Over Dems' Dissents, Latest FCC Section 706 Report Finds Advanced Telecom Capability Deployment 'Timely'

摘要

Over the dissents of Democratic Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Geoffrey Starks, the FCC "for the third consecutive year" has found that "advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed on a reasonable and timely basis." "Despite this finding, our work to close the digital divide is not complete. The Commission will continue its efforts to ensure that all Americans have the ability to access broadband," the FCC added in its 2020 Broadband Deployment Report, the latest in a long line of "section 706 reports," after the section of the Communications Act that first mandated a report on whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed on a reasonable and timely basis. The report, released April 24, cites progress in broadband access on a number of fronts.