Charter Wants Sweeping FCC Infrastructure Order; San Jose Seeks 'Collaboration, Not Pre-Emption'
The FCC should remove wireless and wireline infrastructure barriers together in one order, Charter said. The company met Thursday with aides to all five commissioners and other FCC staff, said a Monday ex-parte letter in docket 17-79. The FCC should…
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“enact its reforms holistically, in one combined proceeding, to avoid inadvertently exacerbating competitive disparities among different classes of providers in a way that adversely impacts the deployment of high speed broadband,” Charter said. Also, the FCC should consider how local right-of-way and franchise fees “impose significant burdens on a cable provider’s investment and ability to buildout its network,” Charter said. Meanwhile, San Jose urged appointment of more municipal members on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee and market-based fees for right-of-way use. “Promote collaboration, not pre-emption,” the city said in Monday comments in docket 17-83. “Preemption should be a matter of last resort if the BDAC and Commission are committed to seeing equitable and safe deployment.” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is a BDAC member.