OBAMA WILL URGE F.C.C. TO AID LOCAL BROADBAND EXPANSION
Obama will ask the Federal Communication Commission to pre-empt state laws that restrict communities' ability to broaden high-speed Internet access. This initiative includes efforts by the Commerce Department to help communities with broadband infrastructures, with also loans and grants from the Agriculture Department to Internet providers in rural areas. These plans are crucial to Obama's plan to nurture innovation. These tries to remove roadblocks to Internet competition is likely to face resistance from telecommunications companies. removing these strict laws would be an important first step in making competition that would widely expand broadband access.
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