DSL Deregulation Fallout
Even though the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has not yet issued a ruling on DSL deregulation, consumer groups are already preparing their legal challenges to a proposal they believe will be anti-competitive and anti-consumer.
“Deregulating DSL is one step forward and 300 steps backward,” said Kenneth DeGraff, a policy analyst with Consumers Union. “We will take this to Congress. Open access is responsible for the only true competition in broadband connectivity. Open access to DSL gave us competition. It gave us EarthLink, AOL, and Juno, and lower prices.”
A number of news outlets, including Red Herring, said Wednesday that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was expected to officially propose the deregulation of DSL services by the telecommunications carriers on Thursday.
The official FCC meeting scheduled for Thursday has been rescheduled for Friday, when the issue of DSL deregulation is expected to be proposed.
posted by Fergie @ 8/04/2005 10:23:00 AM
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