FCC Head Pitches Sweeping Agenda to Deregulate and Modernize US Tech Infrastructure

The Build America Agenda aims to speed up deployment of rural broadband, free up spectrum, and stop regulating phone booths and rabbit-ear antennas.
FCC Head Pitches Sweeping Agenda to Deregulate and Modernize US Tech Infrastructure
A reel tender watches fiber-optic cable being installed in Louisville, Colo., on June 21, 2001. Michael Smith/Getty Images
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr announced a sweeping new policy initiative aimed at deregulation and modernization of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure.

In a 20-minute speech at a Vikor Teleconstruction facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on July 2, Carr announced a new regulatory framework he called the Build America Agenda that will guide the agency in the coming years.

Austin Alonzo
Austin Alonzo
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Austin Alonzo covers U.S. political and national news for The Epoch Times. He has covered local, business and agricultural news in Kansas City, Missouri, since 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri. You can reach Austin via email at [email protected]
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