May 13, 2021 9:27am
Mediacom filed a lawsuit against West Des Moines over the same issue in December 2020. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Mediacom escalated a battle with the city of West Des Moines, Iowa, asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review what it claimed was an illegal deal between the municipality and Google Fiber.
Thomas Larsen, Mediacom’s SVP of government and public relations, told Fierce its request to the FCC “is the first Section 253 petition Mediacom has ever filed,” adding “it is a truly unique situation that we’ve encountered in West Des Moines.”
At issue is a deal between Google Fiber and the city announced in July 2020, which Mediacom said offered its rival exclusive access to a new $50 million conduit network built by the city at the expense of other operators and in violation of Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Section 253 prohibits local regulations which impede the ability of “any entity to provide a
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Leah Dempsey
ACA International
Washington, DC
Leah Dempsey has a career marked by success as an advocate for the financial services industry, committed to advancing their priorities at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Communications Commission, other federal agencies, and on Capitol Hill. Dempsey was recognized by The Hill as a Top Lobbyist in 2020 noting that, “The ranks of policy experts and influencers run deep in Washington, but these are the people who stand out for delivering results for their clients in the halls of Congress and in the administration.”
In her role as Vice President and Senior Counsel for Federal advocacy at ACA International, Dempsey leads efforts to develop and implement ACA’s federal advocacy agenda in Washington, DC. She writes and speaks frequently about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Unfair Deceptive Abusive Acts and Practices, and federal rules and legislation impacting the ac