WEBCAST MAR 19 – High-Density, High Impact: Connecting Apartment Buildings, Public Housing and Multi-Dwelling Units
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WEBCAST NOV 12 – The People’s Oversight Hearing
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On Wednesday November 12, 2025, Public Knowledge convenes 'The People’s Oversight Hearing' in Washington DC. For the first 10 months of this Congress, there have been zero full oversight hearings for the Federal Trade Commission - FTC, Federal Communications Commission - FCC, and Consumer Financial Protection B
Dodgy Group That Targeted Gigi Sohn FCC Nomination Now Under IRS Inquiry For Lying About Ad Spending | Techdirt
You might recall how popular telecom and media consumer advocate Gigi Sohn saw her nomination to the FCC scuttled after a variety of right wing and telecom-tethered lobbying groups ran a successful…
And these same DINOs reached across the aisle to work with Republicans to keep some of the most competent, principled agency leaders from being seated, like the remarkable #GigiSohn, targeted by a homophobic smear campaign funded by the telco industry, who feared her presence on the #FCC:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/03/19/culture-war-bullshit-stole-your-broadband/
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The Biden administration has a *much* better FCC - though not as good as it could be, thanks to Biden hanging #GigiSohn out to dry in a homophobic smear campaign that ultimately led one of the best qualified nominees for FCC commissioner to walk away from the process:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/15/useful-idiotsuseful-idiots/#unrequited-love
Notwithstanding the tragic loss of Sohn's leadership in this vital agency, Biden's FCC - and its action on robocalls - illustrates the value of elections won with ballots, not wallets.
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The DoJ isn't the only public agency that's serving the American people. The #FCC just announced proceedings to force #Cybersecurity labels for "smart" devices:
This is long overdue, and it's a welcome action from the FCC, which was hamstrung for years because cowardly Democratic senators joined with homophobic, libelous #Republicans in blocking confirmation hearings for the amazing #GigiSohn:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/15/useful-idiotsuseful-idiots/#unrequited-love
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Senate Moves Toward Confirmation Of A Third Democratic Commissioner To Break Partisan FCC Deadlock
#BreakingNews #News #Politics #AnnaGomez #FCC #GigiSohn #JoeBiden #Senate
https://deadline.com/2023/09/fcc-senate-confirmation-anna-gomez-democrats-1235539010/
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