The FCC should move quickly to end the debate over...
The FCC should move quickly to end the debate over net neutrality, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International President Edwin Hill said in a written statement. “In response to the FCC’s call for public input to clarify the complicated issues…
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regarding net neutrality, I urge a resolution of this sometimes thorny debate that has stalled efforts to build out and expand broadband access,” he said. “The telecommunications industry has for too long faced an unstable regulatory environment over these issues, threatening needed investment and job creation.” Hill also urged Congress to pass “narrowly-targeted legislation that protects the right of free speech on the Internet, allows federal Universal Service funding to be used to encourage broadband build-out in low-income and rural areas, and ensure that consumers will continue to have free access to the Internet content of their choice.” The commission made the right move in seeking additional comment as it considers net neutrality rules, said state Rep. Calvin Smyre, a Georgia Democrat and president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. “A fact-based discussion on these difficult, yet critical issues will bring us closer to ensuring an open, universal Internet for the future."