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The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association believes no Telecom Act overhaul is needed, said Tom Wacker, vice president of government affairs. The association disagrees strongly with calls by Verizon Executive Vice President Tom Tauke for a hands-off approach to telecom policy…
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(CD March 25 p1) , Wacker said. It’s “not the reality” that without regulation, a free market will get broadband access to everyone, he said. And the FCC can handle most issues under the current law, Wacker said. If the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decides the FCC lacks authority over broadband services, it may be time to turn to Congress, but the commission should be allowed to invoke its Title II authority under the Communications Act, he said.