Technology, Media, and Telecom
Opportunities and Challenges for Trade Policy in the Digital Economy (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness)
Hearing Opportunities and Challenges for Trade Policy in the Digital Economy Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Date November 30, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Digital Trade: The hearing focused on the topic of digital trade and its growing importance in international trade agreements. While there was not […]
E, S, G and W: Examining Private Sector Disclosure of Workforce Management, Investment, and Diversity Data (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets)
Hearing E, S, G and W: Examining Private Sector Disclosure of Workforce Management, Investment, and Diversity Data Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Date December 8, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Corporate Disclosure of Workforce Metrics and Human Capital Investments: The hearing considered the merits of having […]
Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband)
Hearing Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband Date December 13, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Recent Influx in Broadband Funding: The hearing largely focused on the recent influx of broadband infrastructure funding stemming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date December 14, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Recent Collapse of FTX and Alameda Research: The hearing largely focused on exploring the recent failures of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its affiliated trading […]
That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)
Hearing That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment Committee U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Date January 24, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Market Dominance of Live Nation Entertainment: The hearing considered the market dominance of Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is a ticketing and live event conglomerate that owns […]
Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)
Hearing Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date March 9, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Merits and Concerns Regarding Digital Assets: The hearing included several debates regarding whether the U.S. should further pursue digital assets. Subcommittee […]
Defending America’s Wireless Leadership (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology)
Hearing Defending America’s Wireless Leadership Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Date March 10, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Spectrum Availability: The hearing focused on federal efforts to improve spectrum availability in order to support the further development and deployment of wireless technologies. Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses […]
Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)
Hearing Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date April 19, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Development of Stablecoin Legislation: Subcommittee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) stated that the hearing’s purpose was to resume the Committee’s efforts to develop […]
Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology)
Hearing Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Date April 19, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Deployment of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects: The hearing largely considered how the U.S. will deploy the IIJA’s $65 billion […]
The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market Regulation (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development)
Hearing The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market Regulation Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Date April 27, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Current State of the U.S. Digital Assets Market: The hearing considered the current state of the U.S. digital […]
The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Digital Asset Market Structure (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)
Hearing The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Digital Asset Market Structure Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date April 27, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Regulatory and Legal Uncertainty for Digital Assets: Subcommittee Republicans, some Subcommittee Democrats, Ms. Belcher, Mr. Gorfine, Mr. Rivera, […]
Closing the Digital Divide: Overseeing Federal Funds for Broadband Deployment (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)
Hearing Closing the Digital Divide: Overseeing Federal Funds for Broadband Deployment Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Date May 10, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Current State of Broadband Access: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses highlighted how broadband internet service plays a central role in American life […]