Draft legislation to reform FCC processes, authored by House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, has evolved into a bipartisan debate.Read more

While some doctors and policymakers have reservations about electronic health records because of medical privacy, patients of the VA are widely in favor of sharing their personal health records with family members, caregivers or outside providers, according to a study by Stanford University.Read more

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is hoping to reduce the number of auto accidents caused by distraction from mobile devices. On Tuesday, the board recommended a ban on all portable electronic devices while on the road, not including GPS units. The NTSB is requesting that all 50 states and the District of Columbia implement the no-device rules.Read more

A unanimous, bipartisan vote at the FCC cemented rules that would require TV providers to play commercials at the same volume as the normal programming, fulfilling a mandate from last year’s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. Loud television commercials have been a persistent problem for viewers, and the FCC has received almost 6,000 complaints since 2008 on the issue.Read more

In November, Broadband for America attended the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) Annual Summit to make relevant connections concerning how broadband can aid in growing communities, creating jobs and gaining a voice through oRead more

Multiple investigations into alleged violations of the Lifeline telephone subsidy have been launched, according to an FCC advisory issued last week. As a follow up to the advisory, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote to state telecom commissions, state attorneys general and the Department of Justice to urge them to crack down on waste and fraud in the subsidy program.Read more