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Telecom giant challenges FCC role in broadband
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:46:59 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: March 25, 2010 6:03:37 PM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Telecom giant challenges FCC role in broadband Telecom giant challenges FCC role in broadband Washington Post By Cecilia Kang One of the nation's biggest telecommunications providers urged the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday not to assert its authority over Internet services, a challenge that comes as the agency embarks on a 10-year effort to greatly expand broadband access across the country. Verizon Communications said that the FCC's power over high-speed Internet services is "at best murky" and offered recommendations to Congress that could take away much of the agency's power. Tom Tauke, Verizon's top lobbyist, urged lawmakers to rethink the way the government oversees broadband, arguing that the FCC should shift to more of an enforcement role -- like that of the Federal Trade Commission -- from its current status as a rule-making body. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032403106_pf.html>RSS Feed: <http://www.warpspeed.com/wordpress> ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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