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'We don't need the FCC': A Trump advisor's proposal to dissolve America's telecom watchdog
LA Times ^ | 11/24/16 | Brian Fung

Posted on 11/24/2016 2:46:48 AM PST by markomalley

A top advisor to Donald Trump on tech policy matters proposed all but abolishing the nation's telecom regulator last month, foreshadowing possible moves by the president-elect to sharply reduce the Federal Communications Commission's role as a consumer protection watchdog.

In an Oct. 21 blog post, Mark Jamison, who on Monday was named one of two members of Trump's tech policy transition team, laid out his ideal vision for the government's role in telecommunications, concluding there is little need for the agency to exist.

"Most of the original motivations for having an FCC have gone away," Jamison wrote. "Telecommunications network providers and [Internet service providers] are rarely, if ever, monopolies."

The FCC declined to comment for this story, but its current leadership has disagreed strongly with that analysis. Its Democratic chairman, Tom Wheeler, has spoken of an Internet service "duopoly" in much of the country that limits competition. And he has compared telecommunications to the rail and telegraph networks of the 19th century, calling for new rules of the road as the Internet becomes the dominant communications platform of the 21st century.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: fcc; fedcommunications; telecom; telecommunications; trump; trumpcabinet; trumptransition; winning
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To: markomalley
NUKE THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL FCC

161 posted on 11/24/2016 8:38:59 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: Hawthorn

Like I say, Coase notwithstanding, property rights are figured out very quickly in free markets. Ask the 49ers.


162 posted on 11/24/2016 8:56:48 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: markomalley

The FCC role is to ensure “equal access” for Facebook, Google, Apple etc. They will continue to do the bidding of the content providers.

While the carriers labor away at their 2% margin on investment and are still forced to allow any competitor to use THEIR capital infrastructure to earn money without real investment. Or expertise.

Additionally, the carriers are disincentivized from investing to bring the most advanced of technologies...in fact precluded from doing so...which would allow of full convergence of transport technologies.

A single, nationwide network would be far more efficient, ripe for development, than the 3 independent networks in place today...TV, Internet, Telephone.


163 posted on 11/24/2016 8:58:07 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: matt04

and wow the FCC has been so successful at keeping the filth off the airwaves, give ‘em a raise — NOT.
Never has this country seen a time with so much filth and lgbt garbage on the set as today. If the FCC can’t keep the public airwaves ‘moral family friendly’ then fire them all.


164 posted on 11/24/2016 8:59:25 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

You got that 100% correct! They make their own laws through regs.


165 posted on 11/24/2016 9:14:00 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: b4its2late

Absolutely. We can reduce all of our alphabet agencies by half and have nothing but positive results. Heck, if we just eliminate the part of each bureau that politicizes we’ll be ahead.


166 posted on 11/24/2016 9:15:28 AM PST by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: markomalley

You could turn all materials over to the ARRL and make them a quasi-government bureau. Maybe they’ll finally do something about 14.313.


167 posted on 11/24/2016 9:22:48 AM PST by struggle (The)
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To: Fai Mao

One, of many!


168 posted on 11/24/2016 9:28:59 AM PST by depressed in 06 (I'm going to have to come up with a new tag line.)
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To: markomalley

Roger on that. Been on since ‘63 and the FCC is the one to coordinate frequency allocations as there are international aspects involved. Not a simple free market answer. CUL SK


169 posted on 11/24/2016 9:38:34 AM PST by Blue_Spark
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To: markomalley

Focus Donald. EPA/Dept of Education/Department of Commerce gone in 90 days. Then focus on FCC.


170 posted on 11/24/2016 9:38:55 AM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: Blue_Spark

But the FCC should not care about what goes over those airwaves, the allocation aspect is what they should be doing.


171 posted on 11/24/2016 9:39:29 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: usconservative

40 and 80? They probably have a imported plasma TV with zero shielding. They throw out enough RF to give the viewer a tan.


172 posted on 11/24/2016 9:50:21 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: markomalley
Well, that would be interesting in regards to amateur radio.

About the only thing the FCC comes even close to doing well is frequency allocation, though even that has issues. It could be handled with a handful of people in some cubicle somewhere.

173 posted on 11/24/2016 10:09:34 AM PST by zeugma (I'm going to get fat from all this schadenfreude)
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To: 21twelve
But - it sure looks like a hassle to get an FCC license.

Getting a HAM license is incredibly easy. You don't even have to know code anymore. A couple of 2-meter handhelds would reach further than you'd likely need.

174 posted on 11/24/2016 10:12:07 AM PST by zeugma (I'm going to get fat from all this schadenfreude)
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To: markomalley

we don’t need the EPA.

I s’pose there is an argument for the FDA...foods and drugs cross state borders. And there is a vested national interest in having safe foods and drugs...but the agency should restrict itself to enforcing LAWS passed by the Congress.


175 posted on 11/24/2016 10:45:46 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: ridesthemiles

“...and most of that money was paid out in CASH.”

Well, that seems to be the problem. The cash was stolen.

Trump with Carson can drain the swamp in that agency.


176 posted on 11/24/2016 11:03:33 AM PST by Bronzy (America needs Trump to stop the insider gravy train. No insiders)
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What about ‘Net Neutrality?’


177 posted on 11/24/2016 11:29:50 AM PST by bobcat62
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To: markomalley
Is it the FCC that is headed by Democrats 3-2 and it is considering regulating the internet as a utility, so that they can be the gate keepers of what is free speech and what is not?
178 posted on 11/24/2016 11:42:30 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: MrEdd; Fixit
I agree.

It needs to be eliminated, along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

179 posted on 11/24/2016 11:48:03 AM PST by OddLane
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To: mazda77
This appears to be a severe trimming back of their mission back to its roots, which were as I recall for amateur radio licensing and technical accountability. Getting back to basics.

Alas, when you pull up an ugly weed, if you leave any part of it behind it will eventually grow back.

180 posted on 11/24/2016 12:10:16 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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