Local officials want Internet authority. (Policy).(U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulation of Internet services and cable-system operators)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, February, 2002 by Hearn, Ted
An advisory panel of local officials has urged the Federal Communications Commission to retain local regulation of Internet services provided by cable-system operators. The recommendation -- which comes as the FCC nears a decision on the regulatory classification of high-speed data service -- was prepared in a Feb.
5 communication by the agency's Local and State Government Advisory Committee. Committee members include Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Dearborn (Mich.) Mayor Michael Guido and Arvada (Cob.) Mayor Kenneth S. Fellman, who signed the recommendation in his capacity as LSGAC chairman. In the three-page document, the committee urged the FCC to classify cable-delivered Internet access as a cable service. That classification would continue the...
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