It’s easy for the FCC to set aside Title II rules that don’t apply in particular technological and market situations. In fact, it does this all the time.
Read MoreWill the FCC Create an Internet for the 1%?
April 29, 2014 Broadband , FCC , Net Neutrality , Network NeutralityThis week, the Federal Communications Commission released information about new draft rules for an open internet. This followed the U.S. Court of Appeals decision which struck down the legal path used to implement the original Open Internet rules, but upheld the FCC’s authority to do so under section 706 of the Telecommunications Act, or via reclassification of broadband as a “Title II” service.
Read MoreEncouraging News For Rural Communities in the Farm Bill and FCC’s IP Transition Order
February 28, 2014 Broadband , Policy BlogThe Agriculture Act of 2014 is signed into law, along with a provision creating a rural gigabit network pilot program. This is big news for some rural communities.
Read MoreRural America to Telecos: We’re Still Here, Guys. Can We Get Some Reliable Service, Please?
June 27, 2013 Broadband , phone transitionAs communications technology changes, it is important that all Americans have access to reliable communications service. Rural America cannot get left behind.
From
Sunday, June 23 to Wednesday, June 26, 2013 participants representing more than
500 local, regional, and national advocacy organizations gathered outside of DC
to participate in the National Rural Assembly.
The Assembly works to build a stronger, more vibrant rural America and
during the conference attendees discussed rural policies regarding health care,
education, community development, and broadband deployment.
“Capable” Is Not Good Enough: A Response to Lowell McAdam on Broadband in the United States
June 21, 2013 Broadband , CompetitionThere has been a spate of editorials recently from various telecommunications industry executives and analysts that try to paint a cheerful picture of the state of US broadband. Today’s piece in the New York Times by Verizon head Lowell McAdam is the latest. These pieces generally operate by cherry-picking statistics and using rhetorical tricks to make their point. The op-ed format, of course, is hardly suited to the nuanced analysis that is necessary to understand the state of US broadband, and in particular how it compares to broadband in other advanced industrial economies. As a result, unpacking every claim in it that I have issue with would be a time-consuming enterprise. So instead of going through Mr. McAdam’s piece claim-by-claim I’d like to call attention to one argument in particular that I think could lead people to the wrong conclusion.
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