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Content Neutrality & More with Ajit Pai
Transparency, good faith, and the role of algorithms are some of the elements that are part of the discussion of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecom Act. Intended to ensure the growth of the then-fledgling Internet, Section 230 has been in the news and courts in recent years because of concerns about the power of…
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Rising Above Political Divisions – TIS20 Wrap-up with Matt Polka
“Hopefully, we can rise above political divisions and focus on better mapping, better identification of who needs broadband, and how we can work together to make sure they get it,” states Matt Polka. Polka, president and CEO of ACA Connects, is referring to a comment made at last week’s 2020 Independent Show (TIS20) by political…
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A Spaghetti Plate Full of FCC Rules
Set-tops, broadband privacy and retransmission consent rules were some of the topics discussed on a panel at The Independent Show moderated by ACA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Ross Lieberman. In the above interview, Lieberman provides highlights of the panel: He reiterates ACA’s estimate that the costs of implementing the order could mean the closure…
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A Ground Level View of Rural Broadband Expansion
One of the more impassioned comments heard at the 2015 ACA Summit was from cable entrepreneur Clifford Duncan of Duncan Cable TV explaining how one-size fits all regulations impact small operators and their ability to extend broadband further into rural America. Duncan is an expert on this topic, having brought cable television to his rural Vermont birthplace and home.…
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The Bills Will Go Up
“Compliance issues, paperwork and much higher legal budgets for us,” are some of the repercussions that Susan Daniel, president of Horizon Cable, sees with the imposition of Net Neutrality rules. In the above interview, Daniel explains that the new regulations will burden her family owned, 5 person company with higher costs of doing business. Daniel…
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Uncertainty Filled the Air
Uncertainty filled the air at the 2015 ACA Summit this week in Washington D.C. Precursor, LLC president, Scott Cleland, summed up the concerns of many at this conference of independent broadband operators with his analogy of how to boil a live frog. Using that analogy, he suggested the FCC’s vote on Title II regulation of the…
