FCC Chairman Pai Downgrades Rural America, Widens Digital Divide in Baffling Broadband Vote
November 16, 2017
November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Public Knowledge issued the following news release:
Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order to roll back consumer protections established in the agency's 2015 Technology Transitions Order.
The 2015 Order enacted rules that required incumbent phone providers to notify consumers and retailers before abandoning their copper networks. The . . .
Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order to roll back consumer protections established in the agency's 2015 Technology Transitions Order.
The 2015 Order enacted rules that required incumbent phone providers to notify consumers and retailers before abandoning their copper networks. The . . .