Obama Signs Omnibus Package, Funding FCC, FTC and NTIA in FY2015
President Barack Obama signed the $1.1 trillion appropriations act (HR-83) Tuesday, guaranteeing funding for agencies like the FCC and FTC in FY2015. The FCC will receive $340 million, the same level of funding as FY2014, despite requesting tens of millions…
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more. Centurylink Vice President-Federal Legislative Affairs David Bartlett lauded the omnibus package for its one-year extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, saying in a statement: “Permanent extension of the ITFA would help create the kind of marketplace certainty that encourages broadband adoption and network investment.” The package included other telecom riders on call completion problems and broadcaster joint sales agreements (see 1412100041). The appropriations package will prevent NTIA from using its $38.2 million in FY2015 on the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition process, spurring debate over how the process will unfold in the months ahead (see 1412100054). The House and Senate had recently approved the package in contested votes.