Sen. Brownback (R-Kan.) intends to unveil more sweeping broadband...
Sen. Brownback (R-Kan.) intends to unveil more sweeping broadband deregulation bill than one introduced last year, but spokesman said office wasn’t ready to reveal details. Spokesman also said Brownback, although last year supportive of Sen. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) broadband bill…
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(S 88), said this year he didn’t intend to renew support for reintroduced Rockefeller bill, hence recent withdrawal from list of S-88 co-sponsors, to which he had been added inadvertently. Meanwhile, Rockefeller’s office may attach S-88, which now has 51 co-sponsors, to vehicle in Finance Committee, possibly to suitable tax package that may emerge. Bill won’t be used to amend Bush Administration’s tax package that’s geared toward individual tax cuts. In letter late last week to OPASTCO, Brownback said S-88 “at first glance seems appealing, but in reality provides few assurances of successfully increasing rural broadband deployment.” He said Rockefeller bill was “more likely to serve as a subsidy for plant manufacturers and large telecom companies”