O'Rielly Says EPB Tweaked Muni Broadband Terms to His Liking
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly praised Chattanooga municipal broadband provider EPB for apparent changes to its terms of service he said responded to his First Amendment concerns (see 1812130073). Community broadband advocates had criticized those fears (see 1812140021). O’Rielly was upbeat…
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in a tweet after meeting EPB President David Wade Friday. “ Great news: company improved its broadband terms of service responding to my muni-broadband Constitutional concerns in @TheMediaInst speech.” EPB clarified its acceptable use policy to make clear it upholds the "highest standards of free speech and constitutionality," limiting "any regulation to matters that are illegal or malicious," Vice President-Marketing J.Ed Marston told us. EPB never regulated free speech and originally based its policy on similar documents by private incumbents.