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U.S. Senator's Bill Would Overhaul FCC's Authority

Grant Gross writes in InfoWorld:

A U.S. senator has introduced a bill that would limit the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) policy-making power over telecommunications and broadband providers. The bill, in many cases, would allow the FCC to step in only when there's "clear and convincing evidence" that competition has failed.

The Digital Age Communications Act (DACA), introduced late Thursday by Senator Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican, would remove much of the FCC's ability to create forward-looking rules for telecom carriers and services, in favor of a more enforcement-based approach limited largely to addressing complaints of unfair competition or deceptive business practices.

posted by Fergie @ 12/16/2005 12:05:00 PM