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The U.S. needs “smart regulation” as envisioned by the National...

The U.S. needs “smart regulation” as envisioned by the National Telecom Cooperative Association, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission told the FCC, saying the approach is “appropriate” while preserving innovation. The transition to Internet Protocol-enabled services “presents the challenge of ensuring…

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the availability and affordability of service for all consumers,” the commission said Friday (http://xrl.us/bocbxk). There’s an “ongoing need for joint state-federal regulation,” it said. It called the smart regulation approach successful in Ohio, where broadband has “flourished” under it and consumers are protected, and better than “unfettered deregulation” that may occur.