The FCC correctly concluded that advanced communications services...
The FCC correctly concluded that advanced communications services are “being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion,” Verizon said. In a filing late Wednesday, the carrier opposed a reconsideration petition filed by Consumers Union, the Consumer…
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Federation of America and Free Press (CD Sept 5 p7). “Broadband investment and deployment are soaring,” and “consumers have access to an ever increasing number of broadband providers and services, typified by competitive prices and increasing speeds,” Verizon said. And adoption is rising steadily, it said. The consumer groups said the FCC’s assessment failed to take into account inferior upload speeds in the U.S., among other things. The commission has rejected that argument, Verizon said. “The Petition fails to raise any new material issue of law or fact that warrants reconsideration.”