Federal Appeals court rejects challenges to broadband internet expansion
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected [ruling, PDF] on Friday
challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) [official
website] plan to expand broadband Internet service to rural areas. The
FCC's plan is a $4.5 billion program which subsidizes high-speed
Internet services in high-cost rural areas. The challengers of the FCC
plan included many phone companies such AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
It has been reported [New York Times report] that the phone companies
fear that the...
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