Free Press on the Seventh Section 706 Report
WASHINGTON -- On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission released the findings of its seventh Section 706 report.
Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner made the following statement:
"Anyone who looks at the law and the evidence will certainly agree with the FCC's conclusion that true 'broadband' deployment is not reasonable and timely.
“Getting broadband to rural America is an important priority, but to fully realize Congress' vision we need policymakers to focus on the lack of meaningful competition in our broadband markets. This lack of competition is robbing Americans of the affordable, advanced communications networks that are common in the cities and towns of our global competitors.
“It's clear that wireless services are never going to be a viable competitor to the cozy phone and cable duopoly, and thus the FCC must offer real solutions to our competition crisis."
