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Ideas for More Efficient Regulation
“Do our rules help or hurt innovation,” said FCC Commissioner, Ajit Pai at the 2013 ACA Summit. Pai was talking about the dynamic nature of the telecommunications and video industry and how it is important that regulations stay current. He has a number of ideas the FCC can implement without Congressional action, including setting and…
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The Impact of the Broadband Order – Part 2 of 4
The metaphor of a three-legged stool is what Kevin Larson of CTC in Brainerd, MN uses to describe the sources of revenue for CTC and broadband operators like CTC. He explains how the FCC’s Connect America Fund Order knocks out one of those legs and causes uncertainty in the other leg. The result affects CTC’s investment plans…
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Cost/Benefit Analysis of Regulations
“Campaigning and politics has become a huge industry and what sounds great during the campaign is different than how you govern,” said Senator Mark Pryor [D-AR]. At the ACA 2012 Summit, he suggested that “We need a new paradigm [in Washington politics].” The problems in Washington are fixable, but politicians must, “Be willing to come…
