Public Interest Groups Urge FCC to Add Questions to Section 706 Notice
Public interest groups raised concerns about an FCC draft notice of inquiry that proposes changes to how the agency prepares its Telecom Act Section 706 reports to Congress (see 2507170048). Commissioners are set to vote on it at their meeting Thursday. Representatives of Public Knowledge, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and X-Lab met with an aide to Commissioner Anna Gomez, according to a filing Thursday in docket 25-233.
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“Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is intended to stimulate innovation and investment in advanced telecommunications capabilities with the ultimate goal of ensuring that everyone in America has timely, reasonable, and meaningful access to communications technologies that support full participation in modern life,” the groups said. “Yet, as currently drafted,” the notice “fails to adequately center consumers, limiting the potential for robust analysis.” They urged the FCC to add "questions about barriers to broadband deployment, affordability, and adoption, so the data meaningfully informs policy interventions that support equitable participation in our nation’s digital future.”