The commission’s decision to vacate North Carolina and Tennessee state laws restricting municipal network expansion has supporters relieved and encouraged about the future.
Many organizations and individuals are upset with the FCC’s reliance on Title II of the Communications Act to regulate the Internet and think it may be overturned.
Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, rejected a plea from the California Department of Consumer Affairs for more money to help shore up a troubled IT project.
The Federal Communications Commission reclassified Internet connectivity as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act on Feb. 26, preserving an open Internet. The commission also vacated state laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that restrict expansion of local broadband networks.
