FCC Releases 2020 Communications Marketplace Report

With this second 2020 Communications Marketplace Report, the Federal Communications Commission fulfills the requirement set forth in RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018 to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the state of competition in the communications marketplace in the US. As required, this Report assesses the state of all forms of competition in the communications marketplace; the state of deployment of communications capabilities; barriers to competitive entry, including market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses. Further, this Report describes the actions taken by the FCC in the previous two years to address challenges and opportunities in the communications marketplace. It also discusses the actions taken by the FCC to help Americans in the face of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, this Report discusses the FCC’s agenda for continuing to address the challenges and opportunities in front of us over the next two year.