NARUC Telecom Subcommittee staff killed 5 proposed policy resolut...
NARUC Telecom Subcommittee staff killed 5 proposed policy resolutions that: (1) Expressed NARUC support for policies that would facilitate availability of advanced services to all customers over multiple broadband networks. (2) Supported legislation providing loans or grants to encourage…
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rapid deployment of broadband services in rural and other underserved areas. (3) Urged FCC to obtain full and accurate cost-benefit information before making any change in services to be supported by federal universal service fund. Those 3 were tabled indefinitely because states couldn’t agree whether they were necessary or what message they were supposed to send. Also killed were 2 resolutions relating to jurisdiction over Internet-bound traffic, offering made suggestions to FCC for clearing up jurisdictional confusion over Internet-bound calls. States decided the resolutions were premature because they assumed the states would lose their intended appeal of FCC remand order’s finding that Internet access was interstate.