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U.S. Mayors Call for Government Broadband, Extreme Regulation
Mayors want better broadband. But instead of making it easier for private companies like Google Fiber or Verizon FiOS to build broadband networks, they want...
No, Title II Doesn’t Ban Prioritization OR Mandate Free Interconnection
Everyone in DC’s talking about reclassifying broadband as a public utility under Title II. We keep pointing out that this wouldn’t actually do what advocates...
Democrats Tell FCC Not to Regulate Broadband as a Utility — back in 1998
Today, some Democrats are urging the FCC to regulate broadband as a public utility. But back in 1998, Democratic Senators John Kerry and Ron Wyden...
80 Years After the 1934 Communications Act, Time for a CommActUpdate
Eighty years ago today, FDR signed the Communications Act of 1934. Congress has tinkered with the Act a few times, but the basic approach remains...
Bipartisan Consensus: Rewrite of ’96 Telecom Act is Long Overdue
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has been outdated since the moment it was signed into law. A rewrite is long overdue, and there has been...
FCC needs real debate in rulemaking process: Berin Szoka in Comm Daily
The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund Order is stuck inside the agency, with the 5 commissioners debating edits that some say may change the...