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#21: Broadband Deployment in America with FCC Comm’r Ajit Pai
Is broadband being deployed in a “reasonable and timely manner” in the United States? From 1998 on, the FCC always said yes. But in 2010,...
How the FCC Overruled State Municipal Broadband: Berin Szoka in WashingTech
In the ongoing effort to provide greater access to fast, affordable internet, many have looked to municipal broadband as the solution. However, these government-run broadband...
#18: 20 Years of Internet Regulation
The 1996 Telecom Act turned twenty today — and was obsolete even before the ink was dry. Congress has tried and failed to update it,...
20 Years Later: Congress Didn’t See the Internet Coming
Twenty years ago today, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. John Podesta, his chief of staff immediately saw the problem: “Aside from hooking...
FCC’s War on Set-Top Boxes is Short-Sighted and a Costly Distraction
WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plans to force pay-tv or multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to change their existing equipment...
FCC Reform Bill Would Shed Light on Opaque Process
Yesterday, the House, by a voice vote, approved legislation to make the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) more transparent, efficient, and accountable. Among other reforms, the...