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FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices | Analysis of broadband affordability deemed "extraneous" by FCC chair.


Analysis of broadband affordability deemed “extraneous” by FCC chair.

If the answer is no, the US law says the FCC must "take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market." We believe that the prior Report's binary interpretation of the threshold for issuing a passing or failing grade in the ultimate section 706 finding effectively read the "reasonable and timely" language out of the statute. A footnote indicating which extraneous material will be removed said the 2024 report "for the first time incorporated the universal service goals of deployment, adoption, affordability, availability, and equitable access to broadband throughout the United States as the metrics for conducting the section 706 inquiry."

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