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What a Difference Four Years Make -- Powell
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:57:56 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:06:52 -0500 From: degrke () consumer org Subject: What a Difference Four Years Make -- Powell X-Originating-IP: [65.90.194.48] To: dave () farber net http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37321-2004Mar30.html What a Difference Four Years Make By Al Kamen Wednesday, March 31, 2004; Page A23 Four years ago, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell, then a mere commission member, announced that he was "sincerely troubled by what appears to be the unabashed politicization of commission business. Yesterday, Chairman William Kennard and my Democratic colleagues eagerly issued supportive press statements in response to what is reported as 'Mr. [President Bill] Clinton's proposal' to help Native Americans to receive and maintain affordable phone service." This past Friday, Powell put out a statement after President Bush's broadband speech, saying: "The president has set out a bold vision for broadband investment and deployment over the next four years. . . . Universal and affordable access to broadband is vital to the health and future growth of our economy." Meanwhile, Consumers Union says it wants to know why the cost of this "affordable access" has gone up three times faster than inflation in the last three years. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kenneth DeGraff Technology, Telecommunications, Media & Intellectual Property Consumers Union Publisher of Consumer Reports o/ 202.462.6262 f/ 202.265.9548 e/ kdegraff () consumer org w/ http://www.consumersunion.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= **************************************************************************** ******** This message has been checked for all known viruses! ************************************************************************************
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