Edwards Calls On FCC To Make Internet More Available And Affordable

EDWARDS CALLS ON FCC TO MAKE INTERNET MORE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE
[SOURCE: John Edwards]
Former-Senator John Edwards (D) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to use the upcoming auction of the 700 megahertz slice of the broadband spectrum to make the Internet more affordable and more accessible to all Americans, regardless of where they live or how much money they have. Edwards called on the FCC to set bidding and service rules for the upcoming auction to ensure that the public airwaves benefit everyone, not just big companies. Edwards asked the FCC to: 1) Set aside as much as half of the spectrum for wholesalers who can lease access to smaller start-ups, which would improve service in rural and underserved areas. 2) Require anyone who wins rights to this valuable public resource not to discriminate among data and services and to allow any device to be attached to their service. 3) Make bidding anonymous to avoid collusion and retaliatory bids.
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* John Edwards Supports PISC Open Access, Net Neutrality, and Anonymous Bidding Proposals, Where Do Other Candidates Stand?
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