Bush Administration will take a ‘light-handed’ approach to regula...
Bush Administration will take a “light-handed” approach to regulation of Internet and telecom, said Rep. Tauzin (R-La.), chmn. of House Commerce Committee, at panel discussion in Menlo Park, Cal., Tues. Narrowing digital gap is top priority for Administration, he…
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said, and “smooth, full” deployment of broadband is critical to providing all Americans with speedy, reliable Internet access. Technet co-Chmn. Floyd Kvamme said far- reaching broadband deployment was “as fundamental as the rural electrification program.” Tauzin said consumer decisions about pricing and service should control the industry, as promised in the 1996 Telecom Act. He cited benefits of wireless competition , which resulted in lower prices and more choices for customers. Govt. response to AOL/Time Warner merger represents its new, limited approach to regulating, Tauzin said. Court battles over monopolies are preferable to govt.’s imposing conditions on such mergers in advance, he said.