Commissioner Robert McDowell at Broadband Policy

COMMISSIONER ROBERT MCDOWELL AT BROADBAND POLICY SUMMIT OF 2007
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell spoke at the Broadband Policy Summit of 2007 on June 7. He discussed five points: 1) The most recent world rankings regarding broadband penetration are not what they appear to be; 2) Countries with command-and-control government-knows-best broadband policies actually have stagnating broadband markets; 3) Regulatory certainty, regulatory parity and de-regulation are spurring an accelerating broadband penetration rate in the U.S. -- and a light regulatory touch is America’s broadband policy; 4) Our broadband policies to open new windows of opportunity for the construction of new delivery platforms -- especially wireless platforms -- will enable American entrepreneurs to lunge ahead of our international competitors; and 5) Nonetheless, we can and will do more to strengthen America’s position by maximizing competition and encouraging investment.
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