/18/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Further       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Reforms to Rural Health Care Program              attachments/DOC-380472A3.pdf
      2/15/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Increase Broadband     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Competition in Apartment Buildings                attachments/FCC-22-12A3.pdf
      2/11/2022  Carr Applauds Bipartisan E&C Space Legislation     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-380213A1.pdf
       2/2/2022  Carr Statement: China Unicom Americas Order on     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Revocation                                        attachments/FCC-22-9A3.pdf
       2/2/2022  Carr Applauds Introduction of ``Countering CCP     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Drones Act``                                      attachments/DOC-379883A1.pdf
       2/2/2022  Stefanik, Scott Introduce Legislation to Counter   https://stefanik.house.gov/2022/2/
                  Chinese Drones, Press Release, Elise Stefanik     stefanik-scott-introduce-legislation-to-
                                                                    counter-chinese-drones
      1/28/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Connecting Tribal Libraries    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Through the E-Rate Program                        attachments/FCC-22-8A3.pdf
      1/27/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Connecting Tribal Libraries    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Through the E-Rate Program                        attachments/DOC-379679A3.pdf
      1/27/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Empower Broadband      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Consumers Through Transparency                    attachments/FCC-22-7A3.pdf
      1/22/2022  5G and FAA, Larry Kudlow Show, WABC                https://wabcradio.com/episode/
                                                                    brendan-carr-1-22-22/
      1/22/2022  The Glenn Beck Podcast, Episode 130                https://www.youtube.com/
                                                                    watch?v=4Ts8T4WGbmU
      1/21/2022  Carr Statement: FCC Releases Rules To Implement    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Affordable Connectivity Program                   attachments/FCC-22-2A3.pdf
      1/21/2022  How the U.S. Messed Up Its New 5G Rollout: `It     https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-
                  Wasn't Our Finest Hour,' Drew Fitzgerald, Wall    the-u-s-messed-up-its-new-5g-rollout-
                  Street Journal                                    it-wasnt-our-finest-hour-11642796082
      1/19/2022  Carr Statement on Biden 5G Delay                   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-379398A1.pdf
      1/19/2022  How Washington flew into a 5G mess, Politico       https://www.politico.com/news/
                                                                    2022/01/19/5g-flights-spectrum-
                                                                    mess-washington-527425
      1/19/2022  Verizon, AT&T delay some 5G service after          https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/
                  concerns from Biden administration, Squawk on     01/19/verizon-att-delay-some-5g-
                  the Street, CNBC                                  service-after-concerns-from-
                                                                    biden-administration.html?&
                                                                    qsearchterm=Brendan%20Carr
      1/14/2022  Carr Concerned by Biden Broadband Rules            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-379259A1.pdf
      1/12/2022  Carr Holds Official Meeting with Taiwan            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Regulators                                        attachments/DOC-379158A1.pdf
       1/6/2022  FCC's Recent Telehealth Roundtable Emphasizes      https://www.jdsupra.com/
                  Telehealth is Here to Stay                        legalnews/fcc-s-recent-telehealth-
                                                                    roundtable-3244191/
       1/3/2022  Scoop: Chinese surveillance firm ramps up fight    https://www.axios.com/
                  against regulators, Axios                         2022/01/04/chinese-surveillance-
                                                                    firm-us-regulators
       1/1/2022  Carr Letter: Response to Sec. Buttigieg            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-378918A1.pdf
     12/28/2021  Carr Welcomes FCC's Mid-Band Spectrum Win          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-378880A1.pdf
     12/16/2021  Carr Welcomes Treasury Department Sanctions on     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  DJI                                               attachments/DOC-378717A1.pdf
     12/15/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Initiates Proceeding on        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Future of Universal Service                       initiates-proceeding-future-universal-
                                                                    service
      12/8/2021  Carr Statement on Introduction of Robocall Trace   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Back Enhancement Act                              attachments/DOC-378565A1.pdf
      12/7/2021  Carr Congratulates FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel on   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  New Term                                          attachments/DOC-378521A1.pdf
      12/2/2021  Carr Announces Agenda and Panelists for            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telehealth Roundtable                             attachments/DOC-378405A1.pdf
     11/23/2021  Carr Statement on IG's Report on Waste, Fraud,     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  and Abuse                                         attachments/DOC-378120A1.pdf
     11/22/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Approves Verizon-TracFone      https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Transaction with Conditions                       fcc-approves-verizon-tracfone-
                                                                    transaction-conditions
     11/18/2021  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Announces            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telehealth Roundtable                             attachments/DOC-377985A1.pdf
     11/17/2021  The John Batchelor Show                            https://audioboom.com/posts/
                                                                    7982171-huawei-stymied-brendan-
                                                                    carr-fcc-commissioner-gordongchang-
                                                                    gatestone-newsweek-the-hill
     11/12/2021  Carr Applauds President Biden's Signing of the     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Secure Equipment Act                              attachments/DOC-377811A1.pdf
      11/5/2021  Carr Backs Bill Supporting Uncensored Internet     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Abroad                                            attachments/DOC-377601A1.pdf
      11/2/2021  Carr Statement: China Telecom Americas Order on    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Revocation and Termination                        attachments/FCC-21-114A3.pdf
     10/28/2021  Carr Applauds Final Passage of Secure Equipment    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act by U.S. Senate                                attachments/DOC-377380A1.pdf
     10/27/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Announces 36 Newly Approved    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Connected Care Pilot Program Projects             announces-36-newly-approved-
                                                                    connected-care-pilot-program-
                                                                    projects-0/carr-statement
     10/26/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Announces 36 Newly Approved    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Connected Care Pilot Program Projects             announces-36-newly-approved-
                                                                    connected-care-pilot-program-
                                                                    projects/carr-statement
     10/26/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Revokes China Telecom          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  America's Telecom Services Authority              revokes-china-telecom-americas-
                                                                    telecom-services-authority/
                                                                    carr-statement
     10/26/2021  Carr on White House Designation of Rosenworcel     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  and Noms                                          attachments/DOC-376914A1.pdf
     10/21/2021  FCC targets Big Tech with new regulatory fees      https://www.washingtonexaminer
                                                                    .com/policy/fcc-targets-big-
                                                                    tech-with- new-regulatory-fees
     10/20/2021  Carr Applauds House Passage of Secure Equipment    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act                                               attachments/DOC-376746A1.pdf
     10/20/2021  FCC calls for blacklist of Chinese drone company,  https://www.newsnationnow.com/
                  On Balance with Leland Vittert, NewsNation        on-balance-with-leland-vittert/fcc-
                                                                    calls-for-blacklist-of-chinese-
                                                                    drone-company/
     10/19/2021  Carr Calls for Review of DJI, Citing National      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Security Risks                                    attachments/DOC-376692A1.pdf
     10/19/2021  U.S. FCC commissioner wants new restrictions       https://www.reuters.com/
                  review for Chinese dronemaker DJI                 technology/us-fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    wants-new-restrictions-review-
                                                                    chinese-dronemaker-dji-2021-10-19/
     10/19/2021  FCC member targets Chinese drone giant             https://www.newsweek.com/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-calls-chinese-drone-
                                                                    company-potential-airborne-version-
                                                                    huawei-1640615
     10/19/2021  FCC Commissioner Calls Chinese Drone Company a     https://www.newsweek.com/fcc-
                  Potential 'Airborne Version of Huawei'            commissioner-calls-chinese-drone-
                                                                    company-potential-airborne-version-
                                                                    huawei-1640615
     10/15/2021  Carr Congratulates Free State Foundation on        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Fifteenth Anniversary                             attachments/DOC-376613A1.pdf
      10/4/2021  FCC Commissioner Carr to Testify in Senate         https://news.bloomberglaw.com/
                  Telehealth Hearing                                health-law-and-business/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-carr-to-testify-in-
                                                                    senate-telehealth-hearing
      10/1/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Improve                https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Communications Reliability During Disasters       attachments/FCC-21-99A3.pdf
      10/1/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Strengthens Security Review    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  of Companies with Foreign Ownership               attachments/FCC-21-104A2.pdf
      10/1/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Promoting     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Public Safety Use of the 4.9 GHz Band             attachments/FCC-21-106A3.pdf
      10/1/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Supports Broadband for Tribal  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Libraries Through E-Rate                          attachments/FCC-21-107A3.pdf
      9/30/2021  The Growing Threat to Liberty The Growing Threat   https://www.facebook.com/
                  to Liberty Posed by Big TechPosed by Big Tech,    watch/?v=113460339040 2620
                  Dana Loesch, The First
      9/27/2021  Acting Chair Rosenworcel and Cmr Carr Travel to    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Louisiana                                         attachments/DOC-376066A1.pdf
      9/27/2021  FCC commissioner on 'bombshell' Facebook report:   https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  'Self-regulation' efforts have been a             6272874668001
                  'smokescreen,' Cavuto, Fox Business
      9/17/2021  Carr Recognizes Tower Climber Jeremy Buckles with  https://insidetowers.com/carr-
                  ``5G Ready'' Hard Hat                             recognizes-tower-climber-jeremy-
                                                                    buckles-with-5g-ready-hard-hat/
      9/17/2021  Cavuto, Fox Business                               https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/status/1438892437624
                                                                    311811?s=20
      9/16/2021  Carr Recognizes Tower Climber Jeremy Buckles with  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  '5G Ready' Hard Hat                               attachments/DOC-375804A1.pdf
      9/16/2021  FCC Commissioner Reacts to blistering Facebook     https://www.foxbusiness.com/
                  report                                            technology/fcc-commissioner-reacts-
                                                                    to-blistering-facebook-report-time-to-
                                                                    engage-in-section-230-reform
      9/15/2021  New Economic Analysis Bolsters Carr's Call for     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Ending Big Tech's Free                            attachments/DOC-375777A1.pdf
      9/15/2021  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Discusses a Truly    https://rumble.com/vmlh47-fcc-
                  Bizarre Complaint, Joe Pags Show                  commisioner-brendan-carr-discusses-
                                                                    a-truly-bizzare-complaint.html?mref=
                                                                    1kztv&mc=6zrce
       9/7/2021  Carr Visits Ozarks, Focused on Connectivity, AG,   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Jobs, and Telehealth                              attachments/DOC-375521A1.pdf
       9/7/2021  Kevin McCarthy Really Doesn't Want the January 6   https://newrepublic.com/article/
                  Committee to See Those Phone Records, The New     163563/mccarthy-january-6-
                  Republic                                          phone-records
       9/3/2021  The FCC Commissioner Echoing Kevin McCarthy Is     https://www.huffpost.com/entry/
                  Married To McCarthy's Counsel, Huffington Post    fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-kevin-
                                                                    mccarthy_n_6132716ae4b04778
                                                                    c004e270
      8/26/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Assessment and          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Collection of FY2021 Regulatory Fees              attachments/FCC-21-98A3.pdf
       8/6/2021  Carr Meets First Responders, Public Safety         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Officials Fighting CA Fire                        attachments/DOC-374736A1.pdf
       8/4/2021  Carr Applauds Senate Commerce Passage Of Secure    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Equipment Act                                     attachments/DOC-374656A1.pdf
       8/3/2021  Interview with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,      https://www.youtube.com/
                  Learning Alliance                                 watch?v=oZkRW9Aw3KY
      7/28/2021  Carr Applauds Big Tech Accountability Legislative  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Package                                           attachments/DOC-374488A1.pdf
      7/26/2021  Carr Statement on FCC's Grant of C-Band Spectrum   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Licenses                                          attachments/DOC-374412A1.pdf
      7/22/2021  Carr Applauds Committee Passage of Secure          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Equipment Act                                     attachments/DOC-374320A1.pdf
      7/21/2021  Carr Applauds Introduction of FAIR Contributions   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act                                               attachments/DOC-374281A1.pdf
      7/20/2021  Joe Biden considers Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis-     https://floridapolitics.com/archives/
                  backed plan for Internet in Cuba                  442536-joe-biden-considers-marco-
                                                                    rubio-ron-desantis-backed-plan-for-
                                                                    internet-in-cuba/
      7/20/2021  Running Internet into Cuba, The Pull Request with  https://www.thepull request.com/p/
                  Antonio Garcia Martinez                           running-internet-to-cuba#details
      7/18/2021  Tearing Down Cuba's Cyberwall                      https://www.wsj.com/articles/
                                                                    tearing-down-cubas-cyberwall-
                                                                    11626649593
      7/16/2021  Carr and Florida Leaders Urge Support for          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Internet Freedom in Cuba                          attachments/DOC-374161A1.pdf
      7/16/2021  Carr Backs DeSantis' Call for Biden to Aid Cuba    https://communicationsdaily.com/
                  Via ISPs                                          news/2021/07/16/Carr-Backs-
                                                                    DeSantis-Call-for-Biden-to-Aid-Cuba-
                                                                    Via-ISPs-2107150053
      7/15/2021  Carr Backs Governor DeSantis Call to End Cuba's    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Internet Blockade                                 attachments/DOC-374119A1.pdf
      7/15/2021  DeSantis, FCC commissioner hold press conference   https://winknews.com/2021/07/15/
                  in Miami                                          desantis-fcc-commissioner-to-hold-
                                                                    press-conference-in-miami/
      7/15/2021  Florida Republicans urge Biden to greenlight       https://www.tampabay.com/news/
                  efforts to bring stable Internet to Cuba, Tampa   florida-politics/2021/07/15/florida-
                  Bay Times                                         republicans-urge-biden-to-greenlight-
                                                                    efforts-to-bring-stable-internet-to-cuba/
      7/14/2021  Carr Visits Florida                                https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-374070A1.pdf
      7/14/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Enable State-of-the-  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Art Radar Sensors in 60 GHz Band                  attachments/FCC-21-83A3.pdf
       7/9/2021  Commissioner Carr Statement on White House         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Executive Order                                   attachments/DOC-373953A1.pdf
       7/6/2021  FCC Commissioner, Ziply CEO tour Galena Mine,      https://shoshonenews press.com/
                  Soshone News Press                                news/2021/jul/06/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    ziply-ceo-tour-galena-mine/
      6/30/2021  Carr Visits Pacific Northwest with Rep. Rodgers    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-373713A1.pdf
      6/28/2021  Carr Applauds House Republican Framework to Reign  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  in Big Tech                                       attachments/DOC-373627A1.pdf
      6/28/2021  Republicans' new plan to tax Big Tech              https://www.axios.com/2021/06/28/
                                                                    republican-plan-tax-tech-broadband-
                                                                    subsidies
      6/28/2021  Republicans' new plan to tax Big Tech              https://www.axios.com/2021/06/28/
                                                                    republican-plan-tax-tech-broadband-
                                                                    subsidies
      6/23/2021  USF Reform, Bloomberg TV                           https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/status/140768853407772
                                                                    2626?s=20
      6/17/2021  Carr Statement: Equipment Authorization and        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Competitive Bidding Supply Chain NPRM             attachments/FCC-21-73A3.pdf
      6/17/2021  Carr Applauds Round 2, Next Steps in Connected     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Care Pilot                                        attachments/DOC-373371A1.pdf
      6/15/2021  Carr Applauds Scalise, Eshoo Bill on Huawei        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Loophole                                          attachments/DOC-373281A1.pdf
      6/15/2021  Why Chinese 5G and Missile Silos Don't Mix (feat.  https://www.youtube.com/
                  Commissioner Brendan Carr), American Moment       watch?v=MwjdNUvF8xU
      6/10/2021  Carr Applauds Wicker Anti-Discrimination Bill      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-373167A1.pdf
       6/3/2021  Carr, Simington on Bad Deal for 911                https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-372983A1.pdf
       6/2/2021  FCC commissioner pushes for Big Tech to pay to     https://www.cnet.com/home/
                  close digital divide                              internet/fcc-commissioner-pushes-
                                                                    for-big-tech-to-pay-to-close-
                                                                    digital-divide/
      5/27/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts 4.9 GHz Stay Order      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                                                                    adopts-49-ghz-stay-order
      5/26/2021  Carr Welcomes Vote on Proposal to Close Huawei     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Loophole                                          attachments/DOC-372778A1.pdf
      5/26/2021  Carr Lauds Ruling Upholding Key 2019               https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Reforms                            attachments/DOC-372777A1.pdf
      5/24/2021  Carr Praises Rubio, Markey Bill on Huawei          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Loophole                                          attachments/DOC-372696A1.pdf
      5/24/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Lowers Interstate and          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  International Prison Phone Rates                  attachments/FCC-21-60A3.pdf
      5/24/2021  Carr Calls for Ending Big Tech's Free Ride on the  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Internet                                          attachments/DOC-372688A1.pdf
      5/19/2021  Understanding 5G Podcast: The Status of 5G in      https://www.youtube.com/
                  America, 5G Americas                              watch?v=vxv7e0_ZFgY
      5/11/2021  Carr Statement: FCC to Launch $7.17 Billion        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connectivity Fund Program                         attachments/FCC-21-58A3.pdf
      5/11/2021  FCC's Carr to Newsmax TV: AG Mosby's Complaint     https://www.newsmax.com/
                  Against Conservative TV Station 'Chilling,' John  newsmax-tv/carr-fcc-mosby/
                  Bachman Now, Newsmax                              2021/05/11/id/1020991/
      5/10/2021  Commissioner Carr Statement on Maryland State's    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Attorney's Complaint                              attachments/DOC-372303A1.pdf
      5/10/2021  FCC Commissioner: Mosby's complaint is 'blatantly  https://foxbaltimore.com/news/
                  unconstitutional'                                 local/fcc-commissioner-mosbys-
                                                                    complaint-is-blatantly-
                                                                    unconstitutional
      5/10/2021  FCC Commissioner: Mosby's complaint is 'blatantly  https://foxbaltimore.com/news/
                  unconstitutional', Fox Baltimore                  local/fcc-commissioner-mosbys-
                                                                    complaint-is-blatantly-
                                                                    unconstitutional
       5/6/2021  Brendan Carr to Newsmax TV: Hispanic Caucus Wants  https://www.newsmax.com/
                  Govt to Be DNC 'Speech Police,' Spicer & Co.,     newsmax-tv/fcc-miami-hispanic-
                  Newsmax                                           caucus/2021/05/06/id/1020436/
       5/5/2021  Carr Visits Nebraska with Senator Fischer and      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Governor Ricketts                                 attachments/DOC-372186A1.pdf
       5/4/2021  Gov. Noem, FCC commissioner tour new broadband     https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/
                  site                                              state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/
                                                                    gov-noem-fcc-commissioner-tour-new-
                                                                    broadband-site/article_b219d425-
                                                                    b70e-5f2f-b58f-8491b4c587dc.html
       5/4/2021  Broadband project connects rural communities       https://www.keloland.com/news/
                  across South Dakota                               local-news/broadband-project-
                                                                    connects-rural-communities-across-
                                                                    south-dakota/
       5/3/2021  Carr Visits South Dakota with Thune, Noem, and     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Johnson                                           attachments/DOC-372092A1.pdf
       5/3/2021  Carr Applauds Legislation to Expand Access to      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telehealth                                        attachments/DOC-372099A1.pdf
      4/29/2021  Republican FCC Commissioner Calls on Joe Biden's   https://www.newsweek.com/
                  FCC Chair To Reject Pressure on Miami Radio       republican-fcc-commissioner-calls-
                  Station Sale                                      joe-bidens-fcc-chair-reject-pressure-
                                                                    miami-radio-station-sale-1587539
      4/27/2021  The Benny Report, Newsmax
      4/22/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Make Spectrum         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Available for Commercial Space Launches           attachments/FCC-21-44A3.pdf
      4/22/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Successfully Concludes 800     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  MHz Rebanding Process                             attachments/FCC-21-41A3.pdf
      4/21/2021  FCC commissioner rips Democrats trying to block    https://www.foxnews.com/media/
                  Florida radio station sale to conservative        fcc-commissioner-democrats-florida-
                  outlet                                            station-wsua-radio
      4/19/2021  Carr Rejects Democrat Efforts to Politicize        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Transaction Review                                attachments/DOC-371715A1.pdf
      4/14/2021  The Communicators with Brendan Carr, C-SPAN        https://www.c-span.org/
                                                                    video/?510075-1/communicators-
                                                                    brendan-carr
      4/13/2021  China & Big Tech's threat to liberty, Dana         https://www.facebook.com/watch/
                  Loesch, The First                                 ?ref=search&v=2813490775580834
                                                                    &external_log_id=709ae12c-d5ba-4acb
                                                                    -a7bd-f3d2871a13a7&q=Brendan
                                                                    %20Carr%20dana%20loesch
       4/8/2021  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr: `Glaring Loophole'  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
                  in U.S. Policy on Tech from China, The Epoch      1o0DUIiWLPo&list=PLKDm1nJ92
                  Time's American Thought Leaders                   oev6PIXA1hDzX5go8UWDt_Op
       4/5/2021  The John Batchelor Show                            https://audioboom.com/posts/
                                                                    7837981-vulnerable-to-compromised-
                                                                    china-manufactured-hardware-
                                                                    brendancarr-fcc-gordongchang-
                                                                    gatestone
       4/5/2021  Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner--Fearful Biden      https://rumble.com/vfe82d-brendan-
                  leadership on 5G won't allow U.S. to keep         carr-fcc-commissioner-fearful-biden-
                  superiority, Just The News a.m. with Sophie Mann  leadership-on-5g-wont-allow-us-
                                                                    .html?mref=1kztv&mrefc=5
       4/1/2021  Carr Welcomes Unanimous Supreme Court Decision     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Upholding Media Regs                              attachments/DOC-371277A1.pdf
       4/1/2021  Commissioner Carr Visits Mississippi With Sen.     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Wicker                                            attachments/DOC-371271A1.pdf
      3/31/2021  Extending U.S. Leadership on 5G: Highlights from   https://www.aei.org/technology-
                  a Conversation with FCC Commissioner Brendan      and-innovation/extending-us-
                  Carr, AEI                                         leadership-on-5g-highlights-
                                                                    from-aconversation-with-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr/
      3/30/2021  Carr Urges Stronger Action on Communist China's    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Threats and Genocide                              attachments/DOC-371210A1.pdf
      3/30/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Moves Forward with Round 2 of  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  the COVID-19 Telehealth Program                   moves-forward-round-2-covid-19-
                                                                    telehealth-program
      3/30/2021  U.S. FCC commissioner urges tougher steps on       https://www.reuters.com/article/
                  Chinese network equipment                         us-usa-china-huawei-tech-
                                                                    idUSKBN2BM2TR
      3/25/2021  Carr Applauds Legislation to Expand 5G Workforce   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-371094A1.pdf
      3/25/2021  Net Neutrality Nails Veterans                      https://www.wsj.com/articles/
                                                                    net-neutrality-nails-veterans-
                                                                    11616711836
      3/23/2021  Carr Announces Staff Changes                       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-370998A1.pdf
      3/18/2021  Carr Welcomes New, Four-Month Timeline for         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Broadband Maps                                    attachments/DOC-370911A1.pdf
      3/18/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Opens 100 Megahertz of Mid-    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Band Spectrum for 5G                              attachments/FCC-21-32A3.pdf
      3/18/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Open Radio    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Access Networks                                   attachments/FCC-21-31A3.pdf
      3/18/2021  Carr Statement: FCC to Share Communications        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Outage Info with Federal & State Agencies         attachments/FCC-21-34A3.pdf
      3/18/2021  US ratchets up pressure on Chinese telecom firms   https://www.bbc.com/news/
                                                                    business-56438832
      3/17/2021  Carr Statement on Carriers With Ties to Communist  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  China                                             attachments/DOC-370862A1.pdf
      3/15/2021  Carr Announces Plan to Extend U.S. Leadership in   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  5G                                                attachments/DOC-370780A1.pdf
      3/15/2021  GOP FCC commissioner's vision for 5G
      3/15/2021  FCC Commissioner Carr outlines 5G spectrum         https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  priorities                                        regulatory/fcc-commissioner-carr-
                                                                    outlines-5g-spectrum-priorities
       3/6/2021  FCC commissioner wants more bandwidth, more jobs   https://www.palmettocare
                  in Mississippi                                    connections.org/news/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-wants-more-bandwidth-
                                                                    more-jobs-in-mississippi/
       3/4/2021  Carr Visits Mississippi to Promote 5G Jobs Agenda  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-370508A1.pdf
      2/26/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Report and Order for    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Emergency Broadband Benefit Program               attachments/FCC-21-29A3.pdf
      2/24/2021  FCC commissioner says House Democrats targeting    https://rumble.com/ve606r-fcc-
                  conservative media, One America News              commissioner-says-house-democrats-
                                                                    targeting-conservative-media.
                                                                    html?mref=1kztv&mrefc=10
      2/23/2021  Carr Welcomes Next Steps on 3.45 GHz Band for 5G   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-370227A1.pdf
      2/22/2021  Carr Statement: Implementing the Secure and        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Trusted Communications Networks Act               attachments/FCC-21-26A3.pdf
      2/22/2021  Carr Responds to Democrats' Efforts to Censor      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Newsrooms                                         attachments/DOC-370165A1.pdf
      2/17/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Modifying     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Supply Chain Rules                                attachments/DOC-370055A3.pdf
      2/17/2021  Carr Welcomes Update on COVID-19 Telehealth        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program                                           attachments/DOC-370052A1.pdf
      2/17/2021  Carr Statement on Close of Bidding in C-Band       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Auction                                           attachments/DOC-370066A1.pdf
      2/16/2021  Carr Applauds Introduction of House Republicans'   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Broadband Agenda                                  attachments/DOC-369998A1.pdf
       2/3/2021  FCC meets with UVA Health to expand telemedicine   https://www.nbc29.com/2021/02/
                  into patients' homes                              03/fcc-meets-with-uva-health-expand-
                                                                    telemedicine-into-patients-homes/
       2/3/2021  FCC commissioner concerned about the future of     https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  freedom of speech in America, Cavuto, Fox         6228821031001
                  Business
       2/2/2021  Carr Praises 5G Workforce Bill                     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-369662A1.pdf
      1/21/2021  Carr Congratulates Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-369422A1.pdf
      1/19/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Annual Broadband Report Shows  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Digital Divide Is Rapidly Closing                 annual-broadband-report-shows-
                                                                    digital-divide-rapidly-closing
      1/19/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Modifies DTS Rules to Promote  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Expanded Use by Broadcasters                      modifies-dts-rules-promote-expanded-
                                                                    use-broadcasters
      1/19/2021  Carr Announces Greg Watson as Policy Advisor       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-369362A1.pdf
      1/15/2021  Carr Applauds Announcement of Initial Connected    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Care Recipients                                   attachments/DOC-369276A1.pdf
      1/15/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Maximizing    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Efficient Use of 12 GHz Band                      seeks-comment-maximizing-efficient-
                                                                    use-12-ghz-band
      1/15/2021  Carr Statement on Closing of First Phase of C-     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Band Auction                                      attachments/DOC-369277A1.pdf
      1/15/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Announces Initial Connected    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Care Pilot Program Projects                       announces-initial-connected-care-
                                                                    pilot-program-projects
       1/7/2021  Carr Statement: FCC Modernizes Siting Rule for     https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Small Hub and Relay Wireless Antennas             fcc-modernizes-siting-rule-small-
                                                                    hub-and-relay-wireless-antennas
       1/7/2021  Carr Supports Action for Apparent Educational      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Service Abuses                                    attachments/DOC-369118A1.pdf
       1/6/2021  Carr Welcomes Launch of Round 2 of FCC's COVID-19  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telehealth Program                                attachments/DOC-369097A1.pdf
     12/31/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Releases 2020 Communications   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Marketplace Report                                releases-2020-communications-
                                                                    marketplace-report
     12/28/2020  Carr Welcomes Action on Connected Care Pilot       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program                                           attachments/DOC-368974A1.pdf
     12/22/2020  Winning the 5G War, and What To Do About Section   https://holdthesetruthswithdan
                  230, with Brendan Carr, Hold These Truths         crenshaw.libsyn.com/winning-the-
                  Podcast with Rep. Dan Crenshaw                    5g-war-and-what-to-do-about-
                                                                    section-230-with-brendan-carr
     12/17/2020  Interview with Commissioner Brendan Carr, Joe      https://www.podchaser.com/
                  Pags Show                                         podcasts/the-joe-pags-show-537225/
                                                                    episodes/interview-with-brendan-
                                                                    carr-158170408
     12/14/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Launches Proceeding on         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Revoking China Telecom's Authorizations           attachments/FCC-20-177A3.pdf
     12/11/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Rules to Secure         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Communications Networks and Supply Chain          attachments/FCC-20-176A4.pdf
     12/11/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Affirms Designation of Huawei  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  as National Security Threat                       attachments/FCC-20-179A3.pdf
     12/10/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Updates Rules to Encourage     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Broadcast Internet Innovation                     attachments/FCC-20-181A3.pdf
     12/10/2020  FCC Moves Against China Telecom and Huawei,        https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Citing Security                                   articles/2020-12-10/fcc-considers-
                                                                    barring-china-telecom-from-u-s-
                                                                    over-security
      12/8/2020  Carr Congratulates Nathan Simington on Senate      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Confirmation                                      attachments/DOC-368636A1.pdf
      12/5/2020  FCC Commish Brendan Carr Says it's TIME on         https://rumble.com/vbmd13-fcc-
                  Section 230!, Joe Pags Show                       commish-brendan-carr-says-its-
                                                                    time-on-section-230.html?mref=
                                                                    1kztv&mc=6zrce
      12/3/2020  Carr Congratulates Representative McMorris         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Rodgers on Leadership Role                        attachments/DOC-368538A1.pdf
      12/2/2020  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Cavuto: Coast to  https://www.facebook.com/Fox
                  Coast                                             Business/videos/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr-on-cavuto-coast-to-
                                                                    coast/424706332103625/
      12/1/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Enabling FM   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Booster Geo-Targeting Capabilities                seeks-comment-enabling-fm-booster-
                                                                    geo-targeting-capabilities
     11/30/2020  Carr Applauds Chairman Pai's Public Service        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-368443A1.pdf
     11/20/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Modernizes 5.9 GHz Band to     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Improve Wi-Fi and Automotive Safety               attachments/FCC-20-164A4.pdf
     11/12/2020  Carr Pleased that FCC Policies have Accelerated    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Internet Builds                                   attachments/DOC-368117A1.pdf
     11/10/2020  Wireless Coverage at Yellowstone, NATE, Climber    https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                  Connection                                        FCC/status/132634174357552
                                                                    7425?s=20
      11/5/2020  Carr Supports Launch of Connected Care Pilot       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program                                           attachments/DOC-367991A1.pdf
      11/3/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Streamlines Local Approval of  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Wireless Structure Modifications                  attachments/FCC-20-153A4.pdf
     10/29/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Responds to Narrow Remand of   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Restoring Internet Freedom Order                  attachments/FCC-20-151A4.pdf
     10/29/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Establishes a 5G Fund for      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Rural America                                     attachments/FCC-20-150A3.pdf
     10/29/2020  Meet the man who could lead the GOP's war on       https://www.theverge.com/
                  platform moderation, The Verge                    21280814/brendan-carr-
                                                                    section-230-republican-party-
                                                                    regulation-social-media
     10/28/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Modernizes Unbundling and      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Resale Requirements                               attachments/FCC-20-152A3.pdf
     10/28/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Increases Unlicensed Wireless  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Operations in TV White Spaces                     attachments/FCC-20-156A4.pdf
     10/27/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Responds to Narrow Remand of   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Restoring Internet Freedom Order                  attachments/DOC-367772A4.pdf
     10/20/2020  Carr Visiting Central PA for Rural Broadband, 5G,  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  and Telehealth                                    attachments/DOC-367638A1.pdf
     10/19/2020  Brendan Carr: FCC is ready to take action on big   https://www.iheart.com/podcast/
                  tech, The Sara Carter Show                        269-sara-carter-show-46605929/
                                                                    episode/brendan-carr-fcc-is-ready-
                                                                    to-72762396/
     10/19/2020  FCC Commissioner says recent Biden stories         https://justthenews.com/politics-
                  blocked on social media `watershed moment' for    policy/regulation/fcc-member-says-
                  big tech, Just the News with Carrie Sheffield     watershed-moment-big-tech-
                                                                    companies
     10/15/2020  Carr Applauds Chairman Pai's Announcement On       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Section 230                                       attachments/DOC-367574A1.pdf
     10/14/2020  The Communicators with Brendan Carr, C-SPAN        https://www.c-span.org/video/
                                                                    ?476786-1/communicators-
                                                                    brendan-carr
      10/5/2020  Carr Announces Tower Site Order                    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-367317A1.pdf
      10/3/2020  Social Media Censorship, Interview with FCC        https://www.facebook.com/
                  Commissioner Carr, Joe Pags Show                  watch/?v=826564264841401
      10/2/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Expands Access to and          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Investment in the 4.9 GHz Band                    attachments/FCC-20-137A4.pdf
      10/2/2020  Carr Welcomes Supreme Court Review of Media        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Regulations                                       attachments/DOC-367292A1.pdf
      10/2/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Facilitate 5G in the  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  3.45-3.55 GHz Band                                attachments/FCC-20-138A4.pdf
      10/1/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Improves Transparency and      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Timeliness of Foreign Ownership Review            attachments/FCC-20-133A4.pdf
      10/1/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts New Rules to Combat     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Spoofed Robocalls                                 attachments/FCC-20-136A3.pdf
      9/29/2020  Brendan Carr Thinks FCC Has Section 230            https://broadbandbreakfast.com/
                  Authority, But Not Others at Communications       2020/09/brendan-carr-thinks-fcc-
                  Association Event, Broadband Breakfast            has-section-230-authority-but-
                                                                    not-others-at-communications-
                                                                    association-event/
      9/18/2020  FCC commissioner: Central Florida to have 5G in    https://www.clickorlando.com/news/
                  `next couple of years', News 6                    local/2020/09/18/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    central-florida-to-have-5g-in-next-
                                                                    couple-of-years/
      9/17/2020  Carr Visiting Florida for Telehealth and           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Emergency Response Events                         attachments/DOC-366985A1.pdf
      9/17/2020  FCC's Brendon Carr Urges Changes to Section 230,   https://broadbandbreakfast.com/
                  Says His Approach Supports First Amendment        2020/09/fccs-brendon-carr-urges-
                                                                    changes-to-section-230-says-his-
                                                                    approach-supports-first-
                                                                    amendment/
       9/3/2020  Carr Statement on Application Details for          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connected Care Initiative                         attachments/DOC-366671A1.pdf
       9/3/2020  Carr Visits Ohio with Rep. Latta                   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-366653A1.pdf
       9/3/2020  Latta, FCC commissioner visit local businesses to  https://nbc24.com/news/local/
                  observe remote services, NBC 24                   latta-fcc-commissioner-visit-local-
                                                                    businesses-to-observe-remote-services
      8/12/2020  Carr Lauds Ninth Circuit Decision Upholding Small  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Cell Reforms                                      attachments/DOC-366138A1.pdf
       8/7/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Reduce Rates and      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Charges for Inmate Calling Services               attachments/FCC-20-111A3.pdf
       8/7/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Eliminates the Duplication     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Rule for AM and FM Radio Stations                 attachments/FCC-20-109A3.pdf
       8/7/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Establishes Bidding            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Procedures for December C-Band Auction            attachments/FCC-20-110A4.pdf
       8/5/2020  The Joe Pags Show                                  No Link Located
      7/30/2020  Brendan Carr: Give the American people the choice  https://www.spreaker.com/user/
                  of the 'wild west' Twitter, The Sara Carter Show  10614200/sara-carter-073020
      7/30/2020  FCC Commissioner calls out lawmakers ignoring big  https://www.youtube.com/
                  tech's 'abuse of power,' Lou Dobbs, Fox Business  watch?v=Gbv58n0ELS0
      7/27/2020  Carr Welcomes Section 230 Petition                 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-365764A1.pdf
      7/20/2020  Carr Announces Agreement on Wireless               https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure                                    attachments/DOC-365617A1.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes to Modernize its      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Priority Services Rules                           attachments/FCC-20-97A4.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Encourages Blocking of         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Illegal and Unwanted Robocalls                    attachments/FCC-20-96A4.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Improves Broadband Data and    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Maps to Bridge the Digital Divide                 attachments/FCC-20-94A4.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Helps First Responders Find    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  911 Callers in Multi-Story Buildings              attachments/FCC-20-98A4.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Simplifies Leased Commercial   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Access Rate Formula                               attachments/FCC-20-95A4.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: Designating 988 for the National   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Suicide Prevention Lifeline                       attachments/FCC-20-100A4.pdf
      7/17/2020  Carr Statement: Implementing the Secure Networks   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act                                               attachments/FCC-20-99A4.pdf
       7/8/2020  Carr Statement on COVID-19 Telehealth              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Applications                                      attachments/DOC-365418A1.pdf
      6/30/2020  Carr Statement on Huawei and ZTE                   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-365284A1.pdf
      6/25/2020  FCC Ensures Critical Wireless Infrastructure       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Projects Can Proceed                              attachments/DOC-365178A1.pdf
      6/25/2020  Carr Cheers House Broadband Infrastructure         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Package                                           attachments/DOC-365175A1.pdf
      6/23/2020  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Argues Section 230   https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/
                  Reform Is Necessary, The Federalist               23/fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-
                                                                    argues-section-230-reform-is-
                                                                    necessary/
      6/23/2020  The Realignment Podcast, Episode 41                https://the-realignment.simplecast
                                                                    .com/episodes/ep-41-season-finale-
                                                                    cc-commissioner-brendan-carr-big-
                                                                    tech-china-and-the-future-of-the-
                                                                    right-6d3S25pP
      6/23/2020  The Joe Pags Show                                  https://twitter.com/JoeTalkShow/
                                                                    status/1275557923649916931?s=20
      6/11/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Procedures for Rural    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Digital Opportunity Fund Auction                  attachments/FCC-20-77A4.pdf
      6/10/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Accelerate Deployment  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  of 5G Wireless Infrastructure                     attachments/FCC-20-75A4.pdf
      6/10/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Record $225 Million   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Fine for 1 Billion Spoofed Robocalls              attachments/FCC-20-74A3.pdf
      6/10/2020  Is 5G Dangerous? Social Media Censorship, How To   https://omny.fm/shows/the-charlie-
                  Beat China In Tech Cold War, And MORE with FCC    kirk-show/is-5g-dangerous-social-
                  Commissioner Brendan Carr, The Charlie Kirk Show  media-censorship-how-to-bea?in_play
                                                                    list=the-charlie-kirk-show!podcast
       6/9/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Promote Broadcast     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Internet Innovation                               attachments/FCC-20-73A4.pdf
       6/5/2020  Carr Welcomes Support For Broadcast Internet       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Initiative                                        attachments/DOC-364764A1.pdf
       6/4/2020  Support Builds for Carr's 5G Upgrade Order         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-364733A1.pdf
       6/2/2020  Carr Welcomes Congressional Support for His 5G     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Upgrade Order                                     attachments/DOC-364694A1.pdf
       6/1/2020  Trump-appointed FCC commissioner says Twitter CEO  https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/
                  is `weaponizing' his business for his `partisan   gop-fcc-commissioner-says-twitter-ceo-
                  political beliefs'                                is-weaponizing-his-business.html
       6/1/2020  FCC commissioner Brendan Carr on free speech on    https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                  social media, Squawk on the Street, CNBC          2020/06/01/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr-on-free-speech-on-
                                                                    social-media.html?&qsearch
                                                                    term=Brendan%20Carr
       6/1/2020  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Social Media      https://www.bitchute.com/video/
                  Censorship, Mark Dice                             gzokmbSXhhg/
      5/30/2020  On Social Media Bias, Trump's Executive Order &    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
                  the China Data Threat--FCC Commissioner Brendan   fGu4v4yM3z0&list=PLKDm1n
                  Carr, The Epoch Time's American Thought Leaders   J92oesf6vfOUhRKqliKEbCbut7V
      5/29/2020  Commissioner Brendan Carr, The Larry O'Connor      https://www.wmal.com/2020/05/
                  Show, WMAL                                        29/commissioner-brendan-carr-
                                                                    gordon-chang-ann-coulter-julio-rosas-
                                                                    john-townsend-on-the-larry-oconnor-
                                                                    show-05-29-2020/
      5/29/2020  Social media regulation, Cavuto, Fox News          https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                                                                    FCC/status/1266462927936278
                                                                    529?s=20
      5/28/2020  Carr Welcomes Executive Order On Online            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Censorship                                        attachments/DOC-364629A1.pdf
      5/28/2020  Social Media Regulation, Lou Dobbs, Fox Business   https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse45/
                                                                    status/1266147550140272641?s=20
      5/27/2020  Facebook and social media regulation, Shannon      https://twitter.com/BrendanCarr
                  Bream, Fox News                                   FCC/status/12660292269034
                                                                    20928?s=20
      5/27/2020  FCC commissioner: If social media companies wish   https://www.foxnews.com/video/
                  to be political actors they shouldn't have        6159904369001
                  special protection, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Fox
                  News
      5/27/2020  FCC commissioner bashes Twitter over fact-check    https://www.foxnews.com/media/
                  of Trump: 'This is opinion journalism,' Fox News  fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-
                                                                    twitter-fact-check
      5/26/2020  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr On Social Media      https://www.youtube.com/
                  Bias and More!, Joe Pags Show                     watch?v=Wcn8qDoQsmY
      5/22/2020  Carr Statement: Sinclair Pays $48 Million and      https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Settles All Pending Investigations                sinclair-pays-48-million-and-settles-
                                                                    all-pending-investigations
      5/19/2020  Carr Announces 5G Upgrade Order On FCC's June      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Agenda                                            attachments/DOC-364455A1.pdf
      5/18/2020  Carr Announces Plan to Advance Broadcast Internet  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Services                                          attachments/DOC-364416A1.pdf
      5/13/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Enables Broadband Deployment   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  in the 900 MHz Band                               enables-broadband-deployment-
                                                                    900-mhz-band
       5/7/2020  Carr Applauds Legislation Honoring Hero Doctor Li  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Wenliang                                          attachments/DOC-364222A1.pdf
       5/6/2020  Carr Recognizes Tower Climber Jessica Reich with   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  ``5G Ready'' Hard Hat                             attachments/DOC-364193A1.pdf
       5/1/2020  FCC's Brandon Carr to Newsmax TV: U.S. Should      https://www.newsmax.com/
                  Review Huawei, TikTok, Newsmax                    newsmax-tv/huawei-it-artificial-
                                                                    intelligence-5g/2020/04/30/id/
                                                                    965535/
      4/24/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Opens 6 GHz Band to Wi-Fi and  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Other Unlicensed Uses                             attachments/FCC-20-51A4.pdf
      4/24/2020  Carr Statement on Carriers With Ties to Communist  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  China                                             attachments/DOC-363986A1.pdf
      4/24/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Updates Orbital Debris         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Mitigation Rules for the New Space Age            attachments/FCC-20-54A4.pdf
      4/24/2020  Carr Statement: New FCC Report Shows Digital       https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Divide Continuing to Close                        new-fcc-report-shows-digital-
                                                                    divide-continuing-close-0
      4/24/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes the 5G Fund for       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Rural America                                     attachments/FCC-20-52A4.pdf
      4/24/2020  USF and 5G, Bloomberg TV                           https://twitter.com/technology/
                                                                    status/1253829489223708673?s=20
      4/23/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Opens 6 GHz Band to Wi-Fi and  https://www.fcc.gov/ document/fcc-
                  Other Unlicensed Uses                             opens-6-ghz-band-wi-fi-and-other-
                                                                    unlicensed-uses
      4/23/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Opens 6 GHz Band to Wi-Fi and  https://www.fcc.gov/ document/fcc-
                  Other Unlicensed Uses                             opens-6-ghz-band-wi-fi-and-other-
                                                                    unlicensed-uses-0
      4/23/2020  FCC Commissioner Carr: Adam Schiff Secretly        https://www.spreaker.com/user/
                  Obtained Thousands of Pages of Americans' Call    10614200/fcc-commissioner-carr-
                  Records, The Sara Carter Show                     adam-schiff-secret
      4/22/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Approves Ligado L-Band         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Application to Facilitate 5G & IoT                approves-ligado-l-band-application-
                                                                    facilitate-5g-iot
     04/22/2020  The Dangers of Huawei 5G, The Epoch Time's         https://twitter.com/AmThought
                  American Thought Leaders                          Leader/status/125309088861773
                                                                    0048
      4/16/2020  Carr Welcomes FCC's Quick Approval of COVID-19     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telehealth Applications                           attachments/DOC-363772A1.pdf
      4/13/2020  FCC Commissioner Carr: We're proceeding with the   https://www.podchaser.com/
                  DOJ's recommendation to investigate China         podcasts/sara-carter-podcast-909861/
                  Telecom Corp, The Sara Carter Show                episodes/fcc-commissioner-carr-were-
                                                                    pro-57727421
      4/11/2020  China's telecom 'trustworthiness' under question,  https://www.foxnews.com/media/
                  FCC commissioner tells Shannon Bream, Fox News    chinas-telecom-trustworthiness-
                                                                    under-question-fcc-commissioner-tells-
                                                                    shannon-bream
      4/10/2020  Carr Welcomes Recommendation to Revoke China       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telecom's Network Access                          attachments/DOC-363649A1.pdf
       4/9/2020  Brendan Carr and Senator Capito on Telehealth in   https://twitter.com/WVMetroNews/
                  WV, Hoppy Kercheval Show                          status/1248263220844003328
       4/8/2020  Young, FCC Commissioner Discuss Expanded           https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/
                  Telehealth In Federal Relief Package              young-fcc-commissioner-discuss-
                                                                    expanded-telehealth-in-federal-
                                                                    relief-package
       4/6/2020  Carr Praises Enhanced National Security Review of  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Foreign Telecoms                                  attachments/DOC-363550A1.pdf
       4/2/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Fights COVID-19 with $200M;    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Adopts Long-Term Connected Care Study             fights-covid-19-200m-adopts-long-
                                                                    term-connected-care-study
       4/2/2020  Far-Left Media Group Asks FCC To Censor Trump      https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/
                  Press Conferences, Mollie Hemingway, The          02/far-left-media-group-asks-fcc-to-
                  Federalist                                        censor-trump-press-conferences/
                                                                    #.XoYZl83OOQg.twitter
       4/1/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Amend DTS Rules to    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Facilitate Next Generation TV                     attachments/FCC-20-43A3.pdf
      3/31/2020  Carr Statement: Mandating STIR/SHAKEN to Combat    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Spoofed Robocalls                                 attachments/FCC-20-42A4.pdf
      3/30/2020  FCC Now Voting On Carr's Connected Care Pilot      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program                                           attachments/DOC-363382A1.pdf
      3/25/2020  Secure 5G, Yahoo Finance Video                     https://www.yahoo.com/now/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-talks-secure-5g-150145
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      3/23/2020  Carr Praises Internet Providers' Plans for Low-    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Income, Student Access                            attachments/DOC-363227A1.pdf
      3/23/2020  U.S. Internet lifelines face a tough test          https://www.axios.com/2020/03/
                                                                    23/us-internet-lifelines-face-a-tough-
                                                                    test
      3/19/2020  Carr Congratulates Commissioner O'Rielly on        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Renomination                                      attachments/DOC-363163A1.pdf
      3/12/2020  Adam Schiff's Surveillance State, Kimberley        https://www.wsj.com/articles/
                  Strassel, Potomac Watch, The Wall Street Journal  adam-schiffs-surveillance-state-
                                                                    11584050541
       3/2/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Updating White        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Spaces Rules to Expand Rural Connectivity         attachments/FCC-20-17A4.pdf
       3/2/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Promoting Public      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Safety Through Fed-State Info Sharing             attachments/FCC-20-20A4.pdf
      2/28/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Expands Flexible Use of the C- https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  band for 5G                                       expands-flexible-use-c-band-5g
      2/27/2020  Commissioner Carr Praises 5G Workforce             https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Legislation                                       attachments/DOC-362720A1.pdf
      2/21/2020  FCC Commissioner Explains Why It's A Mistake To    https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/21/
                  Call Bloomberg's Edited Video A Doctored          michael-bloomberg-twitter-trump/
                  Deepfake
      2/20/2020  Carr Applauds New 5G Tech Program                  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-362595A1.pdf
      2/19/2020  Commissioner Carr Applauds 5G Workforce            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Development Grant                                 attachments/DOC-362557A1.pdf
      2/18/2020  Commissioner Carr to Visit North Carolina          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-362521A1.pdf
      2/18/2020  Embracing the Innovation 5G will Bring About       https://www.ourworld.co/embracing-
                                                                    the-innovation-5g-will-bring-about/
      2/12/2020  Sprint T-Mobile merger, Squawk on the Street,      https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/
                  CNBC                                              02/12/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-
                                                                    with-fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr
                                                                    .html?&qsearchterm=Brendan
                                                                    %20Carr
      2/11/2020  Carr Welcomes Federal Court Approval of T-Mobile-  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Sprint Combination                                attachments/DOC-362422A1.pdf
       2/7/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Launches $20 Billion Rural     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Digital Opportunity Fund                          attachments/FCC-20-5A4.pdf
       2/6/2020  Carr Announces Strong Support for FCC Action on C- https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Band                                              attachments/DOC-362336A1.pdf
       2/6/2020  Intelsat Holders Ponder Cryptic FCC Tweet Hours    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Before Decision                                   articles/2020-02-06/ntelsat-holders-
                                                                    scrutinize-waffle-tweet-ahead-of-fcc-
                                                                    decision
       2/4/2020  FCC commissioner rips Twitter for suspending       https://www.washingtonexaminer
                  popular conservative account                      .com/ news/fcc-commissioner-rips-
                                                                    twitter-for-suspending-popular-
                                                                    conservative-account
      1/31/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Permits At-Home Call Handling  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for Video Relay Service                           attachments/FCC-20-7A4.pdf
      1/31/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Modernizes Delivery of MVPD    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Notices to Broadcast TV Stations                  attachments/FCC-20-8A4.pdf
      1/30/2020  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes New Hearing Aid-      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Compatible Handset Technical Standards            attachments/FCC-20-6A4.pdf
      1/22/2020  5G Deployment Creating Workforce Challenge,        https://www.meritalk.com/articles/
                  Opportunity                                       5g-deployment-creating-workforce-
                                                                    challenge-opportunity/
     01/21/2020  Here's how the Sprint-T-Mobile merger might        https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  affect consumers, The Clayman Countdown, Fox      6095368217001#sp=show-clips
                  Business
       1/7/2020  Commissioner Carr to Visit New Mexico and Texas    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-361723A1.pdf
     12/17/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Promote Innovation    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  in the 5.9 GHz Band                               attachments/FCC-19-129A4.pdf
     12/16/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes 988 for Suicide       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Prevention & Mental Health Hotline                attachments/FCC-19-128A3.pdf
     12/16/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Considers Facilitating Shared  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Use in the 3.1-3.55 GHz Band                      attachments/FCC-19-130A4.pdf
     12/12/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks to Promote Innovation    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  in the 5.9 GHz Band                               seeks-promote-innovation-59-ghz-band-0
     12/12/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes to Update Cable       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Service Change Notifications                      attachments/FCC-19-132A4.pdf
     11/27/2019  Carr Applauds Julie Knapp on His 45 Years of       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Public Service                                    attachments/DOC-361071A1.pdf
     11/26/2019  Carr Statement: Protecting National Security       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Through FCC Programs                              attachments/FCC-19-121A4.pdf
     11/25/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Helps First Responders         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Quickly Locate Wireless 911 Callers               attachments/FCC-19-124A3.pdf
     11/25/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes To Allow All-Digital  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  AM Broadcasting                                   attachments/FCC-19-123A4.pdf
     11/25/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Duplication   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  of Radio Programming Rule                         attachments/FCC-19-122A3.pdf
     11/25/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes New Rules for         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Removing Bad Actors from FCC Programs             attachments/FCC-19-120A4.pdf
     11/25/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Eliminating   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Outdated Unbundling Requirements                  attachments/FCC-19-119A4.pdf
     11/22/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Authorizing           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Voluntary All-Digital AM Broadcasting             attachments/DOC-360980A4.pdf
     11/22/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Bars Subsidies for Equipment   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Posing National Security Threats                  attachments/DOC-360976A4.pdf
     11/21/2019  The Communicators, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,  https://www.c-span.org/video/
                  C-SPAN                                            ?466587-1/communicators-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr
      11/5/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Approves T-Mobile/Sprint       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Transaction with Conditions                       approves-t-mobilesprint-transaction-
                                                                    conditions
     10/25/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Steps to Enforce         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Quality Standards for Rural Broadband             takes-steps-enforce-quality-standards-
                                                                    rural-broadband
     10/25/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Grants Charter                 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Communications' Effective Competition Petition    attachments/FCC-19-110A4.pdf
     10/23/2019  Carr on Biggest Achievements and Roadblocks        https://cheddar.com/media/
                  Facing 5G                                         fcc-commissioner-on-biggest-
                                                                    achievements-and-roadblocks-facing-g
     10/23/2019  FCC Commissioner on Biggest Achievements and       https://cheddar.com/media/
                  Roadblocks Facing 5G, Cheddar News                fcc-commissioner-on-biggest-
                                                                    achievements-and-roadblocks-facing-g
     10/17/2019  Carr says NBA-China controversy shows why U.S.     https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/17/
                  needs to be careful about Huawei                  fccs-brendan-carr-nba-china-spat-
                                                                    shows-need-for-caution-with-huawei.html
     10/17/2019  FCC's Carr: NBA-China controversy shows U.S.       https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                  needs to be careful about Huawei, Squawk Alley,   2019/10/17/fccs-carr-nba-china-
                  CNBC                                              controversy-shows-us-must-be-
                                                                    careful-about-huawei.html
     10/17/2019  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on T-Mobile-Sprint   https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                  merger, 5G, Squawk Alley, CNBC                    2019/10/17/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr- on-t-mobile-sprint-
                                                                    merger-5g.html
     10/16/2019  Commissioner Carr Applauds Tower Climber Program   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for 5G Workforce                                  attachments/DOC-360245A1.pdf
     10/15/2019  Commissioner Carr Announces Ben Arden as Acting    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Media Advisor                                     attachments/DOC-360212A1.pdf
     10/14/2019  Carr on satellite powered precision farming        https://www.satellitetoday.com/
                                                                    podcast/2019/10/14/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr-on-
                                                                    satellite-powered-precision-farming/
      10/4/2019  Carr Recognizes Tower Climbers with '5G Ready'     https://insidetowers.com/cell-tower-
                  Hard Hat                                          news-carr-recognizes-tower-climbers-
                                                                    with-5g-ready-hard-hat/
      10/3/2019  Carr Recognizes Tower Techs Brandon and Ammon      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-360037A1.pdf
      10/1/2019  Commissioner Carr Statement on DC Circuit          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Decision on Internet Freedom                      attachments/DOC-359990A1.pdf
      9/30/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Invests $950 Million to        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Improve Broadband in Puerto Rico, USVI            attachments/FCC-19-95A4.pdf
      9/30/2019  Carr says Houston 5G Cell Service on a Roll        https://coveringkaty.com/fort_bend/
                                                                    news/g-cell-service-on-a-roll-in-
                                                                    houston-area/article_3c5f34a6-e3d8-
                                                                    11e9-a49d-8b4565 f7614f.html
      9/27/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Reforms to Further      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Reduce Access Arbitrage                           attachments/FCC-19-94A4.pdf
      9/27/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Bidding       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Procedures for PALs in 3.5 GHz Auction            attachments/FCC-19-96A4.pdf
      9/26/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Bidding       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Procedures for 3.5 GHz Auction                    attachments/DOC-359893A4.pdf
      9/25/2019  Carr says FCC Infrastructure Policies Boost U.S.   https://www.law360.com/telecom/
                  5G Moves                                          articles/1202722
      9/23/2019  Commissioner Carr's Statement on Third Circuit     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Decision                                          attachments/DOC-359807A1.pdf
     09/15/2019  Closing the Digital Divide                         https://www.keloland.com/news/
                                                                    local-news/closing-the-digital-
                                                                    divide/
       9/7/2019  A climbing Carr                                    https://kelo.com/2019/09/07/
                                                                    a-climbing-carr/934933/
       9/6/2019  Taking the Senate Commerce Committee on the road   https://www.argusleader.com/story/
                                                                    news/dell-rapids/2019/09/06/
                                                                    taking-senate-commerce-committee-
                                                                    road/2233207001/
       9/5/2019  Climbing the divide: FCC's Carr visits SD with     https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/
                  rural broadband focus                             business/climbing-the-divide-fccs-
                                                                    carr-visits-sd-with-rural-broadband-
                                                                    focus
       9/5/2019  Climbing the divide: FCC's Carr visits SD with     https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/
                  rural broadband focus                             business/climbing-the-divide-fccs-
                                                                    carr-visits-sd-with-rural-broadband-
                                                                    focus
       9/5/2019  Thune holds hearing on Internet access in rural    https://www.argusleader.com/story/
                  areas                                             news/2019/09/05/john-thune-holds-
                                                                    hearing-internet-access-rural-areas/
                                                                    2225093001/
       9/5/2019  Senator Thune Wants to See South Dakota Become     https://www.kdlt.com/2019/09/05/
                  More High Tech                                    senator-thune-wants-to-see-south-
                                                                    dakota-become-more-high-tech/
       9/4/2019  FCC commissioner visits Lead, Rapid City, and      https://www.kotatv.com/content/
                  Pine Ridge Reservation                            news/559437381.html
       9/3/2019  Carr to Visit South Dakota for Field Hearing with  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Senator Thune                                     attachments/DOC-359435A1.pdf
      8/20/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Strengthens Rural Health Care  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program                                           attachments/FCC-19-78A4.pdf
       8/9/2019  Carr on Court Ruling Affirming Significant 5G      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Reforms                            attachments/DOC-358999A1.pdf
       8/6/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Improves Broadband Mapping     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/FCC-19-79A4.pdf
       8/2/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes $20.4 Billion Rural   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Digital Opportunity Fund                          attachments/FCC-19-77A4.pdf
       8/2/2019  Carr Statement: Streamlining Licensing Procedures  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for Small Satellites                              attachments/FCC-19-81A4.pdf
       8/2/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Enforces Franchising Laws to   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Promote Broadband Deployment                      attachments/FCC-19-80A4.pdf
       8/1/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Improves Access to 911 and     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Timely Assistance from First Responders           improves-access-911-and-timely-
                                                                    assistance-first-responders
       8/1/2019  Ensuring the proper use of educational wireless    https://www.aei.org/publication/
                  spectrum licenses                                 ensuring-the-proper-use-of-
                                                                    educational-wireless-spectrum-licenses/
      7/29/2019  T-Mobile, Sprint Deal Will Reshape Wireless        https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Industry                                          audio/2019-07-29/t-mobile-sprint-
                                                                    deal-will-reshape-wireless-industry-
                                                                    podcast
      7/27/2019  Local tower climber making 5G happen               https://https//dailyjournalonline
                                                                    .com/business/local/local-tower-
                                                                    climber-making-g-happen/article_99fe
                                                                    280c-6783-5540-aaa6-ccfea56a7937
                                                                    .html
      7/26/2019  Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Is a Win for U.S.            https://https//www.bloomberg.com/
                  Leadership on 5G, FCC's Carr Says                 news/videos/2019-07-26/sprint-t-mobile-
                                                                    deal-is-a-win-for-u-s-leadership-on-
                                                                    5g-fcc-s-carr-says-video
      7/26/2019  T-Mobile-Sprint deal is a big win for rural        https://video.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  America                                           6064417756001/#sp=show-clips
      7/26/2019  FCC's Carr: Sprint and T-Mobile deal is good for   https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/26/
                  American 5G leadership                            fcc-official-clearance-of-sprint-
                                                                    t-mobile-deal-is-significant-win.html
      7/26/2019  Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Is a Win for U.S.            https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Leadership on 5G, FCC's Carr Says, Bloomberg TV   videos/2019-07-26/sprint-t-mobile-
                                                                    deal-is-a-win-for-u-s-leadership-
                                                                    on-5g-fcc-s-carr-says-video
      7/26/2019  FCC's Carr: Sprint and T-Mobile deal is good for   https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                  American 5G leadership, CNBC Squawk Alley         2019/07/26/fccs-carr-sprint-and-
                                                                    t-mobile-deal-is-good-for-american-
                                                                    5g-leadership.html
      7/26/2019  T-Mobile-Sprint deal is a big win for rural        https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  America: FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, The       6064417756001#sp=show-clips
                  Clayman Countdown, Fox Business
      7/22/2019  Montana Ag Network: Rural broadband important to   https://ktvq.com/news/montana-ag-
                  state agriculture industry                        network/2019/07/22/montana-ag-
                                                                    network-rural-broadband-important-
                                                                    to-state-agriculture-industry/
      7/19/2019  Commissioner Carr Staff Announcements              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-358583A1.pdf
      7/17/2019  Pilot Program Will Target Child Mental Health and  http://broadbandbreakfast.com/
                  Maternal Mortality Rates, FCC Says                2019/07/pilot-program-will-target-
                                                                    child-mental-health-and-maternal-
                                                                    mortality-rates-fcc-says/
      7/16/2019  Carr Recognizes Tower Climber Shama Ray with       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  First '5G Ready' Hard Hat                         attachments/DOC-358506A1.pdf
      7/12/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Modernizes Children's TV       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Programming Rules                                 attachments/FCC-19-67A4.pdf
      7/12/2019  Carr Statement: Improving Competitive Broadband    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Access to Multiple Tenant Environments            attachments/FCC-19-65A4.pdf
      7/12/2019  West Virginia Tonight                              https://www.capito.senate.gov/
                                                                    news/videos/watch/capito-and-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-carr-on-west-virginia-
                                                                    tonight
      7/11/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes $100 Million          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connected Care Pilot Telehealth Program           attachments/ FCC-19-64A4.pdf
      7/11/2019  FCC Proposes $100 Million Connected Care Pilot     https://www.tele competitor.com/fcc-
                                                                    proposes-100-million-connected-care-
                                                                    pilot/
      7/11/2019  FCC seeks feedback on proposed $100M telehealth    https://www.healthdatamanagement
                  pilot program                                     .com/news/fcc-seeks-feedback-on-
                                                                    proposed-100m-telehealth-pilot-
                                                                    program
      7/10/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Transforms 2.5 GHz Band for    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  5G Services                                       transforms-25-ghz-band-5g-services
      7/10/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes $100 Million          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Connected Care Pilot Telehealth Program           proposes-100-million-connected-care-
                                                                    pilot-telehealth-program
      7/10/2019  FCC approves $100M connected care pilot to         https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/
                  benefit low-income patients, veterans             tech/fcc-approves-100m-connected-
                                                                    care-pilot-to-benefit-low-income-
                                                                    patients-veterans
      7/10/2019  FCC moves forward with $100 million Connected      https://www.modernhealthcare.com/
                  Care proposal                                     information-technology/fcc-moves-
                                                                    forward-100-million-connected-
                                                                    care-proposal
      7/10/2019  FCC moves forward with $100M rural telehealth      https://medcitynews.com/2019/07/
                  pilot program                                     fcc-moves-forward-with-100m-rural-
                                                                    telehealth-pilot-program/
      7/10/2019  TeleStroke equipment at BMH to better serve        https://www.loganbanner.com/cvn/
                  stroke patients                                   cv_news/telestroke-equipment-at-
                                                                    bmh-to-better-serve-stroke-patients/
                                                                    article_29e8a142-9de2-54b4-ba7c-
                                                                    f201affea945.html
       7/9/2019  FCC Dings Left-Wing Non-Profits For Using Federal  https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/09/
                  Program To Finance Pet Projects                   left-wing-groups-taxpayer-money/
       7/8/2019  Carr Welcomes Broad Support for FCC Telehealth     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Initiative                                        attachments/DOC-358337A1.pdf
       7/8/2019  FCC Probes Liberal Nonprofits for Misuse of        https://pjmedia.com/trending/fcc-
                  Government Resources to Fund Left-Wing Pet        probes-liberal-nonprofits-for-misuse-of-
                  Projects                                          government-resourses-to-fund-pet-
                                                                    projects/
       7/8/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr & Sen. Capito Talk 5G        https://www.wowktv.com/news/
                  connectivity and its impact on education          inside-wv-politics/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-sen-capito-talk-5g-connectivity-
                                                                    and-its-impact-on-education/
       7/8/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr & Sen. Capito talk impact    https://www.wowktv.com/news/
                  of broadband issues on healthcare                 inside-wv-politics/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-sen-capito-talk-impact-of-
                                                                    broadband-issues-on-healthcare/
       7/3/2019  FCC's Carr Calls Out EBS 'Steward'                 https://www.broadcastingcable.com/
                                                                    news/fccs-carr-calls-out-ebs-steward
       7/2/2019  FCC's Carr: $100M health pilot to benefit low-     https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/
                  income patients, veterans                         tech/fcc-s-carr-says-100m-connected-
                                                                    care-pilot-will-benefit-low-income-
                                                                    patients-veterans
       7/1/2019  Sen. Capito, FCC Commissioner explore Telehealth   https://www.wowktv.com/news/
                  and Broadband Access in WV                        sen-capito-fcc-commissioner-explore-
                                                                    telehealth-and-broadband-access-
                                                                    in-west-virginia/
      6/27/2019  Commissioner Carr and Senator Capito to Visit      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  West Virginia Telehealth                          attachments/DOC-358204A1.pdf
      6/26/2019  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr visits Range         https://www.pinebluffspost.com/
                  Companies                                         story/2019/06/06/news/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr-visits-
                                                                    range-companies/7312.html
      6/24/2019  FCC considers $100 million for rural telehealth    https://www.medicaleconomics.com/
                  program                                           news/fcc-considers-100-million-rural-
                                                                    telehealth-program
      6/19/2019  Carr Advances $100 Million Telehealth Initiative   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  at Appalachia Event                               attachments/DOC-358052A1.pdf
      6/19/2019  FCC plans to support telehealth by creating        https://www.wdbj7.com/content/
                  better broadband in rural areas                   news/FCC-plans-to-support-
                                                                    telehealth-by-creating-better-
                                                                    broadband-in-rural-areas-
                                                                    511531331.html
      6/19/2019  FCC commissioner unveils plan to fund broadband    https://www.wsls.com/ news/
                  for Connected Care program                        virginia/southwest-virginia/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-unveils-plan-to-fund-
                                                                    broadband-for-connected-care-program
      6/19/2019  Telehealth set for big boost with $100M in new     https://www.healthcareitnews.com/
                  funding from FCC                                  news/telehealth-set-big-boost-100m-
                                                                    new-funding-fcc
      6/19/2019  FCC advances $100 million telehealth initiative    https://www.thecarrollnews.com/
                  in Carroll                                        news/6077/fcc-advances-100-million-
                                                                    telehealth-initiative-in-carroll
      6/19/2019  FCC Sets July Vote on $100M Telehealth Program     https://mhealthintelligence.com/
                  for Rural America                                 news/fcc-sets-july-vote-on-100m-
                                                                    telehealth-program-for-rural-america
      6/19/2019  HealthLeaders Media                                https://www.healthleadersmedia
                                                                    .com/innovation/fcc-vote-100m-
                                                                    telehealth-initiative
      6/18/2019  U.S. agency to vote on auctioning key unused       https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/18/
                  parts of 2.5 GHz band for 5G                      reuters-america-update-2-u-s-agency-
                                                                    to-vote-on-auctioning-key-unused-
                                                                    parts-of-2-point-5-ghz-band-for-5g.html
      6/18/2019  Internet's promise should be available to all      https://www.djournal.com/opinion/
                                                                    columnists/roger-wicker-internet-s-
                                                                    promise-should-be-available-to-all/
                                                                    article_8fe38e4e-d9d3-56c7-b93f-59
                                                                    631ecaf221.html
      6/14/2019  Carr Statement on TOWER Infrastructure Deployment  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act                                               attachments/DOC-357993A1.pdf
       6/7/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Affirms Robocall Blocking By   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Default to Protect Consumers                      attachments/FCC-19-51A4.pdf
       6/7/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Changes to Rules to   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Promote Aviation Safety                           attachments/FCC-19-53A4.pdf
       6/7/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Modernizes Cable TV Leased     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Access Rules                                      attachments/FCC-19-52A4.pdf
       6/6/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Affirms Robocall Blocking By   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Default to Protect Consumers                      affirms-robocall-blocking-default-
                                                                    protect-consumers-0#::text=
                                                                    This%20item%20provides%20
                                                                    clarification%20voice,future%20to
                                                                    %20block%20those%20calls.
       6/4/2019  In Powell, FCC commissioner talks next generation  https://www.powelltribune.com/
                  of broadband                                      stories/in-powell-fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    talks-next-generation-of-broadband,
                                                                    19200
       6/4/2019  FCC Report Shows Shrinking American Broadband Gap  https://townhall.com/columnists/
                                                                    johnnykampis/2019/06/04/fcc-
                                                                    report-shows-shrinking-american-
                                                                    broadband-gap-n2547394
       6/4/2019  Bill Aims to Streamline Approval for Critical 5G   https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-
                  Infrastructure                                    tech/2019/06/bill-aims-streamline-
                                                                    approval-critical-5g-infrastructure/
                                                                    157471/
       6/3/2019  Commissioner Carr Statement on Senate STREAMLINE   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act                                               attachments/DOC-357787A1.pdf
       6/3/2019  FCC Listening to Rural Concerns                    https://mybighornbasin.com/fcc-
                                                                    listening-to-rural-concerns/
      5/31/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr on ``Montana Talks``         https://newstalk955.com/full-audio-
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-carr-on-montana-
                                                                    talks/
      5/31/2019  FCC Commissioner Visits Park County                https://mybighornbasin.com/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-visits-park-county/
      5/30/2019  Comm. Carr's Western Road Trip Includes Visit to   https://www.aglmediagroup.com/
                  Tower on Blackfoot Mountain                       comm-carrs-western-road-trip-
                                                                    includes-visit-to-tower-on-
                                                                    blackfoot-mountain/
      5/30/2019  CC Commissioner Carr shows support for American    https://www.globenewswire.com/en/
                  drone makers, GlobeNewswire                       news-release/2019/05/30/1859278/
                                                                    0/en/FCC-Commissioner-Carr-
                                                                    shows-support-for-American-drone-
                                                                    makers.html
      5/29/2019  Carr Statement, Broadband Deployment Report:       https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Digital Divide Narrowing Substantially            broadband-deployment-report-digital-
                                                                    divide-narrowing-substantially-0
      5/28/2019  Daines, FCC commissioner tour fire technology      https://www.missoulacurrent.com/
                  center in Missoula                                government/2019/05/daines-fcc-
                                                                    missoula/
      5/28/2019  FCC commissioner visits Missoula drone company     https://missoulian.com/news/local/
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-visits-missoula-
                                                                    drone-company/article_4dc906-ec52-
                                                                    5c2a-94fe-1cc6f11c419b.html
      5/28/2019  FCC looks to Missoula drone company in effort to   https://nbcmontana.com/news/
                  expand broadband                                  local/fcc-looks-to-missoula-drone-
                                                                    company-in-effort-to-expand-
                                                                    broadband
      5/28/2019  New fiber optic network connecting Kalispell       https://www.abcfoxmontana.com/
                  doctors with rural patients                       kalispell/improvements-in-
                                                                    telecommunications-helping-save-
                                                                    lives-in-rural-communities/article_
                                                                    e64e28d4-81a2-11e9-84fa-e39e85a
                                                                    7031f.html
      5/28/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr guest of Senator Daines in   https://newstalkkgvo.com/fcc-
                  Western Montana                                   commissioner-carr-guest-of-
                                                                    senator-daines-in-western-montana/
      5/28/2019  Technicians to Actually Install 5G in Short        https://www.lightreading.com/
                  Supply                                            employment/technicia ns-to-actually-
                                                                    install-5g-in-short-supply/d/d-id/
                                                                    751711?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT
      5/25/2019  Report says U.S. now among world leaders in 5G     https://www.abcfoxmontana.com/
                  readiness                                         national_news/report-says-u-s-now-
                                                                    among-world-leaders-in-g/article_
                                                                    8288c9c5-a010-52d7-b032-c1e1fb0c
                                                                    50cd.html
      5/24/2019  Commissioner Carr to visit Montana and Wyoming     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-357658A1.pdf
      5/24/2019  FCC Commissioner Touts Merger Of T-Mobile, Sprint  https://www.oann.com/fcc-
                  As Boost To America's 5G Rollout                  commissioner-touts-merger-of-
                                                                    t-mobile-sprint-as-boost-to-
                                                                    americas-5g-rollout/
      5/24/2019  TRACED Act Passes the Senate                       http://www.cablefax.com/
                                                                    regulation/traced-act-passes-
                                                                    the-senate
      5/23/2019  Carr Statement on Senate Passage of the TRACED     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Act                                               attachments/DOC-357631A1.pdf
      5/23/2019  Carr on 5G for Rural America                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
                                                                    sa0J1Te9Bfs&feature=youtu.be
      5/23/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr: FCC Backs the T-Mobile &    https://finance.yahoo.com/video/
                  Sprint Merger                                     fcc-commissioner-carr-fcc-backs-
                                                                    173111983.html
      5/22/2019  ATSC 3.0 Energized The Idea Of TV Receiver Chips   https://www.tvtechnology.com/
                  In Mobile Devices At NAB 2019 And Beyond          the-wire-blog/atsc-3-0-has-energized-the-
                                                                    idea-of-tv-receiver-chips-in-mobile-
                                                                    devices
      5/22/2019  White House economic officials support T-Mobile,   https://www.foxbusiness.com/media
                  Sprint deal: Charlie Gasparino                    /white-house-voices-support-for-
                                                                    deal-as-doj-staff-looks-to-nix-merger-
                                                                    but-antitrust-chief-undecided
      5/22/2019  White House economic officials support T-Mobile,   https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  Sprint deal: Charlie Gasparino, Closing Bell      6039948766001#sp=show-clips
                  with Liz Clayman, Fox Business
      5/21/2019  The Communicators, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,  https://www.c-span.org/video/
                  C-SPAN                                            ?460835-1/communicators-brendan-
                                                                    carr
      5/20/2019  Carr Announces Support for T-Mobile-Sprint         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Transaction                                       attachments/DOC-357536A1.pdf
      5/20/2019  FCC commissioner on Huawei: Suppliers for 5G       https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/20/
                  wireless in U.S. need to 'share Western values'   fcc-commissioner-suppliers-for-us-5g-
                                                                    need-to-share-western-values.html
      5/20/2019  T-Mobile's Takeover of Sprint Will Benefit         https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Consumers, FCC's Carr Says                        videos/2019-05-20/t-mobile-s-
                                                                    takeover-of-sprint-will-benefit-
                                                                    consumers-fcc-s-carr-says-video
      5/20/2019  FCC's Brendan Carr: U.S. has world's largest 5G    https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                  build                                             2019/05/20/fccs-brendan-carr-
                                                                    us-has-worlds-largest-5g-build.html
      5/20/2019  FCC's Brendan Carr: U.S. has world's largest 5G    https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                  build, Squawk Alley, CNBC                         2019/05/20/fccs-brendan-carr-
                                                                    us-has-worlds-largest-5g-build.html
      5/20/2019  Sprint merger, Bloomberg TV                        https://twitter.com/BloombergTV/
                                                                    status/1130576728856809472?s=20
      5/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Improve Video Relay    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Service & Expand Options for Users                attachments/FCC-19-39A4.pdf
      5/15/2019  Carr Statement on Supply Chain Executive Order     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-357485A1.pdf
      5/15/2019  Commish's push for rural broadband was scripted    http://wirelessestimator.com/
                  122 years ago                                     articles/2019/commishs-push-for-
                                                                    rural-broadband-was-scripted-
                                                                    122-years-ago/
      5/15/2019  FCC overcoming workforce, regulatory challenges    https://federalnewsnetwork.com/5g-
                  to 5G implementation                              connected-government/2019/05/fcc-
                                                                    overcoming-workforce-regulatory-
                                                                    challenges-to-5g-implementation/
      5/15/2019  Trump declares national emergency to protect U.S.  https://federalnewsnetwork.com/5g-
                  networks from foreign espionage                   connected-government/2019/05/fcc-
                                                                    overcoming-workforce-regulatory-
                                                                    challenges-to-5g-implementation/
      5/15/2019  President Moves to Block Deals for Suspect Tech    https://www.multichannel.com/
                                                                    news/president-moves-to-block-deals-
                                                                    for-suspect-tech
      5/15/2019  5G--Jobs, Infrastructure, and Expansion with FCC   https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/
                  Commissioner Brendan Carr                         index/id/978966 5
      5/13/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Moves to Open Airwaves for     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Mobile Services in 1675-1680 MHz Band             attachments/FCC-19-43A3.pdf
      5/10/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Denies China Mobile Telecom    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Services Application                              attachments/FCC-19-38A4.pdf
      5/10/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment On Procedures    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  For Toll Free Number Auction                      attachments/FCC-19-41A3.pdf
      5/10/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Authorizes Theia's Satellite   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Constellation                                     attachments/FCC-19-42A2.pdf
      5/10/2019  FCC Blocks China Mobile from U.S. Telecom          https://www.ecnmag.com/ news/
                  Networks, Other Chinese Operators Under Scrutiny  2019/05/fcc-blocks-china-mobile-us-
                                                                    telecom-services-other-chinese-
                                                                    operators-under-scrutiny
      5/10/2019  FCC votes 5-0 to block China Mobile interconnect   https://www.rcrwireless.com/
                  application                                       20190510/policy/fcc-china-mobile-
                                                                    interconnect
      5/10/2019  China Mobile blocked from offering phone service   http://clicklancashire.com/
                  in US                                             2019/05/10/china-mobile-blocked-
                                                                    from-offering-phone-service-in-us.html
      5/10/2019  US blocks China Mobile from offering service in    https://www.scmp.com/news/
                  America over national security concerns           china/politics/article/30-612/us-
                                                                    blocks-china-mobile-offering-service-
                                                                    us-national-security#C7x8cbGU
                                                                    f3tyDVuu.99
       5/9/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Improves Interference          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Resolution Process for FM Translators             attachments/FCC-19-40A4.pdf
       5/9/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Authorizes Theia's Satellite   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Constellation                                     attachments/DOC-357378A2.pdf
       5/9/2019  Carr Statement on David Redl Resignation as NTIA   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Administrator                                     attachments/DOC-357393A1.pdf
       5/9/2019  FCC commissioner calls for investigation into      https://www.theverge.com/
                  Chinese telecoms operating in U.S. networks       2019/5/9/18544967/brendan-carr-
                                                                    huawei-zte-china-mobile-telecom-
                                                                    unicom-fcc-investigation
       5/9/2019  China Mobile blocked from offering phone service   https://www.apnews.com/
                  in US                                             5c88997c343b49019f899f3f99bf71fc
       5/9/2019  FCC votes to deny China Mobile bid to operate in   https://www.cnbc.com/
                  U.S.                                              2019/05/09/reuters-america-update-1-fcc-votes-to-

                                                                    deny-china-mobile-bid-to-operate-
                                                                    in-u-s.html
       5/9/2019  FCC Denies China Mobile's Bid to Provide           https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-
                  International Telecom Services in the U.S.        denies-china-mobiles-bid-to-provide-
                                                                    international-telecom-services-in-
                                                                    the-u-s-11557416760
       5/9/2019  U.S. FCC Bars China Mobile, Reviewing Other        https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/
                  Chinese Carriers                                  news/articles/2019-05-09/china-
                                                                    mobile-barred-from-the-u-s-market-
                                                                    over-espionage-concerns?twitter_
                                                                    impression=true
       5/2/2019  Trump announces 5G for rural areas                 https://www.tsln.com/news/trump-
                                                                    the-global-race-to-5g-is-on/
      4/25/2019  Carr's Visit to Aiken Highlights Community         https://www.aglmediagroup.com/
                  Colleges' Role in 5G Jobs                         carrs-visit-to-aiken-highlights-
                                                                    community-colleges-role-in-5g-jobs/
      4/25/2019  Carr's 5G Jobs Plan To Partner FCC With Colleges,  https://www.law360.com/telecom/
                  Carriers                                          articles/1153573/carr-s-5g-jobs-plan-
                                                                    to-partner-fcc-with-colleges-carriers
      4/25/2019  During Aiken County stop, FCC commissioner labels  https://www.aikenstandard.com/
                  broadband expansion a 'top priority'              news/during-aiken-county-stop-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-labels-broadband-
                                                                    expansion-a/article_3bfc0fb6-
                                                                    675f-11e9-9cdb-7fc696b3cad6.html
      4/22/2019  Serious workforce shortage has the wireless        http://wirelessestimator.com/
                  industry and FCC pulling together to solve it     articles/2019/serious-workforce-
                                                                    shortage-has-the-wireless-industry-
                                                                    and-fcc-pulling-together-to-solve-it/
      4/19/2019  FCC Commissioner Wants Community Colleges to       https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-
                  Become Pipelines for America's 5G Workforce       tech/2019/04/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    wants-community-colleges-become-
                                                                    pipelines-americas-5g-workforce/
                                                                    156417/
      4/18/2019  Commissioner Carr Announces 5G Jobs Initiative     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-357096A1.pdf
      4/18/2019  FCC commissioner, congressman get a look at Aiken  https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/ 20190418/
                  Technical College's tower and wireless             fcc-commissioner-
                  installation program                              congressman-get-to-look-at-aiken-
                                                                    technical-colleges-tower-and-
                                                                    wireless-installation-program
      4/18/2019  FCC's Carr Touts Plans To Expand 5G Job Training   https://www.law360.com/media/
                                                                    articles/1151509/fcc-s-carr-touts-
                                                                    plans-to-expand-5g-job-training
      4/16/2019  Commissioner Carr visits Alabama, Georgia, and     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  South Carolina                                    attachments/DOC-357026A1.pdf
      4/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Repeals Unnecessary Policy     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  That Raises Rural Phone Rates                     attachments/FCC-19-32A4.pdf
      4/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Bidding       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Procedures for Third 5G Spectrum Auction          attachments/FCC-19-35A3.pdf
      4/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Eliminates Outdated            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Regulations Burdening Phone Industry              attachments/FCC-19-31A4.pdf
      4/12/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comment on Bidding       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Procedures for Third 5G Spectrum Auction          seeks-comment-bidding-procedures-
                                                                    third-5g-spectrum-auction-0
      4/12/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Repeals Unnecessary Policy     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  That Raises Rural Phone Rates                     repeals-unnecessary-policy-raises-
                                                                    rural-phone-rates-0/carr-statement
      4/12/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Steps to Make            https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Millimeter Wave Spectrum Available for 5G         takes-steps-make-millimeter-wave-
                                                                    spectrum-available-5g-0
      4/12/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes to Modernize Rule     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for Over-the-Air Reception Devices                attachments/FCC-19-36A4.pdf
      4/12/2019  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Modernize Rule     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  for Over-the-Air Reception Devices                proposes-modernize-rule-over-air-
                                                                    reception-devices
      4/12/2019  Trump teams up with FCC to announce new 5G         https://www.wusa9.com/video/
                  initiative                                        opinion/editorials/off-script/trump-
                                                                    teams-up-with-fcc-to-announce-new-5g-
                                                                    initiative/65-4f81636d-525e-4a21-
                                                                    830e-7da1a94285df
      4/11/2019  Facebook and the First Amendment segment, Tucker   https://www.dailymotion.com/
                  Carlson Tonight, Fox News                         video/x75p443
      4/10/2019  Statement Of Commissioner Carr On Internet         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Regulation Bill                                   attachments/DOC-356947A1.pdf
      4/10/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr Pushes Back On Zuckerberg's  https://thefederalist.com/
                  Call To Censor The Internet                       2019/04/10/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-pushes-back-zuckerbergs-
                                                                    call-censor-internet/
      4/10/2019  Mark Zuckerberg calls for stronger Internet        https://finance.yahoo.com/video/
                  regulation                                        mark-zuckerberg-calls-stronger-
                                                                    internet-221134425.html
      4/10/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr Pushes Back On Zuckerberg's  https://thefederalist.com/
                  Call To Censor The Internet, The Federalist       2019/04/10/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-pushes-back-zuckerbergs-
                                                                    call-censor-internet/
       4/9/2019  Carr Talk: FCC Should Open Eyes To Media's         https://www.rbr.com/carr-talk-fcc-
                  Digital Intruders                                 should-open-eyes-to-medias-digital-
                                                                    intruders/
       4/9/2019  US broadcasters to roll out next-gen TV            https://www.ibc.org/delivery/us-
                                                                    broadcasters-unite-to-roll-out-next-gen-
                                                                    tv/3728.article
       4/8/2019  NAB Show: FCC's Carr Hails 'One-to-Many'           https://www.broadcastingcable.com/
                  Broadband Pipe                                    news/ fccs-carr-hails-one-to-many-
                                                                    broadband-pipe
       4/8/2019  ATSC 3.0: 'A New Broadband Pipe'                   https://www.rbr.com/atsc-3-0-a-new-
                                                                    broadband-pipe/
       4/8/2019  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr stands against       https://khow.iheart.com/featured/
                  Facebook's call for regulation                    ross-kaminsky/content/2019-04-08-
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-stands-
                                                                    against-facebooks-call-for-regulation/
       4/8/2019  The Private Sector Must Lead the Way to 5G         https://www.nationalreview.com/
                                                                    2019/04/5g-network-market-private-
                                                                    sector-must-lead/
       4/5/2019  Zuckerberg's Regulation Call Violates First        https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Amendment, FCC's Carr Says                        videos/2019-04-05/zuckerberg-s-
                                                                    regulation-call-violates-first-
                                                                    amendment-fcc-s-carr-says-video
       4/5/2019  Zuckerberg's Regulation Call Violates First        https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Amendment, FCC's Carr Says, Bloomberg TV          videos/2019-04-05/zuckerberg-s-
                                                                    regulation-call-violates-first-
                                                                    amendment-fcc-s-carr-says-video
       4/3/2019  Kenya Best Practices Workshop, USTTI Blog          https://ustti.org/kenya-best-
                                                                    practices-workshop/
       4/2/2019  Internet for everyone                              https://www.toledoblade.com/
                                                                    opinion/editorials/2019/04/02/
                                                                    internet-for-everyone-rural-broadband-
                                                                    services/stories/20190327149
       4/1/2019  Outsourcing censorship to the government violates  https://www.foxbusiness.com/
                  First Amendment: FCC Commissioner                 technology/outsourcing-censorship-to-
                                                                    the-government-violates-first-
                                                                    amendment-fcc-commissioner
       4/1/2019  Zuckerberg's Calls for Regulation Are Seen         https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Missing the Mark                                  articles/2019-04-01/zuckerberg-s-
                                                                    calls-for-regulation-are-seen-missing-
                                                                    the-mark
       4/1/2019  Facebook Is Making Enemies, Not Friends            https://www.wsj.com/articles/
                                                                    facebook-is-making-enemies-not-
                                                                    friends-11554145780
       4/1/2019  When you outsource censorship to the government    https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/
                  it's a bad idea: FCC Commissioner, Fox Business   6021309961001#sp=show-clips
      3/28/2019  Carr Congratulates West Virginia for Enacting 5G   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Reform                             attachments/DOC-356769A1.pdf
      3/25/2019  Carr Applauds Introduction of Communications Jobs  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Training Act                                      attachments/DOC-356713A1.pdf
      3/25/2019  Carr Applauds Communications Job Training Act's    https://www.rbr.com/carr-applauds-
                  Return                                            communications-job-training-acts-
                                                                    return/
      3/25/2019  US tower team funding bid re-erected               https://www.mobileworldlive.com/
                                                                    featured-content/top-three/us-tower-
                                                                    team-funding-bid-re-erected/
      3/21/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Opens Spectrum Horizons for    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  New Services & Technologies                       attachments/FCC-19-19A4.pdf
      3/20/2019  Closing Internet divide                            https://www.sent-trib.com/news/
                                                                    closing-internet-divide/article_f25
                                                                    cbf94-4b0d-11e9-9352-bb3ee4d84
                                                                    353.html
      3/20/2019  Broadband Internet access important to farms       https://www.northwestsignal.net/
                                                                    news/article_b5bee333-3890-571d-
                                                                    8e99-247fc37cfa64.html
      3/19/2019  Carr to Visit Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-356635A1.pdf
      3/19/2019  FCC Commissioner talks about expanding broadband   https://www.hometownstations.com/
                  access                                            news/fcc-commissioner-talks-about-
                                                                    expanding-broadband-access/article
                                                                    _1dd31cf2-4aac-11e9-86d6-774096
                                                                    136b5e.html
      3/19/2019  Sentinel-Tribune                                   https://twitter.com/pooleyjd/status/
                                                                    1108044413954113538?s=20
      3/18/2019  Carr Statement: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Requirements                                      attachments/FCC-19-20A4.pdf
      3/18/2019  FCC Advances Effort for More Precise Location      https://www.ecnmag.com/news/
                  Data of 911 Calls Inside Buildings                2019/03/fcc-advances-effort-more-
                                                                    precise-location-data-911-calls-inside-
                                                                    buildings
      3/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Makes Proposal to Help First   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Responders Locate 911 Callers                     attachments/DOC-356591A4.pdf
      3/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC to Evaluate Partitioning,      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Disaggregation, & Spectrum Leasing Rules          attachments/FCC-19-22A4.pdf
      3/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Takes Additional Steps to      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Combat Rural Call Completion Problems             attachments/FCC-19-23A4.pdf
      3/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Expands Reimbursement Program  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  to LPTV, TV Translator, FM Stations               attachments/FCC-19-21A4.pdf
      3/15/2019  FCC Opens Ultra-High Bands for Testing             https://www.multichannel.com/
                                                                    news/fcc-opens-ultra-high-bands-
                                                                    for-testing
      3/15/2019  LPTVs, FMs Get $150 Million in Repack Bucks        https://www.multichannel.com/
                                                                    news/lptvs-fms-get-150-million-in-
                                                                    repack-bucks
      3/14/2019  Q&A with Brendan Carr                              http://www.montereycounty
                                                                    weekly.com/people/face_to_face/
                                                                    brendan-carr/article_b8aaad78-45d7-
                                                                    11e9-9519-cf2f318fdce4.html
       3/1/2019  The global race to 5G                              https://finance.yahoo.com/video/
                                                                    global-race-5g-223521498.html
      2/27/2019  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr tours Scheid         https://www.ksbw.com/article/fcc-
                  Vineyard in Greenfield                            commissioner-brendan-carr-tours-
                                                                    scheid-vineyard-in-greenfield/
                                                                    26562292
      2/27/2019  Reporters Phablet: Here's What's New in            https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/
                  Enterprise Tech                                   2019/02/27/reporters-phablet-
                                                                    heres-whats-new-in-enterprise-tech/
      2/27/2019  MWC 2019: FCC talks up U.S. 5G policy              https://www.rapidtvnews.com/
                                                                    2019022755270/mwc-2019-fcc-talks-
                                                                    up-us-5g-policy.html#axzz5hae4OzQa
      2/27/2019  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr tours Scheid         https://www.youtube.com/
                  Vineyard in Greenfield, KSBW Action News 8        watch?v=Awj4ZKIcYKI
      2/26/2019  Unlocking the 5G Economy                           https://www.wsj.com/video/events/
                                                                    unlocking-the-5g-economy/A1C6A
                                                                    108-A089-4AF1-970E-73FA4F5222
                                                                    CB.html
      2/25/2019  FCC's Carr: Streamlining Tower Siting is Already   https://www.multichannel.com/
                  Paying Off                                        news/carr-streamlining-tower-siting-
                                                                    is-already-paying-off
      2/24/2019  FCC: U.S. Poised To Win 5G Race                    https://www.pymnts.com/news/
                                                                    retail/data-enablers/2019/fcc-us-
                                                                    win-5g-race/
      2/22/2019  US in 'good shape' in 5G race, on the cusp of      https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/
                  'significant' tech breakthroughs: FCC             us-in-good-shape-in-5g-race-says-fcc-
                  commissioner                                      commissioner-brendan-carr.html
      2/22/2019  FCC Commissioner on the economic impact of 5G      https://www.cnbc.com/video/
                                                                    2019/02/22/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    on-the-economic-impact-of-5g.html
      2/22/2019  FCC commissioner: 5G jump-starts U.S. economy,     https://www.foxbusiness.com/
                  jobs                                              technology/fcc-commissioner-5g-
                                                                    pumps-new-jobs-into-us-economy
     02/22/2019  US in `good shape' in 5G race, on the cusp of      https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/
                  `significant' tech breakthroughs: FCC             us-in-good-shape-in-5g-race-says-fcc-
                  commissioner, CNBC Squawk Alley                   commissioner-brendan-carr.html
      2/21/2019  FCC Trying to Get Regulatory Playing Field Right   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  for 5G, Commissioner Carr Says                    videos/2019-02-22/fcc-trying-to-get-
                                                                    regulatory-playing-field-right-for-5g-
                                                                    commissioner-carr-says-video
     02/21/2019  FCC Trying to Get Regulatory Playing Field Right   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  for 5G, Commissioner Carr Says, Bloomberg TV      videos/2019-02-22/fcc-trying-to-get-
                                                                    regulatory-playing-field-right-for-5g-
                                                                    commissioner-carr-says-video
      2/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Improve Management of  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  IP Captioned Telephone Service                    attachments/FCC-19-11A4.pdf
      2/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Takes Next Step Toward         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Further Rural Broadband Expansion                 attachments/FCC-19-8A4.pdf
      2/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Eliminates EEO Broadcaster     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Mid-Term Filing Requirement                       attachments/FCC-19-10A4.pdf
      2/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes to Streamline NCE FM  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  & LPFM Licensing Procedures                       attachments/FCC-19-9A3.pdf
      2/15/2019  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Combat Illegal        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Spoofed Texts & International Calls               attachments/FCC-19-12A4.pdf
      2/15/2019  FCC gives green light to revising rules governing  https://current.org/2019/02/fcc-
                  LPFMs, other noncoms                              gives-green-light-to-revising-rules-
                                                                    governing-lpfms-other-noncoms/
      2/14/2019  FCC Commissioner Wants to Ban E-Cigarette Ads,     https://reason.com/blog/
                  Because 'Public Interest'                         2019/02/14/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    wants-to-ban-e-cigarett
       2/6/2019  Ericsson opens new 5G training facility in Texas   https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                                                                    wireless/ericsson-opens-new-5g-
                                                                    training-facility-texas
       2/6/2019  Ericsson aims to fill 5G skills gap in US          https://www.mobileworldlive.com/
                                                                    featured-content/top-three/ericsson-
                                                                    aims-to-fill-5g-skills-gap-in-us/
       2/6/2019  In North Texas, FCC commissioner champions 5G as   https://www.dallasnews.com/
                  an economic engine                                business/technology/ 2019/02/05/
                                                                    north-texas-fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    champions5g-economic-engine
       2/5/2019  In North Texas, FCC commissioner champions 5G as   https://www.dallasnews.com/
                  an economic engine, The Dallas Morning News       business/technology/2019/02/05/
                                                                    in-north-texas-fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    champions-5g-as-an-economic-engine/
      1/29/2019  Carr Applauds Sioux Falls for 5G Leadership        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-355942A1.pdf
      1/29/2019  Carr Welcomes Court Decision on FCC's 5G Order     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-355943A1.pdf
      1/23/2019  FCC Commissioner Carr talks infrastructure,        https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  spectrum and jobs needed for 5G                   wireless/fcc-commissioner-brendan-
                                                                    carr-talks-infrastructure-spectrum-
                                                                    and-jobs-needed-for-5g
      1/17/2019  FCC's 5G order withstands initial legal challenge  https://www.rcrwireless.com/
                                                                    20190117/5g/fcc-5g-order-challenge
       1/3/2019  Commissioner Carr Statement on Senate              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Confirmations                                     attachments/DOC-355839A1.pdf
     12/26/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Adopts First Consolidated      https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Communications Marketplace Report                 fcc-adopts-first-consolidated-
                                                                    communications-marketplace-report-0
     12/17/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Extends Jurisdictional         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Separations Freeze for up to Six Years            extends-jurisdictional-separations-
                                                                    freeze-six-years
     12/13/2018  Carr Congratulates Michigan on Enactment of Small  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Cell Reform Bill                                  attachments/DOC-355565A1.pdf
     12/13/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Increases Universal Service    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Support for Faster Rural Broadband                attachments/FCC-18-176A4.pdf
     12/13/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Creates Reassigned Numbers     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Database to Combat Unwanted Robocalls             attachments/FCC-18-177A4.pdf
     12/13/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Commences 2018 Quadrennial     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Review of Media Ownership Rules                   attachments/FCC-18-179A4.pdf
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Protect American       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Consumers from Spam Robotext Messages             acts-protect-american-consumers-
                                                                    spam-robotext-messages
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Adopts the First Consolidated  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Communications Marketplace Report                 adopts-first-consolidated-
                                                                    communications-marketplace-
                                                                    report-0
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts Innovative Incentive    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Auction For 5G High-band Spectrum                 attachments/FCC-18-180A4.pdf
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Increases Universal Service    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Support for Faster Rural Broadband                increases-universal-service-support-
                                                                    faster-rural-broadband
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Adopts Rules for Major 2019    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  5G Incentive Auction                              adopts-rules-major-2019-5g-incentive-
                                                                    auction
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Creates Reassigned Numbers     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Database to Combat Unwanted Robocalls             creates-reassigned-numbers-database-
                                                                    combat-unwanted-robocalls-0
     12/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Commences 2018 Quadrennial     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Review of Media Ownership Rules                   commences-2018-quadrennial-review-
                                                                    media-ownership-rules
      12/7/2018  Carr Supports Pai's Launch of Investigation into   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Mobility Fund Maps                                attachments/DOC-355448A1.pdf
     11/21/2018  Q&A: FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Talks About     https://www.adweek.com/digital/
                  Winning the Race to 5G                            qa-fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-
                                                                    talks-about-winning-the-race-to-5g/
     11/19/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Grants Market Access for       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Telesat Canada NGSO Constellation                 grants-market-access-telesat-canada-
                                                                    ngso-constellation
     11/19/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Grants Market Access for       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  LeoSat NGSO Constellation                         grants-market-access-leosat-
                                                                    ngso-constellation
     11/19/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Grants SpaceX NGSO V-band      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Authorization                                     grants-spacex-ngso-v-band-
                                                                    authorization
     11/19/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Grants Kepler Communications   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Access to U.S. Market                             grants-kepler-communications-
                                                                    access-us-market
     11/19/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Launches Review of Rules to    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Mitigate Orbital Space Debris                     launches-review-rules-mitigate-
                                                                    orbital-space-debris-0
     11/16/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Updates Hearing Aid-           https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Compatibility Reporting Requirements              updates-hearing-aid-compatibility-
                                                                    reporting-requirements-0
     11/16/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Approves Galileo Global        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Navigation System                                 approves-galileo-global-navigation-
                                                                    system-0
     11/15/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Boosts Satellite Broadband     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Connectivity & Competition                        boosts-satellite-broadband-connectivity-
                                                                    competition
     11/15/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Approves Galileo Global        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Navigation System                                 approves-galileo-global-navigation-system
     11/15/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Updates Hearing Aid            https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Compatibility Reporting Requirements              updates-hearing-aid-compatibility-
                                                                    reporting-requirements
     11/14/2018  Carr Statement on First High-Band 5G Auction       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-355076A1.pdf
     11/14/2018  FCC's Carr Sees Regs That Can Unlock The Wireless  https://www.law360.com/telecom/
                  Future                                            articles/1101287/fcc-s-carr-sees-regs-
                                                                    that-can-unlock-the-wireless-future
      11/8/2018  Carr Supports Wireless Resiliency Review in Wake   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  of Hurricane Michael                              attachments/DOC-355000A1.pdf
      11/1/2018  Commissioner Carr on Doreen Bogdan-Martin          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Election to ITU Leadership                        attachments/DOC-354898A1.pdf
      11/1/2018  Telehealth gains momentum, but connectivity is     https://www.rcrwireless.com/
                  key                                               20181101/policy/telehealth-gains-
                                                                    momentum-connectivity-key
     10/25/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes $63M fine for         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Apparent Violations of Lifeline Program           proposes-63m-fine-apparent-violations-
                                                                    lifeline-program
     10/24/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes More Spectrum for     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Unlicensed Use                                    proposes-more-spectrum-unlicensed-
                                                                    use-0
     10/24/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Spurs Competition in Rural     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Business Data Services                            attachments/FCC-18-146A4.pdf
     10/24/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Increase Investment    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  and Deployment in 3.5 GHz Band                    acts-increase-investment-and-
                                                                    deployment-35-ghz-band-0
     10/23/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes More Spectrum for     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Unlicensed Use                                    proposes-more-spectrum-unlicensed-
                                                                    use
     10/23/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Spurs Competition in Rural     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Business Data Services                            spurs-competition-rural-business-
                                                                    data-services
     10/23/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Increase Investment    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  and Deployment in 3.5 GHz Band                    acts-increase-investment-and-
                                                                    deployment-35-ghz-band
     10/23/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes $63 Million Fine for  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Lifeline Violations                               proposes-63-million-fine-lifeline-
                                                                    violations
     10/15/2018  Midco sets sights on offering 100/20 Mbps speeds   https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  using 3.5 GHz band                                wireless/midco-sets-sights-offering-
                                                                    100-20-speeds-using-3-5-ghz-band
     10/15/2018  The Impact Of 5G Mobile Broadband In South Dakota  http://listen.sdpb.org/post/impact-
                                                                    5g-mobile-broadband-south-dakota
     10/12/2018  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Says South Dakota &  https://wnax.com/news/180081-fcc-
                  Rural Areas Will be Part of 5G Expansion          commissioner-brendan-carr-says-
                                                                    south-dakota-rural-areas-will-be-part-
                                                                    of-5g-expansion/
     10/12/2018  FCC Commissioner Carr Tours KDLT Broadcast Tower   https://www.kdlt.com/2018/10/12/
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-carr-tours-kdlt-
                                                                    broadcast-tower/
     10/12/2018  Building a 5G network in South Dakota              https://www.ksfy.com/content/
                                                                    news/ Building-a-5G-network-in-
                                                                    South-Dakota-497279491.html
     10/12/2018  U.S. Sen. Commerce Committee hears how 5G could    https://kelo.com/news/articles/
                  help S.D., Sioux Falls                            2018/oct/12/listen-us-sen-commerce-
                                                                    committee-hears-how-5g-could-help-sd-
                                                                    sioux-falls/
     10/12/2018  FCC Official Sees Key Role For Yankton Firm        https://www.yankton.net/community
                                                                    /article_94916ee2-ce98-11e8-af81-9f94
                                                                    e834985b.html
     10/11/2018  Conquering the 'digital divide' to bring next-gen  http://www.westfargopioneer.com/
                  wireless to farms, rural areas                    business/technology/4512425-
                                                                    conquering-digital-divide-bring-
                                                                    next-gen-wireless-farms-rural-areas
      10/9/2018  Commissioner Carr to Visit the Dakotas and         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Minnesota                                         attachments/DOC-354482A1.pdf
      10/3/2018  With Infrastructure Reforms, FCC's Carr Confident  https://www.ecnmag.com/article/
                  U.S. is Back on Track in 5G Race                  2018/10/infrastructure-reforms-fccs-
                                                                    carr-confident-us-back-track-5g-race
      9/27/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Launches Experiment to Assign  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Toll Free Numbers by Auction                      attachments/FCC-18-137A4.pdf
      9/27/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Facilitates Use of Satellite   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Earth Stations in Motion                          attachments/FCC-18-138A4.pdf
      9/27/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Facilitates Wireless           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Deployment for 5G                  attachments/FCC-18-133A4.pdf
      9/26/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Streamlines Deployment of      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Next Generation Wireless Infrastructure           streamlines-deployment-next-
                                                                    generation-wireless-infrastructure
      9/26/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Facilitates Use of Satellite   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Earth Stations in Motion                          facilitates-use-satellite-earth-stations-
                                                                    motion-0
      9/26/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Action to Help the    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Public Reach 911                                  proposes-action-help-public-reach-911
      9/26/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Launches Experiment to Assign  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Toll Free Numbers by Auction                      launches-experiment-assign-toll-free-
                                                                    numbers-auction
      9/26/2018  FCC Approves Carr's 5G Order                       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-354282A1.pdf
      9/25/2018  Throttling the 5G Internet                         https://www.wsj.com/articles/
                                                                    throttling-the-5g-internet-1537916739
      9/25/2018  FCC to limit fees cities can charge for 5G         https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-to-
                  deployment                                        limit-fees-for-5g-deployment/
      9/25/2018  FCC Will Seek to Soothe State and Local Concerns   https://www.multichannel.com/
                  About 5G Deployment, Carr Says                    blog/fcc-will-seek-soothe-state-local-
                                                                    concerns-about-5g-deployment-carr-
                                                                    says
      9/24/2018  Local Government Support Builds for Carr's 5G      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Order                                             attachments/DOC-354225A1.pdf
      9/24/2018  FCC's Carr touts support for small cell proposal   https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  from local officials                              wireless/fcc-s-carr-touts-support-for-
                                                                    small-cell-proposal-from-local-officials
      9/22/2018  Cities and FCC clash over 5G costs, Axios          https://www.axios.com/
                                                                    2018/09/22/cities-and-fcc-clash-
                                                                    over-5g-fees
      9/20/2018  Rural America Needs Access to High Speed Rural     https://www.fcc.gov/%20http://www.
                  Broadband                                         northernag.net/AGNews/AgNews
                                                                    Stories/TabId/657/ArtMID/2927/
                                                                    ArticleID/9199/Rural-America-Needs-
                                                                    Access-to-High-Speed-Rural-
                                                                    Broadband.aspx
      9/20/2018  Rural Broadband Expansion Creates Opportunities    http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/
                  for All                                           documents/rural-voices/rv-fall-
                                                                    2018.pdf#page=26
      9/20/2018  The FCC is Helping to Bring 5G to All Americans    https://www.ecnmag.com/article/
                                                                    2018/09/op-ed-fcc-helping-bring-5g-
                                                                    all-americans
      9/19/2018  Indiana, center of the 5G wireless world           https://www.aei.org/publication/
                                                                    indiana-center-of-the-5g-wireless-
                                                                    world/
      9/17/2018  Clearing obstacles to America's 5G wireless        https://www.aei.org/events/
                  future                                            clearing-obstacles-to-americas-
                                                                    5g-wireless-future-a-conversation-with-
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr/
      9/17/2018  Rural America's Moonshot                           https://www.agri-pulse.com/
                                                                    articles/11436-opinion-rural-
                                                                    americas-moonshot
      9/13/2018  Carr to Visit Arizona for 5G Events with Mayor     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  and State Lawmaker                                attachments/DOC-354076A1.pdf
      9/13/2018  Commissioner Carr on what 5G means for small       https://soundcloud.com/forbesbooks_
                  businesses                                        sbecouncil/fcc-commissioner-brendan-
                                                                    carr
      9/13/2018  FCC's Infrastructure Orders Spur Dialogue,         https://www.law360.com/media/
                  Stakeholders Say                                  articles/1082822/fcc-s-infrastructure-
                                                                    orders-spur-dialogue-stakeholders-say
      9/13/2018  How 5G wireless will bring innovation to Main      http://www.aei.org/publication/
                  Street America                                    how-5g-wireless-will-bring-innovation-
                                                                    to-main-street-america/
      9/12/2018  FCC Plans To Cut Local Fees That Inhibit           https://www.forbes.com/sites/
                  Investment In Wireless 5G Infrastructure          fredcampbell/2018/09/12/fcc-plans-
                                                                    to-cut-local-fees-that-inhibit-
                                                                    investment-in-wireless-5g-
                                                                    infrastructure/#78228296a1a6
      9/11/2018  AHA voices support for $100M FCC telehealth pilot  https://www.healthdatamanagement
                  program                                           .com/news/aha-voices-support-for-
                                                                    100m-fcc-telehealth-pilot-program
      9/10/2018  FCC Commissioner Carr Says the U.S. Is in Good     https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Shape in the 5G Race                              videos/ 2018-09-10/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-says-the-u-s-is-in-good-shape-in-
                                                                    the-5g-race-video
      9/10/2018  FCC Commissioner Carr Says the U.S. Is in Good     https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Shape in the 5G Race, Bloomberg TV                videos/2018-09-10/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-says-the-u-s-is-in-good-shape-in-
                                                                    the-5g-race-video
       9/7/2018  Mobilitie Commends FCC on Taking Steps to Bring    https://pilotonline.com/business/
                  Next-Gen Wireless Service to More Communities     jobs/article_9ff57b03-47b6-5212-
                                                                    a31e-694675843c2d.html
       9/6/2018  FCC unveils new rules for building faster          http://www.washtimesherald.com/
                  Internet connections                              news/fcc-unveils-new-rules-for-
                                                                    building-faster-internet-connections/
                                                                    article_a0ebdc1d-2f5d-5bff-9c65-3291
                                                                    3f41fd41.html
       9/5/2018  Economists: Carr's 5G Order Saves $2B, Stimulates  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  $2.4B Investment                                  attachments/DOC-353969A1.pdf
       9/5/2018  FCC leader says Indianapolis leads way in 5G       https://www.indystar.com/story/
                  investment, poised to become national model       news/politics/2018/09/05/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-indianapolis-leads-
                                                                    way-5-g-investment/1196947002/
       9/5/2018  FCC order to streamline small cell deployments     https://www.rcrwireless.com/
                  looks to speed 5G                                 20180905/policy/fcc-order-to-
                                                                    streamline-small-cell-deployments-
                                                                    looks-to-speed-5g
       9/5/2018  FCC looks to establish smart rules to aid local    https://www.protectingtaxpayers
                  deployment of 5G                                  .org/blog/a/view/fcc-looks-to-
                                                                    establish-smart-rules-to-aid-local-
                                                                    deployment-of-5g
       9/4/2018  Carr Announces Next 5G Order in Indiana            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Statehouse Speech                                 attachments/DOC-353927A1.pdf
       9/4/2018  Indiana Wireless Laws Guide FCC on 5G Inside       http://www.insideindianabusiness
                  Indiana Business                                  .com/story/39021537/indiana-
                                                                    wireless-laws-helping-guide-fcc-on-5g
       9/4/2018  To Expand Next-Generation Wi-Fi, FCC Looks to      https://www.wibc.com/news/local-
                  Indiana 93.1 WIBC                                 news/expand-next-generation-wi-fi-
                                                                    fcc-looks-indiana
       9/4/2018  Indiana a model for pending Federal rule on 5G     http://kokomoperspective.com/
                  wireless technology                               politics/indiana/indiana-a-model-
                                                                    for-pending-federal-rule-on-g-wireless/
                                                                    article_ed99212c-6aee-513b-92eb-152
                                                                    694831749.html
       9/4/2018  FCC Seeks to Expedite Deployment of 5G Wireless    https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-
                  Networks                                          seeks-to-expedite-deployment-of-5g-
                                                                    wireless-networks-1536080376?mod=
                                                                    searchresults&page=1&pos=1
       9/4/2018  FCC paves way for cheaper, faster 5G deployments   https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-
                                                                    paves-way-for-cheaper-faster-5g-
                                                                    deployments/
       9/4/2018  FCC will vote on 5G plan for faster local          https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/
                  deployments and reduced fees                      04/fcc-will-vote-on-5g-plan-for-faster-
                                                                    local-deployments-and-reduced-fees/
       9/4/2018  FCC Proposing More Big Boosts for Small Cells      https://www.broadcastingcable.com/
                                                                    news/fcc-proposing-more-big-boosts-
                                                                    for-small-cells
       9/4/2018  FCC to wade into local guidelines for small cell   https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  build-outs                                        wireless/fcc-to-wade-into-local-
                                                                    guidelines-for-small-cell-buildouts
      8/25/2018  YOURS: Legislation puts 5G service on fast track   https://rapidcityjournal.com/
                                                                    opinion/columnists/yours-
                                                                    legislation-puts-g-service-on-
                                                                    fast-track/article_e494a633-0eaf-
                                                                    52ed-ba77-d42bea5074a0.html
      8/25/2018  Expanding broadband in rural Michigan              http://www.hillsdale.net/news/
                                                                    20180825/expanding-broadband-
                                                                    in-rural-michigan
      8/24/2018  With 5G, Cybersecurity to Go from Fireworks To     http://hitechnewsdaily.com/
                  Dynamite Sticks                                   2018/08/with-5g-cybersecurity-to-go-
                                                                    from-fireworks-to-dynamite-sticks/
      8/23/2018  This 5G Feature Will Revolutionize Connectivity    https://www.inverse.com/article/
                  and How Much We Pay for It                        48250-5g-beamforming
      8/21/2018  Carr Statement, Mobility Fund Phase II Challenge   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Process Window Extended 90 Days                   mobility-fund-phase-ii-challenge-
                                                                    process-window-extended-90-days
      8/21/2018  Why the U.S. Must Beat China in the Race to 5G     https://www.inverse.com/article/
                  Internet                                          48228-why-china-is-winning-the-race-
                                                                    with-the-us-to-5g-internet
      8/18/2018  FCC Commissioner: ``They Should Be Branding 5G     https://www.inverse.com/article/
                  the 'Fortnite' Network``                          48196-5g-wireless-broadband-
                                                                    new-fortnite-speeds
      8/18/2018  FCC Commissioner: ``They Should Be Branding 5G     https://www.inverse.com/article/
                  the 'Fortnite' Network``, Inverse                 48196-5g-wireless-broadband-
                                                                    new-fortnite-speeds
      8/17/2018  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Internet access   http://www.kdlg.org/post/fcc-
                  in rural communities                              commissioner-brendan-carr-internet-
                                                                    access-rural-communities#stream/0
      8/17/2018  FCC supports rural broadband deployments to        https://www.healthdatamanagement
                  enable telehealth                                 .com/news/fcc-supports-rural-
                                                                    broadband-deployments-to-enable-
                                                                    telehealth
      8/17/2018  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Internet access   https://www.kdlg.org/news/
                  in rural communities, KDLG Radio, Dillingham      2018-08-17/fcc-commissioner-brendan-
                  Alaska                                            carr-on-internet-access-in-rural-
                                                                    communities
      8/15/2018  Carr Statement on D.C. Circuit's Wireless          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Decision                           attachments/DOC-353594A1.pdf
      8/13/2018  FCC commissioner: U.S. in 'great shape' in 5G      http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/
                  network race with China, other countries          401526-fcc-commissioner-us-is-in-
                                                                    great-shape-in-5g-race-with-china-
                                                                    other-countries
      8/13/2018  FCC commissioner: Telehealth push is designed to   http://thehill.com/hilltv/ rising/
                  aid low-income Americans                          401537-fcc-chief-commissions-push-for-
                                                                    telehealth-is-designed-to-aid-low-
                                                                    income
      8/13/2018  FCC commissioner Brendan Carr discusses            http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/
                  telemedicine, a way to help patients in areas     401563-fcc-commissioner-brendan-
                  not served by doctors                             carr-discusses-telemedicine-a-way-to-
                                                                    help-patients-in
       8/9/2018  Federal government VIPs are heading to Alaska      https://www.adn.com/politics/
                  during congressional break                        2018/08/09/federal-government-vips-
                                                                    are-heading-to-alaska-during-
                                                                    congressional-break/
       8/8/2018  Anchorage health care providers discuss rural      https://www.alaskapublic.org/
                  tele-health systems with FCC Commissioner         2018/08/08/anchorage-healthcare-
                                                                    providers-discuss-rural-tele-health-
                                                                    systems-with-fcc-commissioner/
       8/8/2018  FCC commissioner meets with Alaska health care     https://www.seattletimes.com/
                  providers                                         nation-world/fcc-commissioner-met-
                                                                    with-alaska-health-care-providers/
       8/6/2018  FCC commissioner looks at Alaska's broadband       http://www.ktva.com/ story/
                  challenges                                        38824419/fcc-commissioner-looks-at-
                                                                    alaskas-broadband-challenges
       8/6/2018  FCC Commissioner Will Visit Unalaska During State  http://www.kucb.org/post/fcc-
                  Broadband Tour                                    commissioner-will-visit-unalaska-
                                                                    during-state-broadband-tour
       8/6/2018  FCC approves telemedicine pilot for veterans, low- https://www.mobihealthnews.com/
                  income, rural Americans                           content/fcc-approves-telemedicine-
                                                                    pilot-veterans-low-income-rural-
                                                                    americans
       8/4/2018  The promise of telemedicine in Mississippi         https://www.clarionledger.com/
                                                                    story/opinion/columnists/
                                                                    2018/08/04/promise-telemedicine-
                                                                    mississippi/899146002/
       8/3/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Speeds Access to Utility       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Poles to Promote Broadband, 5G Deployment         attachments/FCC-18-111A4.pdf
       8/3/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks Comment on Launching     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connected Care Pilot Program                      attachments/FCC-18-112A4.pdf
       8/3/2018  Commissioner Carr to Begin Broadband Frontier      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Tour in Alaska                                    attachments/DOC-353263A1.pdf
       8/3/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Rules for Expanded    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Incentive-Auction Reimbursements                  attachments/FCC-18-113A4.pdf
       8/3/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Establishes Incubator Program  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  to Increase Broadcaster Diversity                 attachments/FCC-18-114A4.pdf
       8/3/2018  FCC Approves Connected Care Program Featuring      https://mhealthintelligence.com/
                  Telehealth, RPM                                   news/fcc-approves-connected-care-
                                                                    program-featuring-telehealth-rpm
       8/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Establishes Procedures for     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  First 5G Spectrum Auctions                        establishes-procedures-first-5g-
                                                                    spectrum-auctions
       8/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Steps Towards         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Auction of 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz Bands       proposes-steps-towards-auction-37-ghz-
                                                                    39-ghz-and-47-ghz-bands
       8/2/2018  FCC Approves Carr's Proposal to Expand Telehealth  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-353240A1.pdf
       8/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Speeds Access to Utility       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Poles to Promote Broadband, 5G Deployment         speeds-access-utility-poles-promote-
                                                                    broadband-5g-deployment
       8/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comments on Launching    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Telehealth Pilot Program                          seeks-comments-launching-telehealth-
                                                                    pilot-program
       8/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Establishes Requirements to    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Govern Incubator Program                          establishes-requirements-govern-
                                                                    incubator-program
       8/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Rules for Expanded    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Incentive-Auction Reimbursements                  proposes-rules-expanded-incentive-
                                                                    auction-reimbursements
       8/1/2018  Support Builds for FCC 'Connected Care Pilot       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program'                                          attachments/DOC-353161A1.pdf
       8/1/2018  How 5G Could Revolutionize Healthcare              http://www.insidesources.com/
                                                                    5g-healthcare-telehealth/
      7/31/2018  FCC focuses on telehealth for rural America        https://www.rcrwireless.com/
                                                                    20180731/network-infrastructure/
                                                                    fcc-focuses-on-telehealth-for-rural-
                                                                    america
      7/31/2018  Access to Telehealth Will Require Increased        http://www.insidesources.com/
                  Broadband Investment, Especially in Rural         rural-broadband-5g-internet-access-
                  Communities                                       telehealth-fcc-healthcare/
      7/30/2018  Thune: SD Can Lead Global Race Toward 5G           https://rapidcityjournal.com/
                                                                    opinion/columnists/thune-sd-can-
                                                                    lead-global-race-toward-g/article_
                                                                    75827733-1087-5543-9add-6dce
                                                                    6bb68fc3.html
      7/28/2018  FCC Hopes To Bring Online Healthcare Option To     https://www.keloland.com/news/
                  Rural Areas                                       local-news/fcc-hopes-to-bring-online-
                                                                    healthcare-option-to-rural-areas/
                                                                    1331131006
      7/25/2018  FCC's Carr previews $100M pilot program to         https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/
                  support telemedicine                              tech/fcc-s-carr-previews-100m-pilot-
                                                                    program-to-support-telemedicine
      7/24/2018  Telehealth Pilot Must Join Docs, Insurers, FCC's   https://www.law360.com/health/
                  Carr Says                                         articles/1066014/telehealth-pilot-
                                                                    must-join-docs-insurers-fcc-s-carr-says
      7/20/2018  FCC program would boost rural health care          https://www.theindependent.com/
                                                                    opinion/editorial/fcc-program-would-
                                                                    boost-rural-health-care/article_fc1d
                                                                    80ca-8b9d-11e8-ac06-8f7a599ccc55
                                                                    .html
      7/17/2018  Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr  https://www.mmtconline.org/fcc-
                  and Mike O'Rielly                                 commissioners-awards-luncheon-2018-
                                                                    access-to-capital/
      7/16/2018  FCC Commissioner Tours Baptist eICU to Learn       https://www.memphisdailynews.com/
                  About Telemedicine                                news/2018/jul/16/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    tours-baptist-eicu-to-learn-about-
                                                                    telemedicine/
      7/13/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Expands Flexible Use of Mid-   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  band Spectrum                                     expands-flexible-use-mid-band-
                                                                    spectrum
      7/13/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Promotes Emergency Alert       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Reliability                                       promotes-emergency-alert-reliability
      7/13/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Further Steps Toward     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Nationwide Number Portability                     takes-further-steps-toward-nationwide-
                                                                    number-portability-0
      7/13/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Updates to            https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Children's Programming Rules                      proposes-updates-childrens-
                                                                    programming-rules-0
      7/13/2018  Young Stumping For Telemedicine Initiative         http://www.insideindianabusiness
                                                                    .com/story/38640527/young-
                                                                    stumping-for-proposed-telemedicine-
                                                                    initiative
      7/13/2018  UMMC telehealth program could serve as a model     http://www.wlox.com/story/
                  for new FCC initiative                            38643852/ummc-telehealth-program-
                                                                    could-serve-as-a-model-for-new-
                                                                    fcc-initiative
      7/12/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Streamlines Formal Complaint   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Processes                                         fcc-streamlines-formal-complaint-
                                                                    processes-0
      7/12/2018  Fischer pleased with new telehealth initiative     http://norfolkdailynews.com/news/
                                                                    fischer-pleased-with-new-telehealth-
                                                                    initiative/article_7c9029fc-85da-11e8-
                                                                    8d14-37a0fb9e795d.html
      7/12/2018  FCC could help end Colorado's mental health        https://riponadvance.com/stories/
                  crisis by expanding broadband, Gardner says       fcc-help-end-colorados-mental-health-
                                                                    crisis-expanding-broadband-gardner-
                                                                    says/
      7/11/2018  Carr Announces $100 million 'Connected Care Pilot  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Program'                                          attachments/DOC-352472A1.pdf
       7/9/2018  FCC says wireless networks are impacting           https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  healthcare costs and outcomes                     wireless/ fcc-says-wireless-networks-
                                                                    are-impacting-healthcare-costs-and-
                                                                    outcomes
       7/3/2018  Commissioner Carr Highlights FCC Focus on          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telemedicine at UVA                               attachments/DOC-352236A1.pdf
       7/2/2018  Executives to watch: 13 rising stars of wireless   https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  in 2018                                           special-report/executives-to-watch-
                                                                    13-rising-stars-wireless-2018
       7/2/2018  FCC visits UVA to learn more about telemedicine    https://www.dailyprogress.com/
                                                                    news/local/fcc-chief-visits-uva-to-
                                                                    learn-more-about-telemedicine/
                                                                    article_d7849c08-7e5a-11e8-96ce-5f73d
                                                                    748f7d0.html
       7/2/2018  FCC Explores Ways to Expand UVA Health Care to     http://www.nbc29.com/story/
                  Rural Areas                                       38558992/fcc-explores-ways-to-
                                                                    expand-uva-health-care-to-rural-areas
      6/29/2018  MEDIA ADVISORY: Carr to Visit UVA Health System    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  in Charlottesville                                attachments/DOC-352128A1.pdf
      6/29/2018  5G: Not Just the 'Next G' for Connected Health     http://actonline.org/2018/06/29/
                                                                    5g-not-just-the-next-g-for-connected-
                                                                    health/
      6/28/2018  How to build 5G networks in the U.S.               https://www.brookings.edu/blog/
                                                                    techtank/2018/06/28/how-to-build-
                                                                    5g-networks-in-the-u-s/
      6/25/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Increases Funding for Rural    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Telehealth                                        increases-funding-rural-telehealth
      6/24/2018  Rural Broadband Needs                              https://nordlundcommunications.com/
                                                                    2018/06/rural-broadband-needs-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-carr/
      6/20/2018  Midwest Tour Gives FCC Insight On Rural Broadband  https://www.youtube.com/
                  Deployment                                        watch?v=X0XTFzHjRgo
      6/18/2018  Senate bill asks FCC to work with USDA on          https://federalnewsradio.com/
                  boosting rural broadband                          federal-drive/2018/06/brendan-
                                                                    carr-senate-bill-asks-fcc-to-work-with-
                                                                    usda-on-boosting-rural-broadband/
      6/17/2018  Trump, Congress, FCC and USDA working to connect   https://www.agweek.com/business/
                  rural America                                     agriculture/4461504-trump-congress-
                                                                    fcc-and-usda-working-connect-rural-
                                                                    america
      6/15/2018  FCC Rural Healthcare Fund Poised for $171 Million  https://www.fcc.gov/(http://www.
                  Annual Budget Increase                            telecompetitor.com/fcc-rural-
                                                                    healthcare-fund-poised-for-171-
                                                                    million-annual-budget-increase/
      6/15/2018  FCC commissioners boost Rural Health Care Program  https://www.healthdatamanagement
                  cap to $571M                                      .com/news/fcc-commissioners-vote-
                                                                    to-boost-rural-health-care-program-
                                                                    cap-to-571m
      6/14/2018  Comm'r Carr Statement on Markup of Precision Ag    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Connectivity Act                                  attachments/DOC-351627A1.pdf
      6/13/2018  Commissioner Carr on Improving Access to           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Telemedicine in Rural Areas                       attachments/DOC-351594A1.pdf
      6/12/2018  Commissioner Carr on Smart Ag and Rural Broadband  https://omny.fm/shows/agritalk/
                                                                    agritalk-6-12-18-carr-fcc
      6/11/2018  5G: Helping to Support a Network of Connected      http://actonline.org/2018/06/11/
                  Health Solutions                                  5g-helping-to-support-a-network-of-
                                                                    connected-health-solutions/
      6/11/2018  FCC Commissioner Carr on Net Neutrality Milestone  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                                                                    audio/ 2018-06-11/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-on-net-neutrality-milestone-audio
      6/11/2018  What the Rollback of Net Neutrality Rules Means    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  for the Internet's Future                         videos/2018-06-11/what-the-
                                                                    rollback-of-net-neutrality-rules-
                                                                    means-for-the-internet-s-future-video
      6/11/2018  Net neutrality repeal helps ``mom and pop''        http://michiganradio.org/post/net-
                  Internet providers says FCC commissioner          neutrality-repeal-helps-mom-and-pop-
                                                                    internet-providers-says-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner
      6/11/2018  FCC Commissioner Carr on Net Neutrality            https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Milestone, Bloomberg Law Podcast                  audio/2018-06-11/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-on-net-neutrality-milestone-audio
      6/10/2018  Premier Communications hosts Carr                  http://www.lemarssentinel.com/
                                                                    story/2529724.html
       6/8/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Eliminates Needless Barriers   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  to Next-Generation Networks, Services             attachments/FCC-18-74A4.pdf
       6/8/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Takes Next Steps to Open       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Spectrum Frontiers for 5G Connectivity            attachments/FCC-18-73A4.pdf
       6/8/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Adopts New Consumer            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Protections Against 'Slamming' And 'Cramming'     attachments/FCC-18-78A4.pdf
       6/8/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Takes Action to Lower Rural    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Broadband Prices                                  attachments/FCC-18-75A4.pdf
       6/7/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Next Steps to Open       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Spectrum Frontiers for 5G Connectivity            takes-next-steps-open-spectrum-
                                                                    frontiers-5g-connectivity-0
       6/7/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Eliminates Needless Barriers   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  to Next-Generation Networks, Services             eliminates-needless-barriers-next-
                                                                    generation-networks-services
       6/7/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Reform Internet        https://www.fcc.gov/document/ fcc-
                  Protocol Captioned Telephone Service              acts-reform-internet-protocol-
                                                                    captioned-telephone-service
       6/7/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Bans Misrepresentation in      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Sales Calls & Unauthorized Charges                bans-misrepresentation-sales-calls-
                                                                    unauthorized-charges
       6/7/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Modernize Leased   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Access Rules                                      proposes-modernize-leased-access-rules
       6/7/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Action to Lower Rural    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Broadband Prices                                  takes-action-lower-rural-broadband-
                                                                    prices
       6/4/2018  Commissioner Carr Statement On Nomination of       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Geoffrey Starks                                   attachments/DOC-351245A1.pdf
       6/3/2018  Sioux Falls Business Prepares for Next Generation  http://www.kdlt.com/2018/06/03/
                  of Tower Climbers                                 sioux-falls-business-prepares-fornext-
                                                                    generation-of-tower-climbers/
       6/1/2018  Commissioner Carr Wraps Up Great Plains Broadband  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Tour                                              attachments/DOC-351207A1.pdf
       6/1/2018  Business Climbing At Sioux Falls Tower Company     http://www.keloland.com/news/
                                                                    article/your-money-matters/business-
                                                                    climbing-at-sioux-falls-tower-company
      5/30/2018  FCC Commissioner Stops in North Bend               http://sandhillsexpress.com/local-
                                                                    news/fcc-commissioner-stops-in-
                                                                    north-bend/
      5/30/2018  Rural telecom needs Federal help, Nebraskans tell  http://www.omaha.com/money/
                  visiting FCC commissioner, Sen. Fischer           rural-telecom-needs-federal-help-
                                                                    nebraskans-tell-visiting-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner/article_5b52f847-23e6-
                                                                    542d-a97d-bef1a38c3539.html
      5/30/2018  FCC's Carr makes stops in Fremont, talks           https://fremonttribune.com/news/
                  broadband                                         local/govt-and-politics/fcc-s-carr-
                                                                    makes-stops-in-fremont-talks-
                                                                    broadband/article_2937b98d-5a62-
                                                                    548d-b42f-2797b16c0c64.html
      5/29/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Gives Additional Funding to    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Restore Networks in PR and USVI                   gives-additional-funding-restore-
                                                                    networks-pr-and-usvi
      5/29/2018  Lincoln firm Quantified Ag highlights rural        http://journalstar.com/business/
                  Internet needs, draws visit from FCC official     agriculture/lincoln-firm-quantified-
                                                                    ag-highlights-rural-internet-needs-
                                                                    draws-visit/article_7aba8360-
                                                                    31fe-5fcc-a040-115c6cab699a.html
      5/29/2018  Fischer, FCC official seeks to boost rural         http://norfolkdailynews.com/news/
                  connectivity                                      fischer-fcc-official-seeks-to-boost-rural-
                                                                    connectivity/article_c72abf8e-638b-
                                                                    11e8-b049-f7e21f396af5.html
      5/29/2018  FCC Commissioner, Sen. Deb Fischer looks into      http://www.ktiv.com/story/
                  rural Nebraska broadband business                 38302137/2018/05/29/fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-sen-deb-fischer-looks-
                                                                    into-rural-nebraska-broadband-
                                                                    business
      5/29/2018  FCC Commissioner Visits Stanton                    http://kticradio.com/ktic-podcasts/
                                                                    ?futurishared=492&station=KTI
                                                                    CAM#.WxVBZPzCxos.twitter
      5/23/2018  The Communicators, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,  https://www.c-span.org/video/
                  C-SPAN                                            ?446020-1/communicators-brendan-
                                                                    carr
      5/22/2018  FCC Commissioner Carr talks 5G and rural           https://www.wowo.com/fcc-
                  broadband                                         commissioner-carr-talks-5g/
      5/17/2018  We Aren't Opening Up the World to Some Mad Max     http://dateline.radioamerica.org/
                  Version of the Internet'                          ?p=18473
      5/16/2018  Commissioner Brendan Carr Statement on Senate CRA  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Vote                                              attachments/DOC-350747A1.pdf
      5/15/2018  Commissioner Brendan Carr Statement on             https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Introduction of the SMARTER Act                   attachments/DOC-350731A1.pdf
      5/10/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks to Transform 2.5 GHz     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Band for NextGen 5G Connectivity                  seeks-transform-25-ghz-band-nextgen-
                                                                    5g-connectivity/carr-statement
      5/10/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Rules to Streamline   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  FM Translator Interference Complaint              attachments/FCC-18-60A4.pdf
      5/10/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Fines Massive Neighbor         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Spoofing Robocall Operation $120 Million          fines-massive-neighbor-spoofing-
                                                                    robocall-operation-120-million
       5/2/2018  FCC's Carr and Sen. Young visit county to discuss  http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/
                  fiber optics                                      2018/05/03/sen_young_visits_
                                                                    county_to_discuss_fiber_optics/
      4/30/2018  Commissioner Carr on The Frank Beckmann Show       https://player.fm/series/frank-
                                                                    beckmann-2166067/brendan-carr-43018
      4/30/2018  FCC's Carr wants to clear the road for             https://www.detroitnews.com/story/
                  connectivity                                      business/2018/04/30/fcc-carr-
                                                                    autonomous-vehicles-detroit/
                                                                    34424149/
      4/30/2018  Broadband service a lifeline for Detroit's future  http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/
                                                                    local-news/broadband-service-a-
                                                                    lifeline-for-detroits-future-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-says
      4/27/2018  Carr Statement on Senate Confirmation of FTC       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Commissioners                                     attachments/DOC-350463A1.pdf
      4/26/2018  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on rural broadband   https://khow.iheart.com/featured/
                                                                    ross-kaminsky/content/2018-05-07-
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr-on-net-
                                                                    neutrality-and-rural-broadband/
      4/20/2018  Censor the internet? Bad idea., U.S. Virtual       https://ir.usembassy.gov/censor-the-
                  Embassy Iran                                      internet-bad-idea/
      4/18/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes Modernizing Rural     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Business Data Service Rules                       attachments/FCC-18-46A5.pdf
      4/18/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Proposes to Protect National   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Security Through FCC Programs                     attachments/FCC-18-42A5.pdf
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Streamline         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Application Process for Small Satellites          proposes-streamline-application-
                                                                    process-small-satellites
      4/17/2018  Commissioner Carr's Statement on Commissioner      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Clyburn's Departure                               attachments/DOC-350278A1.pdf
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Takes New Steps to Improve     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Rural Call Completion                             takes-new-steps-improve-rural-call-
                                                                    completion
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement: Spectrum Frontiers Auction         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Comment PN                                        attachments/FCC-18-43A5.pdf
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement: Streamlining Licensing Procedures  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for Small Satellites                              attachments/FCC-18-44A5.pdf
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Takes New Steps to Improve     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Rural Call Completion                             attachments/FCC-18-45A5.pdf
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Begins Process for Spectrum    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Frontiers Auctions                                begins-process-spectrum-frontiers-
                                                                    auctions
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Protect National   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Security Through FCC Programs                     proposes-protect-national-security-
                                                                    through-fcc-programs-0
      4/17/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Modernizing Rural     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Business Data Service Rules                       proposes-modernizing-rural-business-
                                                                    data-service-rules
      4/12/2018  How does the U.S. get to 5G? FCC and industry      https://sites.tiaonline.org/podcast/
                  weigh in                                          dc-beat- 4-how-does-the-u-s-get-to-5g-
                                                                    fcc-and-industry-weigh-in/
      4/11/2018  FCC's Carr: When Disaster Strikes, Live and Local  https://www.rbr.com/fccs-carr-when-
                  Media Is There                                    disaster-strikes-live-and-local-media-
                                                                    is-there/
      4/11/2018  High tech in Nye County gets Washington's          https://pvtimes.com/news/high-
                  attention                                         tech-in-nye-county-gets-washingtons-
                                                                    attention/
      4/11/2018  Closing the Broadband Divide: Meet the FCC's       https://spectator.org/closing-the-
                  Brendan Carr                                      broadband-divide-meet-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr/
       4/6/2018  MEDIA ADVISORY: Carr to Visit Rural Communities    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  in Southern Nevada                                attachments/DOC-350099A1.pdf
       4/5/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Provides Relief for Carriers   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Serving Tribal Lands                              attachments/FCC-18-37A5.pdf
      3/30/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Acts to Speed Deployment of    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Next-Gen Wireless Infrastructure                  attachments/FCC-18-30A5.pdf
      3/26/2018  FCC commissioner on tech regulation, Squawk
                  Alley, CNBC
      3/23/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Improves Rules for Consumer    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Signal Boosters                                   attachments/FCC-18-35A5.pdf
      3/23/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Address Robocalls to  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Reassigned Phone Numbers                          attachments/FCC-18-31A5.pdf
      3/23/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Moves to Streamline Satellite  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  TV Reauthorizations                               attachments/FCC-18-34A5.pdf
      3/23/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Provides Additional $500       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Million in Funding for Rural Broadband            attachments/FCC-18-29A5.pdf
      3/23/2018  Carr Statement: FCC to Examine Ways to Improve     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  911 Call Routing                                  attachments/FCC-18-32A5.pdf
      3/23/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Seeks to Expand Use of and     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Investment in 4.9 GHz Band                        attachments/FCC-18-33A5.pdf
      3/23/2018  Carr on 5G Network Development                     https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                                                                    audio/2018-03-23/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr-on-5g-network-
                                                                    development-audio
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement on Streamlining Wireless            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Rules                              attachments/DOC-349846A1.pdf
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement on Streamlining Wireless            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Rules                              attachments/DOC-349846A1.pdf
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks to Address Robocalls to  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Reassigned Phone Numbers                          seeks-address-robocalls-reassigned-
                                                                    phone-numbers-0
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Streamline TV      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Satellite Reauthorizations                        proposes-streamline-tv-satellite-
                                                                    reauthorizations
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Improves Rules for Consumer    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Signal Boosters                                   improves-rules-consumer-signal-
                                                                    boosters-0
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Speed Deployment of    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Next-Gen Wireless Infrastructure                  acts-speed-deployment-next-gen-
                                                                    wireless-infrastructure-0
      3/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC to Examine Ways to Improve     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  911 Call Routing                                  examine-ways-improve-911-call-
                                                                    routing
      3/20/2018  Carr talks 5G, small cell regulations and          https://www.fierce wireless.com/5g/
                  national security                                 fcc-commissioner-carr-talks-5g-small-
                                                                    cell-regulations-and-national-security
                                                                    ?utm_source=internal&utm_medium
                                                                    =rss
      3/20/2018  Tuesdays with Roger                                https://www.wirelessweek.com/
                                                                    videos/2018/03/tuesdays-roger-
                                                                    fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr#.
                                                                    WrEhhzRw4f8.twitter
      3/20/2018  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr talks 5G, small      https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/
                  cell regulations and national security, Fierce    fcc-commissioner-carr-talks-5g-small-
                  Wireless                                          cell-regulations-and-national-security
      3/19/2018  MEDIA ADVISORY: Commissioner Carr to Discuss       https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Broadband Infrastructure                          attachments/DOC-349786A1.pdf
      3/16/2018  Commissioner Carr Statement on D.C. Circuit        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Decision                                          attachments/DOC-349769A1.pdf
      3/15/2018  Carr visits Baltimore to discuss improved          http://www.wbaltv.com/article/fcc-
                  Internet access                                   commissioner-visits-baltimore-to-
                                                                    discuss-improved-internet-access/
                                                                    19562752
      3/13/2018  Wireless Infrastructure Order Cuts $1.56 B in Red  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Tape, Creates Jobs                                attachments/DOC-349693A1.pdf
      3/13/2018  Meet the FCC's 5G crusader                         https://www.axios.com/brendan-
                                                                    carr-fcc-5g-1520885231-e5338387-
                                                                    cc2b-4571-95bd-23da7ea562ca.html
      3/13/2018  Meet the FCC's 5G Crusader                         https://www.axios.com/
                                                                    2018/03/12/brendan-carr-fcc-5g-
                                                                    1520885231
       3/9/2018  The future of 5G technology on your phone          https://www.youtube.com/
                                                                    watch?v=FBye4wAfgfU
       3/8/2018  Carr on ``Ideas to Invoices'' Podcast's SXSW       http://ideastoinvoices.libsyn.com/
                  Edition                                           fcc-commissioner-brendan-carr
       3/6/2018  High-speed hurdles                                 http://www.dailyprogress.com/
                                                                    newsvirginian/news/business/high-
                                                                    speed-hurdles/article_b4007244-21a7-
                                                                    11e8-a078-7752220020ea.html
       3/1/2018  Support Builds for Commissioner Carr's #5gReady    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Plan                               attachments/DOC-349532A1.pdf
      2/28/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Open Spectrum      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Horizons for New Services & Technologies          proposes-open-spectrum-horizons-
                                                                    new-services-technologies
      2/28/2018  Summary Commissioner Carr's Remarks on Ensuring    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  the U.S. is 5G Ready                              attachments/DOC-349501A1.pdf
      2/28/2018  Commissioner Carr on #5gReady Plan                 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                                                                    videos/2018-02-28/fcc-s-carr-says-it-
                                                                    should-take-275b-to-deploy-5g-video
      2/27/2018  Carr Statement, Mobility Fund Phase II Second      https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Order on Reconsideration                          mobility-fund-phase-ii-second-
                                                                    order-reconsideration
      2/23/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Looks to Speed Introduction    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  of Innovative Technologies & Services             looks-speed-introduction-innovative-
                                                                    technologies-services-0
      2/23/2018  Commissioner Carr on Increasing Broadband          https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                  Investment                                        videos/2018-02-23/fcc-s-carr-sees-
                                                                    increased-investment-in-broadband-
                                                                    space-video
      2/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Resolves Petitions for         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Reconsideration for Mobility Fund Phase II        resolves-petitions-reconsideration-
                                                                    mobility-fund-phase-ii
      2/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Eliminates Outdated Payphone   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Rules                                             eliminates-outdated-payphone-rules-0
      2/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Eliminate          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Broadcast Mid-Term Report Filing Requirement      proposes-eliminate-broadcast-mid-
                                                                    term-report-filing-requirement
      2/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Open Spectrum      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Horizons for New Services & Technologies          proposes-open-spectrum-horizons-new-
                                                                    services-technologies-0
      2/22/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Looks to Speed Introduction    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  of Innovative Technologies & Services             looks-speed-introduction-innovative-
                                                                    technologies-services
      2/19/2018  Commissioner Carr on Tech and Telecom Workforce    http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/
                  Development Roundtable in Jackson, MS             37542015/fcc-commissioner-speaks-
                                                                    at-technology-roundtable-with-sen-
                                                                    roger-wicker
      2/15/2018  Commissioner Carr on FCC and Net Neutrality        http://www.digital productionbuzz
                                                                    .com/ interview/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    brendan-carr-net-neutrality/?utm_
                                                                    source=Digital+Production+Buzz+-+
                                                                    February+15%2C+2018&utm_cam
                                                                    paign=Buzz+02%2F15%2F2018&utm_
                                                                    medium=e-mail#.WoxCE6inGUk
      2/12/2018  Statement of Commissioner Carr on White House      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Plan                               attachments/DOC-349153A1.pdf
       2/2/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Releases 2018 Broadband        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Deployment Report                                 releases-2018-broadband-deployment-
                                                                    report
       2/1/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Takes Final Steps for Next     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Phase of Rural Broadband Expansion                attachments/FCC-18-6A5.pdf
      1/31/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Votes to Establish Office of   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Economics & Analytics                             votes-establish-office-economics-
                                                                    analytics-0
      1/31/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Improves Wireless Emergency    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Alerts                                            improves-wireless-emergency-alerts-0
      1/31/2018  Censor the internet? Bad idea.                     https://share.america.gov/censor-
                                                                    internet-bad-idea/
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes $18.7 Million Fine    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Against DataConnex                                proposes-187-million-fine-against-
                                                                    dataconnex
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to End Paper Filing   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Requirement for Bcast Station Docs                proposes-end-paper-filing-requirement-
                                                                    bcast-station-docs-0
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Final Steps for Next     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Phase of Rural Broadband Expansion                takes-final-steps-next-phase-rural-
                                                                    broadband-expansion-0/carr-
                                                                    statement
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes $18.7 Million NAL     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Against DataConnex                                proposes-187-million-nal-against-
                                                                    dataconnex
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to End Paper Filing   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Requirement for Bcast Station Docs                proposes-end-paperfiling-requirement-
                                                                    bcast-station-docs-0
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement, FCC Votes to Establish Office of   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Economics & Analytics                             votes-establish-office-economics-
                                                                    analytics
      1/30/2018  Carr Statement: Presentation on Preliminary        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Report on Hawaii False Emergency Alert            attachments/DOC-348923A5.pdf
      1/29/2018  Commissioner Carr Statement on the Deployment of   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  5G                                                attachments/DOC-348906A1.pdf
      1/18/2018  Statement Of Commissioner Brendan Carr On New      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Staff Appointments                                attachments/DOC-348764A1.pdf
      1/11/2018  Carr Statement on House E&C Broadband              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Infrastructure Principles                         attachments/DOC-348684A1.pdf
       1/9/2018  Commissioner Carr Statement on Renomination to     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  FCC                                               attachments/DOC-348613A1.pdf
       1/9/2018  Brendan Carr: What will come of the new net        https://federalnewsradio.com/
                  neutrality policy?                                federal-drive/2018/01/brendan-carr-
                                                                    what-will-come-of-the-new-net-
                                                                    neutrality-policy/
       1/5/2018  Commissioner Carr on The Larry O'Connor Show       http://www.wmal.com/2018/01/05/
                                                                    listen-fcc-comissioner-brendan-carr-
                                                                    on-the-fcc-releasing-the-final-net-
                                                                    neutrality-repeal-order/
       1/4/2018  Carr Statement: FCC Releases Restoring Internet    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Freedom Order                                     attachments/ FCC-17-166A5.pdf
     12/21/2017  Carr Statement: FCC Issues $13M NAL Against        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Sinclair for Sponsorship ID Violations            attachments/FCC-17-171A5.pdf
     12/18/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Streamlines Paperwork          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Requirements for Mobile Services                  streamlines-paperwork-requirements-
                                                                    mobile-services-0
     12/18/2017  Carr Statement: FCC Begins Review of National      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Ownership Cap                                     attachments/FCC017-169A5.pdf
     12/18/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Strengthen Rural       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Health Care Program                               acts-strengthen-rural-health-care-
                                                                    program-0
     12/15/2017  Commissioner Carr on Net Neutrality Debate         http://dateline.radioamerica.org/
                                                                    ?p=18135
     12/15/2017  FCC Commissioner Carr on Net Neutrality Decision   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                                                                    audio/2017-12-15/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-on-net-neutrality-decision-audio
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comment on Plan to Ease  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Collocations on Twilight Towers                   seeks-comment-plan-ease-collocations-
                                                                    twilight-towers-0
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Modernizing MVPD      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Subscriber Notification Rules                     proposes-modernizing-mvpd-
                                                                    subscriber-notification-rules
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Strengthen Rural       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Health Care Program                               strengthens-rural-health-care-
                                                                    program-0/carr-statement
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Opens Review of National       https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Ownership Cap                                     begins-review-national-ownership-cap/
                                                                    carr-statement
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comment on Plan to Ease  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Collocations on Twilight Towers                   seeks-comment-plan-ease-collocations-
                                                                    twilight-towers
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Modernizing MVPD      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Subscriber Notification Rules                     proposes-modernizing-mvpd-subscriber-
                                                                    notification-rules
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Action to Restore        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Internet Freedom                                  takes-action-restore-internet-freedom
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Adds Blue Alerts to Nation's   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Emergency Alert Systems                           adds-blue-alerts-nations-emergency-
                                                                    alert-systems-0
     12/14/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Streamlines Paperwork          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Requirements for Mobile Services                  streamlines-paperwork-requirements-
                                                                    mobile-services
     12/14/2017  FCC Commissioner Carr on ``Off Script with Bruce   http://www.wusa9.com/opinion/
                  Johnson``                                         editorials/off-script/-offscripton9-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-on-why-they-voted-to-
                                                                    end-net-neutrality/499562917
     12/14/2017  FCC Commissioner Carr Defends Net Neutrality Vote  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
                                                                    videos/ 2017-12-14/fcc-commissioner-
                                                                    carr-defends-net-neutrality-vote-video
     12/12/2017  Future of Net Neutrality                           https://www.c-span.org/video/
                                                                    ?438475-1/future-net-neutrality
    h12/12/2017  Restoring Internet Freedom                         http://podcast.techfreedom.org/e/
                                                                    209-restoring-internet-freedom-feat-
                                                                    brendan-carr-fcc-commissioner/
      12/7/2017  The Latest on the FCC and Net Neutrality           https://www.mercatus.org/podcasts/
                                                                    latest-fcc-and-net-neutrality-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr
      12/5/2017  Ask the FCC                                        https://the1a.org/segments/
                                                                    2017-12-05-ask-the-fcc/
      12/4/2017  Commissioner Carr Statement on New Staff           https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Appointment                                       attachments/DOC-348057A1.pdf
      12/1/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Action to Transform Lifeline   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Program for Low-Income Americans                  action-transform-lifeline-program-
                                                                    low-income-americans
     11/30/2017  FCC to Vote on Net Neutrality                      http://www.cbsnews.com:8080/
                                                                    video/the-fight-for-net-neutrality/
     11/30/2017  Will Net Neutrality Soon Be A Thing of The Past?   https://wdet.org/2017/11/30/Will-
                                                                    Net-Neutrality-Soon-Be-A-Thing-of-
                                                                    The-Past/
     11/29/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Enable Investment in   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Next-Generation Networks                          acts-enable-investment-next-
                                                                    generation-networks-0
     11/29/2017  Commissioner Carr Discusses the Restoring          https://www.facebook.com/
                  Internet Freedom Order                            FreedomWorksFoundation/videos/
                                                                    vb.1892187271040911/1947981
                                                                    892128115/?type=2&theater
     11/29/2017  FCC Net Neutrality Vote Preview                    https://audioboom.com/posts/
                                                                    6523639-wmal-interview-brendan-
                                                                    carr-11-29-17
     11/29/2017  FCC Commissioner Explains Push to Roll Back Net    https://dateline.radioamerica.org/
                  Neutrality                                        ?p=18095
     11/29/2017  Mornings on the Mall, WMAL                         https://audioboom.com/posts/
                                                                    6523639-wmal-interview-brendan-
                                                                    carr-11-29-17
     11/22/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Next Steps on            https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Facilitating Spectrum Frontiers Spectrum          takes-next-steps-facilitating-spectrum-
                                                                    frontiers-spectrum
     11/22/2017  Communicators with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr   https://www.c-span.org/video/
                                                                    ?437698-1/communicators-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr
     11/22/2017  The Communicators, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,  https://www.c-span.org/video/
                  C-SPAN                                            ?437698-1/communicators-fcc-
                                                                    commissioner-brendan-carr
     11/21/2017  Commissioner Carr Statement on Proposed Approach   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  for Twilight Towers                               attachments/DOC-347907A1.pdf
     11/21/2017  Statement of Commissioner Carr on Restoring        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Internet Freedom                                  attachments/DOC-347870A1.pdf
     11/20/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Modernizes Broadcast           https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Ownership Rules                                   modernizes-broadcast-ownership-
                                                                    rules-0
     11/20/2017  Carr Statement: FCC Authorizes Next Gen TV         https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Broadcast Standard                                attachments/FCC-17-158A5.pdf
     11/17/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Adopts Rules to Help Block     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Illegal Robocalls                                 adopts-rules-help-block-illegal-
                                                                    robocalls
     11/17/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Streamlines Requirements for   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Utility Pole Replacements                         streamlines-requirements-utility-pole-
                                                                    replacements-0
     11/16/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Takes Next Steps to            https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Facilitate Spectrum Frontiers                     takes-next-steps-facilitate-spectrum-
                                                                    frontiers
     11/16/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Reexamines Need for Cable      https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Data Collection Form                              reexamines-need-cable-data-collection-
                                                                    form-0
     11/16/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Acts to Enable Investment in   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Next-Generation Networks                          acts-enable-investment-next-
                                                                    generation-networks
     11/16/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Authorizes Next Gen TV         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Broadcast Standard                                authorizes-next-gen-tv-broadcast-
                                                                    standard-0
     11/16/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Modernizes Broadcast           https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Ownership Rules                                   modernizes-broadcast-ownership-rules
     11/16/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Moves to Transform Lifeline    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Program for Low-Income Americans                  moves-transform-lifeline-program-
                                                                    low-income-americans
     11/13/2017  FCC's Carr on wireless, net neutrality and         https://www.politicopro.com/
                  mergers                                           technology/article/2017/11/fccs-
                                                                    carr-on-wireless-net-neutrality-and-
                                                                    mergers-164837
      11/8/2017  Commissioner Carr Statement on David Redl          https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Confirmation                                      attachments/DOC-347672A1.pdf
     10/30/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Approves CenturyLink-Level 3   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Transaction                                       approves-centurylink-level-3-
                                                                    transaction
     10/27/2017  FCC's newest commissioner picked to lead small     https://www.fiercewireless.com/
                  cell deployment reform                            regulatory/fcc-s-newest-commissioner-
                                                                    picked-to-lead-small-cell-deployment-
                                                                    reform
     10/26/2017  Carr Statement: Report & Order Updating Hearing    https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Aid Compatibility Rules                           attachments/FCC-17-135A5.pdf
     10/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comment on Moving        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Toward Nationwide Number Portability              seeks-comment-moving-toward-
                                                                    nationwide-number-portability-0
     10/25/2017  Carr Statement, New Rules to Aid in Tracking       https://www.fcc.gov/document/new-
                  Threatening Phone Calls                           rules-aid-tracking-threatening-phone-
                                                                    calls
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comment on Moving        https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Toward Nationwide Number Portability              seeks-comment-moving-toward-
                                                                    nationwide-number-portability-0
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Approves New Rules To Aid in   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Tracking Threatening Phone Calls                  approves-new-rules-aid-tracking-
                                                                    threatening-phone-calls
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Moves to Promote Investment    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  in 3.5 GHz Band                                   proposes-reduce-broadcaster-
                                                                    reporting-requirements
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Eliminates Main Studio Rule    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                                                                    eliminates-main-studio-rule
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Streamlines Part 43            https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  International Reporting Requirements              streamlines-part-43-international-
                                                                    reporting-requirements
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Improves Phone Accessibility   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  for People with Hearing Loss                      improves-phone-accessibility-people-
                                                                    hearing-loss
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Moves to Promote Investment    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  in 3.5 GHz Band                                   moves-promote-investment-35-ghz-
                                                                    band
      10/4/2017  Commissioner Carr On Additional Staff              https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Appointments                                      attachments/DOC-347074A1.pdf
      10/4/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Approves Advance of $77M to    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Restore Connectivity in PR and USVI               approves-advance-77m-restore-
                                                                    connectivity-pr-and-usvi
      10/3/2017  Commissioner Carr Statement on Chairman Pai        https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Nomination                                        attachments/DOC-347013A1.pdf
      10/3/2017  Statement Of Commissioner Brendan Carr On New      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  Staff Appointment                                 attachments/DOC-347020A1.pdf
      9/28/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Modernize Toll     https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Free Number Assignment                            proposes-modernize-toll-free-number-
                                                                    assignment
      9/27/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Releases 20th Wireless         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Competition Report                                releases-20th-wireless-competition-
                                                                    report-0
      9/27/2017  Carr Statement, Updated Rules to Facilitate Non-   https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Geostationary Satellite Systems                   updated-rules-facilitate-non-
                                                                    geostationary-satellite-systems
      9/27/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Ease HAC           https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Reporting Regs for Small Wireless Carriers        proposes-ease-hac-reporting-regs-
                                                                    small-wireless-carriers-0
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes Fine of Unlicensed    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Radio Station & Property Owners                   proposes-fine-unlicensed-radio-
                                                                    station-property-owners
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Eliminate          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Requirement to Keep Hard Copies of FCC Rules      proposes-eliminate-requirement-
                                                                    keep-hard-copies-fcc-rules
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Updates Rules to Facilitate    https://www.fcc.gov/document/
                  Non-Geostationary Satellite Systems               updated-rules-facilitate-non-
                                                                    geostationary-satellite-systems
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Eliminate          https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Requirement to Keep Hard Copies of FCC Rules      proposes-eliminate-requirement-
                                                                    keep-hard-copies-fcc-rules
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Proposes to Ease HAC           https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Reporting Regs for Small Wireless Carriers        proposes-ease-hac-reporting-regs-
                                                                    small-wireless-carriers-0
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Seeks Comment on Modernizing   https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Toll Free Numbering System                        seeks-comment-modernizing-toll-
                                                                    free-numbering-system
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC to Examine 911 Capabilities    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  of Enterprise Communications Systems              examine-911-capabilities-enterprise-
                                                                    communications-systems-0
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC to Examine 911 Capabilities    https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  of Enterprise Communications Systems              examine-911-capabilities-enterprise-
                                                                    communications-systems-0
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, Proposed Fine of Unlicensed Radio  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Station & Property Owners                         proposes-fine-unlicensed-radio-
                                                                    station-property-owners
      9/26/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Releases 20th Wireless         https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Competition Report                                releases-20th-wireless-competition-
                                                                    report-0
      9/25/2017  Carr Statement, FCC Modernizes Cable TV Technical  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-
                  Rules                                             modernizes-cable-tv-technical-rules
       9/8/2017  Carr Statement: FCC Eliminates Telegraph Rules     https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  and Obsolete Telecom Rules                        attachments/FCC-17-112A2.pdf
      8/24/2017  Statement Of Commissioner Brendan Carr On His      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                  First Official Trip                               attachments/DOC-346354A1.pdf
      8/14/2017  FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Announces Staff      https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-346194A1.pdf
      8/11/2017  Commissioner Carr Swearing In Statement            https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
                                                                    attachments/DOC-346176A1.pdf
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    Question 20
        List all digital platforms (including social media and other
    digital content sites) on which you currently or have formerly operated
    an account, regardless of whether or not the account was held in your
    name or an alias. Include the full name of an ``alias'' or ``handle'',
    including the complete URL and username with hyperlinks, you have used
    on each of the named platforms. Indicate whether the account is active,
    deleted, or dormant. Include a link to each account if possible.

       Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC (active)

       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendan.carr.31 (active)

       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-carr-0030b126/
            (active)

       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendancarrusa/
            (active)

       Truth: https://truthsocial.com/@BrendanCarrFCC (dormant)

       Clubhouse: www.clubhouse.com @BrendanCarrUSA (account
            handle, active)

       Callin: https://www.callin.com/user/brendancarrfcc (active)

       Medium: https://medium.com/@BrendanCarrFCC (active)

       Parler: @BrendanCarrUSA (account handle, inactive) link to
            account page unavailable
    Question 21
        Please identify each instance in which you have testified orally or
    in writing before Congress in a governmental or non-governmental
    capacity and specify the date and subject matter of each testimony.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      DATE           TITLE            DESCRIPTION              LINK
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2/13/     Carr Australian     Written testimony   https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2023      Parliament TikTok   on unique threats   public/
               Testimony           of TikTok and      attachments/DOC-
                                   support for a ban   391628A1.pdf
                                   of the app in
                                   Australia
    7/13/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2022      Before the House    testimony on the    public/
               Committee on        online threats     attachments/DOC-
               Oversight and       that active         385321A1.pdf
               Reform,             service members,
               Subcommittee on     veterans, and
               National            their families
               Security,           face, including
               ``Protecting        from apps
               Military            including TikTok
               Servicemembers
               and Veterans from
               Financial Scams
               and Fraud``
    3/31/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2022      Before the House    testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Energy and                              382687A1.pdf
               Commerce,
               Subcommittee on
               Communications
               and Technology,
               ``Connecting
               America:
               Oversight of the
               FCC``
    10/7/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2021      Before the Senate   testimony on the    public/
               Committee on        benefits of        attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,           telehealth          376569A1.pdf
               Science, and        services,
               Transportation,     expanding
               Subcommittee on     Americans' access
               Communications,     to such services,
               Media, and          and potential
               Broadband,          hurdles
               ``State of
               Telehealth:
               Removing Barriers
               to Access and
               Improving Patient
               Outcomes``
    9/17/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2020      Before the House    testimony on        public/
               Committee on        accomplishments    attachments/DOC-
               Energy and          at the FCC and      366974A1.pdf
               Commerce,           strength of
               Subcommittee on     networks during
               Communications      COVID-19 pandemic
               and Technology,
               FCC
               Accomplishments
               and Success of
               Networks During
               COVID-19 Pandemic
    6/24/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2020      Before the Senate   testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,                               365159A1.pdf
               Science, and
               Transportation,
               ``Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    3/10/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2020      Before the Senate   testimony on 5G     public/
               Committee on        buildout,          attachments/DOC-
               Appropriations,     including           362929A1.pdf
               Subcommittee on     spectrum and
               Financial           infrastructure
               Services and
               General
               Government
    1/22/     Carr Testimony      Written and oral    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2020      Before the Senate   testimony on 5G     public/
               Committee on        workforce and      attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,           jobs initiatives,   362042A1.pdf
               Science, and        accelerating
               Transportation,     deployment, and
               ``The 5G            the benefits of
               Workforce and       advanced
               Obstacles to        connectivity to
               Broadband           Americans
               Deployment``        nationwide
    12/5/     Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2019      Before the House    testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Energy and                              361210A1.pdf
               Commerce,
               Subcommittee on
               Communications
               and Technology,
               ``Accountability
               and Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    9/5/2019  Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
               Before the Senate   testimony on the    public/
               Committee on        digital divide     attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,           and the             361105A1.pdf
               Science, and        transformative
               Transportation,     impact of
               ``Transforming      connectivity on
               Rural America: A    rural America
               New Era of
               Innovation``,
               Southeast
               Technical
               Institute, Sioux
               Falls, South
               Dakota
    6/12/     Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2019      Before the Senate   testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,                               357969A1.pdf
               Science, and
               Transportation,
               ``Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    5/15/     Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2019      Before the House    testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Energy and                              357483A1.pdf
               Commerce,
               Subcommittee on
               Communications
               and Technology,
               ``Accountability
               and Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    10/12/    Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2018      Before the Senate   testimony from      public/
               Committee on        field hearing      attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,           focused on 5G and   354564A1.pdf
               Science, and        delays
               Transportation,     experienced in
               ``The Race to 5G:   siting the
               A View from the     infrastructure
               Field,'' Sioux      needed for next-
               Falls, South        generation
               Dakota              technology
    8/16/     Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2018      Before the Senate   testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Commerce,                               353976A1.pdf
               Science, and
               Transportation,
               ``Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    7/25/     Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2018      Before the House    testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Energy and                              353497A1.pdf
               Commerce,
               Subcommittee on
               Communications
               and Technology,
               ``Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    10/25/    Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2017      Before the House    testimony on FCC    public/
               Committee on        oversight          attachments/DOC-
               Energy and                              347434A1.pdf
               Commerce,
               Subcommittee on
               Communications
               and Technology,
               ``Oversight of
               the Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    7/19/     Carr Testimony      Oral and written    https://docs.fcc.gov/
     2017      Before the Senate   testimony           public/
               Commerce,           regarding          attachments/DOC-
               Science, and        qualifications      346186A1.pdf
               Transportation      for position,
               Committee,          regulatory
               ``Nominee to        philosophy, and
               Serve as            priorities at the
               Commissioner,       agency
               Federal
               Communications
               Commission``
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        The Chair. Thank you, Commissioner Carr. Thank you for that
    statement. I look forward to seeing the written statement that
    has more details in it as well. Thank you. Miss, is it Damelin?
        Ms. Damelin. It is.
        The Chair. Damelin, thank you so much for your willingness
    to serve as Inspector General. I think there are very important
    Inspector General spots all over the Government, but I
    definitely think yours is a critical one. So, thank you.

      STATEMENT OF FARA DAMELIN, NOMINEE TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL,
                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

        Ms. Damelin. Thank you. Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member
    Cruz, and members of the Committee, good morning and thank you
    for inviting me to testify today. I am honored to have been
    nominated by the President to serve as Inspector General for
    the Federal Communications Commission.
        Just over 18 years ago, I sat in a Senate hearing room much
    like this in support of my father in law, Harold Damelin, who
    is here today, as he testified at his confirmation hearing to
    serve as Inspector General at the Department of Treasury, a
    position to which he was confirmed.
        I am grateful to role models like him who have inspired me
    throughout my career, and for the love and encouragement of my
    family, friends, colleagues, and mentors. I am happy to
    introduce my husband, Scott, also here, who I met in the summer
    of 1992, when we were interns at the D.C. Superior Court.
        We have dedicated our careers to Federal service, with
    Scott having spent nearly 20 years with the Department of
    Justice. But what we are most proud of is that together we
    raised two wonderful daughters, Leah, who is here today, and
    Rebecca, who is watching from Madison, Wisconsin.
        Also joining me today are my mom and sister who came in
    from Connecticut. My mother in law, my sister in law, one of my
    nephews, and a number of family and friends I really
    appreciate. I also saw that there are two Inspectors General
    who I have worked with, Allison Lerner from National Science
    Foundation, and Deb Jeffrey, who is now at SEC, but was at
    AmeriCorps.
        After almost 28 years of Federal service and nearly two
    decades with the IG community serving in four different offices
    of Inspector General, I am both humbled to be here and
    confident that I am prepared for this opportunity.
        Throughout my career, I have been drawn to agencies that
    administer public benefit programs to support our most
    vulnerable and underserved populations, protecting the
    integrity of education, research, emergency relief, small
    business, national service, and housing programs.
        I have a record of vigorously protecting taxpayer funds and
    designing oversight strategies that strengthen agency programs.
    For over 14 years as an investigative attorney with NSF, OIG, I
    conducted complex white collar investigations in coordination
    with Federal and State law enforcement partners across the
    country, resulting in criminal convictions, civil settlements,
    and administrative actions.
        In addition, I proactively worked with agency officials to
    provide anti-fraud training and recommendations to enhance
    internal controls. As Deputy IG at AmeriCorps, I oversaw the
    audit, investigative and operational functions of the office,
    leading efforts to enhance enforcement.
        I personally took on the role of Whistleblower Protection
    Coordinator to elevate the importance of whistleblower
    protections in education for our office and for the agency at
    large. Currently, as Chief of Staff for HUD OIG and a member of
    the Senior Executive Service, I implement the IG's priorities
    and strategic initiatives and spearhead the production of key
    oversight products.
        Throughout my career, I have thrived at developing
    collaborative relationships with Federal, State, and local
    stakeholders. I have learned firsthand about the core values,
    attributes, and principles that are required of all IGs, and
    are imperative to earning and keeping the public trust.
        The need to be steadfastly independent and nonpartisan, to
    be accessible and adhere to our dual reporting requirements,
    and to be objective, thorough, and fair in performing robust
    oversight.
        If confirmed, I would be the first Presidentially appointed
    and Senate confirmed IG at the FCC, and this role is more
    critical than ever, because in addition to its regulatory
    mandate, the FCC is responsible for administering tens of
    billions of dollars to ensure that 100 percent of our Nation is
    connected to fast, affordable, secure, and reliable broadband,
    for purposes of telehealth, employment, virtual learning,
    public safety, and national security.
        If confirmed, I look forward to leading the dedicated team
    at FCC's OIG and ensuring that they have the resources,
    training, and support they need to meet the Office's mission,
    to keeping Congress fully informed about our oversight in a
    nonpartizan manner, and to working with the FCC, the Chair, and
    all the Commissioners in a transparent and independent manner
    to help strengthen FCC's programs and operations.
        I want to thank your staff for the time that they spent
    with me throughout this process, sharing your priorities and
    concerns. If confirmed, I look forward to continuing these
    important conversations. In closing, it would be my privilege
    and honor to serve as Inspector General at the Federal
    Communications Commission.
        Thank you again for your consideration of my nomination,
    and I would be happy to answer any questions.
        [The prepared statement and biographical information of Ms.
    Damelin follow:]

     Prepared Statement of Fara Damelin, Nominee to be Inspector General,
                       Federal Communications Commission
        Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee.
    Good morning and thank you for inviting me to testify today.
        I am honored to have been nominated by the President to serve as
    Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission.
        Eighteen years ago, I sat in a Senate hearing room as my father-in-
    law, Harold Damelin, testified at his confirmation hearing to serve as
    Inspector General (IG) of the Department of the Treasury, a position to
    which he was confirmed.
        I am grateful to role models like him who have inspired me
    throughout my career, and for the love and encouragement of my family,
    friends, colleagues, and mentors, who have supported me.
        I am happy to introduce my husband, Scott, whom I first met in the
    summer of 1992 when we were legal interns at the D.C. Superior Court.
    We have dedicated our careers to Federal service, with Scott having
    spent nearly 20 years with the U.S. Department of Justice. But what we
    are most proud of is that together we raised two wonderful daughters,
    Leah and Rebecca.
        After almost 28 years of Federal service and nearly two decades in
    the Inspector General community, I am both humbled to be here and
    confident that I am prepared for this opportunity. I spent the first
    eight years of my Federal career as an employment attorney with the
    Department of Health and Human Services Office of General Counsel.
    Since then, I have served almost 20 years in four different offices of
    inspector general (OIGs), gaining technical knowledge and expertise
    related to oversight, managing OIGs big and small, as well as
    leadership training and experience to prepare me for more senior-level
    positions.
        Throughout my career, I have been drawn to agencies that administer
    public benefit programs to support our most vulnerable and underserved
    populations--protecting the integrity of research, education, housing,
    emergency relief, small business, and national service programs. My
    call to service has been driven by a recognition of the positive impact
    these programs can have when operating effectively, and the negative
    impact caused by fraud, waste, and abuse. Beyond my technical
    expertise, and with the support of the IG's and supervisors who
    invested in my professional growth, I completed leadership programs
    offered by OPM's Federal Executive Institute and the IG Community's
    Professional Development Committee, gaining important managerial and
    operational skills that have contributed to my success.
        My record of vigorously protecting taxpayer funds and our
    communities from fraud, waste, and abuse; designing and implementing
    oversight strategies that strengthen agency programs; and leading teams
    that produce outstanding results, make me uniquely qualified for this
    position.
        For over fourteen years, I served as an investigative attorney with
    the National Science Foundation OIG, conducting complex criminal,
    civil, and administrative investigations across the country in
    coordination with other Federal and state law enforcement partners,
    including United States Attorneys' Offices. These cases involved
    complex schemes related to grant and contract fraud, public corruption,
    embezzlement, false claims, identity theft, and money laundering, and
    resulted in criminal convictions and civil settlements. Often in
    parallel, I proactively sought to protect future government funding and
    programs through administrative remedies and worked with agency
    officials to provide anti-fraud outreach, share fraud indicators and
    analytics, and offer recommendations to enhance internal controls. In
    addition, I actively participated in multiagency investigative working
    groups and initiatives to deter fraud; share data; identify new fraud
    schemes; design proactive plans; develop leads for new cases; and
    provide anti-fraud resources and training.
        As Deputy IG at AmeriCorps for three and a half years, I oversaw
    the day-to-day audit, investigative, operational, and budgetary
    functions of the office, leading efforts to enhance enforcement related
    to fraud and public safety. I personally took on the role of OIG's
    Whistleblower Protection Coordinator to elevate the importance of
    whistleblower protections and education for our office and the agency
    at large. I started a legal intern program to assist with our
    administrative and civil matters and brought in employees on temporary
    details from other OIGs to help with our workload and conduct special
    projects. In addition, I worked with a data scientist to develop a risk
    model that incorporated internal and external data to proactively
    identify fraud risk in agency programs, allowing us to prioritize the
    use of limited resources most effectively.
        Currently, as Chief of Staff for the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development OIG and a member of the Senior Executive Service, I
    lead a cross-functional team in executing the IG's priorities and
    strategic initiatives. In this role, I spearheaded the production of
    key oversight products, to maximize transparency around our work and
    help strengthen HUD's operations and critical housing and community
    development programs to protect the individuals and communities that
    they serve.
        Throughout my career, I have excelled at developing collaborative
    relationships with stakeholders, building networks of key partners, and
    nurturing talent. In each office, I have been adept at engaging with
    the subject matter experts to quickly learn the core business
    functions, unique program requirements, and design and implement
    impactful oversight. Further, I have effectively communicated key
    themes and risks of complex programs to the leadership within those
    agencies, to the public they serve, and to other important stakeholders
    in furtherance of OIG's mission to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and
    abuse.
        I've learned first-hand about the core values, attributes, and
    principles that are required of all IGs and are imperative to earning
    and keeping the public trust:

       The need to be steadfastly independent and nonpartisan;

       To adhere to our dual reporting requirements; and

       To be scrupulously objective, thorough, and fair in
            performing robust oversight.

        If confirmed, I would be the first Presidentially appointed,
    Senate-confirmed IG at the FCC since Congress identified the need to
    designate this as a Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position
    in 2018. The FCC Inspector General role is more critical now than ever.
    In addition to its regulatory mandate, the FCC is responsible for
    administering tens of billions of dollars in legacy and supplemental
    funding programs to ensure that 100 percent of our Nation is connected
    to fast, affordable, and reliable broadband for purposes of telehealth,
    remote work, virtual learning, public safety, and national security.
        If confirmed, I look forward to leading the dedicated team at FCC
    OIG, and ensuring that they have the resources, training, and support
    they need to meet the office's mission; to keeping Congress fully
    informed about our oversight, in a non-partisan manner; and to working
    with the FCC, the Chair, and all Commissioners in a transparent manner,
    to learn about the challenges they face, and make recommendations to
    help strengthen FCC's programs and operations.
        I want to thank your staff for the time they spent with me
    throughout this process, sharing your priorities and concerns. If
    confirmed, I look forward to continuing these important conversations.
        In conclusion, it would be a privilege and honor to serve as
    Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission. Thank you
    again for your consideration of my nomination, and I look forward to
    answering your questions.
                                     ______

                          a. biographical information
        1. Name (Include any former names or nicknames used):

            Fara Damelin.
            Fara Danzig (Maiden Name)
            Fara H. Danzig (Maiden Name with middle initial)

        2. Position to which nominated: Inspector General, Federal
    Communications Commission.
        3. Date of Nomination: March 21, 2023.
        4. Address (List current place of residence and office addresses):
            Residence: Information not released to the public.
            Office: 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410.

        5. Date and Place of Birth: January 14, 1970; Plainview, New York.
        6. Provide the name, position, and place of employment for your
    spouse (if married) and the names and ages of your children (including
    stepchildren and children by a previous marriage).

            Scott Randy Damelin, Executive Officer, National Security
            Division, U.S. Department of Justice
            Leah Elise Damelin, 22; Rebecca Simone Damelio, 20.

        7. List all college and graduate schools attended, whether or not
    you were granted a degree by the institution. Provide the name of the
    institution, the dates attended, the degree received, and the date of
    the degree.

            State University of New York Binghamton, 1987-1991, Bachelor of
            Arts, Political Science in May 1991
            George Washington University National Law Center, 1991-1994,
            Juris Doctor in May 1994.

        8. List all post-undergraduate employment, including the job title,
    name of employer, and inclusive dates of employment, and highlight all
    management level jobs held and any non-managerial jobs that relate to
    the position for which you are nominated.

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           Employer            Position         Location          Dates
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    The Limited            Sales Associate   Georgetown,    Summer 1991
    (Clothing Store)       (Part time)       Washington.    Appx. May-Auaust
                                              DC
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    Au Bon Pain            Cashier           Washington,    Summer 1991
                           (Part Time)        DC            Appx. May-Auaust
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    D.C. Superior Court--  Legal Internship  Washington,    Summer 1992
    Judge Colleen Kollar-  (Unpaid--Part      DC            Appx. May-August
    Kotelly                 Time)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Amtrak, Office of the  Law Clerk--Paid-- Union Station  Summer 1993, and
    General Counsel         Part Time        Washington,    through academic
                                              DC             year 1993-1994
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Crown Books            Sales Associate   (20th and K    Summer 1994
                           (Part Time)        NW)
                                             Washington,
                                              DC
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    District of Columbia   Law Clerk/        Washington,    August 1994-
    Council Ward 6         Legislative        DC             August 1995
    Councilmember Harold    Assistant
     Brazil
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Temple Beth El         Sunday School     Alexandria.    Approximately
                            Teacher           VA            September 1994-
                           Part Time                         May 1995
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    U.S. Department        Attorney          Washington,    August 1995-
    of Health and                             DC             August 2003
    Human Services,
    Office of the
    General Counsel
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    National Science       Investigative     Arlington, VA  August 2003-
    Foundation, Office of   Attorney         Alexandria,     February 2018
    Inspector General      Later promoted     VA
                            to
                           Director, Office
                            of
                           Investigations
                           Legal Division
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    General Services       6-Month CIGIE     Washington,    July-December
    Administration,        Fellow Rotation--  DC             2017
     Office
    of Inspector General   Internal
                            Communications-
                            -Career
                            Development
                            Program
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    U.S. Attorney's        Appointed as      Baltimore, MD  Approximately
     Office,                Special                         November 2013-
    District of Maryland   Assistant United                  May 2014
                           States Attorney
                            to assist with
                            criminal
                            prosecution.
                           (Continued to
                            serve
                           as Investigative
                           Attorney/
                            Director of OI
                            Legal Division,
                            NSF OIG)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    AmeriCorps, Office of  Deputy Inspector  Washington,    February 2018-
    Inspector General       General           DC             July 2021
    (Formerly Corporation
    for National and
    Community Service
     OIG)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    U.S. Department of     Chief of Staff    Washington,    July 2021-
    Housing and Urban                         DC             Present
    Development, Office
     of
    Inspector General
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        9. Attach a copy of your resume.
        See Attached.
        10. List any advisory, consultative, honorary, or other part-time
    service or positions with Federal, State, or local governments, other
    than those listed above after 18 years of age.
        None.
        11. List all positions held as an officer, director, trustee,
    partner, proprietor, agent, representative, or consultant of any
    corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business, enterprise,
    educational, or other institution.
        None.
        12. Please list each membership you have had after 18 years of age
    or currently hold with any civic, social, charitable, educational,
    political, professional, fraternal, benevolent or religiously
    affiliated organization, private club, or other membership
    organization. (For this question, you do not have to list your
    religious affiliation or membership in a religious house of worship or
    institution.). Include dates of membership and any positions you have
    held with any organization. Please note whether any such club or
    organization restricts membership on the basis of sex, race, color,
    religion, national origin, age, or disability.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Organization           Position/Membership          Dates
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    McLean Health and Racquet    Gym Membership          Approximately
     Club                                                1998-Present
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    Langley Pool and Tennis      Pool Membership         Approximately
     Club                                                2006-Present
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    Maryland Bar                 Member                  1994-Present
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Association of Certified     Member                  Approximately
     Fraud Examiners                                     2008-Present
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Inspector General Academy    Adjunct Instructor      Approximately
                                                         2016-Present
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CIGIE Fellows Program        Member of Management    Approximately
                                  Team                   2019-Present
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Girl Scouts of the United    Girl Scout Leader       Approximately
     States of America                                   2007-2011 and
                                                         2014-2018
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        As far as I am aware, none of the above organizations restrict
    membership on the bases of sex, race, color, religion, national origin,
    age, or disability.
        13. Have you ever been a candidate for and/or held a public office
    (elected, non elected, or appointed)? If so, indicate whether any
    campaign has any outstanding debt, the amount, and whether you are
    personally liable for that debt.
        No.
        14. List all memberships and offices held with and services
    rendered to, whether compensated or not, any political party or
    election committee within the past ten years. If you have held a paid
    position or served in a formal or official advisory position (whether
    compensated or not) in a political campaign within the past ten years,
    identify the particulars of the campaign, including the candidate, year
    of the campaign, and your title and responsibilities.
        None.
        15. Itemize all political contributions to any individual, campaign
    organization, political party, political action committee, or similar
    entity of $200 or more for the past ten years.
        None.
        16. List all scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, honorary
    society memberships, military medals, and any other special recognition
    for outstanding service or achievements.

       Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
            (CIGIE) Awards for Excellence, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021
            2011 CIGIE Awards Ceremony.pdf
            2014 CIGIE Awards Ceremony.pdf
            2019 CIGIE Awards Ceremony.pdf
            2021 CIGIE Awards Ceremony.pdf

       Selected to participate in and completed CIGIE Fellows
            Program, 2017
            For more information: CIGIE Fellows Program | Council of the
            Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; IGnet

       United States Attorney's Award, Eastern District of
            Pennsylvania 2021

       CIGIE Adjunct Instructor Recognition Award, 2016-2019

       United States Attorney's Award, District of Connecticut,
            2015

       NSF Director's Awards for Excellence, 2012 and 2014

        17. List each book, article, column, letter to the editor, Internet
    blog posting, or other publication you have authored, individually or
    with others. Include a link to each publication when possible. If a
    link is not available, provide a digital copy of the publication when
    available.
        None.
        18. List all speeches, panel discussions, and presentations (e.g.,
    PowerPoint) that you have given on topics relevant to the position for
    which you have been nominated. Include a link to each publication when
    possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of the
    speech or presentation when available.
        I initiated and co-chaired the development of the Grant Oversight
    Capstone Report for the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and
    Efficiency (CIGIE), 2The IG Community's Joint Efforts to Protect
    Federal Grants from Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, issued in January 2021.
        In addition, I have been actively involved in outreach for the
    Inspector General Community to inform stakeholders about the role of
    OIGs as well as fraud prevention, detection, and compliance. I've also
    participated on multiple professional development panels.
        I conducted an Internet search and provided hyperlinks to all
    published materials/videos related to my presentations over the years
    that I was able to locate. For those not published, I am providing
    copies of slides, when available. Some of these presentations were
    panels that did not include slide presentations.

       Video: Facilitator: ``So you want to be Chief of Staff. .
            .'' CIGIE Professional Development Committee, June 30, 2022
            Lead and Learn: Professional Careers Beyond Audit,
            Investigations, and Legal--YouTube; Becoming and Leading as a
            SES or SL It's not Just Technical Part 1 (Program Announcement)

       PowerPoint Presentation: AmeriCorps OIG, September 3, 2020:
            ``The Office of Inspector General'' (americorpsoig.gov)

       Video: Where's George? Moving Your Ideas Forward--Fara
            Damelin, CNCS OIG--YouTube, TED Talk, CIGIE Leadership Forum,
            October 21, 2019; 2019 CIGIE Lead Forum Booklet

       One of Four U.S. Representatives to attend the International
            Public Sector Fraud Forum-Grant Fraud Meeting, July 28, 2020
            (Slides Attached)
         Shared compilation of ``Leading Practices and Ideas
                for Protecting Federal Funds from Fraud, Waste, and Abuse''
                developed in April 2020 (Attached)

       Facilitator, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
            (PRAC) Listening Forums, July 2020 (There were no slides
            prepared for these sessions.)

       One OIG Workplace, Public Affairs Working Group, January 18,
            2018 (Slides Attached)

       Panelist, Office of Research Integrity Quest Workshop,
            August 8, 2017 O4RE 2017--Agenda | ORI--The Office of Research
            Integrity (hhs.gov) (This was a facilitated panel discussion.)

       PowerPoint Presentation: 2017 SBIR Workshop: Office of
            Inspector General Guidance (nsfiipconf.com)

       Criminal Grant Fraud Webinar, ``Identifying Victims and
            Finding Jury Appeal,'' for DOJ prosecutors through the
            Executive Office of the United States Attorneys, June 1, 2016
            (Slides Attached)

       Society of Research Administrators, NSF Office of Inspector
            General Investigative Update, October 21, 2015 (Slides
            Attached)

       Speaker, ``Law and Auditor: Key Lessons that Grant
            Recipients and Grantors Can Learn from JG Audits and
            Investigations,'' National Grants Management Association, April
            22, 2015 (Unable to locate these slides.)

       Panelist, DOD Procurement Fraud Working Group, Small
            Business Fraud Investigations, April 30, 2015 (This was a
            speaking panel with no slides.)

       The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, for Department of
            Homeland Security OIG, July 7, 2014 (Slides Attached)

       Fraud and Waste in the SBIR/STTR Program, May 16, 2014
            (Slides Attached)

       NCURA Spring Meeting, NSF OIG Hot Topics, April 24, 2014
            (Slides Attached)

       Panelist: ``False Claims Act Liability and Hot Topics,''
            Boston Bar Association, April 10, 2013, False Claims Act
            Liability: Colleges, Universities and Non-Profits (Slides
            Attached)

       PowerPoint Presentation: NSF Office of Inspector General Hot
            Topics March (slidetodoc.com), March 11, 2013, National Council
            of University and Research Administrators

       Society of Research Administrators, Annual Conference,
            Investigative Update, October 2, 2012 (Slides Attached)

       ``NCET2 Webinar: Defining and Curbing Fraud and Waste in the
            SBIR Program, September 24, 2012 (Slides Attached)

       PowerPoint Presentation: Compliance and Integrity: An OIG
            Perspective: SCCE Conference April 23, 2010 FINAL
            (corporatecompliance.org)

       Served as Adjunct Instructor with the Inspector General
            Academy's Contract and Grant Fraud Training Program since
            approximately 2016. Provided instruction on Legal Tools and
            Requirements, and Cooperation and Coordination of Remedies.
            (Example of Instructional Presentation Attached)

        9. List all public statements you have made during the past ten
    years, including statements in news articles and radio and television
    appearances, which are on topics relevant to the position for which you
    have been nominated, including dates. Include a link to each statement
    when possible. If a link is not available, provide a digital copy of
    the statement when available.
        None. (See above for presentations and outreach).
        10. List all digital platforms (including social media and other
    digital content sites) on which you currently or have formerly operated
    an account, regardless of whether or not the account was held in your
    name or an alias. Include the full name of an ``alias'' or ``handle'',
    including the complete URL and usemame with hyperlinks, you have used
    on each of the named platforms. Indicate whether the account is active,
    deleted, or dormant. Include a link to each account if possible.

            Facebook: Fara Damelio--https://www.facebook.com/fara.damelin
            (Active)
            LinkedIn: Fara Damelio--https://www.linkedin.com/in/fara-
            damelin-
            l989131b0 (Active)

        11. Please identify each instance in which you have testified
    orally or in writing before Congress in a governmental or non-
    governmental capacity and specify the date and subject matter of each
    testimony.
        None.
        12. Given the current mission, major programs, and major
    operational objectives of the department/agency to which you have been
    nominated, what in your background or employment experience do you
    believe affirmatively qualifies you for appointment to the position for
    which you have been nominated, and why do you wish to serve in that
    position?
        As demonstrated by my attached resume, I have over 27 years of
    Federal service, and have dedicated the past 19 years in progressively
    responsible positions within the Inspector General community, towards
    preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse and promoting program
    efficiency and operational economy at grant making agencies.
        In my current role as Chief of Staff for the Office of Inspector
    General (OIG), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, I
    serve as a trusted policy advisor and resource to the Inspector General
    in connection with the planning, administration, implementation, and
    evaluation of all programs and activities within the OIG, and
    effectively represent the Inspector General with internal and external
    stakeholders including senior officials within the Department. In
    carrying out the IG's policy agenda and strategic plan, I develop,
    implement, and evaluate new initiatives and oversight products in
    support of the OIG vision of influential oversight, through cross
    component leadership and collaboration.
        In my former position as Deputy Inspector General for AmeriCorps
    OIG, I managed the day-to-day operations of the office, with oversight
    and accountability for all OIG components. I served as senior policy
    advisor to and representative of the Inspector General, regularly
    communicating with the agency's senior leadership, and colleagues in
    the law enforcement, Department of Justice, and IG communities. I
    formulated, implemented, and evaluated OIG investigative policies,
    strategies, priorities, and goals, and led the development of the
    Semiannual Report. I made executive presentations and delivered
    briefings on investigations, enforcement, prevention methodologies, and
    fraud vulnerability assessments, and employed strategic hiring and
    resource initiatives to build capacity within our small team to
    maximize our impact.
        Prior to joining AmeriCorps OIG, I spent over 14 years with the
    National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General (NSF-OIG),
    initially hired as an investigative attorney and later promoted to
    serve as Director, Office of Investigations Legal Division. I directed
    and managed seven investigative attorneys and teamed with special
    agents to perform the full spectrum of investigative activities in
    multiagency grant fraud investigations, from strategy development to
    interviews, drafting subpoenas and search warrants, conducting document
    review and financial analysis, preparing and presenting case referrals
    to criminal and civil AUSAs, and supporting civil and criminal
    prosecutions. In addition, I served as a Special Assistant United
    States Attorney to co-prosecute a criminal grant fraud trial resulting
    in a conviction for seven counts of felony fraud.
        At all three agencies where I have served in an oversight capacity,
    I have been actively involved in protecting Federal grant programs
    through my participation and oversight of investigations and audits,
    and through my leadership in community-wide working groups, activities,
    and the development of key resources. I regularly provide training and
    outreach to the IG, DOJ, and grantee communities, with the goal of
    achieving collective positive change. I am also a champion of
    professional development within the Inspector General community,
    actively leading and participating in mentorship programs, and
    facilitating leadership-focused panels and activities.
        It would be my honor to serve as Inspector General for the Federal
    Communications Commission. In this role, I would use the skills,
    experience, and expertise I have gained throughout my career to lead
    the OIG in conducting independent and influential oversight to assist
    the FCC in meeting its critical mission: Bringing affordable, reliable,
    high-speed communications to all communities across our nation, and
    ensuring that everyone has the connections they need to gain access to
    education, jobs, healthcare, and opportunities, as well as helping to
    ensure, promote, and support public safety and national security.
        13. What do you believe are your responsibilities, if confinned, to
    ensure that the department/agency has proper management and accounting
    controls, and what experience do you have in managing a large
    organization?
        If confinned as FCC Inspector General, I will independently and
    transparently carry out my role, as set forth in the Inspector General
    Act of 1978, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and promote
    economy, efficiency, and integrity within FCC programs. I will do so
    through leading the OIG in conducting high impact audits,
    investigations, evaluations, and other proactive reviews to help FCC
    meet its critical mission. I will' seek to perform influential
    oversight tied to the FCC's most significant challenges, to include
    ensuring risk management and strong internal controls.
        As set forth above, I have a demonstrated commitment to the OIG
    mission with almost 20 years of experience within the IG community.
    Over the last nine years, I have served in senior level OIG positions
    in three different agencies, leading effective oversight towards
    protecting Federal programs and their beneficiaries. I have concrete
    organizational experience covering the broad range of OIG
    responsibilities and cross-disciplinary functions, as well as advanced
    leadership skills, that make me uniquely qualified to serve as
    Inspector General for the FCC.
        14. What do you believe to be the top three challenges facing the
    department/agency, and why?
        If I am confirmed as Inspector General, I would work with staffand
    subject matter experts within the Office of Inspector General, the
    Federal Communications Commission, Congress, and other stakeholders to
    identify the top management challenges facing the FCC.
        Based upon my review of the FCC's FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, the
    FCC's Agency Financial Report, the October 14, 2022, Management and
    Perfonnance Challenges, and the OIG's recent semiannual report and
    highlighted work products, it appears that the FCC faces the following
    three significant challenges:

       Ensuring program integrity in the administration of the
            FCC's Universal Service Fund Programs and more recent FCC
            programs created in response to COVID-19, so that the funding
            promptly reaches communities in need, while safeguarding these
            funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.

       Effectively modernizing the FCC's information technology
            systems to enhance information security and services to its
            stakeholders.

       Carrying out critical responsibilities to enhance public
            safety and national security, to include the administration of
            a Secure Networks Reimbursement Program to remove, replace, and
            dispose of covered communications equipment in compliance with
            the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.
                       b. potential conflicts of interest
        1. Describe all financial arrangements, deferred compensation
    agreements, and other continuing dealings with business associates,
    clients, or customers. Please include infonnation related to retirement
    accounts, such as a 401(k) or pension plan.
        None other than my Federal Thrift Savings Plan retirement account.
        2. Do you have any commitments or agreements, fonnal or infonnal,
    to maintain employment, affiliation, or practice with any business,
    association, or other organization during your appointment? If so,
    please explain.
        No.
        3. Indicate any investments, obligations, liabilities, or other
    relationships which could involve potential conflicts of interest in
    the position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will
    resolve each potential conflict of interest.
        At the request of the Office of Government Ethics, I have signed an
    ethics agreement (attached) to divest the following individual stocks
    reported in my OGE Form 278, within 90 days of confirmation:

       Apple, Inc.

       Humana, Inc.

       Intel Corp.

       Microsoft Corp.

       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       Verizon Communications, Inc.

        4. Describe any business relationship, dealing, or financial
    transaction which you have had during the last ten years, whether for
    yourself, on behalf of a client, or acting as an agent, that could in
    any way constitute or result in a possible conflict of interest in the
    position to which you have been nominated. Explain how you will resolve
    each potential conflict of interest.
        None.
        5. Identify any other potential conflicts of interest, and explain
    how you will resolve each potential conflict of interest.
        None.
        6. Describe any activity during the past ten years, including the
    names of clients represented, in which you have been engaged for the
    purpose of directly or indirectly influencing the passage, defeat, or
    modification of any legislation or affecting the administration and
    execution of law or public policy.
        In accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    while serving as Deputy Inspector General at AmeriCorps OIG and Chief
    of Staff for HUD OIG, I have engaged in discussions with congressional
    stakeholders related to appropriations and the budgetary resource needs
    of the OIGs to effectively carry out oversight responsibilities.
        In addition, I have periodically assisted the Council of Inspectors
    General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) by providing information
    and technical support to congressional stakeholders related to CIGIE's
    legislative priorities.
                                c. legal matiers
        1. Have you ever been disciplined or cited for a breach of ethics,
    professional misconduct, or retaliation by, or been the subject of a
    complaint to, any court, administrative agency, the Office of Special
    Counsel, an Inspector General, professional association, disciplinary
    committee, or other professional group?
        If yes:

      a.  Provide the name of court, agency, association, committee, or
            group;

      b.  Provide the date the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action was issued or initiated;

      c.  Describe the citation, disciplinary action, complaint, or
            personnel action;

      d.  Provide the results of the citation, disciplinary action,
            complaint, or personnel action.
        No, to the best of my knowledge.
        2. Have you ever been investigated, arrested, charged, or held by
    any Federal, State, or other law enforcement authority of any Federal,
    State, county, or municipal entity, other than for a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        3. Have you or any business or nonprofit of which you are or were
    an officer ever been involved as a party in an administrative agency
    proceeding, criminal proceeding, or civil litigation? If so, please
    explain. No.
        4. Have you ever been convicted (including pleas of guilty or nolo
    contendere) of any criminal violation other than a minor traffic
    offense? If so, please explain. No.
        5. Have you ever been accused, formally or informally, of sexual
    harassment or discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, or
    any other basis? If so, please explain.
        No, to the best of my knowledge.
        6. Please advise the Committee of any additional information,
    favorable or unfavorable, which you feel should be disclosed in
    connection with your nomination.
        I do not have any additional information to share.
        It is my honor to be nominated for the position of Inspector
    General for the Federal Communications Commission and I greatly
    appreciate the Committee's time and consideration.
                         d. relationship with committee
        1. Will you ensure that your department/agency complies with
    deadlines for information set by congressional committees, and that
    your department/agency endeavors to timely comply with requests for
    information from individual Members of Congress, including requests
    from members in the minority?
        Yes, as authorized by law.
        2. Will you ensure that your department/agency does whatever it can
    to protect congressional witnesses and whistleblowers from reprisal for
    their testimony and disclosures? Yes.
        3. Will you cooperate in providing the Committee with requested
    witnesses, including technical experts and career employees, with
    firsthand knowledge of matters of interest to the Committee?
        Yes, as authorized by law.
        4. Are you willing to appear and testify before any duly
    constituted committee of the Congress on such occasions as you may be
    reasonably requested to do so? Yes.

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        The Chair. Thank you, Ms. Damelin. I am going to go to
    first something the Ranking Member brought up, but I agree.
    This is a time in which we need discourse and competition. And
    discourse can't have a few voices. Have to have many voices.
    And I am very concerned about the decline of local news.
        One of the things that I believe the FCC should be taking
    action on is reopening the record as it relates to streaming
    media services who are now becoming a bigger and bigger player
    in delivering content.
        And the downside of that is that if we don't have the
    structures in place to make sure that they get a competitive
    price for the product that they offer, which I hope at some
    point in time our committee will be able to turn to these
    larger issues about the changing landscape of media and some of
    the critical issues that we face overall.
        But in 2014, the FCC started a proceeding to examine this
    issue, but has been stalled for nearly a decade. So today I am
    sending a letter to Commissioner Rosenworcel to refresh the
    record on this issue and to say that streaming media services
    should bargain in good faith, just as we have had to put good
    faith in other parts of the media landscape to make sure that
    we are adhering to the types of things that will give them a
    fair value for their content.
        So, I wanted to ask all, the current Commissioners and the
    nominee, if you support refreshing the record on this and
    taking a look at how we can make sure that local broadcasters
    get fair value for the content they are providing as we change
    over to a streaming media landscape.
        Mr. Starks. Well, thank you for the question, Chairwoman.
    You know, I think it is absolutely true that the way we watch
    TV has changed. Online streaming services have--introduced.
        They are more competitive, have brought competition to the
    landscape here, more eyeballs than ever--all sort going into
    streaming. I take your point. Eager to work with you that this
    is part of the record that we have not had since 2014.
        Eager to work with my colleagues on seeing if there is a
    way that we can understand. There is no easy fix here from the
    1984 Cable Act, the 1992 Cable Act. They don't in particular
    envision streaming, but asking questions and trying to figure
    out if we can help in this dynamic media space, I think makes
    good sense.
        The Chair. Well, my colleague, Senator Grassley, sent a
    letter to the Chair of the Commission, and I have seen that
    response. So, I guess what I am asking you if you think you
    should relook at this issue?
        Mr. Starks. I think it is worth reopening.
        The Chair. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Carr.
        Mr. Carr. Senator, yes. I am happy to take more information
    on this issue.
        The Chair. Do you think that you should reopen this and
    look at it?
        Mr. Carr. If the Chair, yes, wants to re-issue that docket
    and refresh the record, I am happy to take a look at that.
        The Chair. Well, I am definitely sending a letter to the
    Chair asking that that happen. As I mentioned, Senator Grassley
    sent a previous letter that basically--I think, look, the
    complexity of this issue is there, but that--we can't have an
    FCC that is stalled over the complexity.
        We need to resolve this issue. I think Seattle or Dallas or
    any other of our Denver stations deserve to have a fair value
    for their media content. I think in a lot of ways, local
    journal journalism is what people still trust today.
        And yet if they are undercut in the negotiations, just as
    we had to force in Stellar and other places, good faith
    negotiations, I think we should do that as well here. Ms.
    Gomez, do you have a comment on this?
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, thank you, Senator. I agree with you. Local
    broadcasting is so important. It is where citizens learn about
    the news, about emergencies, and the economic model is getting
    more and more challenging giving the changes in the
    marketplace.
        So, if confirmed, I would certainly want to work with you,
    with the Committee to understand this issue and delve into
    these--the causations and what the Commission can do given the
    current law.
        The Chair. So certainly, support the Commission's restored
    auction authority for spectrum. And I think Federal agencies
    need to figure out how to work together so that we don't have
    conflicts here.
        I do support the House's movement toward this legislation
    that I hope we will consider here too as well. Ms. Gomez, this
    is a particular area of expertise for you. Where do you think
    we should be going as a nation in trying to free up more
    spectrum and the conflicts that have--you know, I certainly
    want our NASA and NOAA agencies to be supported, not ignored.
        What do you see as the process here for us getting more
    expansive policy on spectrum?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator--I mean, Chairwoman. As you
    know, I have extensive experience working at both NTIA and at
    the FCC on spectrum matters. That gives me a unique viewpoint
    into the commercial needs for spectrum to be the lifeblood of
    innovation, as well as the need of Federal agencies to conduct
    their missions in a successful manner, they are important
    missions.
        I think it is incumbent on the NTIA and the FCC to always
    be looking at new ways and new spectrum for future uses. It can
    be a long term process, so they need to work together. They
    need to identify spectrum, both on the commercial side and on
    the Federal side, to study for possible sharing or repurposing
    in order to enable innovation.
        The Chair. Do you think the international community is
    ahead of us on sharing?
        Ms. Gomez. That is a very good question. The U.S. has been
    a leader in terms of spectrum management and sharing. I think
    that maintaining that leadership means that we have to continue
    to move forward to identify spectrum for all uses.
        The Chair. Thank you. We have a long list of people who
    want to ask questions today. So, Ms. Damelin, I am going to
    submit something for the record for you, but clearly care a lot
    about the oversight of this agencies.
        And I like the DNA. I can imagine being the Inspector
    General for the Department of Treasury, so I am sure your dad
    came home with lots of stories. But this is about the
    management of a resource for our nation, and the bright light
    in oversight at a time when equity, as we outlined in our all
    of our opening statements, is critical for Americans'
    competitiveness. But I will submit that for the record. Senator
    Cruz, Ranking Member Cruz.
        Senator Cruz. Thank you, Madam Chair. The 2021
    infrastructure law required the FCC to write rules,
    ``preventing digital discrimination of broadband access based
    on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national
    origin.''
        Of course, discrimination against minority, female, or
    other customers was already illegal, and there was no credible
    evidence that broadband companies were discriminating against
    any protected class.
        Now, the infrastructure law did not require affirmative
    action, nor did it require race-based pricing. But that,
    unfortunately, is how the FCC is approaching this rulemaking.
    It seems premised on the idea that broadband companies don't
    want to make money from consumers.
        First, it was the Biden Administration declaring that
    highways were racist. Now it's the Biden FCC declaring that the
    Internet is racist. The FCC is specifically considering
    prohibiting ``digital discrimination under a disparate impact
    standard.''
        Disparate impact is a fringe liberal theory that is not the
    same thing as discrimination. Far from it. Instead, it deems
    racist and bigots any individuals or businesses that make
    decisions that happen to produce statistical differences in
    outcomes among demographic groups, regardless of whether there
    is a discriminatory motive.
        The FCC isn't trying to stamp out actual discrimination.
    What is really motivating the Commission is creating a private
    right of action to empower trial lawyers and activists states
    like New York and California to reap millions and millions of
    dollars in bogus, so called ``disparate impact claims.''
        If a broadband provider doesn't build out Cadillac level
    service to a neighborhood, the FCC and its trial lawyer friends
    could swoop in and sue, saddling providers with costly
    litigation, driving up the cost of broadband for all consumers,
    and sullying the reputation of these companies.
        Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has made it very clear that
    agencies can't expand the scope of a statute to impose
    disparate impact liability to create new opportunities for
    trial lawyers to harass private companies. I want to clarify
    how our nominees view, ``digital discrimination.'' Mr. Carr, do
    you think it is racist if a company decides to build fiber to a
    middle class suburb before building it out to a statistically
    lower income area?
        Mr. Carr. No, Senator.
        Senator Cruz. Mr. Starks and Ms. Gomez, do you agree with
    Mr. Carr? Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Carr. I would agree with that, yes.
        Senator Cruz. Ms. Gomez.
        The Chair. Yes, Senator.
        Senator Cruz. OK. Would you also agree that if a company is
    going to be held liable for discrimination, potentially to the
    tune of millions upon millions of dollars based on decisions it
    has made, that there should be clear evidence of discriminatory
    motive or intent? Mr. Carr.
        Mr. Carr. Yes, Senator. I think you need something more
    than your effect. And just a quick example. You have two
    adjacent neighborhoods. We have seen this on our record. L.A.
    County and L.A. City. One had 500 small cells go up, artificial
    line, the next one had zero.
        Why in that circumstance, it was because of the regulatory
    regime that the two governments put in case--put in place. So,
    if you are simply looking at effect and nothing more, I think
    you would get a misleading view of what happened in that
    instance and perhaps others.
        Senator Cruz. Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Starks. I would say this, that the digital
    discrimination item is being considered by the FCC right now.
    The record is being developed right now. One of the open
    questions is very much what is the enforcement capacity that
    the FCC is going to take under this item. We will closely
    follow the law, but this is very much under consideration right
    now.
        Senator Cruz. Yes. I want to make sure I understand your
    answer. Do you believe it is necessary to demonstrate
    discriminatory motive or intent in order to find someone liable
    for discrimination?
        Mr. Starks. What I am saying is one of the things that we
    are considering is whether there is a disparate impact,
    disparate treatment, versus an intent based standard that is
    going to be the threshold that we are looking at on the digital
    discrimination.
        The, you know, what Congress tasked us with is,
    ``preventing digital discrimination'' based upon the six
    classifications that you mentioned. So, this item is what we
    are thinking through right now. The questions that you are
    asking is what we are working on right now.
        Senator Cruz. So, but if I understand your answer
    correctly, you are saying, no, you don't have to prove motive
    or intent, that just disparate impact, just statistical
    analysis can result in millions of dollars being extracted from
    broadband providers.
        Those millions of dollars, by the way, will be paid for by
    every consumer. The cost of your broadband will go up, as the
    New York attorney general brings lawsuit after lawsuit after
    lawsuit, and none of that requires any demonstration of motive
    or intent. Is that what you are saying?
        Mr. Starks. What I am saying, Senator, is that the actual
    issue that you are asking me about, the question of disparate
    impact versus an intent based standard is something we are
    considering right now. As a matter of policy, in effectuating
    the law, the digital discrimination----
        Senator Cruz. But you are declining to answer my question.
    Mr. Carr answered it. You are declining to answer. You are not
    saying whether intent is required or not. You are just saying
    we are thinking about it, but you are not giving me an answer.
        Mr. Starks. We are----
        Senator Cruz. It is OK. I am just being clear, you are not
    giving me an answer.
        Mr. Starks. I understand. We are thinking about this, and
    the question of enforcement capacity is one of the things that
    also is before us. And so----
        Senator Cruz. So, Mr. Starks has declined to answer. Ms.
    Gomez, is intent necessary to find a provider liable for
    discrimination?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator, for that question. I am
    aware of the law. I have not actually dug into the record, but
    if confirmed, I would be happy to do that and work with you on
    any concerns you may have.
        Senator Cruz. Do you believe intent should be required?
        Ms. Gomez. I honestly don't know enough about this to be
    able to----
        Senator Cruz. You spent 30 years in the industry, as you
    told us in your opening. In 30 years, you had no view on--?
        Ms. Gomez. Well, I have spent 30 years in the industry
    doing standard telecom work. The issue of digital
    discrimination is something I know Congress tasked the
    Commission with looking at last year, but I need to be able to
    sit down and dig into the record and look at the Notice of
    Proposed Rulemaking in order to be able to give you an informed
    answer.
        Senator Cruz. Thank you.
        The Chair. Thank you. Senator Klobuchar.

                   STATEMENT OF HON. AMY KLOBUCHAR,
                      U.S. SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA

        Senator Klobuchar. Thank you very much, Chair. And
    congratulations to all the nominees. Mr. Starks, I guess I will
    start with you because there is something Senator Cruz and I do
    agree on, and that is competition.
        And as Chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee, I have been
    focused on the role competition plays in making high speed
    broadband more affordable, and yet we have 87 million Americans
    that have only one choice for Internet access.
        They don't have a competitor to turn to. If confirmed, what
    steps would you take as a Commissioner to help promote
    competition in broadband that would benefit consumers? What
    have you been doing on this very important issue?
        Mr. Starks. Absolutely. And in particular, thank you for
    your leadership. You know, I think increased competition, the
    focus in particular on rural areas everywhere, is a priority of
    the FCC.
        Our mapping efforts and making sure that we have accurate
    data that informs where dollars are ultimately going to flow, I
    think all of that is increasingly important in making sure that
    access gets everywhere. One of the critical issues that we are
    focusing on, cracking down on the digital divide.
        Senator Klobuchar. Exactly. Appreciate that. Ms. Gomez
    enjoyed our brief conversation yesterday--brief only made by me
    because I had to run in for a vote. With your prior experience,
    other places like NTIA, could you talk about coordination?
        We have--last year, the FCC, NTIA, and USDA, and Treasury
    announced that they would share information about the
    collection and reporting of data and metrics about broadband
    deployment.
        This has been through many Administrations that this has
    been various agencies working on this, including during the
    Trump Administration. And this follows the passage of a bill
    that Senator Wicker and I did, the Broadband Interagency
    Coordination Act that we passed in December 2020.
        Can you talk about how your prior experience will help when
    you are dealing with understandably different agencies working
    on this important deployment of broadband?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you very much for that question, Senator,
    and I very much enjoyed our conversation.
        As I mentioned previously, it is true that I was able to
    work at both the NTIA and the FCC on matters related to
    deployment of networks and broadband. I hope to be able to
    bring that experience to bear in understanding how each of the
    programs works, and coordination is extremely important.
        We want to make sure that the funding goes as far as it can
    to reach those that need it. And so, although there are
    different programs, they have different roles, a constant
    conversation among the agencies is important.
        Senator Klobuchar. OK, thank you. Estimated 240 million
    calls are made to 9-1-1 centers annually. I have long co-
    chaired the 9-1-1 broadband caucus. This public service is so
    important, and we have to make sure that we have more updated
    technology. In many places that doesn't even support text
    messages, briefly, the importance of upgrading 9-1-1 systems.
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. That is such an important
    issue. Next Generation 9-1-1 will do much to improve the
    ability of first responders to reach those that are in need. It
    is being implemented, but it depends a lot on local conditions
    and local funding. So absolutely support getting upgrades to
    the 9-1-1 centers nationwide as fast as possible.
        Senator Klobuchar. Thank you. Mr. Carr, congratulations on
    your nomination--renomination, I guess. Just quickly, what you
    see, this major bipartisan infrastructure law, FCC major role.
        Just, what do you think that the FCC should be doing to
    make sure we advance the deployment of broadband? There have
    been areas, as you know, that get grants, and then I like this
    bill because we put something in that we would clawback if the
    phone company doesn't actually or whatever company doesn't
    build the broadband.
        And that is one of my obsessions because we have such a--we
    have 144,000 households in Minnesota. We are actually doing
    better than some states, but that lack high speed. Just quickly
    on that.
        Mr. Carr. Well, thank you, Senator, for all your leadership
    on this. One thing that we can do to help extend the funding
    that Commerce is putting out is permitting reform.
        There is still a lot more that we can do to streamline this
    so that all of these infrastructure investments go directly
    into the ground rather than the red tape. And it is
    particularly important for rural communities.
        I had the chance to visit Maurice, Minnesota, a small town,
    a manufacturing plant there. They have 800 employees, and they
    told me they would not have located there or stayed there but
    for broadband. So, when you think about the economic
    opportunity that comes, if we get this right, it is important.
        Senator Klobuchar. Exactly. And we just did some permitting
    reform, as you know, with the debt ceiling agreement, which I
    supported. And there is hopefully more we can do here. So,
    thank you for that. Last question, Ms. Damelin, talk about your
    Federal prior experience to help you to meet the demands of
    oversight at the FCC, and why it is a more important role than
    ever?
        Ms. Damelin. Thank you so much for the question, Senator.
    So, I have spent the last close to 20 years protecting these
    types of critical programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and
    helping agencies succeed, making sure that the funding gets
    where it needs to get. And if confirmed, I would very much
    enjoy the opportunity to do the same for FCC.
        Senator Klobuchar. Excellent. All right. Thank you, all of
    you.
        The Chair. Thank you. I think Senator Thune was going to
    either be remote or on its way, but I don't think I see him in
    either place. So, Senator Blackburn.

                  STATEMENT OF HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN,
                      U.S. SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE

        Senator Blackburn. Thank you, Madam Chairman. And
    congratulations to each of you on your nomination. Thank you
    for taking time to talk with me, Ms. Damelin.
        As we said, it was 0 dark 30, but appreciate your time on
    the call. I, to Chairman Cantwell, I appreciate that you
    brought up the loophole for our local broadcasters and that you
    are doing a letter on that. Rod McDowell, a former
    Commissioner, has an excellent piece in today's Wall Street
    Journal on this.
        And for those of us that value looking at local news and
    preserving that, I would encourage a reopening of the record
    and a review of this. 2014 was a long time ago. Streaming
    services have changed, utilization has accelerated. So, a good
    point, and I thank you for bringing that up.
        The Chair. Thank you, Senator Blackburn.
        Senator Blackburn. And I want to raise another issue that
    we dealt with previously when I was in the House. In 2017, I
    introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act that
    would deal with--it would block the FCC from dealing with the
    privacy issue.
        And my concern is over this task force. You have launched a
    privacy and data protection task force to bolster enforcement
    on digital privacy violations and modernize FCC policies. So,
    my concern is that this task force may run afoul of the CRA and
    the provisions in the CRA.
        So, I would like to hear from Commissioner Carr,
    Commissioner Starks, very briefly, what do you expect to come
    from this task force?
        Mr. Carr. Well, first of all, thank you, Senator, for your
    leadership. You mentioned, I thought the privacy CRA made sense
    and it helped--in the sense that it helps ensure a uniform
    privacy approach from disparate rules from the FCC versus the
    FTC.
        So, I would be very worried if these FCC initiatives lead
    toward a path that were prohibited from the CRA from putting
    back in place in terms of rules. So, I don't have a lot of
    details on what these task forces are designed to do, but we
    have to be very careful that we respect the CRA as enacted by
    Congress.
        Senator Blackburn. That is right. Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Starks. Yes. Thank you for the question, Senator. You
    know, I don't have any particular details on either. What was
    announced in the chairwoman speech was the issue of SIM swaps,
    the issue of data breaches, and the issue of geolocation. But I
    have no particular insight into what the task force----
        Senator Blackburn. Well, we will be watching that very
    closely to be certain that it does not run afoul of the CRA.
    And so, thank you for your attention on that. Ms. Gomez, I do
    want to come to you, and thank you for your conversation.
        Of course, we discussed the World Radio Conference and the
    way this is going to deal with international wireless
    telecommunications. And this is something that is important to
    us. You have been in preparation since January to be the lead
    in this conference.
        It is vitally important to the U.S. from a position of
    strength and stability, and I find it very difficult to see how
    you could handle two very demanding jobs at the same time. And
    you and I discussed the importance of this role, the importance
    of U.S. leadership, and I think that it would be difficult for
    you to step back from that role and us still have what we need
    to have represented.
        I have been very concerned that the U.S. may not be taking
    an aggressive enough position when it comes to studying more
    mid-band spectrum at the WRC and looking for how we study these
    new bands. It is going to be critical. It is vital for 5G. It
    is vital as we move forward with 6G.
        So, I will give you just a couple of seconds to respond to
    that because I think I would ask you, should you delay your
    confirmation until we finish this in January?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you very much, Senator. And you raise such
    important issues. And also, by the way, thank you so much for
    speaking to me very early in the morning where you were.
        But anyway, you raise a very good, important issue, and
    that is our leadership internationally and our ability to
    identify additional bands to study. Mid-band spectrum is very
    important.
        With regard to my current role as coordinating the
    preparations for the World Radio Communication Conference, I
    can assure you that the State Department is doing contingency
    planning in the event that you see fit to confirm me to serve
    as Commissioner, and we will ensure that U.S. leadership
    continues.
        Senator Blackburn. But you have been in preparation for
    this for a long time, and we would like to see this completed
    with proficiency and with U.S. policy at the forefront. Thank
    you, Madam Chairman.
        Senator Markey [presiding]. Senator Hickenlooper.

                 STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN HICKENLOOPER,
                       U.S. SENATOR FROM COLORADO

        Senator Hickenlooper. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Gomez,
    spectrum is a valuable resource that supports innovations such
    as 5G communications, smart devices in our homes, as we
    discussed yesterday.
        And thank you very much for making the time. I appreciate
    that. Spectrum also has to be shared between Federal agencies
    and the private sector to make--to meet all the various needs
    that exist.
        And we have been working on legislation to modernize the
    Spectrum Relocation Fund, both to promote science-based
    research, but also to protect users from harmful interference,
    and really just to improve our decisionmaking around spectrum
    in all manner of decisions.
        Experts from around the country and across academia suggest
    that the spectrum reallocation--the Spectrum Relocation Fund
    should be reformed, rebuilt. So, what incentives do you believe
    Federal agencies need to share or reallocate spectrum to
    support the growth of--the growth of innovations, really?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you for that question. And it was
    wonderful to speak with you as well. I know you were very busy
    yesterday, so the time that you took was precious----
        Senator Hickenlooper. We ended up talking in the hall,
    unfortunately--my me being late from one thing and late to
    another. Thank you.
        Ms. Gomez. Absolutely. As you note, it is getting more and
    more challenging to identify spectrum for new uses. And finding
    ways to incentivize incumbents to study ways that maybe we can
    repurpose or share spectrum is very important. I would commend
    any efforts to update the Spectrum Relocation Fund.
        In particular, one of the areas that I think we could help
    incentivize the agencies is currently they are only permitted
    to recover the costs for comparable capabilities for their
    systems. Imagine if you were told that you have a 30 year old
    system and you can only get a system that has the same
    capabilities from 30 years ago.
        That is one area that I think Congress could really help in
    providing additional incentives for incumbents to study their
    particular systems for possible repurposing.
        Senator Hickenlooper. Absolutely. And that is a great and
    very stark example. And using that Segway, I will go to Mr.
    Starks. The FCC has already taken several steps to ban suspect
    equipment made by Huawei or ZTE from being purchased.
        However, the Rip and Replace Program faces in the
    neighborhood of a $3 billion shortfall. This means that the
    small carriers, almost always in rural areas, can only be
    reimbursed at literally less than half of what they spent in
    turn, when they remove this and what they get, what the
    compensation totals.
        Carriers can either choose to continue operating on aging
    networks with insecure equipment, or they can shut down parts
    of their networks, especially in situations where they have
    issues around wildfires or hurricanes, extreme weather.
        So, Commissioner Sparks, what are the consequences for
    networks in rural communities if the program shortfall isn't
    fixed quickly?
        Mr. Starks. Yes, thank you so much for the question,
    Senator. Thank you for your leadership here. This goes back to
    one of the issues that I started with in 2019, you know, Find
    It, Fix It, Fund It, where identifying insecure Huawei and ZTE
    equipment, ripping it out, and then replacing it through
    remediation process.
        But as you pointed out, you know, we have nearly a $3
    billion shortfall. You know, if we don't fund this, you are
    going to have many of those small carriers who are going to
    have to make that very difficult decision to either leave it in
    their networks, which still obviously has very much the
    national security risk that we are talking about.
        Many of these are also somewhere around small--around
    military installations. You know, the other option would be, as
    you mentioned, that they would have to take this on their own,
    add nearly $0.40 a dollar, and we would end up paying them. And
    so ultimately, I think that would harm consumers.
        With many of these small, rural carriers, they don't have
    funds in order to be able to do that. They would either have to
    shut down, which would leave some of these rural areas without
    a service. I think it is imperative. And in the legislation
    that you have advanced, along with Senator Fischer, I think is
    very well done. It has my strong support.
        Senator Hickenlooper. I appreciate that. Flattery will get
    you everywhere. I am out of time. I will submit written to
    Commissioner Carr. I had a question for you on the, you know,
    looking at the skilled work force, how I know you have done a
    lot of work on that.
        We will look forward to your response on that. And Ms.
    Damelin, again, I was--you were going to get a question on
    guiding principles. You will still get it, but you will have to
    write the response. Thank you very much. I yield back.
        Senator Markey. The Chair recognizes the Senator from South
    Dakota, Mr. Thune.

                     STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN THUNE,
                     U.S. SENATOR FROM SOUTH DAKOTA

        Senator Thune. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I continue to
    believe--and thank you all for being here. To the best way to
    provide long term protections for the Internet is for Congress
    to pass bipartisan legislation.
        When I served as Chairman of this Committee, I put forward
    legislative principles and a draft bill to begin the
    conversation, and I stand ready and willing today to work
    toward finding a lasting legislative solution that will resolve
    the dispute over net neutrality once and for all.
        My question is for each of you that as Commissioners, do
    you each believe the FCC should come to Congress for more
    direction before attempting any iteration of net neutrality
    rules, yes or no?
        Mr. Starks. Yes, Senator.
        Senator Thune. Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. Well, Senator, I certainly would encourage the
    Senate to adopt legislation to address this issue once and for
    all. At the same time, I do believe that broadband Internet
    access service is too central to our lives, to education, to
    working, to rural health care, not to have oversight. So, I
    look forward to working with you and hope that maybe I can
    help, if confirmed, with your efforts at legislation.
        Senator Thune. Well, we would like to work on that. And,
    but I have to say, it really--to my view, it needs to be the
    role of Congress. And I would guess, and Mr. Starks, if you
    want to go ahead and answer that question.
        Mr. Starks. Yes, my answer is no. I absolutely agree, and I
    would love to work with you, love to work with Congress. I do
    think additional legislation here would be very sound policy
    for American people. But the FCC does have the authorization,
    the jurisdiction that we need to move forward.
        Senator Thune. Is there--since this FCC's 2017 order
    repealed what I think we are very heavy handed Title II
    regulations, what sort of activities have ISPs engaged in that
    the FCC would need Title II authority for? What specific harms
    have you seen?
        Mr. Starks. You know, I think regardless of specific harms,
    I think, you know, as somebody who views part of the
    regulator's job is to make sure that we have the proper
    guardrails to protect consumers. And I would view, obviously,
    the need for net neutrality rules as part of that--as part of
    that theory.
        Senator Thune. Yes, hopefully put together by Congress.
    Commissioner Carr, the--when the FCC was considering the
    restoring Internet freedom order, Title II advocates made a
    number of claims that the Internet would, as we know it, would
    end as we know it, and ISPs would charge consumers different
    amounts to access different services, and that ISPs would block
    or slow down certain content online unless consumers paid
    exorbitant fees. Even Senate Democrats sent a tweet warning
    that Americans would be getting the Internet one word at a
    time. Did any of these things happen?
        Mr. Carr. Senator, no, we have not seen that. In fact, we
    look at mobile wireless feeds. On average, in the 5-years since
    that decision, they have increased 456 percent. I think
    ultimately COVID was probably the greatest stress test for
    communications policy.
        And as the Ranking Member indicated, during COVID-19, as
    traffic surged globally, Europeans regulators asked their
    streamers to degrade the quality of their service because they
    were worried that the continent's networks would break. While
    here, we had massive investment that helped to carry all that
    traffic.
        Senator Thune. And if the FCC reclassify broadband under
    Title II once again, what effect would such a change have on
    smaller broadband providers like those in my home state of
    South Dakota, some of which you just met with recently?
        Mr. Carr. Senator, I think it would really constitute a
    regulatory onslaught and increase costs. And that the
    interesting thing I think about net neutrality is that there is
    a tremendous amount of common ground here on principles.
        The challenge is if the FCC does it and goes through Title
    II, Title II is an entire regime that is sort of ill-fated
    here. And in fact, even the last FCC forbore from something
    like 700 provisions of Title II, which I sort of think is
    evidence, and it is just not fit for this type of technology.
        Senator Thune. Thank you. Shifting gears for just a minute.
    The previous FCC, led by Chairman Pai, provided critical relief
    from State and local obstacles that increased costs and delayed
    deployment of 5G small cells.
        Eliminating burdensome regulations have been critical for
    America's leadership in 5G, and in the aftermath of the
    previous FCC's reforms, the number of cell sites in the U.S.
    increased by 35 percent between 2016 and 2021, after increasing
    only 1 percent between 2013 and 2016. I would like to see more
    done on this front.
        We can't afford to make rural America wait any longer to
    see the benefits of broadband for two more years because of
    paperwork. Commissioner Carr, let me quickly, what are the ways
    the FCC could expand upon the previous FCC reforms?
        And then for Mr. Starks and Ms. Gomez, would you commit to
    preserving the previous FCC's reforms and expanding upon them
    during your tenure?
        Mr. Carr. There is a lot we can do, Senator, including
    taking some of those reforms that we applied in the small cell
    context, shot clocks, that type of ideas, and moving that into
    the wired context. I think that is one thing that we should be
    looking at.
        Senator Thune. Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Starks. Yes, from my perspective, you know, making sure
    that we are able to accelerate and particularly with the amount
    of broadband that we have coming, wireless that we have coming,
    I think is extremely important. And some of the rules that we
    did have preserve, I think, make good sense.
        Senator Thune. Yes. Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. I agree that getting
    deployment out as fast as possible to areas like your home
    State is important and that we should take whatever actions we
    can, also understanding that the needs of localities as well to
    do their own processes. And I look forward to working with you,
    and I look forward to working with Commissioners Carr and
    Starks on that, if confirmed.
        Senator Thune. Well, Commissioner Starks's brother and
    sister in law in Sioux Falls probably have pretty good
    coverage, but there are a lot of areas of South Dakota that
    don't, so.
        Mr. Starks. Yes, they do, Senator.
        Senator Thune. Thank you all very much.

                   STATEMENT OF HON. EDWARD MARKEY,
                    U.S. SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS

        Senator Markey. The gentleman's time has expired. The Chair
    recognizes himself around the question. And Senator of South
    Dakota is referencing that. I am going to reference Malden,
    Massachusetts.
        Ms. Damelin, I have no questions for you, but I know your
    father in law is from Malden, Massachusetts, and that he was
    the Inspector General of the SBA. He was the Inspector General
    of the Department of Treasury. He went to Boston College and
    Boston College Law School with me as a commuter from Malden
    over to Boston College for 7 years, so I know the stock from
    which you come.
        And in addition, from Malden, Earl Stanley Gardner, who
    wrote the Perry Mason series was also for Malden. So, I know
    that you have detective qualities that have been given to you
    as you, you know, coming to before this committee for
    confirmation as Inspector General, and I intend to support
    that.
        Let me turn to Ms. Gomez. In 2015, the Federal
    Communications Commission approved the Open Internet Order,
    which put in place net neutrality protections and properly
    treated broadband as a telecommunications service under Title
    II of the Communications Act.
        The Trump era FCC later eviscerated net neutrality and
    eliminated the Commission's rightful authority to protect
    broadband consumers, promote public safety, and close the
    digital divide.
        Yet the COVID-19 pandemic has left no doubt that today the
    Internet is essential for everything from jobs to education to
    health care. Now more than ever, we need net neutrality.
    Internet users deserve a Commission with authority to oversee
    broadband as a 21st century essential utility.
        Ms. Gomez, do you support reinstating net neutrality rules
    and restoring classification of broadband as a Title II
    service?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator, and thank you very much for
    meeting with me last week. I enjoyed our conversation very
    much. I think broadband Internet access service is very
    important. It is central to our lives. It is central to getting
    access to education, rural health care, doing work.
        We learned this during the pandemic. It is too important
    not to have oversight by the Commission. And so, I support what
    Chairman--Chairwoman Rosenworcel told you, that the Commission
    should have robust authority over broadband Internet access.
        Senator Markey. Thank you. And I plan as well to introduce
    legislation that would finally end this back and forth between
    Administrations. And I think the Congress must act, but I think
    the FCC must act as well.
        So, it is critical that we confirm you. Over the past 2
    years, the Emergency Connectivity Fund has provided laptops,
    tablets, Internet services to over 17 million students and
    teachers. These resources are especially critical for black,
    brown, immigrant, and low income populations who often lack
    access to the Internet at home.
        I was able to secure $7 billion 2 years ago to make sure
    that those kids got access to it. You can see the scores the
    kids have gone down over the last several years and it is
    pretty dramatic and serious.
        In addition to, obviously, the targeting of kids by social
    media companies. So, there is a real crisis out there that we
    can see. Do you agree, Commissioner Starks and Ms. Gomez and
    Commissioner Carr, that those funds help to connect students
    and educators to help to reduce the crisis that we are in right
    now? Mr. Carr.
        Mr. Carr. Senator, they did. Thanks for your leadership on
    these issues. One thing that I did in implementing ECF was the
    original draft would have used those funds to compensate
    schools for past expenses that they had made on connectivity.
    And I worked with my colleagues to make sure it is forward
    looking so we can actually use it as Congress directed us to do
    to bridge the digital divide.
        Senator Markey. Thank you. Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, Senator, I agree.
        Senator Markey. Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Starks. Yes, Senator, thank you for your leadership. I
    think ECF has done tremendous work. It has had a tremendous
    impact that has helped real young learners, helped them through
    the pandemic. I know we still have about $1 billion left in the
    funds. In particular, it is prioritized for schools that are
    left with the greatest need. I think it is very important.
        Senator Markey. Great. Yes, and again, we are down to just
    $1 billion, so it is running out of money, and we just can't
    let it run out of money. This is a continuing crisis that we
    can see in our country. Kids need it on their desks, but they
    needed it at home as well, especially the poorest kids.
        And so, I am going to continue to work to try to make sure
    that that funding remains intact. And we talked, Ms. Gomez,
    last week about expanding E-Rate. E-Rate is a program that I
    helped to create in 1996 so kids had the Internet on their
    desks, in school, to cover devices and Internet connectivity
    for students, not just in the classroom but also at home.
        So, can you talk about your philosophy in terms of how E-
    Rate should be looked at in the future?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. The E-Rate has had done much
    good in connecting schools and libraries, and if confirmed, I
    would look forward to delving into the program and how best to
    benefit students. And hope to work with you as well.
        Senator Markey. If we don't do something, then we are going
    to have millions of kids who just go over a digital cliff here.
    And we know that the good part of it is obviously making sure
    that they have it at the in the classroom, in at home. That is
    the good side of it in this Dickensian world.
        But there is also a negative side, and we have to move on
    strong child internet, social media protections that the
    Congress promulgates to protect them against the negative side
    of it as well. So, my time has expired. Let me turn and
    recognize the Senator from Ohio, Senator Vance.

                    STATEMENT OF HON. J. D. VANCE,
                         U.S. SENATOR FROM OHIO

        Senator Vance. Great. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to you
    and the Ranking Member for scheduling this hearing. I want to
    direct my questions to Mr. Carr, because you have said or
    written some things that are interesting to me about tech
    censorship.
        And, you know, I think about how communications have
    changed in this country. It seems preposterous to me to think
    that 40 or 50 years ago you would have had your telephone
    service turned off for having the wrong political views, but
    now you are regularly denied access to modern forms of
    communication for having the wrong political views.
        We have seen this in the COVID era. We have seen this in a
    whole host of other contexts. And I know, we have even seen
    this affect our electoral system as certain stories are
    censored in the run up to an election and as certain candidates
    appear to be supported or not supported by the big tech
    companies in their fundraising efforts.
        I find this just really preposterous that we allow this. I
    want to ask in particular about, you know, your views on
    Section 230. I want to start there now. You have been somewhat
    skeptical, as I understand it, of the idea that Section 230
    gives the tech platforms carte blanche to sort of censor speech
    that they don't like.
        And I know you sort of engage in some work to counteract
    that. But, you know, from our perspectives, there has been a
    lot of talk about Section 230 reform. I am curious, do you
    know--what are your views on how to overall Section 230 to make
    sure it remains relevant in the 21st century, but maybe more
    importantly, to make sure that it actually protects the First
    Amendment in the 21st century?
        Mr. Carr. Yes, Senator, thank you for the question. I mean,
    look, I am reminded that the modern day Op-Ed launched on the
    pages of The New York Times, actually the 1970s, the editor,
    John Oakes said, ``diversity of opinion is the lifeblood of
    democracy. The moment we insist that everybody think the same
    way we do, our democratic way of life is lost.''
        And I think if you look at what the courts have said on
    Section 230, and for instance, what Justice Thomas has said in
    Section 230, is that the courts have read immunities into
    Section 230 that Congress never codified in it.
        And so I think there is a role for the FCC to go in and
    look at the words of Section 230 and say, here is what these
    words means as Congress intended it, and I think the upshot of
    that would be result that promotes more speech, because I don't
    think that Section 230 is written by Congress gives social
    media companies carte blanche to censor speech.
        Senator Vance. Got it. I appreciate that and I am sure we
    will follow up with some conversations on that particular
    topic. I want to step back a little bit and talk about
    universal service contribution, because this matters a lot to
    the people of Ohio.
        It is obviously one of the ways that we fund access to
    telecommunication services for a lot of residents who otherwise
    wouldn't have access to it. You know, the Internet has changed
    a lot since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and you have
    proposed some interesting things when it comes to funding that
    system in the 21st century.
        I describe our current funding model, which of course goes
    after traditional telephone providers to provide modern
    broadband services as akin to taxing horseshoes to pay for the
    interstate highway system. You know, you have proposed some
    other things, and maybe you could flesh that out and why you
    think it is a good idea?
        Mr. Carr. Well, thanks. If you start from the proposition
    that we are going to have the Universal Service Fund, which I
    do, because Section 254 says, a Commissioner should. So, if we
    start with that, the question is, what is the most efficient
    way to administer that?
        And if you look at the large businesses, the enterprises
    that are benefiting from these USF expenditures right now, a
    lot of it is the large technology companies, including digital
    advertising companies.
        So, I do think it is fair to say, should those entities pay
    a fair share, which would remove the burden on people that are
    paying their monthly telephone bills? I think that could be an
    interesting path forward.
        Senator Vance. Great. I appreciate that. And I would love
    to sort of work on that particular issue and make this
    committee and this body, you know, useful in that effort. But
    appreciate your work, appreciate all of you for being here, and
    I yield back the remainder of my time. Thank you.
        Senator Markey. Thanks. Great. The Senator's time has
    expired. The Senator from Vermont, Mr. Welch.

                    STATEMENT OF HON. PETER WELCH,
                       U.S. SENATOR FROM VERMONT

        Senator Welch. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You know, it is
    good to be here. We are going to get something done. You all
    are doing a good job, but don't quote me on that.
        [Laughter.]
        Senator Welch. But I am delighted that we are going to get
    back, I hope, to full strength on the FCC, and I really
    appreciate the work, Mr. Starks, that you have been doing, and
    Mr. Carr, what you have been doing.
        And I am delighted to have Ms. Gomez here. And it would be
    good to have an Inspector General from Malden, Mass. You can't
    do better than that. So, it is just--I just want to express my
    appreciation for the work of the FCC. I want to appreciate
    the--and acknowledge the bipartisan effort that has been made
    under difficult circumstances. I think all of us welcome that.
        The issues aren't easy, but working together obviously is
    the ultimate way to go and be successful and have some durable
    accomplishments. So to just take this as an expression of one
    Senator's gratitude. I have--so thank you all, each and every
    one. I just do have a couple of questions. I will start on the
    mapping question.
        And Mr. Carr, I want to just ask you about that. Mapping
    has been a real problem. We started focusing on that actually,
    I think when Senator Blackburn was in the house on the Energy
    and Commerce committee with me.
        We have made some progress, but the implementation really,
    really depends on good mapping. And I want to just hear from
    you about how you are just going to stay on it, not just you,
    but the FCC, to make certain that mapping is accurate?
        Mr. Carr. Senator, thank you so much for the question. And
    really thank you for your leadership, including in the House. I
    think it is fair to say we wouldn't be where we are right now
    with a much improved map if it weren't for the work and the
    legislation that you all passed.
        You know, the map is much improved, but we have to stay on
    it. And that includes working with State broadband offices. I
    have met with at least nine State broadband offices right now
    to continue to improve what is going to be iterative.
        But the advances we have made, particularly from new
    version one, the new version two are quite substantial.
        Senator Welch. So, you are going to stay on it. Good. Thank
    you. And Ms. Gomez, we have what are called ``commuter union
    districts'' in Vermont.
        I think it is a very innovative way where towns banded
    together, it is very rural, and obviously those towns have a
    goal and a commitment to getting that broadband to the last
    barn on the farthest dirt road.
        So, I want to ask if you are familiar with the CUD
    districts, community union districts, and is that something
    that you will focus on to help us do what we need to do in
    Vermont to be successful in implementation?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator, for that question. I think
    connecting broadband to every corner, every--I think you said
    barn, and every driveway, to reach every person across the
    country in every area is very important, and I am more than
    happy to work with you on ensuring that the FCC takes actions
    that enable that.
        Senator Welch. OK. Thank you. Mr. Starks, you know, you and
    I and Commissioner--Chair Rosenworcel have worked on the
    homework gap. Mr. Lujan, Senator Lujan is going to be here in a
    few minutes, but he has been a leader here on getting the Wi-Fi
    on the school busses. You know what that really, really, really
    makes a difference in rural America. What are you going to be
    doing on helping us get those school busses wired?
        Mr. Starks. Yes. Thank you for the focus here. Thank you
    for your leadership, your longstanding leadership on telecom
    issues, Senator. Educating our youngest minds is
    extraordinarily important.
        And, you know, again, I am a Kansan and certainly know that
    folks have long ways--young learners, students have long ways
    that they may need to travel on busses. And so, I absolutely
    think that it is imperative and consistent with our telecom
    programing to allow Wi-Fi on busses to make sure that students
    can learn that way.
        Senator Welch. OK. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I
    yield back.
        Senator Markey. OK. Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Budd.

                      STATEMENT OF HON. TED BUDD,
                    U.S. SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA

        Senator Budd. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, thank the
    panel for being here. Ms. Gomez, you were Deputy Assistant
    Secretary at the National Telecommunications Information
    Administration when the $4 billion Broadband Technology and
    Opportunities Program, or the BTOP, was established.
        Now, as you know, and most of us know, this program had a
    lot of issues. The GAO found that the program needed some more
    clearly defined outcomes to address broadband barriers.
        The New York Times also reported that the program used
    grants to build fiber networks where they already existed
    rather than where they are most needed, such as in rural or
    mountain towns, a lot of which is like North Carolina.
        And despite these challenges, you testified in 2017 that
    the program invested in lasting projects that increased access
    and adoption of broadband throughout the country. So, Ms.
    Gomez, given your role in overseeing this program, BTOP, how
    can we as a committee have confidence that you are going to
    responsibly steward taxpayer dollars at the FCC and prevent
    desperately needed broadband funding from going to wasteful
    overbuilding?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you very much, Senator, for that important
    question. I am certainly hopeful that I can bring my experience
    to bear, and the lessons learned from prior programs in helping
    the FCC to ensure strong oversight and that the dollars are
    going to those that most need them.
        Senator Budd. Thank you for that. And if successful, I hope
    that you will. So, thank you. Commissioner Carr, the FCC
    conducted an auction of 2.5--or 2.5 gigahertz spectrum last
    summer. 90 percent of those licenses that were won at that
    auction, they haven't been issued.
        And these licenses could improve connectivity for 1.6
    million North Carolinians. The FCC Chair seems to think that
    the FCC can't issue those licenses because its authority has
    lapsed. So, do you believe the FCC has the authority to issue
    licenses that were won on that auction despite the lapse of its
    auction authority?
        Mr. Carr. Thank you, Senator. Yes, I do. In fact, I think
    the FCC statutory authority is clear and the analysis is
    straightforward. Our Section 309(j) authority to conduct new
    auctions has expired, but our Section 309(a) authority to issue
    licenses, one at completed auctions, continues.
        In fact, when we issue licenses bought at auction, we
    always cite through 309(a), not through 309(j) as a source of
    authority. And around the country, but almost 55 million people
    that if we issued these licenses, they could get new service or
    better service virtually overnight. And so, I think that is one
    that we can take and certainly that we should take.
        Senator Budd. Well, thank you. I hope that you do. That is
    good news to hear about 309(a). On June 15th of 2023,
    Chairwoman Rosenworcel circulated a Notice of Inquiry to,
    ``investigate how data caps affect consumers and competition.''
        Specifically, the Notice of Inquiry asked how the FCC's
    legal authority to take action regarding data caps. Ms. Gomez,
    is taking legal action to ban usage based pricing, is that a
    form of rate regulation? How do you see that?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator, for your question. I have to
    admit, I don't know much about the notice that the Chairwoman
    circulated. I think--when I think of rate regulation, however,
    since that is what your question was, I think of traditional
    rate regulation like I used to do when I was a young staffer at
    the FCC involving tariffs and price caps and rate of return
    regulation. And that is certainly not something I think is
    necessary today. I think competition is the best regulation--
    regulator of prices.
        Senator Budd. I appreciate that. So, a follow-up question,
    how could the FCC possibly account for all the downstream
    effects that would follow if the FCC decided and banned usage-
    based pricing?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. It is my view that we always
    need to be careful about unintended adverse effects. And it is
    something that, if confirmed, I would want to make sure that we
    understand if the FCC has any items placed before it as
    Commissioners, that the Commissioners have to see items and
    review items that may affect downstream services.
        Senator Budd. Very good. Again, thank you all.
        Senator Welch. The Chair recognizes the Ranking Member.
        Senator Cruz. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As you know, I was
    very dismayed with how the Commission handled the Standard
    General-Tegna transaction.
        There was 2-2 Commission. The Chairwoman wanted to block a
    lawful transaction, but she didn't have the votes. So instead,
    she skipped a Commission level vote and directed the FCC's
    media bureau to do her bidding.
        All of that was in the context of widespread allegations
    that this deal was quashed specifically to benefit a longtime
    Democrat donor. Mr. Starks, you were a sitting Commissioner at
    the time. Did you have any concerns regarding the Chairwoman's
    unprecedented decision to quash a multibillion dollar
    transaction without the full Commission even taking a vote?
        Mr. Starks. Yes. Thank you for the question, Senator. You
    know, this was one of the most complex media transactions,
    mergers that we have had certainly before us in recent memory.
    The transaction never came before me as a Commissioner, as you
    mentioned. The full record and the information there was not
    before me as a Commissioner. This was handled at the media
    bureau----
        Senator Cruz. With all respect, Mr. Starks, that is the
    point, is it didn't come before you as a Commissioner. Were you
    troubled by that? You just said it was complex and important,
    and the Chairwoman had the bureau decide it, so it never came
    before you as a Commissioner.
        Were you troubled by it? Yesterday in my office, you said
    you thought that the Commission should vote on significant
    matters. Do you still hold that view?
        Mr. Starks. Senator, I deeply appreciated our conversation.
    What you and I talked about when you had mentioned whether
    there was a certain threshold of which you think that
    transaction should be taken and voted on by the full
    Commission.
        And I appreciated you posing that question. I have thought
    about it. And would be eager to work with you as we think
    through that question. I am not sure----
        Senator Cruz. Did you say anything publicly when the
    Chairwoman acted to prevent the full Commission from voting on
    this matter?
        Mr. Starks. I have not raised it publicly, no.
        Senator Cruz. That is disappointing. Ms. Gomez, you and I
    discussed the same matter. In my office, you stated that you
    believe significant decisions of this sort should be dealt with
    by the full Commission. Is that still your position?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. And yes, we did discuss this
    in your office. And again, I appreciate your time, especially
    so late in the day when we had that conversation. You know,
    Commissioners are nominated by the President. They are
    confirmed by the Senate. I think that they should vote on more
    items and not especially when there are major items in the
    public interest.
        Senator Cruz. So, will you commit, if you are confirmed as
    a Commissioner, that you will not sit quietly by and allow a
    matter of this significance to be decided at the bureau level
    without the Commissioners having a vote?
        Ms. Gomez. I would commit that I would work with the
    Chairwoman on whatever she puts before us. But I do believe
    that Commissioners should vote on matters of significant public
    interest.
        Senator Cruz. Well, I would hope that if you are confirmed,
    you would be willing to say so, because it is one thing to sit
    quietly by and allow a Commissioner, a Chairwoman, to abuse her
    authority. But if you are confirmed as an independent
    Commissioner, you have--you don't work for the Chairwoman.
        Ms. Gomez. That is right.
        Senator Cruz. I want to turn to another topic, which is so-
    called net neutrality. Now, when the Obama Administration FCC's
    net neutrality rule was repealed, there were all sorts of
    histrionic projection--predictions.
        For example, in 2018, the Senate Democrat Caucus tweeted,
    ``if we don't save net neutrality, you will get the Internet
    one word at a time.'' MSNBC publicly said that ``ending net
    neutrality will destroy everything that makes the Internet
    great.''
        Not to be outdone, Senator Bernie Sanders announced, as did
    news outlet CNN, that ending the net neutrality rule was the
    end of the Internet as we know it. Mr. Starks, were any of
    these predictions accurate?
        Mr. Starks. The Internet continues to thrive, Senator.
        Senator Cruz. Is that a no?
        Mr. Starks. Were these accurate? No, these are not
    accurate.
        Senator Cruz. Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. I agree.
        Senator Cruz. In my office yesterday, you acknowledged that
    the repeated protestations of Democrats and the media where, I
    think the term you used were ``hyperbolic.'' You still share
    that assessment?
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, Senator, I do.
        Senator Cruz. One of the alleged harms was that the
    Internet was going to slow dramatically. Has that come to pass?
        Ms. Gomez. I am not aware that it has, Senator.
        Senator Cruz. Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Starks. No, not to my knowledge, no.
        Senator Cruz. So, in fact, average mobile speeds went up
    456 percent, and average fixed speeds increased 230 percent.
    Now, look, I understand that net neutrality has become this
    shibboleth for the left, that as the Democrat nominee you have
    to say, net neutrality rules are great.
        But all of the predicted harms were demonstrated to be
    nonsense. And I got to say, broadband right now in America is
    leading the world. We saw during the pandemic when heavily
    regulated European broadband couldn't keep up.
        Mr. Starks, Ms. Gomez, both of you in my office said
    yesterday that you did not believe the FCC should regulate
    rates. Is that still your view, Mr. Starks?
        Mr. Starks. That is correct.
        Senator Cruz. Ms. Gomez?
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, Senator, that is still my view.
        Senator Cruz. Mr. Carr, what would be the harm if the FCC
    asserts the power to regulate rates and to turn the Internet
    essentially into a public utility that is controlled by the
    Federal Government?
        Mr. Carr. I think it would be a lot of negative
    consequences. One is we continue to need billions and billions
    of dollars of private sector investment to make the Internet
    work and to build it out. And when the FCC went down this path
    the last time, we saw significant declines in investment,
    according to some studies.
        Senator Cruz. Thank you.
        Senator Welch [presiding]. Thank you. The Senator from
    Kansas.
        Senator Moran. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me start with
    regulation of broadband, where perhaps Senator Cruz was ending.
        As Senator Budd mentioned, that Chair Rosenworcel announced
    recently that she would be asking the Commission to vote on a
    notice of inquiry examining the practices of broadband
    providers imposing so-called data caps on consumer broadband
    plans.
        Mr. Carr, do you think this is an issue that warrants FCC
    time and resources? Also, wouldn't prohibiting or regulating
    usage-based pricing amount to a form of rate regulation?
        Mr. Carr. I think it would effectively amount to rate
    regulation. At the end of the day, let's say, for instance, you
    have a $30 data cap plan that is affordable for somebody, or a
    $60 or $70 unlimited plan, for the FCC to come in and outlaw
    that $30 offing, it certainly seems to me a lot like rate
    regulation.
        Ms. Gomez, as we know, broadband services are currently
    classified as an information service, not subject to Title II
    regulation under the Communications Act. Given this fact, if
    the FCC determines that it wants to regulate broadband usage
    based pricing, under which statutory provision could the FCC
    impose such regulations?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator, for that question. Just to
    make sure I understand your question. If the FCC were to
    regulate usage-based pricing, under what provision would they
    regulate that?
        Senator Moran. Yes. Assuming that you agree with me that
    the law currently doesn't allow that under--it is not subject
    to Title II regulations.
        Ms. Gomez. OK, sorry. Thank you. Appreciate that
    clarification. I think that private Internet access services
    are too important, too central to our lives and to our economy
    not to have effective oversight.
        And so, I would be supportive of a reclassification to
    Title II. However, I go back to my original point that I don't
    support rate regulation because I think that competition is the
    most effective regulator.
        Senator Moran. And I was going to ask you, so what is the
    distinction between what the answer I heard you tell Senator
    Cruz or told him in his office, and you confirmed today, and
    what you just said to me?
        Ms. Gomez. I think it is the same.
        Senator Moran. In your earlier part about reclassification
    under Title II, tell me what you meant by that.
        Ms. Gomez. Well, I think that Title II gives the strongest
    oversight to the FCC over the service. I just don't agree with
    regulating pricing.
        Senator Moran. And I assume--I mean, let me take that back.
    I would like for you to confirm that even though you have views
    about what the FCC should do or what is good for the economy,
    you do need statutory authority, a grant from Congress, in
    order to accomplish that. Is that true?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. I believe fidelity to the
    statute is always important. I also would strongly support for
    Congress to legislate in this arena. It would be, as Senator
    Thune mentioned earlier, the best course of action. But I would
    pledge fidelity to the Act and any action, that if I am
    fortunate enough to be confirmed, I would have before me.
        Senator Moran. I appreciate what Senator Thune said and
    that you agree with it. It would be the right course of action
    if Congress and particular this committee could find that
    common ground sweet spot in which we could proceed.
        Unfortunately, in my view, the FCC took action that made
    that less likely that we would be forced to make those
    compromises and the ability to work together. Let me turn to a
    spectrum auction. Section 108, the 2.5 gigahertz spectrum
    auction ended 10 months ago, but licenses that were sold remain
    with the FCC, despite payment for those licenses already being
    made.
        Ostensibly, the FCC is holding these licenses because of
    the lapse in spectrum auction authority. I understand that the
    spectrum may be used to connect thousands of Kansans,
    particularly in rural areas, but without the licenses being
    provided, the connection cannot occur.
        Commissioner Carr, other than Spectrum auction authority,
    are there any other tools the FCC can use to provide for the
    use of these licenses?
        Mr. Carr. Yes, Senator. First of all, I think we can use
    our existing 309(a) authority to issue those licenses. But
    short of that, the FCC has an authority called STA, a special
    temporary authority, that would allow us to authorize the use
    of that, and to your point, bring Americans across the digital
    divide. And we could do it effectively with the flip of a
    switch.
        Senator Moran. And is there effort to do so?
        Mr. Carr. I don't see any movement at the FCC toward that
    end.
        Senator Moran. OK. My final question, Mr. Chairman.
    Commissioner Carr, you have been outspoken in your belief that
    TikTok is a national security threat and a data privacy risk to
    Americans.
        I agree with you, but I believe the problem of adversarial
    countries being able to siphon American data is greater than
    just one app. Can you talk about the pervasive challenge we are
    facing in terms of securing U.S. data from adversarial nations
    and offer any suggestions you might have for Congress to
    address the issue?
        Mr. Carr. Thank you, Senator, for the question and your
    leadership on this. The way I think about it from an FCC
    perspective is we took action at the device layer. We have
    taken action on Huawei, ZTE. We have taken action at the
    carrier level, looking at China, Mobile China Telecom, the
    common denominator being entities that are beholden to the CCP
    and data flows back to China.
        I think it is important as a country that we also take
    action at the application layer, whether that is in the main,
    the FTC or Treasury through the CFIUS department. I think that
    is where that action should take place as opposed to the FCC
    per se.
        But we need to look at TikTok and we need to do a
    comprehensive look at all applications with sufficient ties
    back to adversarial regimes.
        Senator Moran. Data privacy has been another one of those
    issues that it would be great if Congress could find that sweet
    spot in which there is some willingness to work together to
    find a solution, and I am going to continue to try. Mr.
    Chairman--Mr. Chairman, thank you.
        Senator Welch. Thank you. Senator from Indiana.

                     STATEMENT OF HON. TODD YOUNG,
                       U.S. SENATOR FROM INDIANA

        Senator Young. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Government
    Accountability Office recently examined Federal broadband
    efforts and found that there are over 130 Federal broadband
    programs administered by 15 different agencies.
        In the GAO's own words, ``Federal broadband efforts are
    fragmented and overlapping, and communities with limited
    resources may be most affected by fragmentation.'' We need to
    streamline and synchronize our broadband programs to make sure
    that the left hand is talking to the right hand.
        And in this case, at least for now, that means over 130
    hands. Duplicative and unnecessary overbuilding of our
    broadband networks doesn't benefit anyone. It slows broadband
    deployment, it squeezes an already tight labor pool even
    tighter, and it wastes taxpayer dollars.
        We promised our constituents that the recent unprecedented
    amount of Federal spending on broadband will finally, finally
    close the digital divide. In a challenging economic climate,
    when staggering inflation is reducing the value of every
    dollar, it is vital that we get everything else right.
        This means streamlining our current programs, using the
    most accurate broadband maps possible, rolling back unnecessary
    and burdensome regulations, allowing the free market to operate
    freely, and accounting for every dollar that goes out the door.
        For years on end, underserved Hoosiers have been told that
    we are going to close the digital divide, and it is high time
    that we make good on that promise. Commissioner Carr,
    Commissioner Starks, and Ms. Gomez, welcome to the Committee.
        I would like to ask all three of you for a yes or no
    answer, please. Should Federal broadband efforts that are
    currently spread across 15 agencies and over 130 programs be
    streamlined and synchronized? Yes or no, please. Commissioner
    Carr.
        Mr. Carr. Yes, Senator.
        Senator Young. Thank you. Commissioner Starks.
        Mr. Starks. Yes. And I think the interagency aspect for us
    to actually have and effectuate the policies that are going to
    help build out everywhere and get broadband everywhere are
    extremely important right now.
        Senator Young. Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, Senator.
        Senator Young. Thank you, and I appreciate your concise
    responses. And I will now give each of you an opportunity, if
    you have any recommendations to this committee that we might
    take to help you achieve this goal?
        Mr. Carr. Thank you, Senator. You know, one piece of
    legislation that actually Senator Welch worked on then,
    Congressman Welch, is the Plan for Broadband Act, which would
    put in place a national coordinating strategy.
        I think that is one important step that has to take place,
    as well as permitting reform. Again, if we are just spending
    these dollars without during permitting reform, then we are
    stepping on the gas and the brakes at the same time. We need
    these dollars to go into the ground.
        Senator Young. I hear that time and again, whether it is in
    this context or the CHIPS and Science context, to name just a
    couple. Commissioner Starks.
        Mr. Starks. Yes, I agree with my colleague on that. The one
    thing that I would say also is that Commissioner Carr and I--
    you also need the right workforce in place in order to build
    out everywhere.
        We have a historic amount of buildout that is going to be
    needed, so we need to--in addition to having policies set aside
    and in the right way, we need to make sure the workforce is
    ready to go. And so that means training.
        Mr. Carr and I have had a number of events together. We
    have long worked on this issue. I think that is an important
    piece about this as well.
        Senator Young. I would certainly agree with that. Let's not
    forget our labor challenges. Ms. Gomez, anything to add?
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, thank you, Senator. I realize that I am
    before you as a nominee for the Federal Communications
    Commission.
        However, I would like to point out as well the importance
    of oversight and technical assistance, because all of this
    funding is going toward mostly to the states, and NTIA has a
    lot of lessons and guidance that they can provide on
    effectively overseeing grant programs and on even the workforce
    discussions that we have had, as well as permitting.
        So, the importance of oversight and technical assistance is
    also something I would stress.
        Senator Young. Very important and well-received. That is
    our job as Congress to vigorously oversee our various agencies.
        So, thank you. Staying on this theme of reform, I have a
    brief amount of time left, but I just want to say I
    wholeheartedly believe we need to have a robust and bipartisan
    conversation about universal service reform, and everything
    should be on the table.
        Ms. Gomez, what are your thoughts on the current state of
    universal service? And should Congress take any steps to reform
    the Universal Service Fund? If so, maybe you can indicate what
    specific steps you would recommend or endorse?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. The Universal Service Fund
    program is very important. It is important for connectivity. It
    is important for our schools and libraries. It is important for
    rural health care.
        It is important for students. So, protecting program
    integrity is important. And if confirmed, I would love to work
    with you and this committee on addressing ways to ensure that
    we can protect the program going forward.
        Senator Young. Thank you. I will look forward to doing so,
    should you be confirmed. Commissioner Carr, anything to add as
    it relates to the steps Congress might take to effectively
    reform the Universal Service Fund?
        Mr. Carr. One idea that I have talked about a lot recently,
    actually has to do with Inspector Generals, which is to say
    potentially codifying a requirement that the FCC consult with
    the IG on the frontend of all of these initiatives and actually
    put in our decisional document, here is the eight
    recommendations that the IG had to break into waste, fraud,
    abuse.
        Hopefully agree with all of them, but if we don't, we can
    explain why that is. I know our Chair has done that before, but
    there is no obligation to. And in fact, maybe that is a better
    requirement just across the board for all agencies is to codify
    that requirement to consult with IGs and put their
    recommendations upfront in the decisional document.
        Senator Young. Noted, internalized. Poised for action. That
    is excellent. Thank you all. Senator Lujan, you are recognized.
        Senator Lujan. Thank you very much. Senator Sinema, I
    believe is up next.
        Senator Young. My apologies. Senator Sinema, you are
    recognized.

                   STATEMENT OF HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA,
                       U.S. SENATOR FROM ARIZONA

        Senator Sinema. Well, thank you so much. And thank you to
    the nominees for joining us today. And Ms. Gomez, I would like
    to begin with net neutrality. As you know, net neutrality is a
    critical protection for both Internet consumers and providers.
    It is a priority for lawmakers across the political spectrum.
        However, as you also know, decades of partisan
    disagreement, FCC rule changes with each new Administration,
    and the resulting years of cost of litigation have failed to
    reach a workable solution. The result is that consumers and
    providers have no certainty about the rules of the internet.
        I believe the only way to permanently fix net neutrality is
    for Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that provides lasting
    net neutrality protections while ensuring there is opportunity
    for innovation and the internet.
        It is clear that existing law does not map neatly into the
    21st century digital world, and it fails consumers when it is
    applied to the modern internet. Do you agree that the best way
    to find a lasting, workable solution on net neutrality is
    through Congressional action?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. That is a very important
    question. And yes, I do agree.
        Senator Sinema. Well, thank you. If you believe that
    Congressional action is the best path, then will you support
    proposal of the FCC to go ahead with the Title II approach to
    net neutrality should Congress fail to act?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. If the Chairwoman puts a
    proposal before me, and certainly if confirmed, of course, and
    before the Commissioners, I--it is my belief that broadband
    Internet access is a service that is central to our lives, to
    our businesses, to our work, to our education, to getting rural
    health care. And the FCC should take action to ensure that it
    has effective oversight.
        Senator Sinema. Thanks. I am very proud of the funding
    secured to help rural, tribal, and other low income communities
    obtain affordable broadband services in the bipartisan
    infrastructure law that I helped to negotiate and pass.
        Arizona is largely a rural state, home to many of the
    communities most in need of the help that the law seeks to
    provide. So, this includes distributing the $42.5 billion in
    BEAD program money in line with allocations we expect to see
    announced next week. So, two questions for you, Ms. Gomez.
        How do you believe the FCC may best serve its oversight
    role in ensuring such large amounts of money reach the
    destinations they are intended to while minimizing waste,
    fraud, and abuse? And then second, do you believe the FCC has
    the resources it needs to ensure these programs are instituted
    successfully now and in the future?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator, for that very important
    question. I think that the FCC plays a very important role in
    ensuring that the funding throughout the various agencies is
    administered in the most effective manner and ensuring that it
    reaches those that most need it.
        It can do so through the mapping efforts, which is
    continually updating and upgrading. It can do so through
    sharing information and data with the other agencies, and I
    believe it should continue to stay closely involved in
    providing whatever support it can to make sure that we can
    connect all who need access to broadband Internet access
    service.
        Senator Sinema. Well, thank you. You know, Mr. Starks, Mr.
    Carr, would you also like to respond?
        Mr. Carr. Yes, Senator. Thank you for the questions. You
    know, I think that we need to, first of all, prioritize
    unserved communities rather than underserved. I think one thing
    that you did in leading on this infrastructure initiative was
    to establish tech neutrality.
        I have been concerned a little bit at some of the policy
    cuts that implementing this may put too much of a preference
    for one technology over the other. I think we need to leave it
    to the states under the law, as you negotiated it, to make the
    best decisions for them about what technology is going to work
    and then obviously to continue to oversee this, to avoid
    overbuilding, and to continue to coordinate with our Inspector
    Generals on this.
        Mr. Starks. Yes. And this is Commissioner Starks. Thank you
    so much for the question, Senator. In particular for your hard
    work on focusing on tribal communities as well.
        Tribal broadband is a particularly important part, making
    sure that our broadband maps are ready to make sure that the
    funding that is going to start to flow from NTIA is well placed
    and well matched.
        The Tribal Connectivity Fund as well seems like it is doing
    tremendous work in tribal areas as well, focusing on, in
    particular some of those very left behind tribal communities
    who need broadband as quickly as possible.
        Senator Sinema. Thank you. Mr. Chair, I know my time is
    running down. Just one quick item more. Earlier this year,
    students and staff at the Tucson Unified School District had
    their sensitive information hacked by a hacker ring.
        The hackers stole confidential information, Social Security
    numbers, passports, driver's license, and held it for ransom.
    Now, the FBI insists they have warned governments of schools
    are vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
        Last September, the Arizona Department of Education urged
    the FCC to allow schools to use E-Rate funding to create more
    advanced cybersecurity infrastructures and systems. But right
    now, it is limited in terms of aid for advanced network
    protection.
        So, Ms. Gomez, my last question for you is, would you
    support expanding the E-Rate program to allow schools to use E-
    Rate funds to purchase a wider, more protective range of
    cybersecurity tools like firewalls or network security
    services?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, Senator. You certainly raise a really
    important issue. I have to admit, if confirmed, I would need to
    look into the statute and how this fits within the statute. But
    I am very supportive of any efforts to secure the networks over
    which this important data is being carried.
        Senator Sinema. Great. We will follow up. Thank you, Mr.
    Chairman. I yield back.
        Senator Lujan. Thank you, Senator. Senator Warnock, you are
    recognized.

                  STATEMENT OF HON. RAPHAEL WARNOCK,
                       U.S. SENATOR FROM GEORGIA

        Senator Warnock. Thank you, Mr. Chair. The bipartisan
    infrastructure law's broadband infrastructure investments have
    put the United States on the cusp of finally, finally beginning
    to close the digital divide.
        But broadband infrastructure is just half of the equation.
    Without dedicated efforts on digital equity and affordability,
    we still risk leaving millions of Americans unable to access
    the internet, which means they are disconnected from school,
    disconnected from health care, and the modern world.
        One of the hallmarks of digital equity and affordability is
    the FCC's Affordable Connectivity program, which has helped
    over 18 million Americans, and over 600,000 Georgians afford
    essential Internet service through ACP, the Affordable
    Connectivity Program.
        This is a great start, but there are over 51 million
    Americans that qualify for the ACP, so clearly much more work
    needs to be done. Ms. Gomez, how does and how should the FCC
    support states in conducting outreach for the ACP program?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you very much, Senator, for that question.
    I have personal experience with poverty. When I was in high
    school right before going to college, my family lost
    everything, and I had to scrape my way, borrow, work my way
    through college and through law school.
        And I faced that difficult decision of whether to pay my
    phone bill or what or whether--how, you know, not buy food, I
    guess. I had to pay my rent, too. And I like to tell the story
    and I apologize for taking time saying it, I just want you to
    know how personal this is to me. I would call my brother.
        It was usually around May of every year, and I would say,
    Louis, I can't pay my phone bill this month. And he would say,
    how much do you need? And I would say, $34. And he would send
    me $100. And that $100 felt like $1,000 at the time.
        So, I very much understand how difficult it is for
    families, especially low income families, to make these
    decisions, but yet still maintain that connectivity that is so
    vital to us today. And so, I forgot your question, but if
    confirmed, I am happy to----
        Senator Warnock. Well, I think personal experience and
    perspective is absolutely important to getting the policy
    right.
        Ms. Gomez. Yes.
        Senator Warnock. The question is, is how is the FCC
    conducting outreach for the ACP program to help these families?
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you, sir----
        Senator Warnock. And what is it that it should be doing?
    But I have the same question for Mr. Starks and Mr. Carr as
    well. Go ahead, Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. Thank you very much. I have to admit, I am not
    at the Commission, so I am not 100 percent sure what the
    Commission is doing. I would hope that they are conducting that
    outreach because families need to know that there is this
    available to them as a service.
        Senator Warnock. Sure.
        Mr. Starks. Yes. Thank you for the question, Senator. Thank
    you for your hard work and leadership here. You know, I believe
    the issue of, you know, connecting these vulnerable households
    has never been more important, helping to see them through the
    pandemic, helping to see them--find their way to new jobs, get
    the job training that they need, helping to connect young
    learners.
        You know, at the FCC, we obviously have--do have specific
    outreach programs. We have, you know, the navigator program,
    the competitive outreach program. Some of that also is for
    tribal. I in particular have a, your home, your Internet
    program that is focusing on helping those that are in public
    housing, those that are in a public housing authority on
    Section 8, those in particular, there are very low numbers of
    those folks that are low income households that are enrolled in
    our ACP program, and so I have a pilot program specifically
    focusing on this.
        And I have traveled all around the Nation to see this in
    particular. And the last thing that I would say is, you know, I
    have traveled extensively there in Georgia, traveled to Albany,
    Georgia, to Cuthbert, Georgia, even very downstate. ACP is
    equally important there, even in very rural areas. And so, our
    focus----
        Senator Warnock. Especially in our rural areas and thank
    you so much for your work there. Mr. Carr, same question.
        Mr. Carr. Thank you, Senator. One of things that we have
    done is stand up an outreach grant program to have third
    parties help spread the word about ACP. That is something that
    the Infrastructure Act called for.
        As I have traveled, I have also done events, I sort of
    highlighted--I did a roundtable, Senator Lujan's staff, for
    instance, in New Mexico to raise it. And it is a very important
    issue. And also, I just separately want to thank you for your
    work, including on rural broadband issues. You have a precision
    agriculture legislation with Senator Thune. I think it is a
    really smart initiative and can make a difference here.
        Senator Warnock. And that is an important piece of
    legislation. Proud to work on it with my colleague, Senator
    Thune. But if people don't have a broadband connection, then it
    is for naught. But the issue is both access and affordability.
        Thank you all so very much. We need an all hands on deck
    approach. Broadband is to the 21st century what electrification
    was to the 20th century. We have got to make sure that people
    aren't left behind. Thank you.
        Senator Lujan. Thank you, Senator Warnock. I will recognize
    myself for questions. First to everyone here, just thank you
    for making yourselves available. And the support from family is
    great to see. Where I come from, that matters, and you all are
    willing to put a pause on your personal lives to be here to
    support people you love.
        Thank you. Ms. Gomez, welcome. It is good to see you, and I
    am hopeful, based on what I heard today, that we could have
    five FCC Commissioners here very soon, and an Inspector
    General. I think that is critically important, but I hope
    everyone watching and reading will continue to send letters of
    support for you, because it has been incredible for me to see
    the letters of support that have come in for you, Ms. Gomez.
        And I appreciate that, and I want to thank everybody as
    well. Not to say that they are not coming in for you too
    Commissioners, but being that this is the first nomination, if
    you will, of what I hope will be many for Ms. Gomez.
        Now, Ms. Gomez, to me, it is vital to promote competition
    at the FCC and within the ability that we have to look at the
    industry to prevent digital redlining, to promote equal access
    and opportunity for everyone across America.
        That was the intent of the legislation leading to $65
    billion, $42.5 for buildout, in addition to additional
    appropriations to the NTIA in previous years. So, in all of
    this, we also have to protect consumers. We have to support
    consumers. Now, my question to you is a simple yes or no, Ms.
    Gomez. Can the FCC do more to protect consumers?
        Ms. Gomez. Yes, Senator.
        Senator Lujan. And what are your thoughts on how Congress
    and the FCC, with what we can do to guarantee consumer
    protections or protect privacy, promote competition among
    broadband providers?
        Ms. Gomez. Well, Senator, I think it is important that the
    FCC exercise its oversight over broadband Internet access
    service. It is so central to our lives, to our economy, to
    innovation. It is just an incredibly important service to the
    Nation and to its international competitiveness.
        As such, it needs to have the jurisdiction to perform that
    oversight. I do support Congress legislating, if that is in the
    cards. But if not, I think I would support the FCC also acting
    to ensure that oversight.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that. And that leads me to my
    next question. And Commissioner Starks, this is for you.
    Yesterday, an incredible leader in the House, Doris Matsui, was
    asking a series of questions around robocalls.
        I am not going to ask everyone here to raise their hands if
    they don't like robocalls, because that will take a long time.
    No one likes them. I got one just now. There was a spam call
    that just came across my mobile phone. Something has got to
    happen here. There have been efforts in the past.
        People have raised this. There has been legislation
    adopted. But bad people know how to find loopholes. Sometimes
    they create loopholes, and they exploit them. And this is the
    new way of theft, right? It is not that someone is necessarily
    going to grandma and grandpa's door. They are calling them on
    the phone.
        They are sending a spam text or e-mail and they get someone
    to click, and then they prey on them, and it is bad. And there
    is so much money being stolen from people. Yesterday, I was
    proud to introduce the FCC Legal Enforcement Act with
    Representative Matsui to ensure the FCC has the enforcement
    authority it needs to go after robocallers who break the law.
        Now, I know the FCC is working hard in this arena, as I
    said. I am very concerned of these predatory actors are getting
    more and more aggressive. So, Commissioner, again, yes or no,
    would increasing FCC enforcement authority help the agency
    crack down on robocalls?
        Mr. Starks. Yes, it would, Senator.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that very much. I hope we can
    get support to get this one done. Commissioner Carr, you and I
    agree that edge providers, the companies that benefit most from
    new broadband users online should also contribute to universal
    service model connecting unserved and underserved communities.
        I think online advertising is a straightforward approach.
    Now, USF contributions are currently assessed on
    telecommunications services. You know, long distance calls,
    which the technology shifted--and I mean, we have got to get
    this right.
        But in doing so, modernize the USF, which I appreciate that
    there is a bipartisan effort in the Congress, but the editorial
    that you also wrote on this. My question is, what do you see
    with the future of USF contributions?
        Mr. Carr. Well, thank you, Senator, for the question. And
    thank you for your leadership on this. I know the task force
    that you are working on, on this issue is going to be very
    important. Simply put, the status quo is not acceptable.
        Universal service right now is stuck in a debt spiral. The
    revenues that we assess, traditional telephone revenues have
    declined from $80 or $90 billion a number of years ago, down to
    $30 billion now.
        And so, we have a 30 percent assessment in order to fill
    that USF expenditures right now. Left untouched, there is one
    study that showed that that 30 percent could go to 75 percent
    assessment on top of a traditional telephone bill.
        I don't think that is sustainable. So, I think now is the
    time that we have to have conversations like you are doing in
    this task force to come up with a bipartisan view on the future
    of USF.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that. Now, Ms. Damelin, thank
    you as well for being here, and I look forward to your swift
    confirmation as well.
        You have been nominated for such an important job, given
    all the topics, the authorizations, the investment, the
    appropriation, taxpayer dollars that are being invested to
    improve everyday life all across America.
        Cracking down on that waste, fraud, and abuse is going to
    be critically important. As I just shared with robocalls, that
    is just one example of predatory folks that are out there. And
    I am looking forward to the work that you will do, and I am
    hoping you won't find anything.
        But if you do, I certainly hope that there is swift action
    taken to make sure that people that are doing bad things are
    stopped. You have strong experience in public service working
    with a wide array of agencies and departments. In my research,
    always showing independence, which I appreciate.
        Now, yes or no, does strong coordination between agencies
    prevent Government waste?
        Ms. Damelin. Yes.
        Senator Lujan. Are there more ways we can work together to
    encourage to bring these agencies a Government wide approach to
    improve inter-agency collaboration on this basis?
        Ms. Damelin. Yes. Thank you for the question. We need a
    whole of Government approach to protecting Federal funds, and
    that has been the movement.
        Recently OMB issued a memo on that, talking about gold
    standard meetings and the need to meet with agencies. Very
    similar to what Commissioner Carr has said before, at the
    outset of funding to share risks and ideas for protecting
    funds. And I have had experience throughout my career in this.
        At NSF, we protected--we had oversight over a $2 billion a
    year small business program, two programs that were
    administered through over 11 agencies. And what we did was we
    worked with the other IGs, and we worked with the agencies, and
    we worked with law enforcement, you know, partners across the
    country to protect those funds. We brought everybody into the
    same room together.
        We trained, we provided outreach, and our goal was to help
    the agency succeed. So, thank you for that.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that. We had a wise Governor to
    serve the State of New Mexico, grew up on a ranch, and he was
    often quoted as saying that, you know, ``you should bring them
    all in the barn and not let them out until they solve the
    problem.''
        And sometimes my simple way of getting things done embraces
    that lesson that we learned from Governor King. One issue I did
    want to raise as we close out the hearing is on digital
    redlining and discrimination, to get some clarification, if I
    may, based on our visit, statements, things of that nature.
        And I have shared this with several of you, if not all of
    you, that I have spoken to. Recently, there was a submission by
    some folks into this particular rulemaking that said, ``it
    would be inappropriate to compare core urban or dense suburban
    area to a rural area.'' The analogy that was then given to me
    was, you know, being on that long dirt road.
        And if--how do you connect everyone down that long dirt
    road, based on what I just said? That is right. Probably not
    going to be possible. Well, I live down a long dirt road and I
    worked on this legislation.
        I voted on this legislation. And legislative intent to me
    seems that the priority was to connect unserved and
    underserved. It turns out there is a lot of them in rural
    America. So, my question, Commissioner Starks is this is, do
    you believe that expected return from a low income area is
    grounds for a company to discriminate, whether intentionally or
    unintentionally, against our most rural and most low income
    communities while using Government funds to build out their
    networks?
        Mr. Starks. Absolutely not. I would not tolerate that.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that. And Commissioner Carr,
    along the lines of the $42.5 billion in digital discrimination
    and the questioning from the Ranking Member as well, when we
    spoke, we were talking about the disparate impact question, and
    my recollection was when I asked a question, it was something--
    the response was, I still need to look at this to--or you are
    reading it, you are looking into it, and you are looking at the
    record, things of that nature.
        But what I heard with the response to Senator Cruz today
    was a more direct response associated to the disparate impact
    question. Can you provide some clarification for me to
    understand where things are and what I see as a change from the
    two?
        Mr. Carr. Yes, sir. Thank you so much. You know, my view, I
    think what I answered to the Senator was I think something more
    than merely effect is what is needed. And I think that is the
    same thing I said to you, which is to say there could be
    situations in which if you only have only effect, that there
    could be other reasons to explain it.
        So, for instance, the example that I gave was the L.A.
    County, L.A. City. So, if all you have is data of effect, and
    that the answer to the reason for that effect is a regulatory
    regime that was very, very different, then that is a situation
    which I think affect alone isn't enough. I think we should talk
    about too is this idea is, do you need a smoking gun? Is that
    the only thing, a smoking gun intended to get us there?
        And I think no. I think there are things short of smoking
    gun that that could be sufficient evidence to qualify for
    discrimination. So, I think there is room between those two
    polls, and I am very open ended, and open minded at this point
    as to how we sort of resolve that.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that clarification. And what I
    want to close with is, look, there is a lot of rulemaking and
    work that goes on with telecommunication policy, whether it is
    at the FCC, NTIA, or State public regulation commissions.
        As many of you know, I was proud to serve on New Mexico's
    Public Regulation Commission, which is the equivalent to public
    utility commissions all across America. On my first day into
    that position, someone gave me something similar to this, which
    is Newton's telecom dictionary.
        And it is the worst of acronym soup. You know, you all
    probably, I could go through--I am not going to quiz you. That
    is not what this is for. My point is, a lot of this is derived
    from legislative efforts, rulemaking, things of that nature.
    Some of it good, most of it good, but some of it--creating
    space for bad activity.
        And my point on all of this with the digital
    discrimination, with redlining, and I have shared this with
    industry, don't create the damn loopholes. I am sorry to break
    the quorum in here, but if we create a path for people to hide
    behind something and say, well, you know, what I am doing is,
    you know--I don't know what word to use, make up a word.
        And then I am going to say that is what I am doing. I am
    making apple pie. I am not discriminating against anybody. Then
    the people that we are trying to get connected are not going to
    get connected and then we are going to be back again. I mean,
    this is the same thing with railroad safety.
        The reason that a lot of this nonsense is happening is
    because loopholes are created. And it is one thing to say
    something in public. It is another thing, no offense to the
    lawyers in the room who are watching, when the legal teams
    responsible for working with the FCC in this case are filing
    their comments with the intent to make loopholes.
        Let's not let it happen. That is what I am hoping we can do
    here, and I don't want to get into specific definitions. Don't
    create loopholes. Don't support creating loopholes. And to the
    industry, don't try to make loopholes. And then we won't have
    loopholes. And then everyone gets connected.
        So, I am just hoping that that is where we can get as well.
    And even though I am one of the most junior members on the
    Committee, someone made the mistake of giving me this when I
    walked in. That is why I have gone over on my time. I apologize
    to all the staff and everyone I have kept here.
        Thank you all for being here. Thank you for your commitment
    to doing good. We don't always agree on the approach, but we
    often agree on what we want to accomplish. And I hope that is
    the driver with all that we want to achieve here. There is so
    much on the line right now, that I thank you for accepting
    these responsibilities at this moment in time.
        Now, before we close today's hearing, I have one more
    question which is asked to all the nominees. If confirmed, will
    you pledge to work collaboratively with this committee, provide
    thorough and timely responses to our requests for information
    as we put together and address important policy issues, and
    appear before the Committee when requested? Mr. Starks.
        Mr. Starks. Absolutely, yes.
        Senator Lujan. Ms. Gomez.
        Ms. Gomez. Yes.
        Senator Lujan. Mr. Carr.
        Mr. Carr. Yes, Senator.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate that.
        Ms. Damelin. Yes.
        Senator Lujan. I appreciate the response. I will leave it
    there. Now, thank you all for that commitment. Senators will
    have until close of business Tuesday, June 27, to submit
    questions for the record to the Committee.
        Witnesses will have until close of business Wednesday, July
    5, to respond to those questions.
        Thank you all very much. The hearing has concluded.
        [Whereupon, at 12:25 p.m., the hearing was adjourned.]

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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Brian Schatz to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Question 1. Do you commit to ensuring universal fixed broadband
    deployment to all Tribal homes and businesses?
        Answer. Yes. I am committed to Internet for all--that means
    everyone, everywhere, including in Tribal areas.

        Question 2. Do you commit to ensuring universal mobile broadband
    deployment, including to all Tribal homes and businesses and along
    Tribal roads?
        Answer. Yes. I believe that mobility provides Tribes with access to
    essential services--including emergency services. That's why I am
    committed to Internet for everyone, everywhere, including in Tribal
    areas, and including mobile services.

        Question 3. Do you commit to adopting additional Tribal priority
    access windows, just like in the 2.5 GHz auction, where it is feasible
    and in the public interest to do so?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 4. When the United States auctions spectrum located over
    the lands of an Indian Tribe it does not share any portion of the
    proceeds with the Tribe, which is a sovereign government. Should the
    United States allocate a portion of these revenues to a Tribe or
    dedicate a portion to advancing universal and affordable communications
    services on the Tribal lands?
        Answer. I believe that universal access to affordable
    communications services is vital in Tribal areas. As a commissioner, I
    have visited Tribal lands and listened to Tribal leaders in many parts
    of the country. I have witnessed first-hand the unique challenges that
    many Tribes face with broadband deployment, and the heightened
    importance of connectivity to their economic development and the
    improvement of their members' day-to-day lives. I also have seen
    growing success and interest in self-deployment and spectrum access and
    have heard specifically from Tribal communities on the issue of Tribal
    consent. I appreciate your leadership on issues affecting Tribes. I
    would welcome the opportunity to work with you and Congress on
    solutions that respect Tribal sovereignty and bring us closer to our
    goal of connecting all communities, everywhere, including on Tribal
    lands.

        Question 5. Do you commit to expanding access to unlicensed
    spectrum? What bands do you view as the most promising opportunities to
    expand unlicensed access?
        Answer. I believe that the FCC, Congress, and other agencies must
    work together to develop a strong spectrum pipeline for wireless
    services in the United States. That includes spectrum for our
    unlicensed networks, which provide essential local and last-mile
    connections for consumers and a low-barrier platform for sustained
    wireless innovation. I would welcome the opportunity to work with you
    on identifying particular bands as part of this effort.

        Question 6. Please provide your analysis of how well the FCC's new
    broadband maps portray the availability of broadband on Tribal lands.
    Should the FCC display Tribal boundaries just as it displays state
    boundaries? If not, why not? Should the FCC provide the number of
    locations associated with individual Tribal areas, in addition to
    offering an aggregated rollup of the number of Tribal locations and
    Tribal broadband availability nationwide? Are there changes you believe
    the FCC needs to adopt with respect to how it displays broadband
    availability on Tribal lands?
        Answer. Our maps have come a long way since their initial release
    and will continue to improve over time. I strongly believe that as they
    continue to improve, our maps should work better for all communities--
    including Tribal communities. To date, the Commission has worked to
    improve the accuracy and portrayal of broadband availability on Tribal
    lands. For example, the area summary page on the National Broadband Map
    allows a user to view a particular Tribal area and displays the
    percentage of corresponding units covered, by speed of reported
    services, within the specified Tribal area. I would support the map
    including Tribal boundaries as another potential improvement.
    Additionally, Commission staff is currently working to add location
    counts to the geography summary download available on the data download
    page of the map that provides the unit counts associated with Tribal
    areas and other geographic areas. I support this effort.
        I would welcome the opportunity to work with you on further
    improvements that can enhance the experience and accuracy for Tribes
    and respect their sovereignty. It is vitally important that our maps
    include all broadband serviceable locations, including Tribal
    locations, and are easy to navigate for all users.

        Question 7. In 2011 the FCC committed to working with Tribal
    communities and ensuring connectivity by establishing the FCC Native
    Nations Communications Task Force. This commitment was renewed in 2018
    for three years. Since 2021, the term of the Commission has been
    extended annually. Do you commit to making this Task Force permanent?
        Answer. Yes. I believe the Task Force serves a vital role and
    should be continued.

        Question 8. As the most populated remote place in the world, Hawaii
    has unique broadband needs, particularly with respect to inter-island
    and transpacific submarine cables. The State currently has significant
    plans in place to build inter-island submarine cables and to
    incentivize transpacific submarine cable landings. Can I have your
    commitment that you will not interfere with the State's plans and, to
    the extent it ever becomes necessary, that you will help ensure that
    Hawaii has the inter-island and transpacific submarine cable
    connectivity it needs?
        Answer. I appreciate that Hawaii is not just predominantly rural
    but also extremely remote--and that its location and geography poses
    unique broadband deployment challenges. I also appreciate that in light
    of these challenges, subsea connectivity, including inter-island
    connectivity, is vital to ensure robust, reliable, and resilient
    communications throughout the State. That's why I was excited to learn
    about Hawaii's broadband allotment under the Capital Project Fund, the
    bulk of which will support the State's subsea middle-mile program. I
    look forward to working with you on ways that the Commission can
    support Hawaii's broadband needs.

        Question 9. In 2020, the FCC Native Nations Communications Task
    Force published ``Recommendations for Improving Required Tribal
    Engagement Between Covered Providers and Tribal Governments.'' Since
    publication, what steps has the FCC taken to meet these
    recommendations?
        Answer. The Commission has taken several steps to advance the goals
    of the Task Force's report. For example, to improve outreach and
    engagement with Tribes, the FCC's Office of Native Affairs Policy
    (ONAP) commenced a Tribal Library Tour, which has resulted in ten FCC
    site visits since December 2022 to discuss the E-Rate program. In
    addition, the FCC has held several consultation and listening sessions
    on the pending E-Rate rulemaking. The FCC also has conducted
    significant outreach to Tribes on the Affordable Connectivity Program,
    including webinars on the ACP Outreach Grant Program and in-person
    presentations at six locations since March 2023. The FCC also has
    participated in Tribal workshops hosted by Tribes to discuss a variety
    of FCC broadband initiatives, including the Broadband Data Collection
    and mapping, ACP, E-Rate, and other USF support programs. ONAP also has
    improved its webpage and e-mail distribution system, which it regularly
    has used to disseminate messages to Tribal leaders on upcoming funding
    and educational opportunities and related Commission activities. These
    activities have taken place alongside ongoing meetings of the Native
    Nations Communications Task Force, which have provided additional
    opportunity for coordination between the FCC and Tribes.
        The FCC also has worked to ensure compliance with Tribal engagement
    requirements. In February 2022, the Wireline Competition Bureau, in
    collaboration with ONAP, requested additional information from four
    recipients of high-cost support regarding their Tribal engagement
    certifications and their plans to comply with the requirement going
    forward, leading to the filing of supplements to Form 481 in FCC WC
    Docket Nos. 10-90 and 14-58.
        In addition, in November 2022, the FCC, NTIA, and the Department of
    Interior executed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase
    coordination among Federal agencies to promote broadband and wireless
    deployment on, and expand access to spectrum over, Tribal lands and
    Hawaiian home lands. Separately, in July 2022, the FCC established the
    Enhanced Competition Incentive Program (ECIP) to expand opportunities
    for Tribal Nations, small carriers, and rural wireless entities to gain
    access to licensed spectrum. The Program will incentivize secondary-
    market transactions that put spectrum in the hands of qualifying
    entities. Recognizing the unique connectivity challenges that Tribes
    face and the need to facilitate their access to spectrum, our ECIP
    rules expressly include Tribal Nations as an additional eligible
    beneficiary under the program.
        Our work on this matter continues. I would welcome the opportunity
    to work with your office on additional steps the FCC can take to expand
    connectivity on Tribal lands.
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Tammy Duckworth to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        I am concerned about the lack of coordination that took place
    between the FCC, NTIA, and the FAA during the initial rollout of 5G.
        We averted an aviation crisis--barely--in January of last year when
    President Biden's Administration helped broker a deal to delay full
    rollout of 5G to give airlines time to retrofit their altimeters to
    avoid interference.
        If aircraft are not retrofitted by July 1st, they might not be able
    to conduct lower visibility approaches and may need to divert.
        What I find so frustrating is that none of this confusion and delay
    should have been necessary. The FCC and FAA should have better
    coordinated much earlier in the process. The clear lack of coordination
    amongst industry and government stakeholders to consider all impacts of
    spectrum use and facilitate desired outcomes negatively impacted
    aviation and broader stakeholders, including those in the
    telecommunications sector seeking to deploy and utilize spectrum.
        There needs to be more accountability at FCC and collaboration and
    risk mitigation planning between the FCC, NTIA, and agencies like the
    FAA whose industries will be impacted by new telecommunication
    technologies.
        Unfortunately, when we've asked the FCC about its willingness to be
    more forthcoming with the FAA, we've heard a reluctance to do so.

        Question 1. What additional authority, if any, does FCC need to
    share more information and better collaborate about new communication
    technology, including risk mitigation planning, earlier in the process
    with impacted agencies such as the FAA?
        Answer. I strongly believe that effective interagency collaboration
    on spectrum matters is essential and thank you for your leadership on
    this important issue. Since the adoption of the C-band Order in 2020,
    the FCC has established much more regular communication between the
    agencies to enhance spectrum coordination. In February 2022, the FCC
    and NTIA established a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative to address
    gaps in interagency coordination and promote a whole-of-government
    approach to spectrum policy. In August 2022, the Commission and NTIA
    entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding to increase coordination
    on spectrum matters, including by providing more advance notice of
    proposed actions that could potentially impact the operations of other
    agencies and facilitating the more regular exchange of information at
    both the staff and leadership level. The FCC also has continued to
    maintain a designated liaison on each of the subcommittees of the
    Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee, which is comprised of
    representatives from 19 different Federal agencies. I look forward to
    working with you on additional steps Congress can take to enhance our
    collaboration across government, including with agencies such as the
    FAA

        Question 2. Can I have your commitment that you will use all
    existing authority to ensure spectrum policy addresses safety issues,
    to collaborate and do risk mitigation planning on new communication
    technology with impacted agencies like FAA?
        Answer. Yes.
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     Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. John Hickenlooper to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Wireless Emergency Alerts. Wildfires continue to increase in their
    frequency and devastation across the U.S. In Colorado, the Marshall
    Fire wreaked havoc on the Boulder community as first responders fought
    to suppress the fire and evacuate residents. After the Marshall Fire,
    we learned the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system was not used due
    to longstanding concerns about the geolocation accuracy of alerts being
    delivered to devices in a specified area.
        I, along with Senator Bennet, sent a letter to the Commission
    encouraging action and adoption of items found in the Further Notice of
    Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) entitled ``Improving Public Reporting on
    Wireless Emergency Alert Reliability'', including steps to improve the
    geolocation accuracy of WEA alerts sent to cellular devices. We were
    pleased to see the Commission release the results of its nationwide
    test of the WEA system, which included participation from first
    responders in Colorado. This nationwide test demonstrated that while
    ``91.9 percent of volunteers located within the target areas received a
    test alert'', mobile devices over 3 miles outside a target area still
    received an alert, indicating that ``geofencing works approximately one
    third of the time.''

        Question 1. Commissioner Starks, what technological, regulatory, or
    other barriers do you believe prevent the Commission from adopting
    stronger standards regarding the geolocation accuracy and delivery of
    alerts sent through the WEA system?
        Answer. I agree that WEA is vitally important, and that we must
    work to improve its performance and reliability. We have several
    proceedings underway seeking to do just that. For example, specific to
    your concern, our April 2023 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
    (FNPRM) proposes new reliability requirements for WEA participants,
    including with regard to geotargeting accuracy. That item also seeks to
    make WEA more accessible, by proposing, among other things, delivery of
    alerts in additional languages beyond English and Spanish.
        Our proceedings are informed by experts directly involved in the
    origination, delivery, and receipt of WEA alerts. In December 2022, the
    Commission's Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability
    Council VIII (CSRIC VIII) issued a report to the FCC on WEA performance
    and reliability, focusing on issues raised by both Alert Originators
    and the cellular industry. The FCC incorporated CSRIC VIII's learnings
    into the April 2023 FNPRM.
        I would welcome the opportunity to work with your office on
    additional steps the FCC can take on this important public safety
    issue.
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Raphael Warnock to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Affordable Internet Access. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's
    broadband infrastructure investments have put the United States on the
    cusp of closing the digital divide. Closing this gap will allow
    millions of Americans to access the Internet and connect with others in
    education, health care, and numerous other sectors. That said,
    broadband infrastructure is just half of the equation. Without
    investments in digital equity and affordability, many Americans will
    struggle to afford this new infrastructure and may continue to be left
    behind in the digital age. One of the hallmarks of Federal digital
    equity and affordability resources is the Federal Communications
    Commission's (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which
    provides a monthly Internet service discount and one-time discount for
    households to purchase a laptop, desktop, or tablet.

        Question. In addition to encouraging ACP enrollment, what more can
    the FCC do to help address barriers to accessing devices and continued
    issues of Internet affordability for middle and low-income families and
    historically marginalized communities?
        Answer. I strongly agree--every American deserves access to
    broadband that is affordable. The Universal Service Fund is also an
    important tool to address barriers to devices and broadband
    affordability. The Commission recently submitted its Future of
    Universal Service Fund Report to Congress, which discusses possible
    paths forward for the Universal Service Fund. I would welcome the
    opportunity to work with you to discuss potential solutions.

        Question. What mechanisms would you add to measure the impact of
    the ACP on closing the digital divide and improving broadband
    affordability, and how would you regularly share that data with states
    to better inform local digital inclusion work?
        Answer. I agree that we must work closely with states on closing
    the digital divide. In the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
    Congress on a bipartisan basis required the Commission to promulgate
    rules requiring providers participating in ACP to submit data on the
    price and subscription rates of Internet service offerings received by
    households enrolled in the program. The Commission's rules, adopted
    unanimously on a bipartisan basis, established an aggregate approach
    requiring providers to submit to the Commission plan characteristics,
    price, and subscription rate information at the ZIP code level for all
    plans that are subscribed to by an ACP-enrolled household. The
    Commission will make available to the public non-provider specific
    data, aggregated at the state level, on the average or median prices of
    plans in which ACP subscribers are enrolled within designated speed
    tiers and data on the number of subscribers within those tiers.
    Additionally, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directed the
    Commission to promulgate regulations to require the display of
    broadband consumer labels, which include prices, introductory rates,
    speeds, and other information.
        I would welcome the opportunity to continue to work with you on
    this important issue.

        Question. Can public-private partnerships help improve broadband
    affordability in high-need and high-cost communities? If so, what more
    can the FCC do to encourage these partnerships?
        Answer. Partnerships with local government, trusted community
    leaders, and community organizations have helped to enroll Americans in
    programs such as ACP. These partnerships often build on existing
    relationships between unconnected Americans and community members, and
    help the private sector reach unconnected Americans where they are. The
    FCC will continue to rely on these partnerships to bring households
    online, including through our ACP Outreach Grant Program.

        Question. What is your best estimate of when the ACP will come to
    an end if Congress does not provide additional authorization and
    appropriations? What would the impact be on families if the ACP program
    came to an end?
        Answer. The impact on families would be distressing--and
    potentially lifechanging. Enrolled households could lose access to
    healthcare, employment, and the opportunity to build the digital skills
    they need to succeed in the 21st century. They could lose access to
    online government services and the ability to benefit from online
    career education. Their children could lose access to the connection
    they need to keep up with schoolwork. Even if they manage to pay to
    maintain access, they would face the risk of disconnection if they
    suffer a job loss or reduced hours--moments when their need for
    connectivity would be especially strong. Fundamentally, connectivity is
    about access to opportunity. For many of these families, a connection
    would not be the only thing lost. I would welcome the opportunity to
    work with you on this important issue.

        Question. Following the implementation of the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband,
    Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, millions of Americans,
    particularly in high-cost areas, will have Internet service and access
    for the first time. What should the FCC do to ensure this new service
    remains affordable after the conclusion of the BEAD program, especially
    in high-cost areas?
        Answer. Congress and the FCC are both considering the future of
    broadband affordability and the FCC's Universal Service Fund. The
    Commission recently submitted its Future of Universal Service Fund
    Report to Congress, which discusses possible paths forward for the
    Universal Service Fund to continue to support affordable access to
    communications, including in high-cost areas. I would welcome the
    opportunity to work with you on these important issues.
    Supporting Local Media.
        Question. What tools can Congress give the FCC to strengthen
    localism and media diversity?
        Answer. The FCC currently has underway two quadrennial review
    proceedings, in which, as required by Congress, we review our media
    ownership rules to determine whether they serve competition and are in
    the public interest. As the Supreme Court unanimously recognized as
    recently as 2021, our public interest analysis involves consideration
    of localism and diversity. I will continue to be guided by our core
    considerations of competition, localism, and diversity in considering
    these rules. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss ways to advance
    these goals with you.
    Universal Service Fund.
        Question. Do you believe the FCC has authority to act on modifying
    the Universal Service Fund?
        Answer. I believe that Section 254 of the Communications Act gives
    the FCC authority to adopt certain modifications to the Universal
    Service Fund.

        Question. What do you believe needs to be done to reform the
    Universal Service Fund?
        Answer. As the Commission said in its Future of USF Report, I
    believe that the FCC should work and coordinate closely with Congress
    on reforms to the Universal Service Fund. I would welcome the
    opportunity to discuss potential changes with your office.
        Question. What can Congress do to support reforming the Universal
    Service Fund in a positive way?
        Answer. As mentioned, I believe the FCC should work closely with
    Congress on potential reforms that promote fund sustainability, access,
    and affordability. I look forward to coordinating with you as we
    consider potential solutions to reform with the Congress.

        Buy America Compliance for Broadband Programs. On February 9, 2023,
    the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft rule
    entitled ``Guidance for Grants and Agreements,'' which detailed
    statutory authority for the Made in America Office in OMB to maximize
    and enforce compliance with Made in America laws.[1] This
    draft rule lays out guidance for defining construction versus
    manufactured materials and provides implementation guidance to Federal
    agencies on the application of Buy America preference to Federal
    financial assistance programs for infrastructure and a transparent
    process to waive such a preference when necessary.\4\ The application
    of a final rule on this matter will be critical in the rollout of the
    Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which will
    provide $42.45 billion in funding to states for planning, deployment,
    and adoption of high-speed Internet access.[2] The
    definitions of broadband infrastructure and its components such as
    fiber optic cable and optical glass under a final rule, and thus their
    applicability to Build America, Buy America requirements, will impact
    how many producers will be able to supply the infrastructure needed to
    implement the BEAD program. Overall, it is important that states,
    municipalities, and their contractors have access to the necessary
    infrastructure to implement BEAD and that this infrastructure is
    affordable and able to be delivered on an efficient timeline in order
    to maximize the efficacy of the BEAD program.
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        Question. Do you believe it is important to have multiple Build
    America, Buy America compliant producers of optical glass to ensure the
    efficient distribution of fiber under the BEAD program?
        Answer. I believe that Federal investment in American
    infrastructure should support the creation of American jobs, and I
    thank you for your leadership on this issue. With respect to BEAD, the
    Department of Commerce is responsible for implementing BABA
    requirements. I would welcome the opportunity to work with you on other
    ways we can support our broadband workforce. As I have said before,
    building networks that reach every American is a central challenge of
    our generation. In that challenge lies opportunity--not just for the
    newly connected, but also those who will do the connecting.

        Spectrum Use. In March 2023, the FCC's authority to auction
    spectrum lapsed for the first time in three decades.[3] It
    is crucial that spectrum be allocated fairly, while protecting the
    American security interests that utilize spectrum bands.
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    expiration-spectrum-auction-authority

        Question. How can the FCC more effectively work with other Federal
    agencies responsible for regulating spectrum use?
        Answer. I agree that our future success in wireless depends on
    effective interagency collaboration. Over the past several years, the
    FCC has established much more regular communication between the
    agencies to enhance coordination on spectrum matters. In February 2022,
    the FCC and NTIA established a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative to
    address gaps in interagency coordination and promote a whole-of-
    government approach to spectrum policy. In August 2022, the Commission
    and NTIA entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding to increase
    coordination on spectrum matters, including by providing more advance
    notice of proposed actions that could potentially impact the operations
    of other agencies and facilitating the more regular exchange of
    information at both the staff and leadership level. The FCC also has
    continued to maintain a designated liaison on each of the subcommittees
    of the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee, which is comprised
    of representatives from 19 different Federal agencies. I look forward
    to working with you on additional steps to improve interagency
    collaboration.

        Question. How can the FCC effectively allocate both licensed and
    unlicensed spectrum resources to drive innovation?
        Answer. I agree that the FCC, Congress, and other agencies must
    work together to develop a strong spectrum pipeline for wireless
    services in the United States. That includes both licensed and
    unlicensed networks. I believe that restoring FCC auction authority
    will be an essential step, as will progress on the development and
    implementation of the Administration's National Spectrum Strategy. In
    the meantime, the FCC's work on bands that do not have significant
    Federal incumbencies continues. I would welcome the opportunity to work
    with you on these matters.

        Question. What steps can the FCC take to work with the those who
    won licenses for the 2.5 GHz spectrum band, while still working with
    congressional and administration leaders to extend the Commission's
    auction authority?
        Answer. I believe that 2.5 GHz is an essential band for 5G and
    should be deployed to the greatest extent possible. I am also mindful
    that because the auction sold overlay licenses in unused ``white
    spaces,'' many of the licenses pending assignment are in rural areas in
    need of greater wireless opportunity. I am willing to work with anybody
    on a path forward that results in this spectrum being turned on for
    consumers. In this band and others, I agree that the reinstatement of
    FCC auction authority would provide the clearest path forward.

        Question. What steps can the FCC take to work with Congress and
    other Federal agencies to resolve concerns about L-band spectrum
    terrestrial use?
        Answer. I appreciate your leadership on spectrum coordination
    matters. As I mentioned above, we have substantially improved
    interagency coordination over the past several years. I believe that
    our future success in wireless depends on using those tools to
    collaborate effectively on all interagency spectrum matters, including
    use of the L-band. I would welcome the opportunity to work with you on
    this important issue.
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          Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Ted Cruz to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Question 1. Should the Standard General-TEGNA Hearing Designation
    Order have been voted on by the full Commission, rather than issued
    under the Media Bureau's delegated authority? Yes or no.
        Answer. The merger-applicants twice challenged the FCC's procedure,
    and the D.C. Circuit twice denied their appeals. I would welcome the
    opportunity to work with you and Congress on changes to the law that
    you believe would improve agency process.

        Question 2. Were you or your staff notified about the Standard
    General-TEGNA Hearing Designation Order prior to its release by the
    Media Bureau or FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel's office? If so, how many
    hours' notice were you or your staff given?
        Answer. Chairwoman Rosenworcel notified me the day the Hearing
    Designation Order was released on February 24, 2023, several hours
    before its release. Shortly after she notified me, one of her staff
    members notified one of my staff members.

        Question 3. Have you or any of your staff had any communications
    with Byron Allen or any board member, employee, or contractor of Allen
    Media Group or Entertainment Studios regarding the Standard General-
    TEGNA transaction? If so, please provide all documents concerning those
    communications and identify the dates on which any meetings or oral
    communications took place and the subject of those communications.
        Answer. No.

        Question 4. When we met in my office, you stated that there was FCC
    precedent for issuing a hearing designation order under delegated
    authority regarding a broadcast transaction. You identified this
    precedent as Lake Broadcasting. Are you aware that this transaction
    involved a single FM radio translator that did not originate its
    programming? And that this FM translator's stated value was
    approximately $1,000?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 5. Are you aware, in contrast, that the Standard General-
    TEGNA transaction was a multi-billion-dollar transaction for more than
    60 full-power TV stations and two full-power radio stations?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 6. Are you aware that the FCC Media Bureau issued the
    hearing designation order in the Lake Broadcasting case because the
    applicant was a felon convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault
    against children and had previously misrepresented himself before the
    Commission?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 7. Are you aware that the full Commission had already made
    clear in past rulings that such illegal conduct can be disqualifying?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 8. Are you aware that in Standard General-TEGNA, there
    were no character issues or misrepresentations?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 9. Are you aware that the Media Bureau relied on novel
    interpretations of the Commission's public interest standard and
    appeared to ignore--if not contradict--the Commission's precedent
    ``that an increase in retransmission consent rates, by itself'' does
    not constitute a public interest harm?
        Answer. The Hearing Designation Order addresses this precedent in
    paragraph 23. It states that ``[w]hile the Commission ultimately held
    in [the Nexstar/Tribune] case that an increase in retransmission
    consent rates, by itself, was not necessarily a public interest harm,
    it was careful to qualify its holding.'' The Hearing Designation Order
    goes on to discuss the Bureau's view that the proposed transaction
    falls within the scope of those qualifications, and that ``caselaw
    makes clear that increases in retransmission consent rates can
    constitute a public interest harm if such increases are not simply the
    product of a properly functioning competitive marketplace.''
        The merger-applicants twice challenged the FCC's procedure, and the
    D.C. Circuit twice denied their appeals.

        Question 10. Do you still maintain that Lake Broadcasting is
    precedent for the Media Bureau's issuance of the Standard General-TEGNA
    hearing designation order under delegated authority?
        Answer. Yes. In her letter responding to your inquiry regarding
    this transaction, Chairwoman Rosenworcel stated that Lake Broadcasting
    is one of several examples of a hearing designation order issued by the
    Media Bureau on delegated authority. Additional cases not cited in her
    letter may exist as well. Furthermore, the merger-applicants twice
    challenged the FCC's procedure, and the D.C. Circuit twice denied their
    appeals.
        I would welcome the opportunity to work with you and Congress on
    changes to the law that you believe would improve agency process.

        Question 11. At a 2021 address before the Media Institute, you
    stated that constitutionality and confidentiality questions concerning
    the FCC's collection of EEO data were ``stale questions.'' What did you
    mean by this statement?
        Answer. By ``stale,'' I meant that the FCC's record on this matter
    was old and warranted a refresh. That's why in the same address, I said
    that I ``welcome the debate'' over outstanding concerns--
    ``constitutional or otherwise''--regarding the collection of this data.
    A few months later, the FCC unanimously, on a bipartisan basis, adopted
    a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to ``refresh the existing
    record regarding the statutorily mandated collection of data on the FCC
    Form 395-B.'' The bipartisan Further Notice ``seek[s] to update the
    record to better inform the Commission's consideration of''
    constitutional questions and ``specifically asks for any additional
    input on the outstanding issue'' of whether data reported on the form
    ``should be kept confidential.''

        Question 12. Local broadcasters have been in a dogfight with big
    tech behemoths and AM stations are facing the existential threat of
    being de-platformed by automakers. I fear the FCC could make things
    even worse by reimposing outdated ownership burdens on local stations--
    a threat that may loom large over the media's coverage of the 2024
    election and distort what gets reported and when. My view is simple:
    The FCC should not be in the business of leveraging its power over
    journalists to influence elections. To protect the integrity of the
    media's coverage of the election, will you commit to oppose any action
    to reimpose broadcast ownership restrictions in the year leading up to
    the 2024 election?
        Answer. I unequivocally support the protection of election
    integrity.
        Local broadcasters play a critical role in our media ecosystem,
    including with regard to news reporting and election coverage. The FCC
    is statutorily required to review our media ownership rules that affect
    these broadcasters every four years to ensure they serve the public
    interest. We currently have two such proceedings pending.
        On December 13, 2018, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed
    Rulemaking commencing the 2018 quadrennial review. This NPRM sought
    comment on the three media ownership rules in effect, and whether, in
    their current versions, they served the public interest. Those rules
    are: the local radio ownership rule, which regulates how many radio
    stations one entity may own in a market, see 47 C.F.R. Sec. 73.3555(a);
    the local television ownership rule, which regulates how many TV
    stations one entity may own in a market, see 47 C.F.R. Sec. 73.3555(b);
    and the dual network rule, which effectively prohibits a merger between
    any of the four major broadcast television networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, and
    NBC), see 47 C.F.R. Sec. 73.658(g).
        This proceeding is still pending. It was delayed by the appeal of
    the FCC's prior media ownership decision issued in 2017. In that
    decision, the Commission eliminated several media ownership rules,
    including the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule and the radio/
    television cross-ownership rule, and relaxed other existing rules,
    including the local television ownership rule. Plaintiffs appealed. In
    2019 the Third Circuit vacated and remanded the bulk of the
    Commission's 2017 decision. This called into question the rules under
    review in the 2018 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Ultimately, in 2021,
    the Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Third Circuit's decision.
    However, by that point, nearly two years had passed since the original
    comment period closed for the 2018 NPRM. The Media Bureau issued a
    public notice refreshing the record, and that proceeding remains
    pending.
        While the 2018 review is still pending, the Media Bureau timely
    commenced the 2022 quadrennial review by issuing a public notice on
    December 22, 2022. In this notice, the Bureau sought comment on the
    same three rules currently in place--the local radio ownership rule,
    the local television ownership rule, and the dual network rule. The
    notice quotes the Commission's statutory obligation, from Section
    202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, to assess whether these
    rules remain ``necessary in the public interest as a result of
    competition,'' and seeks comment on the impact of the existing rules in
    today's media marketplace.
        The responsibility that Congress bestowed on the FCC to continually
    reevaluate the media ownership rules is one I take seriously. If you
    believe that mandate is at odds with our shared objective of ensuring
    election integrity, I would welcome a conversation with you about your
    concerns.

        Question 13. You have stated that you oppose broadband rate
    regulation. I would like to better understand what you mean by this.
    Clarity is especially important since there are many ways the FCC could
    attempt to regulate rates beyond setting broadband rates on an ex ante
    basis. Please define what you meant by broadband rate regulation when
    you made your previous statements opposing broadband rate regulation.
    Yes or no: Do you consider ex post review of providers' broadband
    prices a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate if you would
    support giving such power to the FCC.
        Answer. I oppose broadband rate regulation. Whether a particular
    action qualifies as such could depend on the facts and circumstances.
    Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I would
    carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 14. Yes or no: Would FCC declaring a broadband provider's
    rate unlawful on the grounds that it is not ``just'' or ``reasonable''
    constitute a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate if you would
    support giving such power to the FCC.
        Answer. I oppose broadband rate regulation. Whether a particular
    action qualifies as such could depend on the facts and circumstances.
    Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I would
    carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 15. Yes or no: Is the 2015 net neutrality order's mandate
    that broadband service providers provide free terminating access to
    edge providers a form of rate regulation?
        Answer. I oppose broadband rate regulation. Whether a particular
    action qualifies as such could depend on the facts and circumstances.
    Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I would
    carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 16. Yes or no: If the FCC were to prohibit ``zero-rating''
    by broadband providers, would that be a form of rate regulation? Please
    also indicate if you would support such a prohibition.
        Answer. I oppose broadband rate regulation. Whether a particular
    action qualifies as such could depend on the facts and circumstances.
    Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I would
    carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 17. Yes or no: If the FCC were to prohibit usage-based
    pricing, would that be a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate
    if you would support such a prohibition.
        Answer. I oppose broadband rate regulation. Whether a particular
    action qualifies as such could depend on the facts and circumstances.
    Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I would
    carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 18. Yes or no: If the FCC were to require broadband
    providers to provide ``wholesale'' unbundled access to their networks,
    would that be a form of rate regulation?
        Answer. I oppose broadband rate regulation. Whether a particular
    action qualifies as such could depend on the facts and circumstances.
    Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I would
    carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 19. Yes or no: Do you support requiring broadband
    providers to provide wholesale unbundled access to their competitors?
        Answer. See answer to Question 18 above.

        Question 20. In 2020 California implemented a new rule precluding
    companies participating in the state's Lifeline program from charging
    low-income customers a co-pay for certain subsidized plans. Yes or no:
    Do you consider the prohibition on a co-pay in this context to be a
    form of rate regulation?
        Answer. The Federal Lifeline program that the FCC administers is
    distinct from the California LifeLine program and does not include the
    prohibition you describe. Whether an analogous rule adopted by the FCC
    might qualify as rate regulation could depend on the facts and
    circumstances. Should these matters come before me as a commissioner, I
    would carefully review the record before reaching a decision and would
    welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if they are of
    interest to your office.

        Question 21. Yes or no: If the FCC were to require broadband
    providers to offer a specific cost tier, such as a low-income offering,
    would that be a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate if you
    would support such a requirement, and if so, how do you determine what
    a ``low-income'' price is without setting a rate?
        Answer. The FCC declined to set a particular ``low-income'' rate
    for providers participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program. I
    supported that decision. Should related matters come before me as a
    commissioner, I would carefully review the record before reaching a
    decision and would welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you if
    they are of interest to your office.

        Question 22. Are you concerned that any harms could result from
    reclassification of broadband Internet access service under Title II?
    If so, what are those harms?
        Answer. I believe any such action would require a new rulemaking
    under the Administrative Procedure Act. The record developed during
    such a rulemaking would inform my thinking on the costs and benefits of
    reclassification in light of developments in technology, law, and
    consumer usage.

        Question 23. FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel wants the FCC to
    investigate the imposition of data caps on broadband service plans. As
    you know, broadband service is currently classified as an information
    service not subject to Title II regulation under the Communications
    Act. Pursuant to what authority can the FCC investigate broadband data
    caps?
        Answer. Chairwoman Rosenworcel has proposed that the FCC adopt a
    Notice of Inquiry to better understand data caps and their impact.
    Unlike investigations that seek to uncover potential violations of an
    existing rule, Notices of Inquiry are administrative tools used to
    generate feedback before a rule is even proposed. Among many questions,
    the Notice of Inquiry seeks comment on the Commission's legal authority
    to take actions regarding broadband data caps. If the Notice of Inquiry
    were adopted, I would review the record and carefully consider the
    question of our authority before supporting or opposing any subsequent
    step.

        Question 24. If the FCC determines that it wants to regulate
    broadband data caps, under which statutory provision could the FCC
    impose such regulations?
        Answer. See response to Question 23.

        Question 25. In the press release announcing that FCC Chairwoman
    Rosenworcel would ask the Commission to investigate broadband data
    caps, it stated that the FCC would evaluate ``whether the Commission
    should consider taking action to ensure that data caps do not cause
    harm to competition or consumers' ability to access broadband Internet
    services.'' Under the FCC's current statutory authority and the
    classification of broadband services as information services, what
    actions could the FCC take with respect to broadband data caps?
        Answer. See response to Question 23.

        Question 26. Should broadband be free for low-income Americans?
        Answer. I believe that to close the digital divide, broadband must
    be affordable.

        Question 27. You've previously said, ``The Affordable Connectivity
    Program [ACP] has achieved significant results this year--over 13
    million eligible households have signed up to receive discounted or
    free broadband! This growth is worth celebrating, even more so because
    outreach and development has been organic, without a separately funded
    FCC outreach effort.'' Is the program's popularity ipso facto proof of
    its benefits?
        Answer. I believe that enrollment in ACP demonstrates much more
    than the program's popularity. It also demonstrates that millions more
    Americans are secure in their access to broadband and the opportunities
    that broadband can deliver in a 21st-century economy. In addition, it
    demonstrates an overall increase in the value of American networks,
    which benefit from a broader and more stable user base. More
    fundamentally, ACP enrollment demonstrates the success of the program
    as Congress defined it. Congress established the eligibility criteria
    for the program in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
    Act, and the FCC has followed them. Currently, over 19 million
    households have enrolled. That's a figure that Congress and the country
    can be proud of.

        Question 28. Eligibility criteria for the ACP are estimated to
    sweep in 40 percent of U.S. households, over 70 percent of whom were
    already broadband subscribers prior to the ACP. In May, the largest
    recipient of both Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) and ACP funds
    stated, ``[t]he vast majority of the [ACP] customers we have were
    already existing customers who are now benefiting from that benefit.''
    Does this statement raise any concerns for you regarding the efficiency
    of the subsidy? If so, please describe your concerns.
        Answer. While I am unfamiliar with the basis for the numbers
    reported in your question, the efficiency of ACP is among my highest
    priorities, and I agree that the FCC must be a responsible steward of
    taxpayer funds. Congress established the eligibility criteria for ACP
    in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Eligibility
    is capped at households earning 200 percent of the Federal Poverty
    Guidelines, or households participating in Federal assistance programs,
    tribal assistance programs, or Lifeline. The FCC has followed these
    eligibility criteria.
        Today, a high-speed Internet connection is critical to participate
    fully in American society. But studies have shown that low-income
    households are more price sensitive and tend to have an irregular
    income. For low-income families who are already broadband subscribers,
    ACP ensures that they can stay connected month after month--even during
    times of financial stress, when the pressure to cancel service and the
    benefits to retaining it are both at their peak. ACP also can help
    households climb to the speeds they need to make full use of the
    internet. For other low-income families, ACP provides the means to
    become broadband subscribers for the first time. I have had the
    opportunity to meet families across this country who are benefiting
    from ACP, and I can tell you that for these recipients, access to
    affordable broadband is often a life changer.

        Question 29. Do you believe ACP subsidies are effectively targeting
    households that would otherwise not subscribe to broadband?
        Answer. I believe that ACP subsidies are effectively targeting the
    eligible households specified by a bipartisan Congress. The FCC has
    followed these eligibility criteria.

        Question 30. Do you believe the FCC has developed effective
    processes to identify low-income households that do not already
    subscribe to broadband service?
        Answer. I believe the FCC has developed effective processes to
    identify the eligible households specified by a bipartisan Congress.
    The FCC has followed these eligibility criteria.
        The Commission has partnered with other agencies administering ACP
    qualifying programs and undertaken extensive outreach opportunities to
    identify target subscribers. Additionally, the FCC has created the ACP
    Outreach Grant Program, which provides grants to local outreach
    partners who are well-positioned to identify eligible households in
    their local communities. One of the factors the FCC considers when
    awarding grants under the ACP Outreach Grant Programs is ``the extent
    to which an applicant would target unserved low-income households or
    individuals that are not currently on a low-income broadband plan or do
    not have broadband service.''

        Question 31. Do you believe the FCC has developed sufficient goals
    and metrics to track the ACP's effectiveness and progress over time?
        Answer. Yes. I also believe that the FCC should always look for
    ways to improve its programs. In creating the ACP, the FCC unanimously,
    on a bipartisan basis, established three performance goals after an
    expedited 60-day rulemaking mandated by Congress. These goals are to
    (1) reduce the digital divide for low-income consumers; (2) promote
    awareness of and participation in the ACP; and (3) ensure efficient and
    effective administration of the ACP. The Commission continues to work
    hard to improve ACP. As part of that process, and in response to a GAO
    report from January, the Commission acknowledged that ACP's performance
    goals should evolve to more specific and clearly defined targets. I
    agree with that assessment and that the FCC should coordinate with GAO
    to improve its programs. I look forward to closely reviewing the FCC's
    response to the GAO's specific recommendations, which is forthcoming.

        Question 32. GAO has criticized the FCC for its failure to develop
    specific goals and metrics to track ACP's effectiveness and progress
    over time. Do you agree with these concerns?
        Answer. The GAO report goes on to state in its conclusions that
    ``the FCC's efforts to establish program performance goals and
    measures, dedicate funds to outreach and translate its outreach
    materials into non-English languages, and conduct a program fraud risk
    assessment demonstrate its commitment to the program's success.'' I
    share that commitment and believe we should always look for ways to
    improve ACP. The GAO's January 2023 report identified nine
    recommendations to help the Commission enhance ACP's performance goals
    and measures. I support the Commission's effort to respond to these
    recommendations and believe that doing so in coordination with GAO will
    further improve the program. I look forward to closely reviewing the
    FCC's response to the GAO's recommendations, which is forthcoming.

        Question 33. In 2016, the Universal Service Administrative Company
    contracted Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC to conduct an independent
    program evaluation of Lifeline. Have you read this report?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 34. Do you agree with the recommendations in the Grant
    Thornton report?
        Answer. I agree that the FCC should continue to look for ways to
    improve its programs.

        Question 35. Do you think the recommendations in the report should
    have been implemented in setting up the ACP program?
        Answer. Some of the report's recommendations were incorporated into
    ACP. For example, the report's recommendation that the FCC integrate
    the National Verifier with state eligibility websites has benefited
    both Lifeline and ACP. Additionally, to administer ACP, the FCC uses
    connections with Federal and state eligibility databases to
    automatically verify applicants' eligibility whenever possible to
    streamline the application process. The National Verifier has 23
    connections to different states and territories, and four connections
    to Federal databases (CMS, HUD, Dept. of Education, and VA). All of
    those connections were established after the Grant Thornton Report was
    completed. I am always open to any ideas or recommendations on how we
    can improve our programs.

        Question 36. Do you believe that the FCC has adequately implemented
    the Grant Thornton report's recommendations in setting up the ACP?
        Answer. I believe the FCC has taken significant steps to protect
    against waste, fraud, and abuse in ACP. In setting up ACP the
    Commission learned from administering the Emergency Broadband Benefit
    and Lifeline programs. The Commission also coordinated with its Office
    of the Inspector General and incorporated many of OIG's
    recommendations.
        For example, among others, the Commission incorporated the
    following protections into ACP:

       Use of the National Verifier, NLAD, and RAD. The Commission
            implemented the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier
            (National Verifier) and National Lifeline Accountability
            Database (NLAD) to make eligibility determinations, prevent
            duplication, and record enrollment systems for ACP.

       Requiring Households to Interact Directly with the National
            Verifier. As required in the Lifeline program, the Commission
            required households to interact directly with the National
            Verifier during the eligibility verification process.

       Requiring both Independent Audits and USAC Program Integrity
            Reviews. The Commission adopted additional USAC-led reviews for
            particular high-risk areas, such as duplicate addresses,
            household eligibility documentation, and alternative
            verification processes.

       Sales Agent Commission-Compensation Rules. The Commission
            imposed limits on providers paying commission-based
            compensation to representatives tasked with enrolling
            individuals in the program.

       Provider Removal Process. The Commission established a
            provider removal process, which gives the FCC the ability to
            quickly question providers if they have a trend of troubling
            consumer complaints or concerns related to waste, fraud, and
            abuse and remove them from the program if appropriate.

       Prohibition Against Tying FCC Discounts. The Commission
            prohibited providers from linking a subscriber's prior consent
            in a different context to consent to enroll in ACP.

        Our Office of Inspector General is currently conducting an audit of
    ACP, and I look forward to working with OIG to the extent the audit
    identifies additional steps for the Commission to consider.

        Question 37. Do you believe the FCC has adequately communicated
    with participating providers to prepare for potential lapses in ACP
    funding?
        Answer. I believe that we should continue to work with Congress on
    these matters given that our present statutory directive is to continue
    enrollment and ACP relies on Congressional appropriations. Providers
    receive ACP information via a provider bulletin managed by USAC. The
    FCC works closely with USAC to make sure necessary communications are
    shared with providers. Additionally, FCC staff is available to answer
    questions.

        Question 38. You've recently travelled to different states
    promoting the ACP program to expand enrollment. Do you think it a good
    idea to be promoting and actively expanding subscriptions when the
    funding might lapse soon?
        Answer. I think that Congress directed us to get eligible
    households enrolled including by conducting outreach for the program.

        Question 39. I understand that when the ACP program was being
    designed, FCC Commissioners Carr and Simington pushed to include the
    IG's recommendation to require ACP applicants to include the last four
    digits of their social security number to help the FCC identify fraud
    more quickly. Did you support this recommendation?
        Answer. Congress established the eligibility criteria for ACP in
    the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In doing so,
    Congress specified that households with a student on the Free and
    Reduced Lunch Program were eligible for ACP and that households
    participating in the Women, Infants, and Children Program were eligible
    for ACP. Neither program requires a social security number to enroll.
    In order to fully implement the program as Congress intended, the FCC
    provided alternative options for participants to prove their identity
    (e.g., provision of a military ID or passport). While applicants may
    also submit the last four digits of their social security number,
    permitting these alternatives ensures that all participants in the Free
    and Reduced Lunch Program and WIC are able to apply for ACP, as
    Congress prescribed. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this
    issue with you if you have concerns.

        Question 40. I understand that some on the left, including the
    National Hispanic Media Coalition, called FCC Commissioners Carr and
    Simington ``xenophobic'' for taking this position and claimed that they
    ``used their positions as leaders of a Federal agency to dehumanize and
    disrespect the immigrant community.''
        Answer. I do not support personal attacks on my colleagues.

        Question 41. Do you submit your last four digits of your social
    security number when you file your taxes? Yes or no.
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 42. Is this requirement xenophobic? Yes or no.
        Answer. No.

        Question 43. Is FCC Commissioner Carr xenophobic? Yes or no.
        Answer. No.

        Question 44. Is FCC Commissioner Simington xenophobic? Yes or no.
        Answer. No.

        Question 45. To address ongoing waste, fraud, and abuse in the
    program, would you support the adoption of the IG's recommendation--
    that applicants provide last 4 digits of their social security number--
    today?
        Answer. As discussed in my response to Question 39, the FCC did not
    implement this recommendation because it would have limited the ability
    of participants in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program and Women,
    Infants, and Children Program to participant in ACP, as Congress
    required. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue with
    you if you have concerns.

        Question 45a. Could Commissioner Starks clarify his answer to the
    question below? Why would requiring last four digits of SSN ``have
    limited the ability of participants in the Free and Reduced Lunch
    Program and Women, Infants, and Children Program to particip[ate] [sic]
    in the ACP''?
        Answer. Congress established the eligibility criteria for the ACP
    in the IIJA. In the IIJA, Congress specified that households with a
    student on the Free and Reduced Lunch Program were eligible for ACP and
    that households participating in the Women, Infants, and Children
    Program (WIC) were eligible for ACP. Neither program requires a social
    security number to enroll.
        Thus, an active participant in either the Free and Reduced Lunch
    Program or WIC may not be able to enroll in ACP, contrary to
    Congressional intent, if we were to otherwise require the last four
    digits of a social security number. In order to fully implement the
    program as Congress intended, the FCC provided alternative options for
    participants to prove their identity (e.g., provision of a military ID
    or passport). While applicants may also submit the last four digits of
    their social security number, permitting these alternatives ensures
    that all participants in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program and WIC are
    able to apply for ACP, as Congress prescribed.

        Question 46. In 2022, the FCC's IG issued a memo to the FCC
    regarding the significant and ongoing fraud scheme and other threats to
    the ACP program's integrity. The FCC's IG found, for example, that more
    than one thousand households were enrolled based on the eligibility of
    a single 4-year-old child who receives Medicaid benefits. Please
    describe how the Commission could correct flaws in the ACP program's
    design and management to prevent such waste, fraud, and abuse to occur.
        Answer. When the Commission has become aware of any concern in the
    program, including by the Inspector General, it has swiftly
    investigated and corrected any mis-use of the program's funds. This
    includes the instance above, when the FCC announced additional program
    integrity measures surrounding the enrollment of households in the
    Affordable Connectivity Program based on a Benefit Qualifying Person on
    the same day that the IG issued its memo.
        In addition, the Commission has considered and implemented a number
    of changes to ACP to protect the program's integrity in light of
    feedback from the OIG. Examples of these changes include: strengthening
    the certifications that providers must make to participate and claim
    reimbursement from the program, explicitly requiring providers to
    search their internal records for potential intra-company duplicate
    subscribers prior to enrolling subscribers in ACP, making changes to
    the National Verifier to prevent certain types of duplicate
    enrollments, implementing a multi-level quality assurance review
    process for eligibility documentation, and establishing rules to
    prevent conflicts of interest between ACP outreach grant recipients and
    ACP provider.

        Question 47. You said it is ``imperative and consistent with [the
    FCC's] telecom programming to allow Wi-Fi on buses.'' What is the
    specific provision of the Communications Act that you believe
    authorizes the FCC to subsidize Wi-Fi on buses?
        Answer. Section 254 of the Communications Act authorizes the FCC's
    Universal Service Program, including the E-Rate program. Specifically,
    Section 254(h)(1)(B) of the Communications Act requires
    telecommunications carriers to provide services to schools and
    libraries for ``educational purposes,'' subject to reimbursement.
    According to the Commission's rules, ``activities that are integral,
    immediate, and proximate to the education of students'' qualify as
    ``educational purposes.''

        Question 48. Do you believe Wi-Fi on buses eligible for E-Rate
    would enhance educational outcomes?
        Answer. Yes. Many students in rural communities face long bus rides
    to and from school. More and more school lessons and assignments
    require the internet. Giving young learners the opportunity to do their
    homework while on the school bus means they have more time to attend to
    their studies. This is especially the case for students who otherwise
    may not have access to broadband at their home.

        Question 49. If Wi-Fi on school buses became eligible for E-Rate,
    how would you track the effectiveness on the subsidy, in terms of
    specific goals and metrics?
        Answer. The Commission has identified three specific goals for E-
    Rate, as set forth in the E-Rate Modernization Order. They are: (1)
    ensuring affordable access to high-speed broadband sufficient to
    support digital learning in schools and robust connectivity for all
    libraries, (2) maximizing the cost-effectiveness of spending for E-Rate
    supported purchases, and (3) making the E-rate application process and
    other E-Rate processes fast, simple and efficient. I would welcome the
    opportunity to discuss additional metrics that you believe we should
    consider.

        Question 50. Last year, the FCC abruptly reversed its decision to
    authorize nearly $900 million to Starlink to provide high-speed
    broadband to hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses across
    35 states. This decision comes at a high cost to taxpayers. It's been
    estimated that funding high-speed fiber broadband to the areas Starlink
    was previously awarded will cost $2 billion more than Starlink could
    have provided with low-earth orbit satellite service. And this estimate
    doesn't even account for inflation since 2020. Do you support this
    decision by Chairwoman Rosenworcel?
        Answer. Starlink has filed an Application for Review of Wireline
    Competition Bureau's decision, which is currently pending.
        In a statement I made when the FCC released the Rural Digital
    Opportunity Fund Procedures Public Notice, I said that ``next-
    generation satellite broadband holds tremendous technological promise
    for addressing the digital divide and is led by strong American
    companies with a lengthy record of success.'' I further stated that
    Commission staff should evaluate low earth orbit satellite systems
    applications on their own merits. I believe low earth orbit satellite
    systems are an important part of closing the digital divide.

        Question 51. Do you think a bias against wireless technologies
    violates the Commission's binding responsibility to promote
    technological neutrality in its administration of the Universal Service
    Fund (USF)?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 52. If confirmed, will you commit to advocating for
    technology-neutral policies across FCC proceedings?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 53. The previous FCC led by former Chairman Pai provided
    critical relief from state and local obstacles that increased costs and
    delayed deployment of ``5G small cells.'' Eliminating such burdensome
    regulations has been critical for American leadership in 5G; in the
    aftermath of the previous FCC's reforms, the number of cell sites in
    the U.S. increased by 35 percent between 2016 and 2021, after
    increasing only 1 percent between 2013 and 2016. What are ways the
    agency can expand upon the previous FCC's permitting reforms?
        Answer. I believe that wireless infrastructure drives economic
    growth, job creation, and innovation, and that unnecessary permitting
    delays slow its deployment. I would highlight the need to streamline
    procedures for siting facilities on Federal lands and to better equip
    state and local governments to handle new applications.

        Question 54. Will you commit to preserving the previous FCC's
    permitting reforms and expanding upon them during your tenure?
        Answer. I commit to working with you and Congress on our shared
    goal of achieving robust wireless infrastructure deployment.

        Question 55. In our meeting, you committed that any efforts to
    reverse the Restoring Internet Freedom Order must be preceded by a
    fresh record. Do you still hold by this commitment?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 56. At a recent subcommittee hearing on May 11, 2023,
    several Democrat witnesses advocated assessing USF taxes on broadband
    service. Are you concerned that imposing a USF tax on broadband service
    would make broadband more expensive, particularly for lower-and middle-
    income consumers?
        Answer. As the Commission said in its Future of USF Report, I
    believe that we should work closely with Congress on any potential
    reforms to Universal Service Fund contribution requirements.

        Question 57. Do you have any reservations about taxing the very
    service the subsidies are meant to promote? Please explain.
        Answer. I believe that we should work closely with Congress on any
    potential reforms to Universal Service Fund contribution requirements.

        Question 58. If you become Chairman, will you commit to maintaining
    former Chairman Pai's policy on publicizing FCC meeting items prior to
    the Commission's vote?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 59. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally supporting maintaining Chairman Pai's policy on
    publicizing FCC meeting items prior to the Commission's vote?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 60. If you become Chairman, will you commit to making non-
    meeting items (referred to as ``circulates'') public at the same time
    Commissioners are considering them?
        Answer. Chairman Pai's initiative has shown that the public release
    of meeting items is a helpful practice. We do not have precedent for
    the public release of non-meeting items, however, so I would need to
    carefully consider such a policy with staff, my colleagues, and
    interested parties.

        Question 61. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally supporting making circulates public at the same time
    Commissioners are considering them?
        Answer. Chairman Pai's initiative has shown that the public release
    of meeting items is a helpful practice. We do not have precedent for
    the public release of non-meeting items, however, so I would need to
    carefully consider such a policy with staff, my colleagues, and
    interested parties.

        Question 62. If you become Chairman, will you commit to allowing
    any two Commissioners to call up a bureau level item for a Commission
    vote?
        Answer. I believe that FCC Chairs should be willing to engage and
    listen to their fellow Commissioners in crafting internal policies, and
    I would commit to considering this policy carefully with my colleagues
    if I were Chair. Under Section 5 of the Communications Act and the
    rules adopted pursuant to it, the Chair of the FCC has unique duties
    and responsibilities to manage and set the priorities of the agency,
    including the responsibility ``generally to coordinate and organize the
    work of the Commission in such a manner as to promote prompt and
    efficient disposition of all matters within the jurisdiction of the
    Commission.''

        Question 63. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally supporting allowing any two Commissioners to call up
    a bureau level item for a Commission vote?
        Answer. I believe that FCC Chairs should be willing to engage and
    listen to their fellow Commissioners in crafting internal policies, and
    I would commit to considering this policy carefully with my colleagues
    irrespective of whether I become Chairman. Under Section 5 of the
    Communications Act and the rules adopted pursuant to it, the Chair of
    the FCC has unique duties and responsibilities to manage and set the
    priorities of the agency, including the responsibility ``generally to
    coordinate and organize the work of the Commission in such a manner as
    to promote prompt and efficient disposition of all matters within the
    jurisdiction of the Commission.''

        Question 64. If you become Chairman, will you commit that you will
    not block a large transaction without a Commission vote?
        Answer. I commit to looking at the facts and circumstances of all
    transactions that come before me and to process them according to the
    law. I would welcome the opportunity to work with you and Congress on
    changes to the law that you believe would improve agency process.

        Question 65. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally opposing the Chairman/Chairwoman if they block a
    large transaction without a Commission vote?
        Answer. I commit to looking at the facts and circumstances of all
    transactions that come before me and to speak up if they are not
    processed according to the law. I would welcome the opportunity to work
    with you and Congress on changes to the law that you believe would
    improve agency process.
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         Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. John Thune to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Question 1. During the hearing, I asked you if you believe the FCC
    should come to Congress for more direction before attempting any
    iteration of net neutrality rules and you answered ``No.'' However, you
    could not provide a single harm that has happened since the FCC's 2017
    Restoring Internet Freedom Order. I'd like to ask again, since the
    FCC's 2017 order to repeal the heavy-handed Obama-era Title II
    regulations, what sort of activities have ISPs engaged in that the FCC
    would need Title II authority? What specific harms have you seen?
        Do you support Federal legislation on net neutrality, or do you
    believe it is preferable for the rules to be determined by the party in
    control of the FCC? If you support Federal legislation, do you support
    the pre-emption of states to ensure consumers are provided a consistent
    set or protections when using the Internet?
        Answer. While the President from a particular party holds the power
    to appoint a majority of the FCC's commissioners, I value and subscribe
    to the Commission's role and mission as an independent agency. I
    support and would prefer Federal legislation on net neutrality and
    would welcome the opportunity to work with you on this important issue.
    In the absence of legislative action, however, I believe the FCC has
    authority to act. In my view, any FCC action revisiting this issue
    would require a new rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act.
    The record developed during such a rulemaking would inform my thinking
    on the matters you have raised. Should the matter come before me, I
    would carefully review the record on issues including reported cases of
    throttling and their public safety impacts, and changes in access to
    poles necessary for broadband deployment. I also would review the
    record on the impact of state laws on the broadband market, among other
    questions relevant to any reclassification inquiry.

        Question 2. The previous FCC led by former Chairman Pai provided
    critical relief from state and local obstacles that increased costs and
    delayed deployment of ``5G small cells.''
        Will you commit to preserving the previous FCC's reforms and
    expanding upon them during your tenure?
        Answer. I believe that wireless infrastructure drives economic
    growth, job creation, and innovation, and that unnecessary permitting
    delays slow its deployment. I commit to working with you and Congress
    on our shared goal of achieving robust wireless infrastructure
    deployment.

        Question 3. ``Yes'' or ``no,'' do you think the FCC should regulate
    the rates charged for broadband services? If so, what would your
    proposal for broadband rate regulation look like?
        Answer. No. I do not believe the FCC should regulate the rates
    charged for broadband services.

        Question 4. The Universal Service Fund at the FCC, particularly the
    High Cost Program, has had a significant impact on states like South
    Dakota that have large rural areas. Do you believe it is important to
    provide rural broadband providers, particularly rate of return
    carriers, regulatory certainty in the USF program?
        Answer. It is vital that rural broadband providers have regulatory
    certainty in the USF programs, and I will continue to work with my
    colleagues at the FCC, as well as you and your colleagues in Congress,
    to provide such certainty.

        Question 5. In addition to the FCC's programs aimed at closing the
    digital divide, NTIA, USDA, and the Department of Treasury are
    disbursing funds to support the buildout of broadband networks.
        How would you characterize the coordination between the FCC, NTIA,
    and USDA given that they all have programs that support broadband? Are
    you concerned that programs administered by NTIA, Treasury, and RUS are
    going to overbuild FCC-funded locations? What steps can the FCC take to
    ensure these programs do not overbuild other federally funded networks?
        Answer. I agree that agencies administering broadband deployment
    funding programs must coordinate effectively and ensure that we make
    the most of scarce Federal resources. To advance this important goal,
    Section 60105 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    required the FCC to ``establish an online mapping tool to provide a
    locations overview of the overall geographic footprint of each
    broadband infrastructure deployment project funded by the Federal
    Government.'' The FCC released the Broadband Funding Map on May 15,
    2023. Consistent with the Broadband Data Act, the Commission will
    release updated versions of the map no less than twice a year. I
    believe the Broadband Funding Map will be a vital tool for ensuring
    that we are spending scarce resources appropriately.

        Question 6. The FCC took the bold step to lead the world by
    allocating all 1,200 MHz of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed services. As
    we prepare for the WRC in November 2023, we are asking the world to
    follow in our footsteps and unlock the band's potential for global Wi-
    Fi connectivity. I am concerned because the Commission has yet to
    authorize the use of VLP, enable standard power through AFC, or
    increase power limits through LPI. Finalizing these outstanding items
    seems critical to demonstrate our leadership globally.
        What steps can the FCC take to bolster the U.S. delegation's
    position heading into WRC?
        Answer. I appreciate your interest in this band and its global
    harmonization. I also share your view that the U.S. delegation must be
    in a position of strength for the WRC. In my statement supporting the 6
    GHz Order, I said that our ``decision to make 1200 megahertz in the 6
    GHz band available for unlicensed use holds special promise'' for the
    millions of Americans that rely on Wi-Fi in their homes and other
    venues across the Nation. I also said that I ``look forward to a rapid
    resolution of the issues presented in [our] Further Notice of Proposed
    Rulemaking.'' Over the past several months, proponents of expanded
    unlicensed operations and 6 GHz incumbents have continued to submit and
    refine their coexistence analyses. Given the potential of this band and
    its important existing uses, getting the engineering right is vitally
    important.

        Question 7. Chair Rosenworcel announced recently that she would be
    asking the Commission to vote on a Notice of Inquiry examining the
    practices of broadband providers imposing so-called data caps on
    consumer broadband plans. Do you think there is a pervasive industry
    problem with respect to data caps that warrants the FCC spending its
    time and resources to examine this practice?
        Answer. I believe it is important that the Federal Communications
    Commission be vigilant in seeking to protect consumers. Chairwoman
    Rosenworcel's circulated Notice of Inquiry seeks to help the FCC
    determine whether a problem with respect to data caps exists, and if
    so, whether the Commission has authority to, and should, act. If
    adopted, I look forward to reviewing the record to determine whether
    this is an area that warrants further FCC attention.
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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Jerry Moran to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Question 1. Do you believe the Affordable Connectivity Program
    (ACP) is properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have
    broadband service? What changes would you make to ACP to ensure it is
    properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have broadband
    service?
        What can be done to simplify and streamline Federal broadband
    affordability programs? What should be done to ensure Federal broadband
    affordability programs, including Lifeline and the Affordable
    Connectivity Program, do not have overlapping objectives?
        Answer. I agree that it is vitally important for the Commission to
    act as a good steward of public funds used in its programs. With ACP, I
    believe the program is properly targeting the eligible households
    specified by Congress. Congress established the eligibility criteria
    for ACP in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    (IIJA). Eligibility is capped at households earning 200 percent of the
    Federal Poverty Guidelines, or households participating in Federal
    assistance programs, tribal assistance programs, or Lifeline. The FCC
    has followed these eligibility criteria.
        In the IIJA, Congress also directed the FCC to submit a report on
    the future of the Universal Service Fund (USF). Consistent with that
    report, I believe that the Commission should continue to coordinate
    closely with Congress on potential reforms to USF contribution
    requirements and the future of USF. I would welcome the opportunity to
    work with you on this important issue.

        Question 2. While significant resources have been provided to NTIA
    to bridge the divide for fixed services, the FCC has an opportunity to
    make sure that rural communities and small towns have access to mobile
    connectivity and the benefits of 5G wireless services. However, the
    rules for the 5G Fund were adopted in 2020 and may need to be updated
    for changes in technology and to reflect the release of the FCC's
    broadband maps.
        Do you believe the 5G Fund should allocate support to rural areas
    lacking quality 5G, based on the FCC's new maps?
        Answer. Yes, and I appreciate your ongoing interest in this
    important issue. I strongly believe that we must do more to make high-
    quality broadband services, including 5G wireless services, available
    in our rural communities. That's why I previously emphasized the
    importance of proceeding based on reliable mapping data that does not
    leave rural Americans behind. While much of our recent attention has
    focused on the National Broadband Map for fixed broadband services, our
    work on improving maps for mobile broadband services is also well
    underway. Once released, those maps will help us determine where mobile
    service exists and where it is lacking and should be used to identify
    areas in need of support.

        Question 3. A topic of the June 21 House Energy & Commerce
    Committee FCC oversight hearing was whether the full commission should
    be required to vote on mergers and acquisitions that fall under the
    FCC's purview, in light of the FCC's treatment of the Standard
    General--TEGNA attempted merger.
        Setting aside the question of whether the Chair currently has the
    authority to defer mergers and acquisitions to an administrative law
    judge without a full committee vote, as occurred in the TEGNA case, do
    you believe this policy needs to be amended, to ensure the full
    Commission is able to weigh in?
        Answer. Agency accountability is important to me, and I would
    welcome the opportunity to work with you on changes in policy that you
    believe would improve agency progress. Further, I believe that FCC
    Chairs should be willing to engage and listen to their fellow
    Commissioners in crafting internal policies. I would want to gain their
    input before developing a view on any policy changes in this area.

        Question 4. If the FCC decides to again require broadcasters to
    report equal employment opportunity information, what will this
    information be used for?
        Answer. Workforce data would only be used for the purposes
    permitted under our rules: ``analyzing industry trends and making
    reports to Congress.''
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Marsha Blackburn to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        Question 1. Last month, an FCC spokesperson said the ``FCC is
    actively studying the potential impacts of artificial intelligence, in
    particular the opportunities for advanced communications networks like
    spectrum sharing and wireline network management, as well as its
    potential as a tool and a challenge for consumers.''

        Question 1a. Can you provide an update on the FCC's work related to
    AI?
        Answer. As with any new technology, I believe that the FCC should
    consider the impact of AI on matters within its statutory mandate,
    while being mindful of the limits of its expertise and authority.
    Spectrum utilization and administration provides a key example of an
    FCC matter where researchers believe AI/ML techniques could have an
    impact. The FCC's Technological Advisory Council, which provides
    technical advice to the FCC, has begun to explore these topics in its
    working groups.

        Question 1b. What should Congress be considering about AI with
    respect to communications networks and spectrum sharing?
        Answer. I applaud your leadership on addressing the novel
    challenges posed by AI. I believe that Congress should consider how AI
    can enhance and compromise our network security. I also believe
    Congress should consider how AI can improve spectrum use in a way that
    enhances U.S. leadership in wireless, the maturity of such
    technologies, and the risks inherent in their widespread deployment. I
    would welcome the opportunity to work with you on this important issue.

        Question 2. The Chinese Communist Party poses a direct threat to
    American interests, particularly in the tech industry. This has been
    recognized by both Republicans and Democrats, including some of you,
    who have been vocal about ByteDance and TikTok, the Chinese drone
    company DJI, submarine cables connecting the U.S. and China, and the
    need to rip and replace Huawei equipment from our networks.

        Question 2a. What role does the FCC play in combatting Chinese tech
    threats?
        Answer. The FCC plays an important role in protecting the United
    States from threats, including those from Chinese technology. As I have
    repeatedly said, network security is national security. I appreciate
    the opportunity to highlight a few of the important actions the
    Commission has taken recently:

       I have long been concerned about the threat of Chinese
            technology in our networks. In 2019, I organized a stakeholder
            workshop on this issue called ``Find It, Fix It, Fund It.''
            This ultimately cumulated in the FCC designating Huawei
            Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation as threats to the
            Integrity of Our Communications Networks and the Communications
            Supply Chain. This meant Universal Service Fund support could
            not be used for Huawei or ZTE equipment and services.

       With Congress' help, we were able to go further. After
            Congress passed the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks
            Act (Secure Networks Act), the Commission created the Secure
            and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (also
            called the Rip and Replace Program), which reimburses eligible
            providers to remove, replace, and destroy of Huawei and ZTE
            equipment and services.

       The Secure Networks Act also directed the Commission to
            publish a List of Covered Communications Equipment and Services
            (Covered List) of untrusted equipment; the list currently
            includes equipment and services from 10 companies, nine from
            China and one from Russia. To ensure that insecure equipment
            from these companies is not authorized for sale in the United
            States, the Commission will no longer review or approve any
            authorization application that includes any equipment on the
            Covered List.

       On a unanimous, bipartisan basis, the Commission has voted
            to revoke or reject Section 214 international authorizations
            from four Chinese carriers to protect our networks and
            consumers.

        Question 2b. We recently learned of a relationship between
    autonomous vehicle car Waymo and Chinese company Geely, which has
    launched satellites using CCP resources. What risks could Chinese
    access to satellites pose to U.S. consumers and how can Congress and
    the FCC work together to mitigate these threats?
        Answer. I have been an outspoken advocate for mitigating the risks
    posed by insecure equipment in our terrestrial networks. These risks
    include unauthorized surveillance and data collection, the sharing of
    sensitive data with our foreign adversaries, and the potential
    disruption of mission-critical communications. I believe similar
    concerns apply to insecure satellite networks that serve the United
    States. Whether the access network operates in orbit or right here on
    Earth, we must work together to ensure that Americans' communications
    are safeguarded and secure. I would be eager to working with you on
    this important issue.
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    Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Shelley Moore Capito to

                                Geoffrey Starks
    Rural Broadband Protection Act
        Ensuring that USF high-cost programs are being well managed is a
    goal all of us share. As we await a potential Phase II auction of RDO,
    there were clearly ways to improve upon Phase I--to speed up the
    process and to make sure smaller ISPs are better able to participate. I
    have a bill--the Rural Broadband Protection Act with Senator Klobuchar
    that seeks to improve future phases of high-cost programs by requiring
    a more thorough vetting and verification process for ISPs. I know I
    have discussed my legislation with a few of you.

        Question 1. Commissioner Starks, do you support the kinds of
    improvements in my bill?
        Answer. Yes, and thank you for your leadership on this important
    issue, along with Senator Klobuchar. Given my background at the
    Department of Justice and in the Enforcement Bureau, I have been vocal
    in calling for the Commission to enforce our rules to ensure that
    providers that pledge to provide broadband service to a community as
    part of the FCC's Universal Service Fund uphold their promises. I have
    been immensely frustrated at the carriers that have defaulted. I
    support your legislation's goal of creating a vetting process for
    applicants that wish to participate in the FCC's broadband deployment
    programs to ensure that they will be able to uphold their commitments
    and serve the communities that are counting on them. I would welcome
    the opportunity to work with you on this important issue.
    Tech Neutrality
        A growing number of West Virginians rely on non-fiber broadband
    coverage--like Starlink. Last year, the FCC abruptly reversed its
    decision to authorize nearly $900 million to Starlink to provide high-
    speed broadband to hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses
    across 35 states.

        Question 2. How do you feel about the importance of being
    technology neutral when it comes to connecting people?
        Answer. Technology neutrality is important to connecting people
    across our country, and I support technology-neutral policies across
    FCC proceedings.
                                     ______

        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Dan Sullivan to
                                Geoffrey Starks
        To All Commissioners:

        Question 1. Alaska's dedicated high cost program, the Alaska Plan,
    has been a massive success that recognizes the unique challenges
    associated with broadband connectivity in Alaska. As you all are aware,
    the FCC is currently working on an extension of the Alaska Plan. The
    certainty of the Plan has been critical to build-out in Alaska and will
    continue to be, especially with the significant investments in
    broadband infrastructure taking place.

        Question 1a. Will you commit to continue to recognize Alaska's
    unique needs and support an extension of the Alaska Plan?
        Answer. Yes, I commit to continuing our work to tailor Commission
    programs in light of Alaska's unique needs. Earlier this month, I had
    the privilege of visiting Alaska to experience first-hand some of the
    unique challenges that residents and providers face. Alaska is vast,
    remote, and vitally important. Programs like the Alaska Plan and the
    Rural Health Care program have made a major difference in serving rural
    and very remote communities, including Tribal lands. We must continue
    to account for the obstacles that remain in the path of universal
    service in Alaska.

        Question 1b. Do you agree that the Commission should work
    expeditiously on the extension in order to provide certainty to service
    in our state as more broadband deployments are being planned?
        Answer. I agree that regulatory certainty is critical and that the
    FCC should work expeditiously on the extension matter.

        Question 2. It is assumed that if all of you are confirmed, a 3-2
    Commission will re-implement the heavy handed ``Net Neutrality''
    regulations under Title II of the Communications Act. It has been 5
    years since the ``Net Neutrality'' regulation rollback, and I think we
    can agree that the apocalyptic predictions have not played out.

        Question 2a. If ``Net Neutrality'' rules are put into place again,
    is it good for stakeholders and consumers to experience this sort of
    regulatory whiplash?
        Answer. I agree that certainty is important, and a long-term
    solution would benefit stakeholders and consumers. I support and would
    prefer legislative action on net neutrality and would welcome the
    opportunity to work with you on this important issue.

        Question 2b. Shouldn't the FCC defer to Congress to settle this
    issue?
        Answer. I support and would prefer legislative action to address
    this issue. In the absence of legislative action, however, I believe
    the Commission has authority to act.
        To All Nominees:

        Question 3. We are in the process of distributing a historic amount
    of funding for broadband deployment across the country--$65 billion
    alone from IIJA. Alaska is eager to make the most of this opportunity,
    and we have more work to do than most. But one thing I continue to be
    very conscious of, is the letting this opportunity to go to waste. I've
    talked to the Chairwoman about this concern. She mentioned a number of
    steps to take, including making clear, loudly, from the beginning, the
    penalties for waste, fraud, and abuse; also extensive vetting on the
    front end to ensure that applicants can deliver the service and speeds
    they claim.

        Question 3a. Do you think the various agencies tasked with
    distributing this money have established adequate safeguards against
    waste, fraud, and abuse?
        Answer. I believe that waste, fraud, and abuse is wrong and unfair
    to taxpayers, and that it undermines the ability of Federal programs to
    help the Americans they are intended to serve. I also believe that
    agencies should continuously evaluate their programs to safeguard
    against waste, fraud, and abuse.

        Question 3b. What more can be done in terms of agency coordination?
        Answer. Section 60105 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment
    and Jobs Act required the FCC to ``establish an online mapping tool to
    provide a locations overview of the overall geographic footprint of
    each broadband infrastructure deployment project funded by the Federal
    Government.'' The FCC released the Broadband Funding Map on May 15,
    2023. I believe greater use of the Broadband Funding Map will
    significantly enhance coordination between agencies. The maps will be
    updated no less than twice a year, which will ensure that agencies are
    using the most up-to-date data. I would welcome the opportunity to work
    with you on these matters.

        Question 3c. What role can the IG play in this effort?
        Answer. I think the Inspector General can play a very important
    role investigating program participants and ensuring compliance with
    all of our program requirements.
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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Brian Schatz to
                                   Anna Gomez
    Question 1. Do you commit to ensuring universal fixed broadband
            deployment to all Tribal homes and businesses?
        Answer. Yes. I want every home and business to have access
    regardless of where they are, including on Tribal lands.

        Question 2. Do you commit to ensuring universal mobile broadband
    deployment, including to all Tribal homes and businesses and along
    Tribal roads?
        Answer. Yes. I want every home and business to have access
    regardless of where they are, including on Tribal lands.

        Question 3. Do you commit to adopting additional Tribal priority
    access windows, just like in the 2.5 GHz auction, where it is feasible
    and in the public interest to do so?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 4. When the United States auctions spectrum located over
    the lands of an Indian Tribe it does not share any portion of the
    proceeds with the Tribe, which is a sovereign government. Should the
    United States allocate a portion of these revenues to a Tribe or
    dedicate a portion to advancing universal and affordable communications
    services on the Tribal lands?
        Answer. By law, revenues raised from spectrum auctions must be
    deposited with the U.S. Treasury. However, I agree that the FCC should
    work with Congress to consider how it can use the revenues raised from
    the auction of public airwaves to build the public infrastructure this
    country needs. If confirmed, I would be happy to work with you and the
    tribes to explore how revenues from FCC spectrum auctions could be used
    to advance universal and affordable communications services on Tribal
    lands.

        Question 5. Do you commit to expanding access to unlicensed
    spectrum? What bands do you view as the most promising opportunities to
    expand unlicensed access?
        Answer. Yes. Unlicensed spectrum has enabled amazing innovations
    that have made the U.S. the world leader in the gig economy, technology
    platforms, and other uses and services. In addition, the coronavirus
    pandemic put Wi-Fi at the center of nearly every aspect of our daily
    lives-from how we work, learn, see a doctor, or connect with family and
    friends. To address this growing demand and to deliver on the promise
    of next-generation Wi-Fi, the FCC has made 1,200 megahertz of spectrum
    available for new unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band. If confirmed, I
    will work with stakeholders to identify additional opportunities to
    grow unlicensed spectrum.

        Question 6. Please provide your analysis of how well the FCC's new
    broadband maps portray the availability of broadband on Tribal lands.
    Should the FCC display Tribal boundaries just as it displays state
    boundaries? If not, why not? Should the FCC provide the number of
    locations associated with individual Tribal areas, in addition to
    offering an aggregated rollup of the number of Tribal locations and
    Tribal broadband availability nationwide? Are there changes you believe
    the FCC needs to adopt with respect to how it displays broadband
    availability on Tribal lands?
        Answer. I believe that having as much data as possible about Tribal
    locations and needs will help ensure that all Tribal homes and
    businesses have access to high-speed broadband. If confirmed, I would
    work with you and with the Commission staff to determine how best to
    collect and display that data.

        Question 7. In 2011 the FCC committed to working with Tribal
    communities and ensuring connectivity by establishing the FCC Native
    Nations Communications Task Force. This commitment was renewed in 2018
    for three years. Since 2021, the term of the Commission has been
    extended annually. Do you commit to making this Task Force permanent?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 8. As the most populated remote place in the world, Hawaii
    has unique broadband needs, particularly with respect to inter-island
    and transpacific submarine cables. The State currently has significant
    plans in place to build inter-island submarine cables and to
    incentivize transpacific submarine cable landings. Can I have your
    commitment that you will not interfere with the State's plans and, to
    the extent it ever becomes necessary, that you will help ensure that
    Hawaii has the inter-island and transpacific submarine cable
    connectivity it needs?
        Answer. As you note, Hawaii has unique broadband needs. If
    confirmed, I will work with you to ensure that Hawaii has the inter-
    island and transpacific submarine cable connectivity it needs.
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Tammy Duckworth to
                                   Anna Gomez
        I am concerned about the lack of coordination that took place
    between the FCC, NTIA, and the FAA during the initial rollout of 5G.
        We averted an aviation crisis--barely--in January of last year when
    President Biden's Administration helped broker a deal to delay full
    rollout of 5G to give airlines time to retrofit their altimeters to
    avoid interference.
        If aircraft are not retrofitted by July 1st, they might not be able
    to conduct lower visibility approaches and may need to divert.
        What I find so frustrating is that none of this confusion and delay
    should have been necessary. The FCC and FAA should have better
    coordinated much earlier in the process. The clear lack of coordination
    amongst industry and government stakeholders to consider all impacts of
    spectrum use and facilitate desired outcomes negatively impacted
    aviation and broader stakeholders, including those in the
    telecommunications sector seeking to deploy and utilize spectrum.
        There needs to be more accountability at FCC and collaboration and
    risk mitigation planning between the FCC, NTIA, and agencies like the
    FAA whose industries will be impacted by new telecommunication
    technologies.
        Unfortunately, when we've asked the FCC about its willingness to be
    more forthcoming with the FAA, we've heard a reluctance to do so.

        Question 1. What additional authority, if any, does FCC need to
    share more information and better collaborate about new communication
    technology, including risk mitigation planning, earlier in the process
    with impacted agencies such as the FAA?
        Answer. I agree that the FCC should work closely with its Federal
    partners and with aviation and wireless stakeholders to ensure that
    next-generation 5G networks can safely co-exist with air safety
    technologies in the United States. Looking ahead, I believe that
    expanding spectrum opportunities for any sector will require the FCC
    and NTIA to work together and with other Federal agencies to navigate
    issues regarding governmental coordination. I am pleased to see that
    the FCC and NTIA have announced a Spectrum Coordination Initiative and
    an updated Memorandum of Understanding to improve the processes for
    decision making and information sharing around spectrum policy issues.
    I agree that we must revitalize the interagency coordination process so
    that it once again is able to produce results for the Nation.

        Question 2. Can I have your commitment that you will use all
    existing authority to ensure spectrum policy addresses safety issues,
    to collaborate and do risk mitigation planning on new communication
    technology with impacted agencies like FAA?
        Answer. Yes.
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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Jacky Rosen to
                                   Anna Gomez
    Access to Affordable Broadband
        Question 1. Earlier this month, I was proud to announce over $43
    million I secured is coming to Nevada through my Middle Mile Broadband
    Deployment Act, which will help facilitate and improve the Internet
    connection of more than 21,000 locations across the state. I'm proud to
    have also worked closely with the FCC over the past several months to
    successfully push the Commission to update its National Broadband Map
    to be a more accurate reflection of broadband availability in Nevada--
    ensuring that broadband funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure
    Law is allocated fairly. We saw that come to fruition on June 26th,
    when it was announced that Nevada would receive over $416 million in
    BEAD funding to support last mile connections to Nevada families to
    make sure they have access to high-speed internet.
        Ms. Gomez, if confirmed to the FCC, how do you plan to support
    NTIA's implementation of the Middle Mile and BEAD programs, and will
    you commit to continuing to improve the FCC Broadband Map?
        Answer. If confirmed, I would support providing whatever resources,
    data, and expertise to help NTIA maximize the Middle Mile and BEAD
    program funding to deploy broadband to those areas that most need it.
    In addition, I commit to continuing to improve the FCC Broadband Map.
    Rural and Tribal Broadband
        Question 2. Nevada is proud to be home to 28 tribes, bands, and
    colonies, and my office has heard from many of them about the
    importance of strong broadband connections. Nevada also has a unique
    landscape, which includes challenging terrain, which can present
    difficulties for rural and tribal communities across the state to
    easily access high quality, affordable broadband. Programs like the
    Affordable Connectivity Program or ACP, which I was proud to help write
    in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are critical to helping
    hardworking families in rural areas access affordable broadband that is
    too often out of financial reach.
        Ms. Gomez, if confirmed how will you address some of these
    challenges and bring high quality and affordable broadband to Nevada's
    rural and tribal communities? And how will you continue to build out
    and improve critical programs like ACP?
        Answer. Ensuring that broadband is affordable and reliable is
    critical to closing the digital divide. As someone who has experienced
    personally the impact of income instability, I know how important a
    program like the ACP is to a family struggling to pay the bills at the
    end of the month. If confirmed, I look forward to working with you and
    others at the Commission to find ways to ensure the ACP is available to
    those who need it most.
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Raphael Warnock to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Affordable Internet Access. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's
    broadband infrastructure investments have put the United States on the
    cusp of closing the digital divide. Closing this gap will allow
    millions of Americans to access the Internet and connect with others in
    education, health care, and numerous other sectors. That said,
    broadband infrastructure is just half of the equation. Without
    investments in digital equity and affordability, many Americans will
    struggle to afford this new infrastructure and may continue to be left
    behind in the digital age. One of the hallmarks of Federal digital
    equity and affordability resources is the Federal Communications
    Commission's (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which
    provides a monthly Internet service discount and one-time discount for
    households to purchase a laptop, desktop, or tablet.

        Question. In addition to encouraging ACP enrollment, what more can
    the FCC do to help address barriers to accessing devices and continued
    issues of Internet affordability for middle and low-income families and
    historically marginalized communities?
        Answer. Internet affordability is critical to closing the digital
    divide. We cannot only address the access side of the equation, we must
    also address the affordability of service for families as well. As we
    discussed at the hearing, my family struggled financially. I have
    experienced fearing that loss of connection. It is vital that programs
    like the ACP and its support for devices are available to those that
    need them most. If confirmed, I look forward to working with you and
    the Commission on this issue.

        Question. What mechanisms would you add to measure the impact of
    the ACP on closing the digital divide and improving broadband
    affordability, and how would you regularly share that data with states
    to better inform local digital inclusion work?
        Answer. Communicating with those that need programs like the ACP is
    important, and providing information to those at the front lines in the
    states is an important way to maximize the reach of programs like ACP.
    It also is how we can learn what is working and what needs to be
    improved. If confirmed, I look forward to working with your office, the
    Commission, and stakeholders so I can hear first-hand about how this
    program is making an impact, what data are most useful, and how we can
    continue to improve the program.

        Question. Can public-private partnerships help improve broadband
    affordability in high-need and high-cost communities? If so, what more
    can the FCC do to encourage these partnerships?
        Answer. Public-private partnerships can be very powerful programs
    to connect with communities most in need. The FCC should support
    public-private partnerships as much as possible, including by working
    with and providing technical assistance to interagency partners and
    states and localities that provide funding for such programs.

        Question. What is your best estimate of when the ACP will come to
    an end if Congress does not provide additional authorization and
    appropriations? What would the impact be on families if the ACP program
    came to an end?
        Answer. The Chairwoman has publicly stated the funds will run out
    next spring. Families in this program may be faced with the impossible
    choices of paying for broadband service and affording gas or groceries
    or medicine. This is especially true of the millions of seniors in the
    program who rely on a fixed income. No one should have to choose
    between affording Internet service and feeding their family. Moreover,
    this program is ensuring millions of people can get online and
    participate fully in the digital economy-whether that is remote work,
    applying for jobs, online upskilling, or starting a business. Allowing
    the ACP to end could resign them-and their economic futures-to the
    wrong side of the digital divide.

        Question. Following the implementation of the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband,
    Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, millions of Americans,
    particularly in high-cost areas, will have Internet service and access
    for the first time. What should the FCC do to ensure this new service
    remains affordable after the conclusion of the BEAD program, especially
    in high-cost areas?
        Answer. Deploying infrastructure to every American will be of no
    use if it is unaffordable. That is why programs like the ACP are so
    critical so that this once-in-a-generation broadband funding
    opportunity does not go to waste. We must do everything we can to
    continue this critical program.
    Supporting Local Media.
        Question. What tools can Congress give the FCC to strengthen
    localism and media diversity?
        Answer. The number of minority-owned and women-owned broadcast
    stations is staggeringly low. One of the most effective ways to
    increase the number of women-owned and minority-owned broadcast
    stations was when Congress created the Minority Tax Certificate
    Program.
        During the program's lifecycle, there were marked gains in the
    diversity of broadcast ownership. If confirmed, I would look forward to
    working with you to reinstate that program.
    Universal Service Fund.
        Question. Do you believe the FCC has authority to act on modifying
    the Universal Service Fund?
        Answer. The Commission has some authority to act under the
    Communications Act, but certain proposed actions may require
    legislative changes.

        Question. What do you believe needs to be done to reform the
    Universal Service Fund?
        Answer. The Universal Service Fund provides the necessary
    connections for rural communities, telehealth providers, schools and
    libraries, and low income individuals. These connections allow for full
    participation in digital life. We must ensure that the USF is set up
    for success so that all of us can experience the benefits of the next-
    century economy. If confirmed, I look forward to working with you, the
    Commission, and other stakeholders on how best we can achieve our long-
    term USF goals.

        Question. What can Congress do to support reforming the Universal
    Service Fund in a positive way?
        Answer. The Universal Service Fund serves a critical function to
    connect rural and high cost areas, telehealth providers, and schools
    and libraries, and to make those connections affordable. Reforming the
    Universal Service Fund may require legislative action, and if
    confirmed, I would commit to working with you to help identify any such
    necessary actions.

        Buy America Compliance for Broadband Programs. On February 9, 2023,
    the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft rule
    entitled ``Guidance for Grants and Agreements,'' which detailed
    statutory authority for the Made in America Office in OMB to maximize
    and enforce compliance with Made in America laws.[1] This
    draft rule lays out guidance for defining construction versus
    manufactured materials and provides implementation guidance to Federal
    agencies on the application of Buy America preference to Federal
    financial assistance programs for infrastructure and a transparent
    process to waive such a preference when necessary.\7\ The application
    of a final rule on this matter will be critical in the rollout of the
    Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which will
    provide $42.45 billion in funding to states for planning, deployment,
    and adoption of high-speed Internet access.[2] The
    definitions of broadband infrastructure and its components such as
    fiber optic cable and optical glass under a final rule, and thus their
    applicability to Build America, Buy America requirements, will impact
    how many producers will be able to supply the infrastructure needed to
    implement the BEAD program. Overall, it is important that states,
    municipalities, and their contractors have access to the necessary
    infrastructure to implement BEAD and that this infrastructure is
    affordable and able to be delivered on an efficient timeline in order
    to maximize the efficacy of the BEAD program.
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    equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program-0

        Question. Do you believe it is important to have multiple Build
    America, Buy America compliant producers of optical glass to ensure the
    efficient distribution of fiber under the BEAD program?
        Answer. Yes.

        Spectrum Use. In March 2023, the FCC's authority to auction
    spectrum lapsed for the first time in three decades.[3] It
    is crucial that spectrum be allocated fairly, while protecting the
    American security interests that utilize spectrum bands.
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    expiration-spectrum-auction-authority

        Question. How can the FCC more effectively work with other Federal
    agencies responsible for regulating spectrum use?
        Answer. The FCC should work with the NTIA to establish an open,
    trust-, and science-based coordination process.

        Question. How can the FCC effectively allocate both licensed and
    unlicensed spectrum resources to drive innovation?
        Answer. The FCC can never rest when it comes to allocating new
    spectrum for licensed and unlicensed uses. Specifically, the Commission
    needs to continually have a strategy for studying specific bands that
    can be allocated for new licensed and unlicensed uses. In addition, the
    Commission should encourage innovative new uses by permitting parties
    to participate in studies and testbeds to demonstrate new technologies.

        Question. What steps can the FCC take to work with those who won
    licenses for the 2.5 GHz spectrum band, while still working with
    congressional and administration leaders to extend the Commission's
    auction authority?
        Answer. The FCC should work with the General Counsel to understand
    what actions the Commission can take pursuant to its statutory
    authority with regard to the 2.5 GHz band licensees, including the
    General Counsel's interpretation of the Commission's authority under
    Section 309(a) notwithstanding the expiration of the Commission's
    auction authority.

        Question. What steps can the FCC take to work with Congress and
    other Federal agencies to resolve concerns about L-band spectrum
    terrestrial use?
        Answer. The most important thing the FCC can do with regard to
    addressing any concerns about spectrum use is to communicate with all
    stakeholders and with Congress in an open and transparent manner.
                                     ______

          Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Ted Cruz to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Question 1. Should the Standard General Hearing-TEGNA Designation
    Order have been voted on by the full Commission, rather than issued
    under the Media Bureau's delegated authority? Yes or no.
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe that the agency functions
    best when Commissioners have the opportunity to vote on more rather
    than fewer matters. However, having not been at the Commission during
    the agency's review of this transaction, I cannot comment on this
    specific proceeding.

        Question 2. Local broadcasters have been in a dogfight with big
    tech behemoths and AM stations are facing the existential threat of
    being de-platformed by automakers. I fear the FCC could make things
    even worse by reimposing outdated ownership burdens on local stations--
    a threat that may loom large over the media's coverage of the 2024
    election and distort what gets reported and when. My view is simple:
    The FCC should not be in the business of leveraging its power over
    journalists to influence elections. To protect the integrity of the
    media's coverage of the election, will you commit to oppose any action
    to reimpose broadcast ownership restrictions in the year leading up to
    the 2024 election?
        Answer. The independent media plays a critical role in our
    democracy. Local broadcasters provide much needed and greatly trusted
    information to their communities. As you know, the Chairwoman sets the
    agenda for the Commission. I will commit to fully reviewing any record
    and will seek to hear from all stakeholders in the media landscape,
    including broadcasters, before rendering any decisions on rulemakings
    put before me and my fellow Commissioners. The last major decision on
    media ownership was by the Supreme Court, and if confirmed, I would
    take no action at odds with that decision.

        Question 3. You stated in my office that you were concerned about
    harms that could result from reclassifying broadband Internet access
    service as a public utility. What are examples of those harms?
        Answer. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me in your
    office. During our conversation, I acknowledged that the FCC should
    consider the possibility of unintended harms from rules generally. I
    did not have any particular harms in mind with respect to reclassifying
    broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service.

        Question 4. You have stated that you oppose broadband rate
    regulation. I would like to better understand what you mean by this.
    Clarity is especially important since there are many ways the FCC could
    attempt to regulate rates beyond setting broadband rates on an ex ante
    basis. Please define what you meant by broadband rate regulation when
    you made your previous statements opposing broadband rate regulation.
        Answer. Broadband rate regulation means regulatory efforts to
    control broadband prices a company can charge to consumers. I believe
    that effective competition can be more efficient at lowering the rates
    that service providers charge their customers than regulation.

        Question 5. Yes or no: Do you consider ex post review of providers'
    broadband prices a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate if you
    would support giving such power to the FCC.
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe that effective competition
    can be more efficient at lowering the rates that service providers
    charge their customers than regulation. Whether ex post review of
    prices is a form of rate regulation or not would ultimately depend on
    the scope of the review and the specifics of any regulatory action-if
    any-taken pursuant to such review.

        Question 6. Yes or no: Would FCC declaring a broadband provider's
    rate unlawful on the grounds that it is not ``just'' or ``reasonable''
    constitute a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate if you would
    support giving such power to the FCC.
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe that effective competition
    can be more efficient at lowering the rates that service providers
    charge their customers than regulation. Whether the FCC declaring a
    broadband provider's rate unlawful on the grounds that it is not
    ``just'' or ``reasonable'' constitutes a form of rate regulation
    ultimately would depend on a number of case-specific factors.

        Question 7. Yes or no: Is the 2015 net neutrality order's mandate
    that broadband service providers provide free terminating access to
    edge providers a form of rate regulation?
        Answer. The FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order expressly eschewed the
    use of prescriptive, industry-wide rate regulation. As a general
    matter, I believe that effective competition can be more efficient at
    lowering the rates that service providers charge their customers than
    regulation.

        Question 8. Yes or no: If the FCC were to prohibit ``zero-rating''
    by broadband providers, would that be a form of rate regulation? Please
    also indicate if you would support such a prohibition.
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe that effective competition
    can be more efficient at lowering the rates that service providers
    charge their customers than regulation. Whether a prohibition against
    ``zero-rating'' would constitute a form of rate regulation ultimately
    would depend on a number of case-specific factors.

        Question 9. Yes or no: If the FCC were to prohibit usage-based
    pricing, would that be a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate
    if you would support such a prohibition.
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe that effective competition
    can be more efficient at lowering the rates that service providers
    charge their customers than regulation. Whether a prohibition against
    usage-based pricing would constitute a form of rate regulation
    ultimately would depend on a number of case-specific factors.

        Question 10. Yes or no: If the FCC were to require broadband
    providers to provide ``wholesale'' unbundled access to their networks,
    would that be a form of rate regulation?
        Answer. To the extent the Commission were to prescribe how the
    service provider calculates the wholesale rate, then yes.

        Question 11. Yes or no: Do you support requiring broadband
    providers to provide wholesale unbundled access to their competitors?
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe it is important to pursue
    regulatory frameworks that can continue to facilitate the tremendous
    investment and innovation on the Internet.

        Question 12. In 2020 California implemented a new rule precluding
    companies participating in the state's Lifeline program from charging
    low-income customers a co-pay for certain subsidized plans. Yes or no:
    Do you consider the prohibition on a co-pay in this context to be a
    form of rate regulation?
        Answer. No.

        Question 13. Yes or no: If the FCC were to require broadband
    providers to offer a specific cost tier, such as a low-income offering,
    would that be a form of rate regulation? Please also indicate if you
    would support such a requirement, and if so, how do you determine what
    a ``low-income'' price is without setting a rate?
        Answer. As a general matter, I believe that effective competition
    can be more efficient at lowering the rates that service providers
    charge their customers than regulation. Whether requiring providers to
    offer a low-income tier would constitute a form of rate regulation
    ultimately would depend on case-specific factors.

        Question 14. Are you concerned that any harms could result from
    reclassification of broadband Internet access service under Title II?
    If so, what are those harms?
        Answer. I believe the FCC should consider the possibility of
    unintended harms from rules generally. I do not have any particular
    harms in mind with respect to reclassifying broadband Internet access
    service as a telecommunications service.

        Question 15. FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel wants the FCC to
    investigate the imposition of data caps on broadband service plans. As
    you know, broadband service is currently classified as an information
    service not subject to Title II regulation under the Communications
    Act. Pursuant to what authority can the FCC investigate broadband data
    caps?
        Answer. Since I am not currently at the Commission, I have not seen
    the Notice of Inquiry circulated by the Chairwoman. However, I do know
    based on public reporting of the NOI that it seeks to ask questions
    regarding the FCC's authority with respect to data caps.

        Question 16. If the FCC determines that it wants to regulate
    broadband data caps, under which statutory provision could the FCC
    impose such regulations?
        Answer. Since I am not currently at the Commission, I have not seen
    the Notice of Inquiry circulated by the Chairwoman. However, I do know
    based on public reporting of the NOI that it seeks to ask questions
    regarding the FCC's authority with respect to data caps.

        Question 17. In the press release announcing that FCC Chairwoman
    Rosenworcel would ask the Commission to investigate broadband data
    caps, it stated that the FCC would evaluate ``whether the Commission
    should consider taking action to ensure that data caps do not cause
    harm to competition or consumers' ability to access broadband Internet
    services.'' Under the FCC's current statutory authority and the
    classification of broadband services as information services, what
    actions could the FCC take with respect to broadband data caps?
        Answer. Because I am not at the Commission, I cannot speak to the
    details of what the FCC may or may not do with regards to this
    particular matter and would not want to prejudge an issue that may be
    before me if confirmed.

        Question 18. Last year, the FCC abruptly reversed its decision to
    authorize nearly $900 million to Starlink to provide high-speed
    broadband to hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses across
    35 states. This decision comes at a high cost to taxpayers. It's been
    estimated that funding high-speed fiber broadband to the areas Starlink
    was previously awarded will cost $2 billion more than Starlink could
    have provided with low-earth orbit satellite service. And this estimate
    doesn't even account for inflation since 2020. Do you support this
    decision by Chairwoman Rosenworcel?
        Answer. Not being at the Commission during the time of this
    decision, I am unable to speak to the specific facts involved in this
    issue. I believe we need more connectivity in more places and that in
    doing so we must have an ``all of the above'' approach to connect all
    households.

        Question 19. Do you think a bias against wireless technologies
    violates the Commission's binding responsibility to promote
    technological neutrality in its administration of the Universal Service
    Fund (USF)?
        Answer. I believe the Commission should use an ``all of the above''
    strategy when it comes to connecting all households.

        Question 20. If confirmed, will you commit to advocating for
    technology neutral policies across FCC proceedings?
        Answer. I believe the Commission should adopt technology neutral
    policies when doing so is technically feasible and best serves
    consumers.

        Question 21. The previous FCC led by former Chairman Pai provided
    critical relief from state and local obstacles that increased costs and
    delayed deployment of ``5G small cells.'' Eliminating such burdensome
    regulations has been critical for American leadership in 5G; in the
    aftermath of the previous FCC's reforms, the number of cell sites in
    the U.S. increased by 35 percent between 2016 and 2021, after
    increasing only 1 percent between 2013 and 2016. What are ways the
    agency can expand upon the previous FCC's permitting reforms?
        Answer. Deploying next generation wireless is critical to American
    competition and innovation. Aligning permitting timelines, particularly
    on Federal property, would streamline deployment.

        Question 22. Will you commit to preserving the previous FCC's
    permitting reforms and expanding upon them during your tenure?
        Answer. The Chairwoman sets the agenda but I would be open to
    hearing from all stakeholders on ways we can deploy wireless
    technologies in faster, smarter, or more efficient ways.

        Question 23. In our meeting, you committed that you would not
    support any effort to reverse the Restoring Internet Freedom Order
    without a fresh record. Do you still hold by this commitment?
        Answer. I believe the Commission should seek comment before taking
    any action on such a proceeding.

        Question 24. Does the Federal government control too much spectrum?
        Answer. Wireless spectrum is a vital and limited national resource
    that contributes to our economic growth and a variety of critical
    Federal missions. I believe that more transparency about how spectrum
    is being used by stakeholders, including the Federal government, would
    improve the ability of the FCC and NTIA to assess the spectrum
    landscape more accurately. Given this is a critical national resource,
    it is important that the FCC and NTIA manage and make policy decisions
    with the most accurate data possible.

        Question 25. Last August, the FCC and NTIA signed a new Memorandum
    of Understanding (MOU) on radiofrequency coordination. What changes, if
    any, would you make to improve the MOU?
        Answer. The new Memorandum of Understanding between the FCC and the
    NTIA builds on the fundamental strengths of the FCC-NTIA relationship
    and improves the processes for decision making and information sharing
    around spectrum policy decisions. To further strengthen this document,
    I would consider outlining a clearer process for escalating issues
    where there continues to be policy or technical disagreement between
    the agencies after coordination.

        Question 26. You are currently leading preparation at the State
    Department for the International Telecommunication Union World Radio
    Communication Conference (WRC-23). If confirmed, are you concerned that
    leaving this position vacant just months in advance of WRC-23 will
    undermine the United States' ability to advance international spectrum
    interests?
        Answer. The State Department is well aware of the importance of
    WRC-23 for U.S. spectrum and will ensure continuity of leadership in
    preparing for and participating in the conference.

        Question 27. In your hearing and in conversation with my staff, you
    stated that the State Department was preparing a contingency plan
    regarding WRC-23 preparation if you are confirmed. What does that plan
    entail? Please be specific?
        Answer. The State Department is consulting internally to consider
    all potential options should the Senate confirm me to serve at the FCC.
    There is a very strong, interagency team I have been working alongside
    that is well-informed about the issues and the process leading to WRC-
    23, which will help the Department ensure a continuity of leadership.

        Question 28. You have tweeted or re-tweeted posts regarding the
    proliferation of ``disinformation.'' In February 2020, for example, you
    tweeted about a conference panelist's description of ``DARPA programs
    to counter disinformation campaigns.'' You wrote ``Please hurry.''
    Then, in the lead-up to the 2020 election, you retweeted a post that
    referred to ``Trump's targeted mass disinformation campaign'' against
    ``Black voters in 2016.'' Do you believe the FCC should act to prevent
    the spread of online disinformation?
        Answer. I support the First Amendment. Social media is a tool many
    use for communicating, sharing information, and finding community. As
    individuals, we must be mindful about how we can best use this tool to
    inform and educate ourselves and others. The First Amendment protects
    each of us to share ideas and communicate with others and that right
    must be protected.

        Question 29. In endorsing your nomination, the Open Technology
    Institute wrote that you understand ``the proliferation of online
    disinformation and hate speech.'' Do you believe the FCC has a role in
    regulating online disinformation and hate speech?
        Answer. While social media can be a great tool to engage and learn
    with others, it can also be a frustrating and difficult place. I
    support the First Amendment and believe in ensuring that each of us can
    exercise that right.

        Question 30. What is your definition of misinformation?
        Answer. Misinformation is false or inaccurate information.

        Question 31. What is your definition of hate speech?
        Answer. Hate speech is speech that expresses hate or encourages
    violence against a group or an individual based on inherent or
    immutable characteristics. Hate speech is nevertheless speech protected
    by the First Amendment.

        Question 32. During your confirmation hearing, Sen. Budd asked you
    how this committee can have confidence in your ability to steward
    taxpayer dollars given your role in the wasteful Broadband Technology
    Opportunities Program (BTOP). In response, you said: ``I am certainly
    hopeful that I can bring my experience to bear and the lessons learned
    from prior programs.'' What specific lessons did you learn from
    administering the BTOP program?
        Answer. There are several lessons to be learned from the BTOP
    program. The first is the importance of hearing from all stakeholders,
    including developing partnerships with localities. Second is the
    importance of technical assistance to, and strong oversight of,
    grantees. And third is the appreciation for using data to drive policy
    decisions and measure impact.

        Question 33. If you could go back in time, what are specific things
    you would have changed about the BTOP program to prevent inefficient,
    wasteful spending and subsidized overbuilding?
        Answer. If I could go back in time, I would have the broadband map
    that Congress subsequently required in the Broadband Data Act. If we
    had the current FCC map then, we would have had a much better ability
    to directly target funding where there was greatest need.

        Question 34. During the confirmation hearing, in response to
    questions from Sen. Markey about expanding E-Rate, you said that ``E-
    rate has done much good in connecting schools and libraries and if
    confirmed [you] would look forward to delving into the program and how
    to best benefit students.'' Do you think the Commission has the legal
    authority to subsidize E-Rate services outside schools, such as, in
    students' homes? If so, please identify the specific provision of the
    Communications Act that you believe gives the FCC such authority.
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    learn-without-limits-initiative
        Answer. For more than two decades, the E-rate program has been an
    essential source of funding to connect the Nation's schools and
    libraries to the internet. I appreciate that some stakeholders have
    interpreted the statute as allowing the Commission to make changes to
    the E-rate program in response to emergencies or to subsidize home
    classroom hotspots and other off-campus connectivity solutions. In
    particular, some stakeholders have noted that the Commission previously
    has made E-Rate support available for off-campus services when such
    support serves an educational purpose. For example, the FCC has funded
    the use of wireless telecommunications services by school bus drivers
    while driving students to and from school.
        The FCC also has funded Internet a''cess'for the residential areas
    of schools that serve unique populations, including schools on Tribal
    lands and schools designed to serve students with medical needs,
    because such services are used primarily for educational purposes. Such
    stakeholders note that Section 254 of the Communications Act only
    requires that telecommunications services supported by the E-Rate
    program serve ``educational purposes.'' The FCC has defined
    ``educational purposes'' as ``activities that are integral, immediate,
    and proximate to the education of students.'' Moreover, under Section
    254, the FCC has the authority to ``designate additional services'' for
    support from the E-Rate program. If confirmed, I would review the
    relevant statutes and assess these potential sources of authority.

        Question 35. If Wi-Fi on school buses became eligible for E-Rate,
    how would you track the effectiveness on the subsidy, in terms of
    specific goals and metrics?
        Answer. I would review its effectiveness based on how well such E-
    rate support for Wi-Fi on school busses contribute to the overall goals
    for the E-rate program: (1) ensuring affordable access to high-speed
    broadband sufficient to support digital learning in schools; (2)
    maximizing the cost-effectiveness of spending for E-rate supported
    purchases; and (3) making the E-rate application process and other E-
    rate processes fast, simple, and efficient.

        Question 36. At a recent subcommittee hearing on May 11, 2023,
    several Democrat witnesses advocated assessing USF taxes on broadband
    service. Are you concerned that imposing a USF tax on broadband service
    would make broadband more expensive, particularly for lower-and middle-
    income consumers?
        Answer. Because the current USF funding mechanism relies on
    telecommunications companies' interstate and international revenue from
    voice telephony services, as the subscription to landline telephony
    continues to decline, the contribution factor-percentage of end user
    revenue that will be contributed to the Fund-has jumped from 7 percent
    to 30 percent over the last two decades.
        Since the USF fee is generally assessed equally on all consumers
    regardless of income, the burden of an increased contribution fee has
    fallen disproportionately on low-income households which are more price
    sensitive yet pay a greater portion of their income toward
    telecommunications services than high-income households. I am committed
    to working with the Chairwoman, Congress, and stakeholders in ensuring
    that lower-and middle-income consumers are not harmed should the
    Commission take action on contribution reform.

        Question 37. Do you have any reservations about taxing the very
    service the subsidies are meant to promote? Please explain.
        Answer. As a redistributive subsidy mechanism, the USF program has
    traditionally relied on fees on consumers' landline and wireless phone
    bills to fund telephony connectivity to specific segments of America:
    high cost areas, low-income consumers, schools and libraries, and rural
    health care providers. As the Commission considers reforming the USF
    contribution mechanism, it should consider how any assessments on
    consumers' bills will affect the affordability of the assessed
    services.

        Question 38. Eligibility criteria for the ACP are estimated to
    sweep in 40 percent of U.S. households, over 70 percent of whom were
    already broadband subscribers prior to the ACP. In May, the largest
    recipient of both Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) and ACP funds
    stated, ``[t]he vast majority of the [ACP] customers we have were
    already existing customers who are now benefiting from that benefit.''
    Does this statement raise any concerns for you regarding the efficiency
    of the subsidy? If so, please describe your concerns.
        Answer. Affordable broadband service is critical to closing the
    digital divide. We must ensure that consumers have the ability to get
    and stay online, 24/7. The Affordable Connectivity Program is a program
    that does more than simply increase the number of broadband
    subscribers, it is making broadband services affordable to millions of
    consumers so they can avoid making the difficult choice between putting
    food on the table or staying connected to broadband. As someone who has
    experienced income instability, I understand the importance of a
    program like the ACP in ensuring no one is disconnected or left
    offline.

        Question 39. Do you believe ACP subsidies are effectively targeting
    households that would otherwise not subscribe to broadband?
        Answer. I believe eligibility criteria for the ACP, as set by
    Congress, targets households who otherwise would not be able to adopt,
    afford, or maintain their broadband Internet access service.

        Question 40. Do you believe the FCC has developed effective
    processes to identify low-income households that do not already
    subscribe to broadband service?
        Answer. Measuring uptake and adoption rates of Internet usage can
    be a complex endeavor as many low income households may have Internet
    service for a time but then may lose it during periods of economic
    hardship. This is why ensuring broadband affordability is so critical
    so that households can get and stay online. If confirmed, I look
    forward to working with the Commission, your office, and others to
    identify additional ways to understand how we can most effectively
    reach these consumers.

        Question 41. Do you believe the FCC has developed sufficient goals
    and metrics to track the ACP's effectiveness and progress over time?
        Answer. Although the FCC has developed good goals and metrics for
    ACP, every program has room for improvement. If confirmed, I would work
    with all stakeholders to ensure the effectiveness of the program.

        Question 42. GAO has criticized the FCC for its failure to develop
    specific goals and metrics to track ACP's effectiveness and progress
    over time. Do you agree with these concerns?
        Answer. Although the FCC has developed good goals and metrics for
    ACP, every program has room for improvement. If confirmed, I would work
    with all stakeholders to ensure the effectiveness of the program.

        Question 43. In 2016, the Universal Service Administrative Company
    contracted Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC to conduct an independent
    program evaluation of Lifeline. Have you read this report?
        Answer. I have not, but if confirmed I will review it.

        Question 44. Do you agree with the recommendations in the Grant
    Thornton report?
        Answer. I have not reviewed the report, but if confirmed I will do
    so.

        Question 45. Do you think the recommendations in the report should
    have been implemented in setting up the ACP program?
        Answer. I have not reviewed the report, but if confirmed I will do
    so.

        Question 46. Do you believe that the FCC has adequately implemented
    the Grant Thornton report's recommendations in setting up the ACP?
        Answer. I have not reviewed the report, but if confirmed I will do
    so.

        Question 47. I understand that when the ACP program was being
    designed, FCC Commissioners Carr and Simington pushed to include the
    IG's recommendation to require ACP applicants to include the last four
    digits of their social security number to help the FCC identify fraud
    more quickly. Would you support this recommendation?
        Answer. The ACP, as directed by law, allows for multiple forms of
    identification, including the last four digits of a social security
    number. I would support continuing to allow for multiple forms of ID to
    better assist accurately identifying qualifying individuals.

        Question 48. If you become Chairwoman, will you commit to
    maintaining former Chairman Pai's policy on publicizing FCC meeting
    items prior to the Commission's vote?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 49. Irrespective of whether you become Chairwoman, will
    you commit to vocally supporting maintaining Chairman Pai's policy on
    publicizing FCC meeting items prior to the Commission's vote?
        Answer, Yes.

        Question 50. If you become Chairwoman, will you commit to making
    non-meeting items (referred to as ``circulates'') public at the same
    time Commissioners are considering them?
        Answer. If I were to become Chairwoman, I would work with my
    colleagues and the Office of General Counsel to determine whether it
    would be appropriate to release circulates to the public at the same
    time they are being considered by Commissioners.

        Question 51. Irrespective of whether you become Chairwoman, will
    you commit to vocally supporting making circulates public at the same
    time Commissioners are considering them?
        Answer. If confirmed, I would work with my colleagues and the
    Office of General Counsel to determine whether it would be appropriate
    to release circulates to the public at the same time they are being
    considered by Commissioners.

        Question 52. If you become Chairwoman, will you commit to allowing
    any two Commissioners to call up a bureau level item for a Commission
    vote?
        Answer. If I were to become Chairwoman, I would work with my
    colleagues to determine whether to call up a bureau level item for a
    Commission vote.

        Question 53. Irrespective of whether you become Chairwoman, will
    you commit to vocally supporting allowing any two Commissioners to call
    up a bureau level item for a Commission vote?
        Answer. If confirmed, I would work with my colleagues to determine
    whether to call up a bureau level item for a Commission vote.

        Question 54. If you become Chairwoman, will you commit that you
    will not block a large transaction without a Commission vote?
        Answer. I believe Commissioners should vote on more items, not
    fewer.

        Question 55. Irrespective of whether you become Chairwoman, will
    you commit to vocally opposing the Chairman/Chairwoman if they block a
    large transaction without a Commission vote?
        Answer. I believe Commissioners should vote on more items, not
    fewer.
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       Response to Supplemental Questions Submitted by Hon. Ted Cruz to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Question 1. What role, if any, does the FCC have with respect to
    online ``misinformation'' or ``disinformation''?
        Answer. I am unaware that the FCC has any role with respect to
    online content.

        Question 2. You said in your answer that you are a supporter of the
    First Amendment and that it protects each of us. Does that mean that
    when FCC exercises its authority over broadcast and cable operators
    that have an online presence, you agree that the FCC has no role in
    considering ``misinformation'' or ``disinformation'' in reviewing their
    licensing applications or pursuing enforcement actions?
        Answer. I believe the FCC is prohibited by law from engaging in
    censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of broadcasters and
    cable operators, including when reviewing license applications or in
    enforcement proceedings based on their online presence. That said, if
    confirmed, I would carefully review the facts of any specific matter
    keeping First Amendment principles in mind.

        Question 3. Would you consider whether a broadcaster has engaged in
    ``misinformation'' or ``disinformation'' in reviewing their licensing
    applications or pursuing enforcement actions?
        Answer. I believe the FCC is prohibited by law from engaging in
    censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of broadcasters and
    cable operators, including when reviewing license applications or in
    enforcement proceedings. That said, if confirmed, I would carefully
    review the facts of any specific matter keeping First Amendment
    principles in mind.

        Question 4. To the extent FCC has authority over broadband
    providers, do you agree that the FCC should not consider online spread
    of ``misinformation'' or ``disinformation'' in exercising such
    authority?
        Answer. It's unclear in what context such an issue would arise, but
    if it did, I believe the FCC is prohibited by law from engaging in
    censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of any party,
    including broadband providers, and thus, if confirmed, I would
    carefully review the facts of any specific matter keeping First
    Amendment principles in mind.
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         Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. John Thune to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Question 1. During the hearing, I asked you if you believe the FCC
    should come to Congress for more direction before attempting any
    iteration of net neutrality rules and you answered ``No.'' However, you
    could not provide a single harm that has happened since the FCC's 2017
    Restoring Internet Freedom Order. I'd like to ask again, since the
    FCC's 2017 order to repeal the heavy-handed Obama-era Title II
    regulations, what sort of activities have ISPs engaged in that the FCC
    would need Title II authority? What specific harms have you seen?
        Answer. The coronavirus pandemic demonstrated that access to
    broadband is no longer just nice-to-have, it is a necessity for work,
    education, healthcare, and for full participation in society. Title II
    classification is important for protecting our fundamental values of
    universal service and consumer protection when accessing broadband
    networks. Without it, the FCC would lack a mechanism for protecting the
    fundamental values of our most critical communications systems today.

        Do you support Federal legislation on net neutrality, or do you
    believe it is preferable for the rules to be determined by the party in
    control of the FCC? If you support Federal legislation, do you support
    the pre-emption of states to ensure consumers are provided a consistent
    set or protections when using the Internet?
        Answer. I welcome Congressional action on net neutrality. While
    several states have set up their own rules, including California,
    Montana, and others, I believe a Federal response is what is needed.

        Question 2. The previous FCC led by former Chairman Pai provided
    critical relief from state and local obstacles that increased costs and
    delayed deployment of ``5G small cells.''
        Will you commit to preserving the previous FCC's reforms and
    expanding upon them during your tenure?
        Answer. If confirmed, I commit to working with state and local
    partners to support the expeditious deployment of 5G and avoid
    unnecessary delays in state and local approval processes.

        Question 3. ``Yes'' or ``no,'' do you think the FCC should regulate
    the rates charged for broadband services? If so, what would your
    proposal for broadband rate regulation look like?
        Answer. No.

        Question 4. The Universal Service Fund at the FCC, particularly the
    High Cost Program, has had a significant impact on states like South
    Dakota that have large rural areas. Do you believe it is important to
    provide rural broadband providers, particularly rate of return
    carriers, regulatory certainty in the USF program?
        Answer. Yes. Furthermore, given appellate challenges to the USF, it
    is imperative to get legal clarity about the status of the fund.

        Question 5. In addition to the FCC's programs aimed at closing the
    digital divide, NTIA, USDA, and the Department of Treasury are
    disbursing funds to support the buildout of broadband networks.
        How would you characterize the coordination between the FCC, NTIA,
    and USDA given that they all have programs that support broadband? Are
    you concerned that programs administered by NTIA, Treasury, and RUS are
    going to overbuild FCC-funded locations? What steps can the FCC take to
    ensure these programs do not overbuild other federally funded networks?
        Answer. I agree with you about the importance of the FCC, NTIA,
    USDA, and Treasury working together to avoid unnecessary duplication.
    For its part, the FCC should coordinate to ensure funding is directed
    to areas without adequate service and avoid unnecessary duplication.
    Congress in its wisdom required FCC, NTIA, and USDA to enter into an
    agreement to share information to facilitate coordinated funding
    decisions and I am pleased to see that these agencies entered two
    interagency agreements, one of which included the Department of
    Treasury, that specifically require coordination relating to broadband
    deployment. I understand that the May 12 agreement requires the
    agencies to share information on a regular basis about their respective
    funding programs and to develop consistent and complementary formats,
    standards, protocols, and reporting processes.

        Question 6. The FCC took the bold step to lead the world by
    allocating all 1,200 MHz of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed services. As
    we prepare for the WRC in November 2023, we are asking the world to
    follow in our footsteps and unlock the band's potential for global Wi-
    Fi connectivity. I am concerned because the Commission has yet to
    authorize the use of VLP, enable standard power through AFC, or
    increase power limits through LPI. Finalizing these outstanding items
    seems critical to demonstrate our leadership globally.
        What steps can the FCC take to bolster the U.S. delegation's
    position heading into WRC?
        Answer. I agree that continued progress on making the 6 GHz band
    available for unlicensed use is important. As a member of the U.S.
    delegation, the FCC also should assist with working with regional
    telecommunication organizations to adopt a ``No Change'' position to
    the 6 GHz band under WRC-23 Agenda Item 1.2. Doing so will keep the
    band open and globally harmonized for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi.

        Question 7. Chair Rosenworcel announced recently that she would be
    asking the Commission to vote on a Notice of Inquiry examining the
    practices of broadband providers imposing so-called data caps on
    consumer broadband plans. Do you think there is a pervasive industry
    problem with respect to data caps that warrants the FCC spending its
    time and resources to examine this practice?
        Answer. I am unfamiliar with industry's practices with respect to
    data caps, but if confirmed I would review the record.
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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Jerry Moran to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Question 1. Do you believe the Affordable Connectivity Program
    (ACP) is properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have
    broadband service? What changes would you make to ACP to ensure it is
    properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have broadband
    service?
        Answer. Measuring uptake and adoption rates of Internet usage can
    be a complex endeavor as many low income households may have Internet
    service for a time but then may lose it during periods of economic
    hardship. This is why ensuring broadband affordability is so critical
    so that households can get and stay online. If confirmed to the FCC, I
    look forward to working with the Commission, your office, and others to
    identify additional ways to understand how we can most effectively
    reach these consumers.

        What can be done to simplify and streamline Federal broadband
    affordability programs? What should be done to ensure Federal broadband
    affordability programs, including Lifeline and the Affordable
    Connectivity Program, do not have overlapping objectives?
        Answer. For so many, affordable Internet and mobile service is a
    true lifeline. It can be especially critical to help veterans and
    families in rural communities access remote health care, remote work,
    online upskilling and job training. If confirmed, I look forward to
    working with your office and the Commission to see how we can ensure
    these programs are available to the households who need them most.

        Question 2. While significant resources have been provided to NTIA
    to bridge the divide for fixed services, the FCC has an opportunity to
    make sure that rural communities and small towns have access to mobile
    connectivity and the benefits of 5G wireless services. However, the
    rules for the 5G Fund were adopted in 2020 and may need to be updated
    for changes in technology and to reflect the release of the FCC's
    broadband maps.
        Do you believe the 5G Fund should allocate support to rural areas
    lacking quality 5G, based on the FCC's new maps?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 3. A topic of the June 21 House Energy & Commerce
    Committee FCC oversight hearing was whether the full commission should
    be required to vote on mergers and acquisitions that fall under the
    FCC's purview, in light of the FCC's treatment of the Standard
    General--TEGNA attempted merger.
        Setting aside the question of whether the Chair currently has the
    authority to defer mergers and acquisitions to an administrative law
    judge without a full committee vote, as occurred in the TEGNA case, do
    you believe this policy needs to be amended, to ensure the full
    Commission is able to weigh in?
        Answer. I believe that Commissioners should vote on more items, not
    fewer.
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Marsha Blackburn to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Question 1. Throughout your career, you have worked for and
    represented major telecommunications companies before the FCC and
    Congress. You have also donated to the campaigns of Democrat members on
    this committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

        Question 1a. If confirmed, how will these past actions affect your
    recusals from FCC proceedings?
        Answer. In connection with the nomination process, I have consulted
    with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the Federal Communication
    Commission's Designated Agency Ethics Official to identify potential
    conflicts of interest. If confirmed, any potential conflicts of
    interest will be resolved in accordance with the terms of the ethics
    agreement into which I have entered with the Commission's Designated
    Agency Ethics Official.

        Question 1b. How will this impact your role at the FCC, if
    confirmed?
        Answer. If confirmed, I will work with the Commission's Designated
    Agency Ethics Official to resolve any potential conflicts of interest
    in accordance with the terms of the ethics agreement into which I have
    entered.

        Question 2. Much of your focus in recent years has been dedicated
    to drones. Earlier this month, I introduced the STOP Illicit Drones Act
    with Senator Warner. That bill aims to address Chinese espionage and
    security threats posed by drone companies like DJI--an issue
    highlighted by several military branches and Federal agencies.

        Question 2a. Can you speak to the threats posed by Chinese drone
    companies like DJI?
        Answer. I am aware that sixteen U.S. senators recently asked U.S.
    security officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
    Agency to assess possible threats posed by drones that are manufactured
    by SZ DJI Technology Company, asserting that the widely used devices
    could be used to inform foreign government officials about critical
    infrastructure such as pipelines, railways, and power stations. If
    confirmed, I would work with you and Senator Warner to better
    understand such threats and how the FCC can help address them.
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          Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Ted Budd to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Question 1. The FCC has been clear in the past that mid-band
    spectrum 2.5 GHz band spectrum can deliver 5G broadband to Americans,
    particularly in rural and underserved locations. That is why I am
    concerned that the FCC is missing an opportunity by failing to act on
    requests to use the 2.5 GHz band auctioned off last summer on either a
    permanent or temporary basis. I understand that there are 1.6 million
    people in my state that could receive enhanced wireless service--
    including wireless home internet--within days of the FCC permitting the
    use of this 2.5 GHz spectrum. I realize the FCC's auction authority has
    expired. Many experts [1], however, have said that the FCC
    has authority to still issue licenses won at auction and certainly has
    authority to permit temporary authority of that spectrum. Do you
    believe, like Commissioner Carr, that Section 309A of the
    Communications Act allows the FCC to still issue licenses won at
    auction? If confirmed, will you commit to finding a timely solution to
    get this spectrum put to use as quickly as possible?
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        Answer. It is my hope that Congress will act to restore FCC auction
    authority as quickly as possible. If that does not occur before my
    potential confirmation, I commit to working with the General Counsel
    and my colleagues to understand what actions the FCC can take pursuant
    to its statutory authority with regard to the 2.5 GHz band licensees,
    including the General Counsel's interpretation of the Commission's
    authority under Section 309(a) notwithstanding the expiration of the
    Commission's auction authority.
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    Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Shelley Moore Capito to

                                   Anna Gomez
    Rural Broadband Protection Act
        Ensuring that USF high-cost programs are being well managed is a
    goal all of us share. As we await a potential Phase II auction of RDOF,
    there were clearly ways to improve upon Phase I--to speed up the
    process and to make sure smaller ISPs are better able to participate. I
    have a bill--the Rural Broadband Protection Act with Senator Klobuchar
    that seeks to improve future phases of high-cost programs by requiring
    a more thorough vetting and verification process for ISPs. I know I
    have discussed my legislation with a few of you.

        Question 1. Ms. Gomez, do you support the kinds of improvements in
    my bill?
        Answer. I support ensuring that USF funding is used for its
    intended purpose, and would welcome reforms, such as those in the Rural
    Broadband Protection Act.
    ACP
        Ms. Gomez, there are 108,000 West Virginians in the Affordable
    Connectivity Program. Affordable connectivity is a priority for me, but
    up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty rate to qualify and a number
    of other provisions leave the program too broad and open it up to
    potential wrongdoing.

        Question 2. Do you think changes to the program are needed? If so,
    what specifically on the waste, fraud, and abuse side?
        Answer. Ensuring that broadband is affordable and reliable is
    critical to closing the digital divide. As someone who has experienced
    personally the impact of income instability, I know how important a
    program like the ACP is to a family struggling to pay the bills at the
    end of the month. If confirmed, I look forward to working with you and
    others at the Commission to find ways to ensure the ACP is available to
    those who need it most.
    Tech Neutrality
        A growing number of West Virginians rely on non-fiber broadband
    coverage--like Starlink. Last year, the FCC abruptly reversed its
    decision to authorize nearly $900 million to Starlink to provide high-
    speed broadband to hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses
    across 35 states.

        Question 3. How do you feel about the importance of being
    technology neutral when it comes to connecting people?
        Answer. I believe that successfully connecting all homes and
    businesses requires an ``all of the above'' strategy.
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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Dan Sullivan to
                                   Anna Gomez
        Alaska's dedicated high cost program, the Alaska Plan, has been a
    massive success that recognizes the unique challenges associated with
    broadband connectivity in Alaska. As you all are aware, the FCC is
    currently working on an extension of the Alaska Plan. The certainty of
    the Plan has been critical to build-out in Alaska and will continue to
    be, especially with the significant investments in broadband
    infrastructure taking place.

    a. Will you commit to continue to recognize Alaska's unique needs and
            support an extension of the Alaska Plan?
        Answer. Yes.

        b. Do you agree that the Commission should work expeditiously on
    the extension in order to provide certainty to service in our state as
    more broadband deployments are being planned?
        Answer. Yes.
        It is assumed that if all of you are confirmed, a 3-2 Commission
    will re-implement the heavy handed ``Net Neutrality'' regulations under
    Title II of the Communications Act. It has been 5 years since the ``Net
    Neutrality'' regulation rollback, and I think we can agree that the
    apocalyptic predictions have not played out.

        a. If ``Net Neutrality'' rules are put into place again, is it good
    for stakeholders and consumers to experience this sort of regulatory
    whiplash?
        Answer. I would welcome Congressional action on net neutrality. The
    coronavirus pandemic demonstrated that access to broadband is no longer
    just nice-to-have, it is a necessity for work, education, healthcare,
    and for full participation in society. Title II classification is
    important for protecting our fundamental values of universal service
    and consumer protection when accessing broadband networks. Without it,
    the FCC would lack a mechanism for protecting the fundamental values of
    our most critical communications systems today.

        b. Shouldn't the FCC defer to Congress to settle this issue?
        Answer. I would welcome Congressional action on net neutrality.
        We are in the process of distributing a historic amount of funding
    for broadband deployment across the country--$65 billion alone from
    IIJA. Alaska is eager to make the most of this opportunity, and we have
    more work to do than most. But one thing I continue to be very
    conscious of, is the letting this opportunity to go to waste. I've
    talked to the Chairwoman about this concern. She mentioned a number of
    steps to take, including making clear, loudly, from the beginning, the
    penalties for waste, fraud, and abuse; also extensive vetting on the
    front end to ensure that applicants can deliver the service and speeds
    they claim.

        a. Do you think the various agencies tasked with distributing this
    money have established adequate safeguards against waste, fraud, and
    abuse?
        Answer. Yes, although, if confirmed, I would work with the agencies
    to ensure continued and improved safeguards to protect the programs'
    integrity.

        b. What more can be done in terms of agency coordination?
        Answer. It is important that the FCC, NTIA, USDA, and Department of
    Treasury work together to ensure funding is directed to areas without
    adequate service and to avoid unnecessary duplication.
        Congress in its wisdom required FCC, NTIA, and USDA to enter into
    an agreement to share information to facilitate coordinated funding
    decisions and I am pleased to see that these agencies entered two
    interagency agreements, one of which included the Department of
    Treasury, that specifically require coordination relating to broadband
    deployment. I understand that the May 12 agreement requires the
    agencies to share information on a regular basis about their respective
    funding programs and to develop consistent and complementary formats,
    standards, protocols, and reporting processes. If confirmed, I would
    work with the agencies to ensure continued and improved safeguards to
    protect the programs' integrity.

        c. What role can the IG play in this effort?
        Answer. The IG can be consulted and can share their insights into
    ensuring program integrity. This can be especially helpful as the
    Commission drafts and considers rulemakings.
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       Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Maria Cantwell to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. Middle mile networks are critical to lowering the cost
    of broadband buildout and providing affordable, accessible high-speed
    Internet in places that remain difficult to serve.
        Two weeks ago, NTIA announced the first recipients of the
    Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's middle mile funding. This round of
    funding will expand high-capacity middle mile networks across 35
    states.
        The announcement also provided new data on the need for new middle
    mile networks. NTIA received over 260 applications--and nearly $7.5
    billion in requests for support--for this $1 billion program. In total,
    demand was seven times more than the amount Congress appropriated for
    the program.

        Question 1a. How can the FCC promote the buildout of middle mile
    networks to lower the cost of broadband for consumers and achieve more
    redundant and resilient networks?
        Answer. Ubiquitous, affordable, and accessible high-speed Internet
    services simply will not exist without middle mile networks. One way
    that the FCC can promote the buildout of middle mile networks is to
    further streamline the permitting process that applies to these
    networks. If the FCC can reduce the regulatory costs associated with
    building these networks, then that action would free up additional
    capital for the buildout and maintenance of these networks. Additional
    congressional action regarding the approval process for middle mile
    builds that traverse Federal lands could also help promote the buildout
    of middle mile networks. I would also welcome the opportunity to work
    with you or your staff on additional ideas for achieving the important
    public policy goal of robust middle mile networks.

        Question 1b. If reconfirmed, will you commit to working with my
    office on developing solutions to deploy middle mile broadband via the
    electric grid?
        Answer. Yes. I would welcome the opportunity to work with your
    office on solutions to deploy middle mile broadband, including via the
    electric grid.

        Question 2. There are several important proceedings in front of the
    FCC, some of which have been deadlocked because of the agency's 2-2
    commission. This includes an item on modifying the emission limits for
    the 24 GHz Band, which impacts weather data.
        I have asked the Commission to fix this issue since the last
    administration ran roughshod over the concerns of the Department of
    Commerce, NASA, NOAA, and the American Meteorological Society.

        Question 2a. If reconfirmed, will you commit to considering the
    emission limits for the 24 GHz Band, which impacts weather data?
        Answer. Yes. I am also happy to work with you or your office on
    this issue.

        Question 2b. If reconfirmed, will you also commit to working with
    NASA and NOAA to find ways to deploy 5G that will minimize the damage
    to critical weather safety incumbent users in the 24 GHz band?
        Answer. Yes, I am happy to work with NASA and NOAA on ensuring that
    5G and critical weather safety incumbents can coexist.

        Question 3. According to a GAO report from last year, only 30
    percent of people in tribal rural lands have access to broadband, more
    than double the number of people without access in non-tribal rural
    lands.
        To address this issue, Congress directed $3 billion to NTIA's
    Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, which provides grants to tribes
    seeking to build much-needed broadband infrastructure and increase
    broadband adoption.
        Tribes in the state of Washington have received more than $93.4
    million in support through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
    While this is significant progress, it is far from a comprehensive
    solution to ensure our tribal communities can access telehealth
    appointments, remote learning, and other online services that require
    high-speed internet.

        Question 3.a. How should the FCC better engage with tribal
    communities through government-to-government consultation?
        Answer. The state of connectivity on Tribal rural lands is not
    acceptable. In my time on the Commission, I have taken the opportunity
    to visit with Tribal leaders in their communities--from meetings with
    leaders of the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico to meetings on the
    Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota and more. These visits allowed
    me to get a firsthand sense of the challenges that remain in connecting
    Tribal rural areas. Due at least in part to these visits, I have led or
    supported several FCC initiatives designed to improve connectivity on
    Tribal rural lands, including the FCC's decision to open up a rural
    Tribal priority window for 2.5 GHz licenses. I also requested that the
    FCC set aside $10 million from our ACP grant outreach program to
    specifically boost participation in ACP within Tribal communities. I
    successfully sought this set aside after a visit to the Coeur D'Alene
    reservation where I met with Tribal leaders to discuss expanding
    participation in the ACP Program. Going forward, I think the FCC can
    better engage with Tribal communities by conducting more regular and
    formal government-to-government consultations. I would welcome the
    chance to participate in these.

        Question 3.b. If reconfirmed, will you commit to making broadband
    access on tribal lands a priority?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 4. Accurate broadband maps are critical to ensuring that
    broadband funding is targeted to the places that need it the most in
    the United States.
        Last month, the FCC released an updated version of its new maps.
    This revised map incorporated millions of states' and local
    communities' challenges into the map, resulting in more than 1 million
    new locations being added to the map, including tens of thousands of
    new locations in the State of Washington.
        While this is a step forward from prior versions of the map, some
    communities remain concerned about the map's accuracy.

        Question 4.a. How should the FCC work with communities to improve
    on the newest version of its broadband maps?
        Answer. I agree that accurate broadband maps are critical to our
    Nation's broadband initiatives. That is why I have been meeting
    directly either in person or virtually with numerous state broadband
    offices that are engaged with the mapping process. I am encouraged that
    the FCC's mapping team is continuing to work with stakeholders to
    resolve challenges to the latest version of the FCC map. Going forward,
    the FCC should continue to engage with state broadband offices as well
    as other stakeholders, including community leaders, and move as quickly
    as it can in resolving challenges to the map.

        Question 4.b. How should the FCC hold Internet service providers
    accountable for inaccurately reporting their service availability?
        Answer. The Broadband DATA Act makes it unlawful for an entity or
    individual to willfully and knowingly, or recklessly, submit
    information or data that is materially inaccurate or incomplete with
    respect to the availability of broadband Internet access service or the
    quality of service with respect to broadband Internet access service.
        The Commission voted to impose a base forfeiture of $15,000 per
    violation on providers that file materially inaccurate or incomplete
    information. The FCC should hold Internet service providers accountable
    by applying and enforcing these rules.

        Question 5. Commissioner Carr, you've stated that you oppose the
    FCC using its Title II authority to adopt new net neutrality
    regulations. At the same time, however, you have also asserted support
    for the concepts of net neutrality, and suggested that adopting rules
    under Section 706 of the Communications Act is a potential path to
    reach bipartisan consensus on net neutrality at the FCC.
        In 2016's U.S. Telecom Association v. FCC, however, the D.C.
    Circuit stated that while its earlier net neutrality opinion, Verizon
    v. FCC, ``held that section 706 gives the Commission authority to enact
    open Internet rules,'' the prior court ``nonetheless vacated the anti-
    blocking and anti-discrimination provisions'' because the Commission
    was prohibited from applying common carrier regulations to Title I
    information services (which broadband was classified as at that time).

        Question 5.a. What authority do you believe the FCC currently has,
    besides Title II, to adopt net neutrality rules?
        Answer. In our 2017 decision, we adopted a net neutrality
    transparency rule without reclassifying broadband as a Title II
    service. In that instance, the FCC relied on Section 257 of the
    Communications Act as authority. The D.C. Circuit later upheld that
    rule as authorized by Section 257.

        Question 5.b. What is the impact of Verizon v. FCC on the FCC's
    ability to enact net neutrality rules under Section 706? Does it limit
    the FCC's ability to enact those rules, such as anti-blocking and anti-
    discrimination measures, without reclassifying broadband as a Title II
    service?
        Answer. When it comes to the Federal government's authority to take
    action against an ISP that engages in blocking or discrimination, Title
    II classification is not a prerequisite. For example, pursuant to the
    FCC's 2017 transparency rule, which remains in effect, Comcast has
    disclosed that it does not engage in blocking, throttling, and similar
    discriminatory conduct as outlined in its disclosure. Therefore, if
    Comcast were to block or throttle contrary to those disclosures, the
    FTC could take action under its Section 5 authority.

        Question 5.c. What impact does the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022
    decision in West Virginia v. EPA have on the FCC's ability to use
    Section 706 to enact net neutrality regulations?
        Answer. Any FCC decision to adopt net neutrality regulations,
    regardless of the source of authority invoked by the agency, will
    likely need to satisfy the standard discussed in West Virginia v. EPA.

        Question 6. In several media appearances, including your October
    19, 2020, appearance on iHeartRadio's Sara Carter Show, you stated that
    ``Democrats have hopped from one hoax to the next to explain their loss
    at the ballot box.''
        Additionally, in your May 27, 2020, appearance on Tucker Carlson
    Tonight, when responding to questions on whether a fair and free
    election is possible in 2020, you stated, ``Doing nothing is not an
    option'' when an online platform like Facebook ``has tossed the keys of
    content moderation'' to its oversight board ``ahead of the 2020
    election.''

        Question 6.a. What do you mean by your statement above that
    ``Democrats have hopped from one hoax to the next?''
        Answer. If I recall correctly, the cited media appearances in 2020
    related to the ongoing debate on Section 230 of the Communications Act
    and free speech. With respect to that policy debate, I was concerned
    then, and remain concerned today, that Section 230 has been interpreted
    in a way that, for one, departs from the plain terms of the statute as
    passed by Congress and, for another, promotes censorship of viewpoints.
    I believe the FCC has an appropriate role, as the FCC's General Counsel
    at the time noted, to interpret the provisions in Section 230 in a way
    that conforms with the terms of the statute as passed by Congress.
        Moreover, I believe that my nearly six year long record on the
    Commission demonstrates that I work very well with all of my FCC
    colleagues. I am proud of the collegial, working relationships that we
    share. We have consistently found common ground on difficult, often
    thorny issues. I think that my track record of bipartisanship and
    promoting the public interest on the FCC is why a broad and diverse
    cross section of stakeholders have spoken in favor of my renomination.

        Question 6.b. What did you mean by your statement on Tucker Carlson
    Tonight that ``Doing nothing is not an option''?
        Answer. If I recall correctly, I was referring there to my view
    that the FCC should issue a decision that interprets the terms in
    Section 230 of the Communications Act in a way that is consistent with
    the statute as passed by Congress.

        Question 6.c. As an FCC Commissioner, what do you think the FCC
    should do when ``Doing nothing is not an option''?
        Answer. In the context of decisions that interpret statutory
    provisions of the Communications Act in ways that diverge from the
    plain terms of those provisions as enacted by Congress, I believe that
    the FCC, as the agency charged by Congress with administering the
    Communications Act, should issue a decision that interprets the statute
    in a way that is consistent with the provisions as passed by Congress.

        Question 7. In March of 2020, you sent a letter to the House
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence criticizing its
    investigation into Donald Trump and calling the work of the committee a
    ``secret and partisan surveillance machine'' on Twitter.

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        Question 7.a. Why did you send this letter to the House Permanent
    Select Committee on Intelligence?
        Answer. Federal law has long protected the privacy and
    confidentiality of Americans' call records. Section 222 of the
    Communications Act is one of those protections, and the FCC administers
    that statutory provision. Call records include the telephone numbers
    that Americans dial as well as the date, time, and duration of their
    calls. Given their nature, the FCC has determined that call records
    contain ``highly-sensitive personal information.'' I sent that letter
    in the interests of ensuring that any collection of protected call
    records takes place consistent with both the safeguards that Congress
    put in place through Section 222 and the FCC's implementing
    requirements.

        Question 7.b. Why did you call the committee ``a secret and
    partisan surveillance machine'' on Twitter?
        Answer. There are a number of cases where, absent exigent
    circumstances, a committee has publicly disclosed that it has issued a
    subpoena for information. That public disclosure has allowed
    individuals, if they choose, to go to court and vindicate or attempt to
    vindicate any rights they may have or think they may have in
    maintaining the confidentiality of the information sought. Indeed,
    courts long ago established a process for Americans to seek judicial
    review before Congress obtains documents in response to a congressional
    subpoena.

        Question 7.c. Did you ever voice similar concerns about
    investigations led by Republican lawmakers or Administrations?
        Answer. Yes. For example, when I learned through reporting
    published in June 2021 that the Department of Justice in 2017 and 2018
    had reportedly obtained records on Democratic Members of the House
    Intelligence Committee, including Rep. Adam Schiff, I re-upped my
    concerns and stated that ``There remains a pressing need to
    fundamentally reform how those in political power--whether R or D--
    surreptitiously obtain sensitive call records, especially when it comes
    to politically-motivated probes.''

        Question 7.d. If you did voice similar concerns in response to
    Questions 7.c, and those concerns were made public, please provide any
    records of those concerns you made in any letters, statements, and/or
    social media postings.
        Answer.
        https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/1404812569307668488?s=20

        Question 8. You have said in interviews and tweeted that
    ``Republicans want less censorship and more speech,'' while ``Democrats
    want less speech and more censorship.''
        About Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, you said in an interview
    with Dana Loesch that left-leaning organizations don't support the
    acquisition because ``they really like the type of censorship that's
    taking place right now, and Elon Musk said he wants to head in a
    different direction.''

        Question 8.a. Can you explain why you believe that Democrats are in
    favor of censorship?
        Answer. If I recall correctly, I was referring in that interview to
    a request that an organization filed with the FCC that called on the
    agency to block Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter on the grounds that the
    acquisition, in their view, threatened free speech. I believe I was
    attempting to make clear, one, that the FCC did not have the authority
    to block that acquisition and, two, that the government more generally
    should not block an acquisition of a social media site on the grounds
    that the acquirer would not block speech protected by the First
    Amendment.
        Indeed, in terms of my own views, there is an ongoing debate in
    this country about the best way to address speech that people find
    objectionable. There are different takes on the path forward. I have
    long and consistently expressed the view that more speech is better
    than less. I think that debates on matters of public interest should be
    robust, uninhibited, and wide open; and I think this in part because
    this type of debate is how we can solve our most pressing problems. I
    believe that the remedy to speech that someone does not like or finds
    objectionable is counter speech.

        Question 8.b. Will your belief that left-leaning organizations,
    some of which may have matters before the FCC, ``like the type of
    censorship that's taking place right now,'' impact your ability to act
    as an impartial Commissioner at the FCC?
        Answer. I commit to treating every entity that has a matter before
    the FCC in a manner that is fair, just, and impartial.

        Question 9.

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        Question 9.a. Please explain why you posted the two tweets above.
        Answer. I posted those tweets in the context of expressing my view
    on the First Amendment that debate on matters of public interest should
    be robust, uninhibited, and wide open. I believe that the best remedy
    to speech that someone does not like or finds objectionable is more
    speech. I posted them because I believe that a newsroom's decision
    about what stories to cover and how to frame them should, consistent
    with the First Amendment, be beyond the reach of any government
    official.

        Question 9.b. Will your belief that Democrats are trying to silence
    newsrooms impact your ability to act impartially on broadcasting
    matters as an FCC Commissioner?
        Answer. I commit to treating every entity that has a broadcasting
    matter before the FCC in a manner that is fair, just, and impartial.

        Question 10.

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        Question 10.a. Please explain why you posted the tweet above.
        Answer. I believe that I posted this tweet to provide my view on
    some of the discussions that had been taking place in a Senate hearing
    on Section 230.

        Question 10.b. Will your belief that Democrats ``want more
    censorship and less speech'' impact your abilities to review Section
    230, if it comes before you as an FCC Commissioner?
        Answer. I commit to resolving any issue that comes before the FCC
    in a manner that is fair, just, and impartial to all parties.

        Question 11.

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        Question 11.a. Please explain why you posted your tweet above.
        Answer. I posted this tweet to distribute my February 21, 2021
    press release. In that press release, I make clear that, consistent
    with the First Amendment, I believe that a newsroom's decision about
    what stories to cover and how to frame them should be beyond the reach
    of any government official. With respect to the particular word choice
    in the tweet, with the benefit of hindsight, I would have made the
    point about my substantive concerns with the underlying issue in a
    different way.

        Question 11.b. As an FCC Commissioner, do you think it is
    appropriate to publicly suggest that Democrats--or anyone--engage in
    book burning, especially with no cited evidence?
        Answer. I did not intend my tweet to be read as suggesting that
    anyone is engaged in that conduct. I sent the tweet to distribute my
    February 21, 2021 press release that addressed an important public
    policy debate about free speech. As stated above, with respect to the
    particular word choice in the tweet, with the benefit of hindsight, I
    would have made the point about my substantive concerns with the
    underlying issue in a different way. Moreover, I believe that my years'
    long record on the Commission demonstrates that I work very well with
    all of my FCC colleagues. I am proud of the collegial, working
    relationships that we share. We have consistently found common ground
    on difficult, often thorny issues. I think that my track record of
    bipartisanship on the FCC is why a broad and diverse cross section of
    stakeholders have spoken in favor of my renomination.

        Question 12. You made multiple appearances on far-right
    conservative media in your role as FCC Commissioner, including at least
    seven appearances on The Joe Pags Show, eleven appearances on Fox
    Business with Neil Cavuto, two appearances on the Glenn Beck Show, two
    appearances on Tucker Carlson Tonight, two appearances on the Ross
    Kaminsky Show, four appearances on the Sara Carter Show, and a May 10,
    2022 interview on the Ruthless Podcast.

        Question 12.a. Do you think it is appropriate for a sitting FCC
    Commissioner to appear frequently on such shows? How have these media
    appearances influenced your policies as an FCC Commissioner?
        Answer. As a public official, I think it is important to make
    myself available to a diverse set of journalists and media outlets. In
    addition to the outlets listed above, I have appeared on Morning Joe on
    MSNBC, on Brian Stelter's Reliable Sources show on CNN, on Meet the
    Press Daily with Chuck Todd, on CBS Morning News, on Roland Martin's
    show Unfiltered, on NPR's Morning Edition, on various CNBC shows, and
    more.
        Likewise, I have welcomed the chance to discuss the FCC's work and
    policies I care about with a diverse set of additional outlets like
    Verge, The Economist, Billboard, The New York Times, The Wall Street
    Journal, local news stations, and more. With respect to the policies
    that I pursue as a Commissioner, I think that my years' long record at
    the FCC demonstrates that I work hard to find consensus and common
    ground, including on difficult, often thorny issues. I think that my
    track record of bipartisanship on the FCC is why a broad and diverse
    cross section of stakeholders have spoken in favor of my renomination.

        Question 12.b. Ruthless Podcast's tagline is ``Keep the faith. Hold
    the line. Own the Libs.'' Commissioner Carr, what does ``Own the Libs''
    mean to you and how has that influenced your decision-making on the
    FCC?
        Answer. I have not thought about the meaning of Ruthless Podcast's
    tagline. With respect to the policies that I pursue as a Commissioner,
    as noted above, I think that my years' long record at the FCC
    demonstrates that I work hard to find consensus and common ground,
    including on difficult, often thorny issues. I think that my track
    record of bipartisanship on the FCC is why a broad and diverse cross
    section of stakeholders have spoken in favor of my renomination.

        Question 13. On March 29, 2023, you ``liked'' a tweet that quote-
    tweeted you sharing survey results regarding public support on banning
    TikTok that mentioned ``The silent majority is alive and well'':

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        What does the ``silent majority'' mean in this context?
        Answer. Jacob Helberg is a Commissioner on the bipartisan U.S.-
    China Economic and Security Review Commission. Commissioner Helberg's
    reference to the ``silent majority'' in this context appears to me to
    be a reference to the 57 percent majority of Americans, including a
    majority of both Republicans and Democrats, that, while perhaps not as
    vocal as the minority of Americans that oppose banning TikTok, support
    banning TikTok, according to the Marist survey that I tweeted out.

        Question 14. On November 8, 2018, you Tweeted the following:

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        Mayor Liccardo responded to your November 8, 2018 tweet, with the
    following:

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        Can you explain why you did not validate this correction regarding
    San Jose's approval of small cells? Did you consider retracting your
    earlier tweet given that the information was incorrect? If not, why
    not?
        Answer. This exchange with Mayor Liccardo was part of a broader
    debate about the types of public policies that would help accelerate
    the buildout of small cells--the building blocks of 5G--and thus help
    extend high-speed Internet service to more Americans. Going forward in
    my discussions on this issue, I used the 86 figure.
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        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Brian Schatz to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. Do you commit to ensuring universal fixed broadband
    deployment to all Tribal homes and businesses?
        Answer. Yes, my goal is to ensure that fixed broadband is available
    to all Tribal homes and businesses.

        Question 2. Do you commit to ensuring universal mobile broadband
    deployment, including to all Tribal homes and businesses and along
    Tribal roads?
        Answer. Yes, my goal is to ensure that mobile broadband is
    available to all Tribal homes and businesses and along Tribal roads.

        Question 3. Do you commit to adopting additional Tribal priority
    access windows, just like in the 2.5 GHz auction, where it is feasible
    and in the public interest to do so?
        Answer. Yes.

        Question 4. When the United States auctions spectrum located over
    the lands of an Indian Tribe it does not share any portion of the
    proceeds with the Tribe, which is a sovereign government. Should the
    United States allocate a portion of these revenues to a Tribe or
    dedicate a portion to advancing universal and affordable communications
    services on the Tribal lands?
        Answer. I think this is an interesting idea for Congress to
    consider. I would welcome the opportunity to work with you or your
    staff on it.

        Question 5. Do you commit to expanding access to unlicensed
    spectrum? What bands do you view as the most promising opportunities to
    expand unlicensed access?
        Answer. Yes, I would vote in favor of the FCC expanding access to
    additional unlicensed spectrum. There are promising opportunities for
    expanding access and use of existing unlicensed bands. For instance, I
    have called on the FCC to open up the 6 GHz band for client-to-client
    device communication as well as authorize the operation of very low
    power devices, which could prove key to enabling AR/VR. I have also
    called for the FCC to look at updating our rules in U-NII-2C (5470-5725
    MHz), which is vastly underutilized today due to costly and cumbersome
    technical constraints on operations in the band.
        Question 6. Please provide your analysis of how well the FCC's new
    broadband maps portray the availability of broadband on Tribal lands.
    Should the FCC display Tribal boundaries just as it displays state
    boundaries? If not, why not? Should the FCC provide the number of
    locations associated with individual Tribal areas, in addition to
    offering an aggregated rollup of the number of Tribal locations and
    Tribal broadband availability nationwide? Are there changes you believe
    the FCC needs to adopt with respect to how it displays broadband
    availability on Tribal lands?
        Answer. Without an overlay on the FCC map that shows Tribal
    boundaries, it is difficult to provide an assessment of how well the
    FCC's new maps portray the availability of broadband on Tribal lands. I
    have checked the new FCC map for a number of Tribal lands that I have
    visited while on the FCC, including the Coeur d'Alene reservation,
    Mescalero Apache reservation, and the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. I
    believe that an accurate assessment would require the FCC to display
    Tribal boundaries, and I would support the FCC doing so. I would also
    support the FCC providing the number of locations associated with
    individual Tribal areas in addition to offering an aggregated rollup. I
    think those would be good reforms that the FCC should adopt.

        Question 7. In 2011 the FCC committed to working with Tribal
    communities and ensuring connectivity by establishing the FCC Native
    Nations Communications Task Force. This commitment was renewed in 2018
    for three years. Since 2021, the term of the Commission has been
    extended annually. Do you commit to making this Task Force permanent?
        Answer. To the extent there is no legal constraint on the FCC
    making the Native Nations Communications Task Force permanent or some
    reason why making it permanent would somehow impair the body's work, I
    would support making it permanent.

        Question 8. As the most populated remote place in the world, Hawaii
    has unique broadband needs, particularly with respect to inter-island
    and transpacific submarine cables. The State currently has significant
    plans in place to build inter-island submarine cables and to
    incentivize transpacific submarine cable landings. Can I have your
    commitment that you will not interfere with the State's plans and, to
    the extent it ever becomes necessary, that you will help ensure that
    Hawaii has the inter-island and transpacific submarine cable
    connectivity it needs?
        Answer. I am not familiar with the State's plans to build inter-
    island submarine cables. I would welcome the chance to learn more about
    it and find ways that I can support the work. I am interested as well
    in the opportunity to visit the State to hear firsthand about the
    challenges that remain and how I can further support the expansion of
    affordable broadband across Hawaii.

        Question 9. In 2020, the FCC Native Nations Communications Task
    Force published ``Recommendations for Improving Required Tribal
    Engagement Between Covered Providers and Tribal Governments.'' Since
    publication, what steps has the FCC taken to meet these
    recommendations?
        Answer. In December 2020, Tribal members of the Native Nations
    Communications Task Force (Task Force) developed a report to the
    Commission on recommendations for improving required engagement between
    those eligible telecommunications carriers that are recipients of
    universal service high-cost funds to provide communications services on
    Tribal lands and Tribal governments regarding deployment and
    provisioning of service on Tribal lands. Increased engagement is key to
    the FCC fulfilling its obligations. In consultation with staff from the
    Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and the Office of Native
    Affairs and Policy (ONAP), I have identified the following Tribal
    engagements by the FCC since the publication of the Native Nations
    Communications Task Force's recommendations:

       Rulemaking Outreach (E-Rate for Schools and Libraries): FCC
            staff, often including representatives from the Office of the
            Chairwoman, conducted 10 Tribal library tours/roundtables and 2
            Tribal consultation and listening sessions.

       ACP Outreach: FCC staff conducted 7 ACP outreach events,
            including webinars, Tribal meeting presentations, Tribal summit
            booths. Multiple events included more than one outreach format
            (e.g., a workshop and an in-person leadership event).

       FCC Tribal Workshops: On February 27, 2023, the Santa Ynez
            Band of Chumash Indians hosted an FCC Tribal workshop at their
            facility in Solvang, CA. Another workshop will be hosted by the
            Lummi Nation, Ferndale, Washington, on July 12-13, 2023.

       Native Nations Communications Task Force Meetings: In 2023,
            alone, there have been three meetings of the task force.

       FCC Systems: The FCC has updated the ONAP webpage and has
            initiated a e-mail distribution of Tribal leaders, Tribal IT
            directors, other Federal agencies and other interested parties
            and individuals. As of today, ONAP has sent out almost 50
            messages on upcoming funding and educational opportunities and
            related Commission activities.

        I would welcome the opportunity to work with you and your staff to
    ensure that the FCC is living up to its obligations.

        Question 10. Do you support 100 percent buildout requirements for
    new wireless licenses, covering all roads, homes, and businesses,
    especially including on Tribal lands?
        Answer. I am open to this idea. Wireless carriers now routinely
    provide service in excess of the minimum geographic coverage
    requirements in their FCC licenses. I would be open to considering
    expanding the buildout obligations beyond the FCC's current approaches
    because doing so could help ensure that we reach 100 percent coverage.
                                     ______

      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Tammy Duckworth to
                                  Brendan Carr
        I am concerned about the lack of coordination that took place
    between the FCC, NTIA, and the FAA during the initial rollout of 5G.
        We averted an aviation crisis--barely--in January of last year when
    President Biden's Administration helped broker a deal to delay full
    rollout of 5G to give airlines time to retrofit their altimeters to
    avoid interference.
        If aircraft are not retrofitted by July 1st, they might not be able
    to conduct lower visibility approaches and may need to divert.
        What I find so frustrating is that none of this confusion and delay
    should have been necessary. The FCC and FAA should have better
    coordinated much earlier in the process. The clear lack of coordination
    amongst industry and government stakeholders to consider all impacts of
    spectrum use and facilitate desired outcomes negatively impacted
    aviation and broader stakeholders, including those in the
    telecommunications sector seeking to deploy and utilize spectrum.
        There needs to be more accountability at FCC and collaboration and
    risk mitigation planning between the FCC, NTIA, and agencies like the
    FAA whose industries will be impacted by new telecommunication
    technologies.
        Unfortunately, when we've asked the FCC about its willingness to be
    more forthcoming with the FAA, we've heard a reluctance to do so.

        Question 1. What additional authority, if any, does FCC need to
    share more information and better collaborate about new communication
    technology, including risk mitigation planning, earlier in the process
    with impacted agencies such as the FAA?
        Answer. I am not aware that the FCC needs additional authority to
    share more information and better collaborate with the FAA. I agree
    with you that there needs to be better information sharing and
    collaboration. No one should want to see a repeat of the post-auction
    C-Band issues. I would welcome the chance to work with you or staff on
    ways that the agencies can accomplish this goal.

        Question 2. Can I have your commitment that you will use all
    existing authority to ensure spectrum policy addresses safety issues,
    to collaborate and do risk mitigation planning on new communication
    technology with impacted agencies like FAA?
        Answer. Yes, I would welcome the opportunity to further collaborate
    with the FAA on spectrum issues.
                                     ______

          Response to Written Questions Submitted by Ben Ray Lujan to
                                  Brendan Carr
    Subject. Digital Discrimination
        Commissioner Carr: Congressional intent for the digital
    discrimination statute in the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
    (Section 60506) was clear. Preexisting law already prevents intentional
    discrimination--Congress did not pass a redundant statute. This section
    requires companies to consider the disparate impact of their business
    decisions, including the impact of making deployment decisions based
    upon an area's income.
        When we met in my office ahead of this hearing, you told me you
    were still considering whether disparate impact was the appropriate
    standard for analyzing digital discrimination claims. During your
    confirmation hearing last week, when asked about disparate impact, you
    told Senator Cruz, ``I think you need something more than your
    effect''. Later in the hearing, you reiterated that ``effect alone
    isn't enough''. You also said that ``there are things short of [a]
    smoking gun that could be sufficient evidence to qualify for
    discrimination''. Finally, you indicated that you were open-minded as
    to how to resolve the issue.

        Question 1. Please provide a detailed explanation on how you would
    approach a digital discrimination claim with an analysis that would
    require more ``effect'', but less than a ``smoking gun''. What standard
    lies in between intentional discrimination and disparate impact?
        Answer. Thank you for the opportunity to address this. While I am
    still working through many of the issues in this proceeding, I am not
    of the view that the FCC would need to find a ``smoking gun''
    memorandum or a particular type of direct evidence of intent to find
    that there has been digital discrimination of access within the meaning
    of Section 60506. For instance, there may be a range of different types
    of evidence that could amount to sufficient circumstantial evidence of
    discrimination that would be sufficient to meet the digital
    discrimination of access standard in Section 60506. At the same time, I
    do not believe that evidence of effect, standing alone, would be
    sufficient. If that were the case, that level of evidence would be
    unable to account for circumstances like one the FCC previously
    identified where two areas--Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City--
    had two very different outcomes with respect to new small cell builds
    due to two very different regulatory environments. As part of the FCC's
    ongoing proceeding, the FCC has not adopted a definition of digital
    discrimination of access and has sought comment, among other things, on
    adopting a definition that incorporates elements from both disparate
    impact and disparate treatment, among other ideas.

        Question 2. There are often unique characteristics of homes and
    small businesses that Internet service providers consider when making
    economic and technical decisions about future capital investment to
    connect a community--such as expected rate of return, difficult
    topography, or long driveways. What characteristics should remove a
    home or small business from the protections reinforced by Congress in
    Section 60506?
        Answer. At this stage in the FCC's ongoing rulemaking, I am not
    prepared to rule out any home or small business from the protections in
    Section 60506 based on its characteristics.

        Question 3. Yes or no, do you believe that disparate impact is a
    ``fringe liberal theory''?
        Answer. That is not how I have referred to disparate impact.
    Subject. Freedom Not to Speak
        Commissioner Carr: You are a staunch advocate for ``robust,
    uninhibited, and wide open'' debate online on matters of public
    interest. But the right to speech is also the right not to speak.
        As you well know, President Donald Trump withdrew Mike O'Reilly's
    nomination to the FCC, in part, because then Commissioner O'Reilly
    stated that ``The First Amendment protects us from limits on speech
    imposed by the government--not private actors--and we should all reject
    demands, in the name of the First Amendment, for private actors to
    curate or publish speech in a certain way.

        Question 3. Do you believe it is constitutional for the government
    to limit social media companies' ability to remove content from their
    platforms when the company finds such content objectionable, and
    maintains a consistent policy to remove such content?
        Answer. It would depend on the nature of the government action. For
    instance, I can think of a lot of cases where the government would
    violate the First Amendment by limiting a social media company's
    ability to remove content that it finds objectionable. At the same
    time, the government can, in appropriate cases, impose conditions on
    the right to exclude or not carry speech. One example is the recent
    decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which
    upheld the constitutionality of a Texas state law that generally
    prohibited large social media platforms from censoring speech based on
    the viewpoint of the speaker. That appellate court decision is
    consistent with a number of Supreme Court cases (like Pruneyard and
    Rumsfeld) that have held, in appropriate cases, that the government may
    lawfully regulate the right to exclude.

        Question 4. Do you believe social media companies should be
    classified as common carriers, with carriage requirements to transmit
    information regardless of the content?
        Answer. My position is not that social media companies should be
    classified as common carriers; rather, I think that some of the
    antidiscrimination obligations that have applied in various contexts
    should be applied to social media companies in a way that both promotes
    more speech and empowers individuals to make their own decisions about
    the content they want to consume.
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     Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. John Hickenlooper to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Broadband Workforce. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes
    generational investments to make high-speed broadband affordable and
    accessible for all Americans. With roughly $42 billion available for
    States through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)
    Program, it is important our Nation has a workforce trained and
    equipped to build the broadband networks of tomorrow.
        Section 60602 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    required the Telecommunications Interagency Working Group to provide
    Congress a report identifying challenges and offering recommendations
    to grow the broadband workforce. This report, entitled Recommendations
    to Address Workforce Needs, was submitted to Congress on January 13,
    2023

        Question 1. Commissioner Carr, what core principles or development
    traits do you believe should form the basis of effective and scalable
    training programs for individuals to enter the broadband workforce?
        Answer. I have had the chance to work with stakeholders on standing
    up a number of community college and trade school programs throughout
    the country that can train tower climbers and telecom crews. These
    types of jobs programs are vital to producing the workforce we need to
    complete America's broadband builds. Some of the lessons that I have
    learned in that context include, one, selecting schools that are
    located near military bases because this can increase the likelihood
    that service members will be attracted to these careers after their
    military service concludes, two, lining up a nearby tower company that
    can support the new program (either through teaching classes or
    assisting with the equipment and other start up needs) and, three,
    working to spread the word about the program within area high schools
    so that the pipeline of potential new workers stays strong. I would
    welcome the chance to work with you or your staff on ways to add
    additional tower climber programs, including in Colorado.

        Wireless Emergency Alerts. Wildfires continue to increase in their
    frequency and devastation across the U.S. In Colorado, the Marshall
    Fire wreaked havoc on the Boulder community as first responders fought
    to suppress the fire and evacuate residents. After the Marshall Fire,
    we learned the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system was not used due
    to longstanding concerns about the geolocation accuracy of alerts being
    delivered to devices in a specified area.
        I, along with Senator Bennet, sent a letter to the Commission
    encouraging action and adoption of items found in the Further Notice of
    Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) entitled ``Improving Public Reporting on
    Wireless Emergency Alert Reliability'', including steps to improve the
    geolocation accuracy of WEA alerts sent to cellular devices. We were
    pleased to see the Commission release the results of its nationwide
    test of the WEA system, which included participation from first
    responders in Colorado. This nationwide test demonstrated that while
    ``91.9 percent of volunteers located within the target areas received a
    test alert'', mobile devices over 3 miles outside a target area still
    received an alert, indicating that ``geofencing works approximately one
    third of the time.''

        Question 2. Commissioner Carr, what technological, regulatory, or
    other barriers do you believe prevent the Commission from adopting
    stronger standards regarding the geolocation accuracy and delivery of
    alerts sent through the WEA system?
        Answer. A lack of trust can undermine the effectiveness of the
    Nation's Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. Receiving alerts that
    are not relevant to your geographic area only contributes to consumers
    tuning these potentially life-saving alerts out. I would welcome the
    chance to work with you or your staff as well as my FCC colleagues on
    steps we can take to improve the geolocation accuracy of WEA alerts.
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      Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Raphael Warnock to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Affordable Internet Access. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's
    broadband infrastructure investments have put the United States on the
    cusp of closing the digital divide. Closing this gap will allow
    millions of Americans to access the Internet and connect with others in
    education, health care, and numerous other sectors. That said,
    broadband infrastructure is just half of the equation. Without
    investments in digital equity and affordability, many Americans will
    struggle to afford this new infrastructure and may continue to be left
    behind in the digital age. One of the hallmarks of Federal digital
    equity and affordability resources is the Federal Communications
    Commission's (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which
    provides a monthly Internet service discount and one-time discount for
    households to purchase a laptop, desktop, or tablet.

        Question. In addition to encouraging ACP enrollment, what more can
    the FCC do to help address barriers to accessing devices and continued
    issues of Internet affordability for middle and low-income families and
    historically marginalized communities?
        Answer. One of the goals the FCC set out when it adopted rules
    implementing the ACP program was to bridge the digital divide. I think
    the FCC should continue to target the program to those families that
    have lacked Internet access due to affordability issues.

        Question. What mechanisms would you add to measure the impact of
    the ACP on closing the digital divide and improving broadband
    affordability, and how would you regularly share that data with states
    to better inform local digital inclusion work?
        Answer. I think the FCC should be providing more data about the
    number of Americans on ACP that previously lacked an Internet
    connection due to affordability issues. I think this step would help
    the FCC in its efforts to measure the impact of the ACP program and
    provide Congress with more information as it focuses on the future of
    ACP. The FCC should also make this data available to states and the
    public.

        Question. Can public-private partnerships help improve broadband
    affordability in high-need and high-cost communities? If so, what more
    can the FCC do to encourage these partnerships?
        Answer. Yes. The FCC's ACP grant outreach program may be one
    example, and I am looking forward to gathering more information on how
    this initiative operates in practice. There may be lessons learned
    there that we could build on.

        Question. What is your best estimate of when the ACP will come to
    an end if Congress does not provide additional authorization and
    appropriations? What would the impact be on families if the ACP program
    came to an end?
        Answer. According to the ACP Enrollment and Claims Tracker, there
    is approximately $8,645,310,050 remaining (as of July 4, 2023). As part
    of the ACP final rules, the FCC directed the Bureau, in coordination
    with OMD, OEA, and USAC to develop a forecast of the depletion of the
    funding appropriated by Congress. My understanding is that ACP funds
    are expected to run out of funding in the first half of next year.
    Understanding the significance of this program to consumers and
    anticipating the possibility that it may run out of funding, the FCC
    instructed staff to identify a process for notifying the public of the
    timing of the end of the program as the funds are nearing depletion.
    Importantly, we recognized the potential for bill shock for low-income
    consumers should funds be depleted. As such, the ACP rules require
    providers obtain an affirmative opt-in from consumers to continue
    providing service to the household and to charge a higher rate than the
    household would pay if it were receiving the full discount permitted
    under ACP rules.

        Question. Following the implementation of the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband,
    Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, millions of Americans,
    particularly in high-cost areas, will have Internet service and access
    for the first time. What should the FCC do to ensure this new service
    remains affordable after the conclusion of the BEAD program, especially
    in high-cost areas?
        Answer. NTIA recently announced the allocation of BEAD dollars
    across the states, including $1.3 billion for Georgia. I have worked
    directly with numerous state broadband offices to help ensure the
    success of this initiative. The FCC has a number of ongoing support
    programs, including programs aimed at addressing the affordability
    portion of the digital divide. The FCC, NTIA, and states should work
    together to ensure that all of our efforts are complementary. I would
    welcome the chance to work with you or your staff on this issue.

    Supporting Local Media.
        Question. What tools can Congress give the FCC to strengthen
    localism and media diversity?
        Answer. I think the FCC could have improved media diversity if it
    had approved the Standard General transaction. And I think the FCC has
    a role to play in encouraging additional investment in local news. I am
    worried that the FCC's decision in Standard General will have a
    chilling effect on this necessary investment. So one step Congress
    could take to address this would be to reform the FCC's transaction
    review process. One idea would be for Congress to require that the full
    Commission vote on large scale mergers like the one that was at issue
    in Standard General. That could help provide parties with more
    transparency and predictability. Congress could also act to codify
    broadcast incubator programs. I supported the FCC's adoption of a radio
    incubator program, and have called for the agency to extend that into
    the broadcast television industry.
    Universal Service Fund.
        Question. Do you believe the FCC has authority to act on modifying
    the Universal Service Fund?
        Answer. I do not believe that the FCC has authority to expand the
    contribution base to include the full suite of technology companies
    that benefit from the program.

        Question. What do you believe needs to be done to reform the
    Universal Service Fund?
        Answer. I believe that Congress and the FCC need to consider
    contributions reform in addition to ensuring that the program has
    strong protections in place to address waste, fraud, and abuse.

        Question. What can Congress do to support reforming the Universal
    Service Fund in a positive way?
        Answer. One step that I think Congress and the FCC should work on
    is reforming the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).
    Imposing shot clocks on USAC decisions is one step that could help
    ensure a more responsive, predictable USF program.

        Buy America Compliance for Broadband Programs. On February 9, 2023,
    the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft rule
    entitled ``Guidance for Grants and Agreements,'' which detailed
    statutory authority for the Made in America Office in OMB to maximize
    and enforce compliance with Made in America laws.[1] This
    draft rule lays out guidance for defining construction versus
    manufactured materials and provides implementation guidance to Federal
    agencies on the application of Buy America preference to Federal
    financial assistance programs for infrastructure and a transparent
    process to waive such a preference when necessary.\1\ The application
    of a final rule on this matter will be critical in the rollout of the
    Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which will
    provide $42.45 billion in funding to states for planning, deployment,
    and adoption of high-speed Internet access.[2] The
    definitions of broadband infrastructure and its components such as
    fiber optic cable and optical glass under a final rule, and thus their
    applicability to Build America, Buy America requirements, will impact
    how many producers will be able to supply the infrastructure needed to
    implement the BEAD program. Overall, it is important that states,
    municipalities, and their contractors have access to the necessary
    infrastructure to implement BEAD and that this infrastructure is
    affordable and able to be delivered on an efficient timeline in order
    to maximize the efficacy of the BEAD program.
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        Question. Do you believe it is important to have multiple Build
    America, Buy America compliant producers of optical glass to ensure the
    efficient distribution of fiber under the BEAD program?
        Answer. I believe that BEAD builds would benefit from multiple,
    domestic options for optical glass producers.

        Spectrum Use. In March 2023, the FCC's authority to auction
    spectrum lapsed for the first time in three decades.[3] It
    is crucial that spectrum be allocated fairly, while protecting the
    American security interests that utilize spectrum bands.
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    expiration-spectrum-auction-authority

        Question. How can the FCC more effectively work with other Federal
    agencies responsible for regulating spectrum use?
        Answer. In 2022, the FCC and NTIA announced a new initiative to
    improve U.S. government coordination on spectrum management. I am open
    to additional process reforms and would welcome the chance to work with
    stakeholders on that issue.

        Question. How can the FCC effectively allocate both licensed and
    unlicensed spectrum resources to drive innovation?
        Answer. The FCC's spectrum policy should provide a mix of both
    licensed and unlicensed spectrum. I put forward a spectrum calendar in
    2021 that sets forth specific actions the FCC should take in the near
    term on both licensed and unlicensed spectrum. I believe the FCC itself
    should publicize a similar calendar that represents the views of the
    full Commission.

        Question. What steps can the FCC take to work with the those who
    won licenses for the 2.5 GHz spectrum band, while still working with
    congressional and administration leaders to extend the Commission's
    auction authority?
        Answer. I think the FCC has authority under Section 309(a) to issue
    licenses to any provider that won a 2.5 GHz license notwithstanding the
    lapse in the FCC's Section 309(j) authority to conduct new spectrum
    auctions. I think the FCC should issue those licenses because it would
    bring millions of Americans across the digital divide or provide them
    with access to better service.

        Question. What steps can the FCC take to work with Congress and
    other Federal agencies to resolve concerns about L-band spectrum
    terrestrial use?
        Answer. I would welcome the chance to work with you or your staff
    on ways to resolve concerns about the L-Band.
                                     ______

          Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Ted Cruz to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. You have advocated for expanding the Universal Service
    Fund (USF) revenues base, specifically by assessing a tax on technology
    companies that offer streaming services, online advertising services,
    cloud services, and online gaming services. Do you agree that before
    taking steps to expand the revenue base, the FCC should reexamine the
    spending side of USF and enact meaningful reforms to eliminate
    wasteful, inefficient spending?
        Answer. Yes, I agree that the FCC should reexamine the spending
    side of USF to enact meaningful reforms to eliminate wasteful,
    inefficient spending now while Congress considers the broader question
    about whether, and if so how, to amend the Communications Act by
    changing the potential contributions base.

        Question 2. What are some steps the FCC could take to address
    wasteful, inefficient USF spending today?
        Answer. One step I think the FCC can and should take to help
    address wasteful, inefficient USF spending is to codify in our rules a
    requirement that the Commission confer with the FCC's Inspector General
    before the agency adopts orders or takes actions that implicate USF
    spending. In doing so, the Commission should include in its decisional
    documents the recommendations offered by the FCC's Inspector General
    and the Commission's response to those recommendations. I would also
    welcome the thorough review and views of FCC Inspector General nominee
    Fara Damelin on reforms to the USF programing if the Senate confirms
    her nomination.

        Question 3. The FCC currently does not have authority over edge
    providers. Are you concerned about unintended consequences of giving
    the additional authority to the agency?
        Answer. I believe that all regulators must act solely within the
    scope of authority delegated by Congress. Indeed, our constitutional
    system requires this. If Congress makes the decision to expand the
    contribution base to include edge providers, it could do so in a way
    that does not confer on the FCC any substantive regulatory authority
    over edge providers or Congress could otherwise limit any delegated
    authority to the terms specified by Congress in the statute.

        Question 4. If you become Chairman, will you commit to maintaining
    former Chairman Pai's policy on publicizing FCC meeting items prior to
    the Commission's vote?
        Answer. I have been honored to serve as a Commissioner since 2017
    and, if confirmed by the Senate, would welcome the opportunity to
    continue serving as a Commissioner.
        Decisions about whether a Commissioner should also serve as
    Chairman of the FCC are made by the President. As long as I serve on
    the Commission, I am committed to maintaining the policy of publicizing
    FCC meeting items prior to the Commission's vote.
        Question 5. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally supporting maintaining Chairman Pai's policy on
    publicizing FCC meeting items prior to the Commission's vote?
        Answer. Yes, I am committed to maintaining the policy of
    publicizing FCC meeting items prior to the Commission's vote.

        Question 6. If you become Chairman, will you commit to making non-
    meeting items (referred to as ``circulates'') public at the same time
    Commissioners are considering them?
        Answer. In my view, the FCC Chairman should establish a policy that
    publicizes non-meeting items. I commit to maintaining that view for as
    long as I serve on the Commission.
        Question 7. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally supporting making circulates public at the same time
    Commissioners are considering them?
        Answer. I have vocally supported making circulates public and have
    been successful in achieving that goal on occasion. I am committed to
    continuing to speak up for that for as long as I am serving on the
    Commission.

        Question 8. If you become Chairman, will you commit to allowing any
    two Commissioners to call up a bureau level item for a Commission vote?
        Answer. FCC Chairs have on occasion, although not consistently,
    followed a policy known as the 48-hour rule. That uncodified, informal
    rule (as I understand it) allows any two Commissioners to bring a 48-
    hour item up for a Commission level vote. I have long advocated for the
    FCC Chairman to allow any two Commissioners to exercise that right. I
    am committed to maintaining my view on this issue and acting consistent
    with it for as long as I am serving on the Commission.

        Question 9. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally supporting allowing any two Commissioners to call up
    a bureau level item for a Commission vote?
        Answer. As noted above, I am committed to maintaining my view on
    this issue and acting consistent with it in my time on the Commission.

        Question 10. If you become Chairman, will you commit that you will
    not block a large transaction without a Commission vote?
        Answer. Under the Communications Act, if the Commission cannot find
    that granting a particular transaction would serve the public interest,
    the application must be set for a hearing before the Commission's
    Administrative Law Judge. This is a serious decision, particularly in
    large transactions, that in my view must reflect the will of the
    Commission. I believe that all Commissioners must be presented with an
    opportunity for a vote on any such action, and I am committed to acting
    consistent with that view for as long as I serve on the Commission.
        Question 11. Irrespective of whether you become Chairman, will you
    commit to vocally opposing the Chairman/Chairwoman if they block a
    large transaction without a Commission vote?
        Answer. Yes, I have spoken out on this issue, and I am committed to
    continue doing so.
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         Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. John Thune to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. In addition to the FCC's programs aimed at closing the
    digital divide, NTIA, USDA, and the Department of Treasury are
    disbursing funds to support the buildout of broadband networks.
        How would you characterize the coordination between the FCC, NTIA,
    and USDA given that they all have programs that support broadband? Are
    you concerned that programs administered by NTIA, Treasury, and RUS are
    going to overbuild FCC-funded locations? What steps can the FCC take to
    ensure these programs do not overbuild other federally funded networks?
        Answer. Over the past few years, Congress has appropriated billions
    of dollars for initiatives aimed at ending the digital divide, and I am
    concerned that at least some components of the Federal government are
    not putting appropriate guardrails in place. This worries me given both
    the magnitude of dollars at issue and the unique opportunity these
    funds provide for connecting American families. In fact, by my count,
    about $800 billion has been appropriated by Congress or budgeted by
    agencies for infrastructure programs over the past few years alone that
    could be used on efforts to bridge the digital divide. Those funds are
    spread across a range of different agencies--including the FCC,
    Department of Agriculture, Department of Treasury, Department of
    Education, and Department of Commerce--and over an assortment of
    various programs.
        The GAO has identified a number of concerns when it comes to
    coordination across Federal broadband programs. One GAO report
    identified over 100 Federal broadband programs that are being
    administered by 15 different agencies. GAO recommended a national
    broadband strategy to help synchronize these efforts. I agree that a
    national coordinating strategy is necessary and would help ensure that
    various Federal programs complement each other, rather than operating
    in a duplicative manner.
        I am concerned that without greater coordination across these
    programs one Federal broadband program may very well end up
    overbuilding another one. That is a problem for a variety of reasons,
    including the fact that doing so would divert resources from parts of
    the country that still have no real broadband option. Ensuring that the
    various Federal programs operate off of the FCC broadband maps may be
    one key step to helping to avoid duplicative spending.

        Question 2. The FCC took the bold step to lead the world by
    allocating all 1,200 MHz of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed services. As
    we prepare for the WRC in November 2023, we are asking the world to
    follow in our footsteps and unlock the band's potential for global Wi-
    Fi connectivity. I am concerned because the Commission has yet to
    authorize the use of VLP, enable standard power through AFC, or
    increase power limits through LPI. Finalizing these outstanding items
    seems critical to demonstrate our leadership globally.
        What steps can the FCC take to bolster the U.S. delegation's
    position heading into WRC?
        Answer. I agree with you that the FCC should take additional action
    in the 6 GHz band ahead of WRC, including authorizing the use of VLP
    and more. I called for many of the same actions in a 2021 speech.
    Action by the FCC now in the 6 GHz band would bolster U.S. leadership
    in the run up to WRC.
                                     ______

        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Jerry Moran to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. Do you believe the Affordable Connectivity Program
    (ACP) is properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have
    broadband service? What changes would you make to ACP to ensure it is
    properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have broadband
    service?
        What can be done to simplify and streamline Federal broadband
    affordability programs? What should be done to ensure Federal broadband
    affordability programs, including Lifeline and the Affordable
    Connectivity Program, do not have overlapping objectives?
        Answer. When the FCC adopted final rules to implement the ACP in
    January 2022, the Commission adopted specific performance measures,
    including reducing the digital divide among low-income Americans. The
    FCC also directed USAC to develop a tracker and make it available on a
    website. The FCC determined that the tracker would include data on ACP
    households that previously subscribed to a provider's low-income
    program. It is not clear to me that this tracker is available on either
    the USAC or FCC website. I think the data that the FCC anticipated
    would be included in that tracker would be useful in assessing how well
    ACP is properly targeting Americans who would not otherwise have
    broadband service.
        For my part, I have long expressed the view that the FCC through
    its ACP implementation must remain focused on those families that still
    remain unconnected today. Those that have not yet adopted broadband
    must be our top priority, and throughout the ACP rulemaking process I
    have sought to orient the program in this direction.
        Most recently, when adopting rules for the Commission's ACP
    outreach grant program, I pushed to ensure that the FCC prioritized
    applications that target households that are on no Internet plan at
    all. The item also adopted a $10 million set-aside for bolstering ACP
    participation within Tribal communities. I have seen firsthand the
    challenges that remain when it comes to ending the digital divide on
    Tribal lands, so I was pleased that the FCC dedicated funding to make
    more progress on this issue.
        One step that I think Congress and the FCC should work on is
    reforming USAC. Imposing shot clocks on USAC decisions is one step that
    could help ensure that the Commission's broadband affordability
    programs are more responsive and predictable. The Commission should
    also undertake a broader review of its broadband affordability programs
    to ensure that the programs are meeting their objectives in a cost
    effective manner and address any issues with unnecessary duplication.

        Question 2. While significant resources have been provided to NTIA
    to bridge the divide for fixed services, the FCC has an opportunity to
    make sure that rural communities and small towns have access to mobile
    connectivity and the benefits of 5G wireless services. However, the
    rules for the 5G Fund were adopted in 2020 and may need to be updated
    for changes in technology and to reflect the release of the FCC's
    broadband maps.
        Do you believe the 5G Fund should allocate support to rural areas
    lacking quality 5G, based on the FCC's new maps?
        Answer. I agree that the circumstances have changed dramatically
    since the rules for the 5G Fund were adopted in 2020. I would support a
    review of those rules to account for the current marketplace and to
    ensure that awards are made based on the FCC's new broadband maps.

        Question 3. A topic of the June 21 House Energy & Commerce
    Committee FCC oversight hearing was whether the full commission should
    be required to vote on mergers and acquisitions that fall under the
    FCC's purview, in light of the FCC's treatment of the Standard
    General--TEGNA attempted merger.
        Setting aside the question of whether the Chair currently has the
    authority to defer mergers and acquisitions to an administrative law
    judge without a full committee vote, as occurred in the TEGNA case, do
    you believe this policy needs to be amended, to ensure the full
    Commission is able to weigh in?
        Answer. Yes, I believe the full Commission should be able to vote
    on a decision to send a transaction like the one in Standard General--
    TEGNA to the FCC's administrative law judge.
                                     ______

        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Marsha Blackburn to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. Last month, an FCC spokesperson said the ``FCC is
    actively studying the potential impacts of artificial intelligence, in
    particular the opportunities for advanced communications networks like
    spectrum sharing and wireline network management, as well as its
    potential as a tool and a challenge for consumers.''

        Question 1a. Can you provide an update on the FCC's work related to
    AI?
        Answer. On July 13, 2023, the FCC and NSF are co-hosting a workshop
    entitled ``The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
    for Communications Networks and Consumers.'' Beyond this workshop, I am
    not aware of the status of the AI work referenced by that FCC
    spokesperson. My view is that the FCC should look to Congress's
    leadership on this issue.

        Question 1b. What should Congress be considering about AI with
    respect to communications networks and spectrum sharing?
        Answer. AI has the potential to dramatically reshape nearly all
    aspects of our lives, not least of all how our communications networks
    function. But the precise path of this change is far from clear at this
    point. Congress has the ability to bring together experts across
    multiple disciplines to help ensure that any potential legislative
    intervention will allow AI to flourish consistent with our enduring
    values.

        Question 2. The Chinese Communist Party poses a direct threat to
    American interests, particularly in the tech industry. This has been
    recognized by both Republicans and Democrats, who have been vocal about
    ByteDance and TikTok, the Chinese drone company DJI, submarine cables
    connecting the U.S. and China, and the need to rip and replace Huawei
    equipment from our networks.

        Question 2a. What role does the FCC play in combatting Chinese tech
    threats?
        Answer. Over the past few years, the FCC has been busy working to
    safeguard our networks from entities that threaten our national
    security, particularly those aligned with the CCP.
        We are doing so on multiple fronts. For one, we have revoked the
    domestic and international Section 214 authority of four carriers--
    China Telecom Americas, China Unicom Americas, Pacific Networks, and
    ComNet--based on serious national security concerns. For another, the
    Commission opened a proceeding in 2021 at my urging to address a
    loophole that allowed entities like Huawei to continue to install
    equipment into U.S. networks even after they have been determined to
    pose an unacceptable risk to our national security. Indeed, this
    important initiative benefited from congressional action when it passed
    the Secure Equipment Act. That legislation gave the FCC additional
    authorities to close this loophole, which we did in a unanimous
    decision just last fall.
        But there is more work to be done. As I have previously outlined,
    the Federal government should take action along at least three
    additional lines to address the threats posed by Communist China. One,
    the FCC needs to keep our Covered List up to date. We have taken some
    targeted actions along those lines, but we must continue to ensure that
    the list is current and comprehensive by engaging regularly and
    proactively with our national security agency partners. Two, the FCC
    should build on our actions in the Section 214 context by opening a new
    proceeding to examine whether we should prohibit regulated carriers
    from directly interconnecting with entities that have been deemed a
    national security risk, even if those entities are operating in a
    manner that does not require a Section 214 authorization. I believe
    this would address a potential end-run that entities may be making to
    avoid the repercussions of having their Section 214 authorizations
    revoked. And three, the FCC should publish a list of every entity with
    an FCC license or authorization that has sufficient ties back to a
    foreign adversary, including Communist China. I would imagine that this
    is a fairly lengthy list. And this action would help ensure that a
    range of stakeholders can provide any relevant information or
    perspectives about national security threats that these entities may
    pose.

        Question 2b. We recently learned of a relationship between
    autonomous vehicle car Waymo and Chinese company Geely, which has
    launched satellites using CCP resources. What risks could Chinese
    access to satellites pose to U.S. consumers and how can Congress and
    the FCC work together to mitigate these threats?
        Answer. The importance of U.S. leadership in space-based
    communications cannot be overstated. Likewise, we must remain vigilant
    to the serious threats posed to our networks, devices, and technologies
    from entities that are beholden to the CCP. I would welcome the chance
    to work with your office to explore this issue in greater detail.
                                     ______

    Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Shelley Moore Capito to

                                  Brendan Carr
    Rural Broadband Protection Act
        Ensuring that USF high-cost programs are being well managed is a
    goal all of us share. As we await a potential Phase II auction of RDO,
    there were clearly ways to improve upon Phase I--to speed up the
    process and to make sure smaller ISPs are better able to participate. I
    have a bill--the Rural Broadband Protection Act with Senator Klobuchar
    that seeks to improve future phases of high-cost programs by requiring
    a more thorough vetting and verification process for ISPs. I know I
    have discussed my legislation with a few of you.

        Question 1. Commissioner Carr, do you support the kinds of
    improvements in my bill?
        Answer. Yes. I have had the great pleasure to visit with you in
    West Virginia and see firsthand the impacts of your efforts to expand
    Internet access in rural communities. The Rural Broadband Protection
    Act, which you introduced with Senator Klobuchar, seeks to bring
    accountability and transparency to the FCC's high-cost programs, which
    I support.
    Broadband Maps
        Commissioner Carr, I'm excited about the BEAD funding coming to
    West Virginia and know that the improved FCC maps have made a big
    difference. The second version of the maps that was released last month
    showed significant improvements compared to those from last year. I
    understand that there are additional versions that are likely to refine
    the maps even further.

        Question 2. Can you tell me how you would work to improve the maps
    for future versions?
        Answer. The FCC recently released the official production version
    of its new location-based broadband map. I was pleased to see that this
    version represents a significant improvement over the initial version
    released last fall. Our new and improved map was made possible thanks
    to the leadership of Congress by enacting the Broadband DATA Act and
    providing $98 million in funding to support our work. Better maps will
    help ensure that government officials properly target the billions of
    dollars in Federal funds that are now available for broadband, and it
    is imperative that future iterations of the map reflect up-to-date
    deployment and location data.
        In order to ensure that future versions of the map show continued
    improvement, the FCC must work directly with stakeholders to identify
    and resolve remaining issues with the maps and to ensure that they
    reflect up-to-date deployment data. This means meeting with industry,
    state and local officials, state broadband offices, and tribal groups,
    among others. This broad outreach will greatly improve the challenge
    process and the continued accuracy of the Commission's broadband maps.
                                     ______

        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Dan Sullivan to
                                  Brendan Carr
        Question 1. Alaska's dedicated high cost program, the Alaska Plan,
    has been a massive success that recognizes the unique challenges
    associated with broadband connectivity in Alaska. As you all are aware,
    the FCC is currently working on an extension of the Alaska Plan. The
    certainty of the Plan has been critical to build-out in Alaska and will
    continue to be, especially with the significant investments in
    broadband infrastructure taking place.

        Question 1a. Will you commit to continue to recognize Alaska's
    unique needs and support an extension of the Alaska Plan?
        Answer. Yes. I have had the chance to visit Alaska twice in my time
    on the Commission. Those visits provided me with a firsthand look at
    the unique challenges that Alaska faces when it comes to ensuring
    connectivity and the successful results being delivered by the Alaska
    Plan. I support extending the Alaska Plan.

        Question 1b. Do you agree that the Commission should work
    expeditiously on the extension in order to provide certainty to service
    in our state as more broadband deployments are being planned?
        Answer. Yes. Particularly in Alaska, it is vital that the FCC
    provide the certainty necessary to support broadband deployments across
    the state's unique areas.

        Question 2. It is assumed that if all of you are confirmed, a 3-2
    Commission will re-implement the heavy handed ``Net Neutrality''
    regulations under Title II of the Communications Act. It has been 5
    years since the ``Net Neutrality'' regulation rollback, and I think we
    can agree that the apocalyptic predictions have not played out.

        Question 2a. If ``Net Neutrality'' rules are put into place again,
    is it good for stakeholders and consumers to experience this sort of
    regulatory whiplash?
        Answer. No, not all. Consumers, innovators, and all stakeholders
    would benefit from a stable and predictable regulatory framework.

        Question 2b. Shouldn't the FCC defer to Congress to settle this
    issue?
        Answer. Yes, deciding whether to apply Title II utility-style
    regulations to the Internet is a major question for which the FCC
    should defer to Congress.

        Question 3. We are in the process of distributing a historic amount
    of funding for broadband deployment across the country--$65 billion
    alone from IIJA. Alaska is eager to make the most of this opportunity,
    and we have more work to do than most. But one thing I continue to be
    very conscious of, is the letting this opportunity to go to waste. I've
    talked to the Chairwoman about this concern. She mentioned a number of
    steps to take, including making clear, loudly, from the beginning, the
    penalties for waste, fraud, and abuse; also extensive vetting on the
    front end to ensure that applicants can deliver the service and speeds
    they claim.

        Question 3a. Do you think the various agencies tasked with
    distributing this money have established adequate safeguards against
    waste, fraud, and abuse?
        Answer. I am concerned that the numerous Federal agencies that are
    implementing various broadband spending programs are not doing so in a
    coordinated manner or with adequate safeguards in place. Indeed, over
    the past few years alone, by my count, Congress has appropriated or
    agencies have budgeted about $800 billion on infrastructure initiatives
    that could be used on efforts to bridge the digital divide. Those funds
    are spread across a range of different agencies--including the FCC,
    Department of Agriculture, Department of Treasury, Department of
    Education, and Department of Commerce--and over an assortment of
    various programs.
        Among other issues, I am concerned by an apparent lack of adequate
    tracking, measurement, and accountability standards. For example, in
    July 2021, I wrote letters to each of the Executive Branch agencies
    listed above, and I asked them to identify the steps they were taking
    to track and monitor the broadband initiatives that they were funding.
    Their responses--or in some cases lack thereof--did not inspire
    confidence. One Department wrote back that, at least at the time of
    their response, ``it is not possible to identify a specific amount that
    exclusively went to broadband initiatives,'' let alone, I assume,
    monitor the progress being made towards achieving eligible broadband
    goals.
        A key component to effective oversight and coordination is the
    FCC's new broadband maps. Two months ago, the FCC released the official
    production version of its location-based broadband maps. I was pleased
    to see that these maps were an improvement over earlier versions.
    Better maps will help ensure that we properly target the billions of
    dollars in Federal funds that are now available for broadband--in order
    to avoid wasteful overbuilding--and it is imperative that future
    iterations of the map reflect up-to-date deployment and location data.

        Question 3b. What more can be done in terms of agency coordination?
        Answer. Last year, a GAO report identified over 100 Federal
    broadband programs that are being administered by 15 different
    agencies. GAO recommended a national broadband strategy to help
    synchronize these efforts. I agree that a national coordinating
    strategy is necessary and would help ensure that various Federal
    programs complement each other, rather than operating in a duplicative
    or otherwise inefficient manner.

        Question 3c. What role can the IG play in this effort?
        Answer. One step I think the FCC can and should take to help
    address wasteful, inefficient USF spending is to codify in our rules a
    requirement that the Commission confer with the FCC's Inspector General
    before the agency adopts orders or takes actions that implicate USF
    spending. In doing so, the Commission should include in its decisional
    documents the recommendations offered by the FCC's Inspector General
    and the Commission's response to those recommendations. I would also
    welcome the thorough review and views of FCC Inspector General nominee
    Fara Damelin on reforms to the USF programing if the Senate confirms
    her nomination.
                                     ______

       Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Maria Cantwell to
                                  Fara Damelin
        Question 1. The FCC Inspector General is responsible for ensuring
    accountability in the funding programs that the FCC is tasked with
    administering.
        One example is the FCC's Emergency Connectivity Fund or ``ECF''
    program which was created during the pandemic to provide schools and
    libraries with the tools their communities needed for remote learning.
        When establishing programs such as this one, the FCC creates rules
    for eligibility and participation that can often be complex in nature,
    for the purpose of ensuring that Federal dollars are used effectively.

        Question 1a. How will you ensure accountability in the management
    of the FCC's funding programs?
        Answer. The programs administered by the FCC are similar in nature
    to other complex Federal programs I have helped to protect over the
    years, containing detailed program rules around eligibility and
    participation to ensure that Federal funds are expended as directed and
    intended to support specific communities and goals.
        If confirmed, I will take the same approach as I have in my prior
    OIG oversight positions to ensure accountability in the management of
    the FCC's funding programs, focusing first on maximizing transparency
    around open recommendations and devoting resources to helping the FCC
    close those that are most impactful towards protecting complex public
    benefit programs.
        This involves identifying all pending open recommendations from
    prior OIG reports, engaging with the FCC to learn the status of these
    recommendations, and working with the Commission to resolve them. As
    part of this process, the FCC OIG would identify ``priority open
    recommendations,'' that if resolved, would have the greatest impact on
    helping the FCC address its most significant accountability challenges,
    to include in the administration of these complex, large dollar value
    programs. This would allow the FCC to direct its resources first to
    those priority areas likely to have the largest impact in protecting
    its highest risk programs. To maximize transparency over this process,
    I would explore strategies to publicly post all related reports and
    associated open recommendations on www.oversight.gov.

        Question 1b. How will you navigate the audit and investigation
    process given the complex nature of the rules for each of the FCC's
    several funding programs?
        Answer. OIGs are guided by core oversight principles and
    authorities set forth in the Inspector General Act, by legislation
    directing OIGs to issue mandatory reports, and by standards promulgated
    by the IG community through the Council of Inspectors General on
    Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and by the U.S. Government
    Accountability Office (GAO). To meet these requirements, OIGs employ
    auditors, investigators, evaluators, attorneys, data analysts, and
    administrative professionals who have expertise, training, and the
    tools to objectively and thoroughly analyze and evaluate complex
    Federal programs across the government to provide impactful oversight.
        If confirmed, as I have done in other OIGs where I've served, I
    will independently lead comprehensive and impartial audits,
    investigations and other reviews that are informed by subject matter
    experts, using criteria provided by the relevant statutes, regulations,
    policies, program notices, guidelines, and forms. For highly technical
    matters, I will ensure that we draw expertise from subject matter
    experts within the FCC OIG, the FCC, the Universal Service
    Administrative Company, Congress, the GAO, law enforcement partners,
    and federal, state, tribal, and industry stakeholders. Based on my
    experience as Whistleblower Protection Coordinator for AmeriCorps OIG,
    whistleblowers are another crucial source of information, and I will
    seek to promote whistleblower protections and expand outreach and
    education to potential whistleblowers. In addition, I will ensure that
    the FCC OIG has the policies, processes, training, and resources, as
    well as the skills and experience necessary to provide comprehensive,
    thorough, and timely audits, evaluations, investigations, and other
    reviews. Further, I will continue to benchmark with other OIGs as well
    as the GAO and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) to
    identify leading practices and find opportunities to collaborate on
    joint oversight initiatives.

        Question 1c. What do you anticipate will be the biggest challenge
    in overseeing large amounts of Federal funding at the FCC, and how will
    you handle this important task?
        Answer. Based on my experience within the IG community, the biggest
    challenge will be to prioritize oversight opportunities and projects
    based upon the highest risk, and to ensure that our limited resources
    are expended towards helping the FCC maximize efficiency in its
    programs and operations, and protect FCC programs from fraud, waste,
    and abuse.
        Working with the FCC OIG and key stakeholders, I will consider risk
    factors to inform oversight priorities, including but not limited to,
    the scope of potential financial loss, timeliness and urgency, and the
    impact on vulnerable populations. I will ensure that we develop a
    comprehensive communication and outreach plan, sharing an immediate
    vision of transparency and accessibility with all FCC OIG staff, the
    FCC Commissioners and staff, Congressional members and staff, and
    external stakeholders.
                                     ______

          Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Ted Cruz to
                                  Fara Damelin
        Question 1. Will you agree to provide all information and
    documentation sought by me in my capacity as Ranking Member pursuant to
    my congressional oversight authority?
        Answer. Yes. If confirmed, I agree to provide all information and
    documentation that you seek in your capacity as Ranking Member pursuant
    to your congressional oversight authority, as authorized by law.

        Question 2. Will you commit to immediately informing me and members
    of this Committee if you are subject to political pressure or other
    influences from the Executive Office of the President, political
    appointees within the Federal Communications Commission, or any other
    outside entities that would prevent you from independently and
    objectively performing your duties as Inspector General?
        Answer. Yes. If confirmed, in accordance with the Inspector General
    Act, I commit to keeping Congress fully and currently informed, to
    include notifying the Chair, Ranking Member, and Members of this
    Committee without delay if I am prevented from independently and
    objectively performing my duties as Inspector General, due to political
    pressure or other influences from the Executive Office of the
    President, political appointees within the Federal Communications
    Commission, or any other outside entities.

        Question 3. What steps will you take to ensure that the FCC Office
    of the Inspector General (OIG) conducts investigations thoroughly and
    impartially?
        Answer. If confirmed, I commit to ensuring that FCC OIG
    investigations are conducted in accordance with applicable professional
    standards and adhere to all key principles including thoroughness,
    impartiality, fairness, objectivity, timeliness, and ethics.
        I will ensure that the FCC OIG investigators follow the facts and
    evidence, and conduct investigations independently and objectively from
    inception to conclusion, without bias or political influence. In
    addition, I will work with the FCC OIG staff to ensure that the FCC
    OIG's internal investigative policies are in full compliance with
    applicable professional standards and incorporate leading practices
    from the IG community.

        Question 4. The FCC's Acting Inspector General is in the process of
    completing an audit of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP),
    focused on the program's effectiveness in expanding broadband adoption.
    The Acting FCC IG plans to publish this report in November 2023. Will
    you commit to completing this report and keeping it on track for
    release in November 2023?
        Answer. If confirmed, I commit to ensuring the timely and thorough
    completion of all ongoing FCC OIG audits in accordance with applicable
    professional standards, which incorporate requirements related to
    ethics, independence, impartiality, professional judgment, competence,
    professional education, and quality control. I will ensure that the FCC
    OIG auditors follow the facts and evidence, and conduct audits
    independently and objectively from inception to conclusion, without
    bias or political influence.
        Because I am not currently with the FCC OIG, I do not know the
    status of the referenced audit and have not been briefed on the current
    findings, milestones, and outstanding data or information requests.
    However, if confirmed, I will make it a priority to obtain a full
    briefing on the status of this audit and, if it has not yet been
    issued, I will promptly provide you and your staff with an update and
    answer any questions that you may have.

        Question 5. As you are aware, I have asked the FCC's Acting
    Inspector General to investigate the handling of the Standard General-
    TEGNA transaction due to the appearance of partisan bias. Will you
    commit to thoroughly completing this investigation?
        Answer. If confirmed, I commit to ensuring the timely and thorough
    completion of all ongoing FCC OIG investigations in accordance with
    applicable professional standards, and that the FCC OIG investigators
    follow the facts and evidence, and conduct investigations independently
    and objectively, without bias or political influence.
        Because I am not currently with the FCC OIG, I have not been
    briefed on the portfolio of investigations or other oversight being
    conducted by the office. In general, to protect the integrity of
    ongoing investigations, OIGs do not confirm or deny the existence of a
    pending investigation.
        If confirmed, I will promptly obtain a full briefing from the FCC
    OIG on the status of any pending oversight, to include investigations,
    audits, evaluations, and other reviews. If permitted by law, I will
    notify you if there is pending oversight related to the referenced
    transaction and provide general expectations around timing. In
    addition, I commit to engaging with you and your staff to ensure that I
    understand the full scope of your concerns.
                                     ______

        Response to Written Questions Submitted by Hon. Dan Sullivan to
                                  Fara Damelin
        To All Nominees:

        Question 1. We are in the process of distributing a historic amount
    of funding for broadband deployment across the country--$65 billion
    alone from IIJA. Alaska is eager to make the most of this opportunity,
    and we have more work to do than most. But one thing I continue to be
    very conscious of, is letting this opportunity to go to waste. I've
    talked to the Chairwoman about this concern. She mentioned a number of
    steps to take, including making clear, loudly, from the beginning, the
    penalties for waste, fraud, and abuse; also extensive vetting on the
    front end to ensure that applicants can deliver the service and speeds
    they claim.

        Question 1a. Do you think the various agencies tasked with
    distributing this money have established adequate safeguards against
    waste, fraud, and abuse?
        Answer. Fraud risk management and reducing improper payments are
    key challenges across the Federal government, as documented by numerous
    OIG and GAO reports issued over the past several years. These
    challenges have been exacerbated since the pandemic, with the expedited
    release of unprecedented amounts of Federal funding to address
    emergency circumstances, to include the long-term health, education,
    and economic hardships caused by the pandemic and emergency
    circumstances. Due to time pressures in releasing funding quickly, some
    agencies have had difficulty building in adequate controls at the front
    end of program distribution to identify high risk recipients and
    protect program funds from fraud, waste, and abuse.

        Question 1b. What more can be done in terms of agency coordination?
        Answer. During my tenure with the National Science Foundation
    Office of Inspector General, I had the opportunity to coordinate with
    other OIGs and program officials on protecting small business program
    funding administered through multiple Federal agencies. We shared and
    compared data, identified leading practices such as internal controls
    and fraud indicators, and produced and delivered joint training and
    outreach. This coordinated effort culminated in joint workshops and the
    development of resources to share leading practices to protect program
    funding across the government. The Office of Management and Budget
    recently issued two memoranda towards improving agency coordination to
    take a government-wide approach to protecting Federal funds: Promoting
    Accountability through Cooperation among Agencies and Inspectors
    General (whitehouse.gov) and Advancing Effective Stewardship of
    Taxpayer Resources and Outcomes in the Implementation of the
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The latter memorandum focused
    on how agencies can better work together to protect Federal programs
    under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act administered across
    multiple Federal agencies.
        The strategies identified by OMB can help protect government
    programs through enhanced coordination and include approaches I've seen
    implemented successfully throughout my career. OIGs are often in the
    position to identify opportunities for increased coordination among
    agencies to protect Federal programs, with longstanding working groups
    such as the IG community's Grant Fraud Working Group and Whistleblower
    Protection Coordinator Working Group. If confirmed, I will look for
    opportunities such as these to enhance coordination to protect FCC
    programs.

        Question 1c. What role can the IG play in this effort?
        Answer. As noted above, during my tenure with the IG community, I
    have actively participated in coordinated efforts with agencies, OIGs,
    law enforcement, working groups and task forces, to protect Federal
    programs and our communities and promote efficiencies in Federal
    programs.
        OIGs can be instrumental in helping to ensure program integrity
    across the government by engaging with their agencies to promote
    accountability, to include sharing leading practices and internal
    controls, developing joint anti-fraud training and outreach, and
    enhancing the use of administrative remedies to protect programs
    government-wide. In addition, OIGs coordinate with external
    stakeholders to benchmark leading practices, identify duplication and
    overlapping programs, engage in joint proactive initiatives, develop
    resources to highlight common fraud indicators and lessons learned, and
    offer legislative and regulatory language to best protect Federal
    programs.
        If confirmed, I commit to continue to engage in activities such as
    the above to promote program integrity at the FCC and to protect
    broadband funding and other FCC programs from fraud, waste, and abuse.

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