Does the US need a new broadband policy?

Several groups in recent months have called for a wide-ranging US broadband policy, saying say the nation is falling behind others in key broadband statistics. Many groups have expressed concern that the U.S. continues to fall behind other nations in broadband adoption. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranked the U.S. 15th among its 30 member nations in broadband adoption per capita as of December. One problem, however, is that the debate over broadband policy spills over into many issues, including concerns about a lack of competition and Network Neutrality. The call for a stronger broadband policy is far from unanimous. Broadband providers say they're spending billions of dollars a year to expand and improve their networks. And an FCC decision to deregulate telecom-based broadband providers, allowing them to stop sharing parts of their networks with competitors, is only three years old, others say. Critics of the FCC's deregulation approach say it has eliminated most competition. But deregulation is "really bearing fruit" and should be given more time to work, said Bret Swanson, senior fellow at the conservative think tank, the Progress and Freedom Foundation (PFF).
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