President Joe Biden has appointed FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to serve as acting chairwoman of the commission. While this does not assure her of a formal appointment to head the FCC, it does make her a strong frontrunner. Rosenworcel has served as a commissioner since May of 2012, with a brief 6-month hiatus in 2017. Her voting record as a commissioner, however, should give taxpayers and consumers cause for concern if she is indeed tapped to run the FCC.
The FCC, under former chairman Ajit Pai, implemented policies that allowed the internet to thrive and grow. Investment in the internet rose to the tune of billions of dollars. Internet speeds increased by roughly 40 percent year over year. The nation also set records for fiber deployment, laying the groundwork for newer, faster technologies in the near future. This success helped the economy thrive and prepared the internet sector to be able to handle the challenges that eventually came along with the coronavirus lockdowns.
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January 15, 2021
On Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) filed a petition for review, asking the D.C. Circuit to review the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) final rule to maintain its repeal of net neutrality, entitled âRestoring Internet Freedom; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization.â
In the Federal Register, the FCC noted that it issued this final rule after the D.C. Circuit asked it to âassess the effects of the Commissionâs
Restoring Internet Freedom Order on public safety, pole attachments, and the statutory basis for broadband internet access serviceâs inclusion in the universal service Lifeline program.â The original FCC order controversially rolled back net neutrality in favor of more light-touch regulation of broadband internet access service. In the new Jan. 7, 2021 rule, the FCC maintains its repeal of net neutrality. The Commi
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