FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai Reacts to Calls for the FCC to Preempt State Laws Governing Municipalities
January 14, 2015
As an independent agency, the FCC must make its decisions based on the law, not political convenience. And US Supreme Court precedent makes clear that the FCC has no authority to preempt state restrictions on municipal broadband projects. The FCC instead should focus on removing regulatory barriers to broadband deployment by the private sector.
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai Reacts to Calls for the FCC to Preempt State Laws Governing Municipalities