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October 21, 2015 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Bloomberg BNA

Net Neutrality: Washington’s Chance at a Bi-Partisan Win-Win Solution

Net neutrality. It’s the longest standing communications policy debate of the 21st Century, and a decade after it started, it’s still raging and far from resolved. I share…

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October 9, 2015 by Larry Irving Originally published at Medium

Bringing the Benefits of Broadband to Those Who Need it Most

Almost 90 percent of American households have broadband Internet. But tens of millions of Americans still are not connected to broadband. Those Americans tend to be older, poorer,…

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October 5, 2015 by Bruce Mehlman

FCC Needs Market Data Before Changing Rules of the Road

Like a cat that won’t give up trying to get on a table, the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers are back, pushing for more special treatment for special access…

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September 28, 2015 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Multichannel News

A Lifeline Argument Not Rooted in Reality

The Federal Communications Commission is now modernizing its Lifeline program, originally designed to connect low-income Americans to the telephone network. Lifeline was created in the mid-1980s and reflects…

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September 23, 2015 by Jamal Simmons Originally published at CNBC

Four Ways to Close the ‘Homework Gap’

Donald Trump makes the case as plainly as any candidate for president can. He wants to “Make America Great Again.” From Trump to Bernie Sanders, Americans are looking…

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September 10, 2015 by Rick Boucher Originally published at The Hill

At the Tipping Point: Comprehensive Reform of FCC’s Lifeline Program

Today, few argue with the fact that broadband Internet access is a 21st-century necessity. It’s the modern passkey to healthcare, education, government services and economic opportunities. Unfortunately, some…

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July 27, 2015 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at Bloomberg BNA

IP Transition: FCC Should Not Import Monopoly Rules for a Competitive Future

  The nation’s historic transition away from the copper wire toward a modern Internet Protocol-based (“IP”) communication system represents a critical technological leap forward. The United States aims…

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May 15, 2015 by Jamal Simmons Originally published at CNBC

Congress Should Pass an Open-Internet Law NOW

While most political insiders are focused on fund-raising numbers, staffing announcements and what fast food candidates eat in Iowa and New Hampshire, there are real issues at stake…

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April 20, 2015 by Bruce Mehlman Originally published at Multichannel News

Increased Competition in Special Access Proves Markets Work

Remember special access? Last year, there was a big kerfuffle over the question of whether network operators could be forced to pay for maintaining two separate networks, one…

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April 8, 2015 by Rick Boucher Originally published at The Hill

Legislative Thaw on Net Neutrality

  Legislative windows of opportunity rarely open, where the issues are few and crystallized, where Democrats and Republicans have roughly equal leverage, and where each party has the…

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April 2, 2015 by Rick Boucher Originally published at Jefferson Policy Journal

The Next Role for Virginians in Promoting Internet Growth

Virginia and Virginians have a special role in the history of the Internet and a special concern for its flourishing. You can have a “Virginia Internet [email protected]” license…

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March 13, 2015 by Larry Irving Originally published at SF Examiner

It’s Throwback Thursday for the FCC With Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week embarked on its own Throwback Thursday with the release of its Open Internet Order. A 20-year bipartisan philosophy of regulatory restraint…

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