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FCC Net Neutrality COMPTEL Praises FCC Commissioner Today’s FCC Actions

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COMPTEL, the leading trade association including constructing their own networks.
by Mike Wendy, President of MediaFreedom.org
advocating for competitive networks and competitive technology policy, hosted the Moreover, Commissioner Clyburn acknowledged that the Commission should address other
The Telecommunications Industry Association Welcome to Occupy the Internet – that
Competition & Innovation Policy Summit at
barriers to competitive network deployment,
(TIA), the leading association representing
is, ObamaNet. Today’s two White House Orders the Newseum in Washington, D.C. today. FCC including access to rights-of-way and poles, as
the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech from its “independent” FCC have effected a Commissioner Mignon Clyburn delivered the well as video programming costs.
communications networks, today said that the virtual and physical takeover of the Web. It keynote address wherein she acknowledged The following statement can be attributed to
FCC’s plan to reclassify the Internet as a Title II cannot be put any more plainly than that. Sadly, the need to ensure wholesale access to the Chip Pickering, CEO of COMPTEL:
utility will hold back investment, innovation and Americans will suffer as a result.
last mile in order to promote competition in the “Commissioner Clyburn has long been a
growth.
How? Let’s take a look.
communications marketplace.
champion for competition and consumers.
Reacting to today’s FCC Net Neutrality vote, “FCC” Order number 1: Imposition of utility Link to Clyburn Keynote Remarks: Today, she reinforced her commitment to
TIA CEO Scott Belcher issued the following regulations for the Internet. In seeking to make Commissioner Clyburn stated that the
promote a competition agenda at the FCC.
statement (in addition, a video statement by the Internet more “fair and open,” the FCC’s Commission should promote competition
Competitive carriers have led the industry in
Belcher is available here):
circa-1934 utility laws ban practices, agreements during and after the technology transitions
deploying IP networks and services. As the
“We share the goal of an open Internet, and exchanges of information which every other by adopting the FCC’s tentative conclusion to incumbent carriers begin to transition their own
but Title II regulation is unnecessary and will segment of our economy uses to make better, require equivalent access for the last mile so facilities, it is critical that competitors can obtain
harm consumers and the economy more than cheaper, more innovative and commercially that businesses will continue to have competitive equivalent last mile access to customers, and we
it will help. A light regulatory approach has sustainable offerings for consumers and society. alternatives.
thank Commissioner Clyburn for her support on
resulted in nearly two decades of remarkable Instead of free actors in the marketplace making She also acknowledged the Commission’s this issue.
technology progress and increasing speeds, decisions on their own, the FCC now is in charge, long-standing special access reform proceeding, “Commissioner Clyburn understands that
access and choice. In fact, private sector even though it can’t keep its own website from stating that with the data collection’s completion special access reform is key to driving more
investment has led to a 250 percent increase in connection speeds since 2010 – jumping crashing. Say goodbye to private investment and permission-less innovation, especially the stuff by the end of February, the Commission will be
in good shape to complete its analysis and take competitive alternatives. This is important
for businesses in all segments of the
from 4.6 Mbps to 11.4 Mbps. Consumers and on the margins. ObamaNet will slow the vital inal action.
economy across the country. We agree with
the country have realized incredible beneits medium down to the speed of government. But, In the meantime, she has embraced Commissioner Clyburn that the Commission
from the $73 billion in annual private sector that’s OK because it’s “fair” and the “right thing Commission action on issues that are ripe, in should move quickly to address exclusionary
investments.
to do” so evil corporations don’t screw up “our”
parallel with the data analysis, speciically lock-up provisions that deter the technology
referring to special access volume terms transitions and competitive network deployment,
▶ To read the rest of this article visit and conditions, which impacts the ability of and COMPTEL supports inal action for overall ▶ To read the rest of this article visit
http://goo.gl/SEVzpT
purchasers to use non-incumbent facilities,
reform in the proceeding by year-end.”
http://goo.gl/Q22SCg

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