Broadband Roundup: FCC, Congress and Broadband Providers Clash On Municipal...
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2004 – The House of Representatives passed an amendment Wednesday in a 223-220 vote to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from preempting state laws that forbid...
View ArticleBroadband Roundup: City Leaders Call For Overturn of Local Broadband Bans
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2014 – City leaders in Wilson, North Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, want the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that would prevent them from expanding...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Promotes Google Fiber’s Impact on Competition and...
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2014 – Google Fiber has been perhaps the primary driver of the current push toward high-speed internet in the United States, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom...
View ArticleReply Comments of David Shaw and Drew Clark on the Removal of State Barriers...
Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 [Original PDF] In the Matter of: Petition of City of Wilson, North Carolina, Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of...
View ArticleWheeler Addresses Both Wired and Wireless Infrastructure to Enhance Broadband...
October 2, 2014 – On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler addressed the importance of local choice and competition regarding broadband access during remarks at the National...
View ArticleDrew Clark: Cities Crave Gigabit Networks, and Meet on Monday in California...
October 17, 2014 – Fiber-optic communication is increasingly being recognized as a new necessity of urban life, with momentum for cities to obtain Gigabit Networks enabled by fiber is growing every...
View ArticleWhite House Supports Growing National Movement of Local Leaders for Gigabit...
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2015 – The White House on Tuesday announced efforts to end laws that harm broadband competition, several steps to support a growing national movement of local leaders for...
View ArticleWhite House Releases Report on Community-Based Broadband Solutions, Touting...
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2015 – The White House on Tuesday released a report, “Community-Based Broadband Solutions: The Benefits of Competition and Choice for Community Development and Highspeed...
View ArticleFCC to Put Its Legal Weight Behind Preemption of State Laws That Limit...
February 3, 2015 – The Federal Communications Commission will put its legal weight behind a petition that would preempt laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that restrict the ability of community...
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Pokes Finger in Eye of Telecom Incumbents at...
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler at the Broadband Communities Summit. AUSTIN, April 14, 2015 – The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission came to Broadband Communities Summit here to metaphorically...
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How Donald Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Departs From Traditional Federal Funding
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2017 — Infrastructure plans in President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget represent a significant break from his predecessor not only in the brick-and-mortar variety, but also in the next...
View ArticleTwo Municipal Broadband Groups Criticize Data and Analysis in U. Penn Paper
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2017 – Two organizations supportive of municipal broadband advocacy efforts last week issued differing reports critical of a May 24 report by a University of Pennsylvania professor....
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