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The Burden of Uncertainty


“There are really significant burdens of which we are uncertain and that uncertainty, as always, leads to concern about how you invest capital and how you grow,” said Bob Gessner, president of MCTV and Chairman of the ACA. Gessner was referring to the impact of Title II rules on operators’ investment in broadband (the LA Times reinforces the idea that these rules have created uncertainty in this article). As he pointed out in his opening comments at the 2015 ACA Summit, broadband is the future for ACA members.

Gessner suggests that the FCC’s imposition of Title II regulation on broadband providers is overshadowing what should be the real priority, which is rewrite of existing telecommunications laws to reflect today’s technology and marketplace. He points out that broadband should not be a partisan issue and is hopeful that the FCC’s actions will be a turning point with regards to the creation of revised telecommunications legislation.

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