Senate Republicans warned the FCC not to pre-empt...
Senate Republicans warned the FCC not to pre-empt states’ ability to restrict municipal broadband. Eleven senators wrote the agency a letter Thursday questioning FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s stated desire to pre-empt state law on this count. “The insinuation” the FCC…
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“will force taxpayer funded competition against private broadband providers -- against the wishes of the states -- is deeply troubling,” said the letter, whose lead signatory is Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb. Other signatories included Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. They slammed Wheeler for not respecting states’ rights.