A service ofJimm Phillips, Associate Editor, covers telecommunications policymaking in Congress for Communications Daily. He joined Warren Communications News in 2012 after stints at the Washington Post and the American Independent News Network. Phillips is a Maryland native who graduated from American University. You can follow him on Twitter: @jimmphillipsdc.
Biography for Jimm PhillipsRecent Articles by Jimm PhillipsSenators Strike Deal on 'Rip and Replace' Telecom Funding; DOJ Indicts HuaweiSenate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., told reporters Thursday he reached a deal to allow the chamber to pass the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR-4998) by unanimous consent (UC) after the upcoming Presidents Day recess…Subscribe to Read >>
Walden Urges Compromise on Telecom Equipment Legislation, After UK's Huawei DecisionSecretary of State Mike Pompeo played down concerns Thursday about potential strain in the U.S. intelligence sharing relationship with the U.K. after that country’s decision to allow equipment from Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei on “non-core” parts of its…Subscribe to Read >>
Johnson 'Heartened' by US 5G Policy Progress, Despite Rosenworcel, Peters MisgivingsSenate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., believes President Donald Trump's administration and the FCC are finally unified on 5G strategy and related spectrum issues. That's despite misgivings ranking member Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica…Subscribe to Read >>
House Homeland Security Wants to Aid Supply Chain Threat Information SharingCo-chairs of the Department of Homeland Security Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force urged House Homeland Security Committee members to consider enacting new liability protections and incentives to encourage companies and foreign governments to share…Subscribe to Read >>
House Communications Members Seek to Advance Spectrum, Supply-Chain Security BillsTelecom sector supply chain security and spectrum legislation drew enthusiastic support from House Communications Subcommittee members and witnesses during a Friday hearing, as expected (see 1909260056). They gave no clear guidance during on how they want to proceed…Subscribe to Read >>
Senators Strike Deal on 'Rip and Replace' Telecom Funding; DOJ Indicts Huawei
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., told reporters Thursday he reached a deal to allow the chamber to pass the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR-4998) by unanimous consent (UC) after the upcoming Presidents Day recess…Subscribe to Read >>
Walden Urges Compromise on Telecom Equipment Legislation, After UK's Huawei Decision
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played down concerns Thursday about potential strain in the U.S. intelligence sharing relationship with the U.K. after that country’s decision to allow equipment from Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei on “non-core” parts of its…Subscribe to Read >>
Johnson 'Heartened' by US 5G Policy Progress, Despite Rosenworcel, Peters Misgivings
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., believes President Donald Trump's administration and the FCC are finally unified on 5G strategy and related spectrum issues. That's despite misgivings ranking member Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica…Subscribe to Read >>
House Homeland Security Wants to Aid Supply Chain Threat Information Sharing
Co-chairs of the Department of Homeland Security Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force urged House Homeland Security Committee members to consider enacting new liability protections and incentives to encourage companies and foreign governments to share…Subscribe to Read >>
House Communications Members Seek to Advance Spectrum, Supply-Chain Security Bills
Telecom sector supply chain security and spectrum legislation drew enthusiastic support from House Communications Subcommittee members and witnesses during a Friday hearing, as expected (see 1909260056). They gave no clear guidance during on how they want to proceed…Subscribe to Read >>