Federal Court Rejects FCC Plan To Save Municipal Broadband From Archaic State Regulations

Federal Court Rejects FCC Plan To Save Municipal Broadband From Archaic State Regulations
The Federal Communications Commission led by chairman Tom Wheeler suffered a setback today in its plan to encourage and allow cities to build and expand their own broadband networks, as a federal appeals court ruled the agency didn’t have the authority to block two states from setting limits on municipal broadband expansion.

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Source: Hot Hardware – Federal Court Rejects FCC Plan To Save Municipal Broadband From Archaic State Regulations