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[Marianne Granoff]

FYI.

>FCC Hints At Return To Open Access - Companies are of course, 
>annoyed..., dslreports
>According to the Wall Street Journal, the FCC is seriously 
>considering re-establishing some kind of open access rules, which 
>would give new entrants access to incumbent infrastructure at 
>reduced price. Open access was the central idea behind the 1996 
>telecom act, which required incumbent operators to share network 
>access with smaller competitors in order to bolster competition as 
>those upstarts grew into legitimate carriers. A combination of 
>inconsistent regulation and incumbent
>  http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Hints-At-Return-To-Open-Access-105589
>
>
>Spain mandates affordable broadband for all, CNET
>The country's government is following the lead of Finland and making 
>affordable broadband a legal right.
> 
>http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10402643-266.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-PoliticsandLaw