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FCC Preempts Laws Restricting Community Broadband in NC/TN

  • Full Title:
    FCC Grants Petitions to Preempt State Laws Restricting Community Broadband in North Carolina, Tennessee
  • Document Type:
    Statement
  • Bureau(s):
    Commissioner
    Office of Former Chairman Wheeler
    Bureau(s):
    Wireline Competition
    Media Relations
  • Description
    Opened the door for two community broadband providers to expand service, preempting state laws in Tennessee and North Carolina that prevented these and similar broadband providers in the two states from meeting local demand for broadband service
  • DA/FCC #:
    DOC-332255
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