FCC Releases Order to Remove State Law Barriers in North Carolina and Tennessee in Response to Petitions from Wilson, NC and Chattanooga, TN.
As stated on the Baller and Herbst website, “In the attached Order, the Commission concluded that: ‘Tennessee and North Carolina laws are barriers to broadband infrastructure investment and that preemption will promote competition in the telecommunications market by removing statutory barriers to such competition. In other words, we find that removal of such barriers would likely result in more overall broadband investment and competition. … To put it plainly, the Commission has concluded that preemption of these restrictions will expand broadband investment and deployment, increase competition, and serve the public interest, as Section 706 intended.’ “
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9LssPev6EsEYlhNNGtuNEJ4ZFk/view?pli=1
Lafayette’s Republican City-Parish President (effectively ‘mayor’) Joey Durel, Jr., congratulated the City of Wilson’s Mayor Bruce Rose for the FCC’s strong endorsement of their preemption request. Further, President Durel underscored that broadband infrastructure “..is not a partisan issue.” And that it is about strengthening America and it’s about local self-reliance.
Take the time to read this brief letter. It is an important statement about modern communities.
***UPDATE*** Due to weather conditions, this visit was postponed to Mar 5 – 6. The Techworking will still be at Pack’s Tavern, but on March 5. The link below is still valid.
The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) will be visiting Asheville again on Feb 26 (Thursday) and 27 (Friday). Thursday night, NCTA will host a ‘Techworking’ event at Pack’s Tavern, and everyone is invited to this free event. Please follow the link below to register.
http://members.nctechnology.org/events/details/techworking-in-asheville-q1-32
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0205/DOC-331900A1.pdf
The FCC will consider Open Internet as well as the pre-emption of state laws prohibiting municipal broadband at its February 26, 2015, meeting.