[Davisgig] Fwd: Congresswoman Eshoo Introduces the Community Broadband Act of 2016

[Robert Nickerson]

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Subject: 	Congresswoman Eshoo Introduces the Community Broadband Act of 
2016
Date: 	Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:03:12 +0000
From: 	Coalition for Local Internet Choice <Catharine at localnetchoice.org>
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To: 	Robert <rob at omsoft.com>



Congresswoman Eshoo Introduces the Community Broadband Act of 2016
Congresswoman Eschoo introduces federal legislation to empower local 
community broadband decisions.

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today reporting that Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) just introduced the 
Community Broadband Act of 2016, legislation preserving the right of 
local communities to provide community-owned broadband service to 
consumers. Introduction of the bill comes after a ruling from the Sixth 
Circuit Court of Appeals in August striking down a Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) Order preempting state laws in North 
Carolina and Tennessee restricting service from community broadband 
providers. The text of the bill can be found here 
<http://localnetchoice.us8.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=09c6fc743c87e862042edd5d5&id=75c8d612af&e=d1bb241e3d>. 
Rep. Eshoo is the Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology 
Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce.

The bill prohibits the states from preventing public entities “from 
providing to any person or any public or private entity advanced 
telecommunications capacity or any service that utilizes the advanced 
telecommunications capacity by such provider.”  The bill also includes 
anti-discrimination safeguards that would ensure that any public 
provider who regulated competing private providers of advanced 
telecommunications capabilities or services applies its ordinances and 
rules without discriminating.

“I’m disappointed that a recent court ruling blocked the FCC’s efforts 
to allow local communities to decide for themselves how best to ensure 
that their residents have broadband access,” Eshoo said in her press 
release. “This legislation clears the way for local communities to make 
their own decisions instead of powerful special interests in state 
capitals.”

“Rather than restricting local communities in need of broadband, we 
should be empowering them to make the decisions they determine are in 
the best interests of their constituents. Too many Americans still lack 
access to quality, affordable broadband and community broadband projects 
are an important way to bring this critical service to more citizens.”

Eshoo’s legislation is modeled on a bipartisan bill introduced by 
Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and John McCain (R-AZ) in 2005.

CLIC applauds Congresswoman Eshoo for her efforts to protect local 
Internet choice and the options of all local communities to deploy 
critical broadband infrastructure.

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