Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet
The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet has jurisdiction over legislation, Congressional action, and other matters relating to communications. For these purposes, “communications” includes telephones, cell phones, the Internet, commercial and noncommercial television, cable, satellite broadcast, satellite communications, wireline and wireless broadband, radio, consumer electronic equipment associated with such services, and public safety communications. The Subcommittee also is responsible for oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the Department of Commerce, which is the federal agency primarily responsible for the management of government spectrum and advising the President on telecommunications policy.
Subcommittee Members
Republicans | Democrats |
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Roger Wicker - Chair Roy Blunt Ted Cruz Deb Fischer Jerry Moran Dan Sullivan Dean Heller Jim Inhofe Mike Lee Ron Johnson Shelley Moore Capito Cory Gardner Todd Young
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Brian Schatz - Ranking Member Maria Cantwell Amy Klobuchar Richard Blumenthal Edward J. Markey Tom Udall Gary Peters Tammy Baldwin Tammy Duckworth Maggie Hassan Catherine Cortez Masto Jon Tester |
Hearings
July 2018
Date | Title |
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7/31/18 | The Internet and Digital Communications: Examining the Impact of Global Internet Governance |
June 2018
Date | Title |
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6/13/18 | Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
Press Releases
July 2018
Date | Title |
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7/24/18 | Subcommittee to Review International Internet Policies |
May 2018
Date | Title |
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5/8/18 | Subcommittee Hearing to Examine the App Economy |
- Committee Correspondence - 141103 Letter Communications ViacomCEO_Final.pdf (1.2 MBs)