FCC nominee Trusty highlights securing telecom networks against nation state attacks as top priority

Federal Communications Commission nominee Olivia Trusty advocated for securing telecom networks, restoring the agency’s spectrum auction authority and ensuring U.S. leadership on the international stage among her top priorities at a Senate confirmation hearing.

“Following my time in the private sector, I have had the opportunity to work in the House of Representatives and in this hallowed chamber on telecommunications, technology, consumer protection, and, most recently, national security. All of these policy areas are core to the FCC’s mission to...