O'Rielly Remarks at Broadband Deployment Advisory Cmte. Meeting

I hope this committee will take a holistic approach when reviewing possible technology solutions. The Commission has tried to maintain a principle near and dear to me of technology neutrality. Clearly, it is not economically feasible to drag fiber to every unserved location. Instead, it will take multiple technologies. While that may make your review that much more challenging, accepting and honoring this reality will best serve everyone in the long run.
A word of warning as you prepare to examine these issues and possible solutions.

At some point I am sure, someone will argue that one solution is just to throw money at the problem. In this case, the money they talk about comes from consumers in the form of higher service fees than are necessary. I will be extremely reluctant to consider any recommendation that proposes to increase costs on everyday Americans trying to survive in today’s economy.