CEI submitted our initial comments to the FCC on broadband policy last month, and this week we submitted our reply comments. A brief overview:
International Comparisons: The gap between the US and other industrialized nations is vastly overstated. The differences between the leaders and the rest only amounts to a few months given the current extraordinary rate of growth. Much of our alleged lag is due to the fact that we subsidize broadband less than others, and yet we still seem to…
Over 120 members of Congress sent a letter to the FCC this week arguing against new localism mandates being considered by the Commission. Led by Marsha Blackburn, these legislators are rejecting calls to embrace government control of content on the airwaves. As the letter correctly points out, imposing new federal rules on broadcasters is likely to exacerbate the very problems the FCC seeks to remedy.
Giant media companies are accused of silencing independent voices and depriving communities of diverse news coverage. Yet not…
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