The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “AT&T has long supported the FCC’s efforts to combat schemes that game the intercarrier compensation system and drive up consumer costs, skewing the marketplace for legitimate voice services. We applaud the FCC’s decision today and look forward…
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AT&T Applauds U.S.–Japan Trade Agreement
The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “We commend President Trump, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer and the Staff of the Office of the United States Trade Representative on concluding this stage of the US – Japan trade negotiations. “AT&T fully supports the successful completion of this…
Read More AT&T Applauds U.S.–Japan Trade AgreementAT&T Offers Support for State Attorneys General Principles to Combat Robocalls
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs for AT&T Communications: “The fight against the scourge of illegal robocalls requires all hands on deck, and we welcome and appreciate the support of the state attorneys general. The NAAG principles align with much of what AT&T is…
Read More AT&T Offers Support for State Attorneys General Principles to Combat RobocallsRacing Through the Summer: Interning in the 5G Era
By Wilson Scarbeary & Tristan Strong, AT&T 2019 Federal Regulatory Summer Interns Before both of us arrived at the AT&T offices in Washington, D.C. to begin our summer internship, we had heard the rallying cry of politicians, pundits, and the telecommunications industry: the US needs to win the race to 5G. While neither of us…
Read More Racing Through the Summer: Interning in the 5G EraAT&T Statement on Kari’s Law/ RAY BAUM’S Act Report and Order
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal & State External Affairs: “AT&T applauds the FCC for taking additional steps to make emergency services more easily accessible from privately-managed telephone systems used by hotels and other large businesses, and also to help better locate 911 callers through the use…
Read More AT&T Statement on Kari’s Law/ RAY BAUM’S Act Report and OrderAT&T Statement on Promoting Telehealth in Rural America
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal & State External Affairs: “AT&T supports the FCC’s efforts to streamline the Rural Health Care Program and prevent waste, fraud and abuse. These steps will offer much needed transparency to the process, helping rural healthcare providers maintain the integrity of the…
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The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal & State External Affairs: “Ensuring rural Americans have access to broadband is one of the most important policy goals of our time. AT&T shares the Commission’s commitment to getting the job done. We are proud to already be offering broadband to…
Read More AT&T Statement on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and Digital Opportunity Data CollectionAT&T Applauds Senators for Advancing the Bipartisan IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019
The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “We applaud Senators Warner, Gardner, Hassan and Daines for their leadership on Internet of Things (IoT) security, and their work in advancing the bipartisan IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 to further strengthen our Nation’s defenses against cyber attacks. AT&T is committed…
Read More AT&T Applauds Senators for Advancing the Bipartisan IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019AT&T Supports the Bipartisan Modern Television Act of 2019
The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “Congress today begins a reboot of the rules governing the video and television marketplace. With the bipartisan introduction of the Modern Television Act of 2019, Representatives Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) recognize that the nearly 30-year-old TV rules…
Read More AT&T Supports the Bipartisan Modern Television Act of 2019AT&T Commends the House of Representatives for Advancing the Stopping Robocalls Act
The following may be attributed Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “We commend the leadership of House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), and the entire House of Representatives, for advancing the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. Robocalling in the United States has reached a…
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