August 25, 2003

"chaotic" and "a litigation bonanza"

Quotes from FCC Chairman Michael Powell on the FCC's rules released on local telephone and broadband: "FCC Releases Rules on Local Phone, Broadband Competition."

Makes you wonder when the Chairman has such an uncomplimentary view of the rules. A lot of the rules pertain to discounts and sharing requirements of existing networks. If you're interested in the full report, the FCC has all 576 pages available for download here: www.fcc.gov, along with comments from Powell, and Commissioners: Abernathy, Copps, Martin and Adelstein.

Posted by Diana at August 25, 2003 07:58 AM