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A Third Way on Muni Broadband
Governments Must Remove Barriers to Private Broadband Deployment TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) have proposed a “third way” on muni...
FCC Shouldn’t Encourage Government-Run Broadband
It’s Up to Congress & States to Make Private Deployment Easier Don’t try to preempt state laws regulating deployment of government-owned broadband networks, urged TechFreedom...
Preemption is Double-Edged Sword, warns Pai Chief of Staff
If the FCC can preempt state laws that restrict cities from spending taxpayer dollars building government-owned broadband networks, it can use the same power to...
Wheeler Stonewalls Congress on Muni Broadband Preemption
Can the FCC preempt state laws restricting taxpayer-funded municipal broadband without violating the Constitution? In June, sixty House Republicans posed this very question to FCC...
Government-Run Broadband Will Fail in Court and in the Real World
Only Congress, not the FCC, Can Preempt State Laws Affecting Broadband Deployment Yesterday, Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC filed petitions to the FCC requesting that...
Congress Must Make Broadband Deployment Easier
Broadband is undoubtedly a critical tool for business development, education, and countless other facets of a modern society. So why isn’t Congress talking about making...