Gardner, Pai Join for Denver Broadband Roundtable
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai scheduled a rural broadband roundtable in Denver Saturday, said a spokeswoman for Gardner. They were scheduled to meet with rural telecom companies and local broadcasters and entrepreneurs “to discuss the importance…
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of expanding broadband access, freeing up wireless spectrum, and what it means for Colorado businesses and its economy,” she said. Gardner and Pai published a joint op-ed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Friday. “Laws and regulations must not hold back innovation and modernization," Gardner and Pai said. "For example, the Universal Service Fund -- a program used to help companies provide telecommunications networks in all parts of the country -- has outdated requirements that prevent rural carriers from receiving subsidies for broadband service unless they also offer landline telephone service. At a time when many people are getting rid of their landlines, this rule makes little sense.” They argued that tech and broadband issues aren’t political or partisan. They also said more spectrum is needed and “the federal government must make good on commitments to free up more spectrum for commercial use.”