FCC Should Leave Special Access Alone, Mobile Future's Spalter Says
The FCC should refrain from taking a heavy-handed approach on special access rules, Mobile Future Chairman Jonathan Spalter said Monday in a blog post. Spalter said the growth of the wireless industry depends on a robust fiber system to carry…
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traffic from the cell tower to the Internet backbone. “Despite what some companies would have us believe, the market for special access is highly competitive,” he said. “Now is not the time to look backwards and devote significant resources to regulate the services of the past. Now is not the time to consider regulating fiber-based Ethernet special access services under the guise of ‘facilitating technology transitions’ Rather, the FCC should acknowledge the success of its deregulatory approach to special access and focus on our mobile future.”