FCC's "Digital Equity" Rule-Making About Gov't Control of the Internet, Not Equity
16 November 2023
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr discusses how the Commission's recently adopted rules relating to "digital equity" amount to an overreaching and unlawful power grab that gives the government effective regulatory control over all internet services and infrastructure.
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