Competition Key To Open Access

Open access has become an important issue for many cities. This editorial lays out the arguments.

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December 13, 2000, 3:00 PM PST

Understanding regulation of telecommunications infrastructure and the role cities and planners will have in regulating open access is becoming increasingly important. Cities will be asked to play an ever-increasing regulatory role: "At first, the Internet service providers tried to persuade local municipalities to use their cable franchising powers to require open access to high-speed cable services. Inevitably, these battles shifted to the courts, and not long ago a federal appellate court ruled that cable modem service is a "telecommunications service" that is more properly under the jurisdiction of the FCC."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Competition Is the Key To 'Open Access'

Wednesday, December 13, 2000 in Wall St. Journal

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