Free Press Says Broadband Investment Grew After 2015 Order, Knocks 'Manipulated' Data
Free Press said network investment was up since the FCC's 2015 net neutrality order reclassified broadband as a Communications Act Title II service, contrary to some claims. "The majority of publicly traded broadband providers’ own financial disclosures report investment increases,…
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and the Commission’s Form 477 deployment data shows a remarkable level of new, higher capacity deployments by broadband providers across the board," the group said in a filing posted Monday in docket 17-108 on a meeting with Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and aides. "Commenters incorrectly claiming some harm to investment from Title II focus on a supposed change in aggregate total capital investment. Their manipulated totals stem from vague and unspecified tabulations for the broadband industry as a whole, and they distort the amount invested by certain providers while ignoring freely available public statements explaining individual firms’ decisions."