CLIC learned late yesterday that Rep. Blackburn (R-TN) plans to propose an amendment on July 15 to House Appropriation bill HR 5016, that would preclude the FCC from using any of its funding to preempt state laws that prohibit communities from building broadband systems. In a letter, CLIC’s CEO reminded the House of Representatives how […]
On Friday, July 3, 2014, the National League of Cities (NLC), the National Association of Counties (NACO) and the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) commended FCC Chairman Wheeler’s commitment to local internet choice, and emphasized their support for his efforts to remove barriers to municipal broadband networks: “We write today to support […]
Citing the need to sustain our country’s global economic competitiveness, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, and Cory A. Booker, and U.S. Representatives Mike Doyle, Henry A. Waxman and Anna G. Eshoo called on FCC Chairman Wheeler in a June 27 letter to “progress” on community broadband by unleashing all […]
Tom Wheeler Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 June 20, 2014 Dear Chairman Wheeler, I am writing today to thank you for your support of broadband expansion throughout the U.S. and to encourage you to do whatever you must to remove state legislation that has restricted its growth. Let me […]
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We are proud to announce the Coalition for Local Internet Choice. We are a diverse coalition of public and private entities who seek to protect the rights of local communities to determine their economic futures by having the right and opportunity to choose for themselves the best broadband internet infrastructure for their businesses, institutions and […]
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