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In a recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute, outgoingFederal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt echoed theconcerns of countless policymakers when he asked, "is it [theTelecommunications Act of 1996] working?"

The Bush Administration has set a national goal for the spread ofbroadband communications by the year 2007. The broad objective isto create universal affordable access for broadband by the year2007. Government and FCC rules and regulations should ensure thatbroadband providers have adequate incentives to invest in thiscapital-intensive industry.

In a recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute, outgoingFederal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt echoed theconcerns of countless policymakers when he asked, "is it [theTelecommunications Act of 1996] working?"