United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
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The Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was renamed from the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband at the start of the 119th United States Congress. Prior to the 117th Congress, it was named the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet. Prior to the 111th Congress, it was known as the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Jurisdiction
The Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband has jurisdiction over all sectors of communications, including: wired and wireless telephony; the Internet; commercial and noncommercial television; cable; satellite broadcast; satellite communications; wireline and wireless broadband; radio; spectrum and consumer electronic equipment associated with such services, and public safety communications.{{cite web |title=Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband
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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 administration primarily responsible for the management of government spectrum and advising the President on telecommunications policy.
Members, 119th Congress
Historical subcommittee rosters
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References
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External links
- [http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=CommunicationsTechnologyandtheInternet Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website, Subcommittee page]
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