Two Democrats pushed FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to...
Two Democrats pushed FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to pre-empt state laws restricting municipal broadband, which Republicans have strongly questioned. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., issued a joint news release (http://1.usa.gov/1mipVMr) focusing on Wheeler’s recent response to…
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several congressional Democrats on the issue (CD Aug 19 p8). “I strongly encourage him and the FCC to take quick and decisive action to lift restrictions that limit or prevent communities from addressing their own broadband needs,” Doyle said in a statement Tuesday after review of Wheeler’s response. Markey also issued a statement thanking Wheeler. “What the broadband market needs today are more options and greater local choice, not barriers that prevent cities and towns from participating fully in the global economy,” Markey said. “I encourage the Commission to use its authority to ensure municipalities have the power to make decisions about their broadband infrastructure.”