Biden’s FCC is disrupting broadband advancement

Published April 19, 2021 4:22pm ET



The Biden administration has been inundating the public with commentary regarding its infrastructure plan. But it’s hard to discern what the administration’s plan actually involves, especially when it comes to broadband strategy.

For one, there is no feasible way to accomplish the president’s goal of providing fiber optic broadband to every person in the United States, even with $100 billion in the coffer. Nor are we any closer to knowing who will take the helm at the Federal Communications Commission, which has placed important infrastructure policy promulgated during the Trump administration in a precarious state. But while the Biden administration fumbles over itself, China continues to make significant gains in broadband deployment. The administration needs to keep its focus and be tougher on China by continuing down the path laid out by the FCC under former Chairman Ajit Pai.

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