The Senate Finance Committee is holding a public hearing today on the proposed 700 MHz auction by the FCC.
This bandwidth, made available thanks to the switch of TV from analog to digital, is potentially the proverbial “third pipe” in internet service, offering an alternative to the Telephone and Cable Companies.
Unfortunately there’s much concern (including a petition signed by 250k people) that the “third pipe” may be auctioned off to the very same companies that already own the first two pipes, thus negating any increase in competition.
Susan Crawford has a good overview of what’s transpired at the hearing so far.
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