Pai Statement on Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. 10-90, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 14-58, Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. section 160(c) from Obsolete ILEC Regulatory Obligations
December 18, 2014
December 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Ajit Pai:
Having grown up in rural Kansas, I know what it's like to wait for your hometown to catch up with urban America. In the 1980s, small towns were waiting for cable. In the 1990s, we waited for an Olive Garden. In the 2000s, we waited for good cellphone service. And today, it's all about broadband.
Three years ago, the FCC told rural Americans they . . .
Having grown up in rural Kansas, I know what it's like to wait for your hometown to catch up with urban America. In the 1980s, small towns were waiting for cable. In the 1990s, we waited for an Olive Garden. In the 2000s, we waited for good cellphone service. And today, it's all about broadband.
Three years ago, the FCC told rural Americans they . . .