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The “decision is a victory for the rule of law,” said Walter McCormick, president of the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom). “The FCC’s authority is not unbridled; it is limited to powers specifically delegated by the Congress, and it does not extend to preemption of state legislatures’ exercise of jurisdiction over their own political subdivisions.”

The best way for the FCC to accelerate broadband deployment is to “eliminat[e] federal regulatory impediments to innovation and investment—where there remains to be much that can and should be done,” he said.