<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">Hi. I am not a domain expert but have wanted to</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">try to understand where things are headed with</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">the FCC. So I took the time to outline the</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">mentioned document for myself. I am sharing</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">this for others who also don't have the time to</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">dig deeply into it now. I did not dig that deeply</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">and probably missed some very important points,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">but it was a start for myself.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">Please add missed important points...!</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">- TLT</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">OUTLINE - Seeming key points...</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">"I'd like to outline some of my guiding principles</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">as Chairman, and then discuss some specific</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">proposals we will pursue.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">1) "First, I believe in the power of Internet-based</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">technologies to create jobs, grow our economy, and</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">improve people's lives in countless ways.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"> "Broadband can level the playing field.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">2) "My second core principle: I believe that every</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">American who wants to participate in our digital</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">economy should be able to. Access to digital</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">opportunity shouldn't depend on who you are or</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">where you're from.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">3) "My third guiding principle is that a competitive</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">free market is crucial to unleashing</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">private-sector ingenuity.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">4) "Fourth and finally, I believe that a healthy</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">respect for the free market doesn't mean that</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">government has no role. For example, the FCC must</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">protect consumers and promote public safety. And</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">it will be critical for the agency to be proactive</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">in freeing up more wireless spectrum to allow</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">consumers to benefit from the next generation of</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">wireless services, known as 5G.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">"How we plan to translate these principles into</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">policies to promote infrastructure and innovation...</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">"I'll start with infrastructure. The FCC has tools</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">it can use to help close the digital divide: We</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">can modernize our regulations, we can direct</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">subsidies, and we can ask elected officials to</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">change the law.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">"Second, Congress should include in the</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">infrastructure bill my proposal for creating</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">Gigabit Opportunity Zones. This proposal was at</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">the core of the Digital Empowerment Agenda I</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">introduced last September in Cincinnati.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">"The idea is to update Jack Kemp's vision for</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">enterprise zones for the digital age. Under my</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">proposal, we would provide tax incentives for</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">Internet service providers (ISPs) to deploy</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">high-speed broadband services in low-income</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">neighborhoods. We would require local governments</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">to make it easy for ISPs to deploy these</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">networks. And we would offer tax incentives for</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">startups of all kinds to take advantage of these</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">networks and create jobs in these areas.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">"Smarter regulations, modernized subsidies,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">updating the law - those are some of the ways</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace">we'll work to close the digital divide."</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"courier new",monospace"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 1:00 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:1st-mile-nm-request@mailman.dcn.org" target="_blank">1st-mile-nm-request@mailman.dcn.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send 1st-mile-nm mailing list submissions to<br>
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FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai spoke in Pittsburgh this morning. Here is the<br>
link to the text of the speech ... the first FCC policy speech since<br>
taking office:<br>
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<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/chairman-pai-bringing-benefits-digital-age-all-americans" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fcc.gov/document/<wbr>chairman-pai-bringing-<wbr>benefits-digital-age-all-<wbr>americans</a><br>
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This speech gives an indication of pending FCC directions and actions.<br>
Of note, Pai minimizes the effectiveness of both NTIA and RUS programs.<br>
He ends his Pittsburgh speech with a quote from local star, Andy Warhol.<br>
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Also of interest to some of you, this link to Susan Crawford's article<br>
yesterday:<br>
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<a href="https://backchannel.com/google-fiber-was-doomed-from-the-start-a5cdfacdd7f2#.bls74hgmo" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://backchannel.com/<wbr>google-fiber-was-doomed-from-<wbr>the-start-a5cdfacdd7f2#.<wbr>bls74hgmo</a><br>
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