The National Broadband Plan should include a ’significant discuss...
The National Broadband Plan should include a “significant discussion” of FCC “authority and jurisdiction issues,” representatives of public-interest groups said at a meeting with Chairman Julius Genachowski and aides. “On several different issues core to the NBP, including major…
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USF and consumer protection issues, many commenters have either highlighted the inadequacies of Title I jurisdiction or argued that a Title II classification (with appropriate forbearance) would be a superior path,” said an ex parte filing. “Because the goals in the NBP require a sound legal foundation, the question of jurisdiction is paramount.” Representatives of the Media Access Project, Consumers Union, the Consumer Federation of America, Free Press, the New America Foundation and Public Knowledge attended the meeting.