Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules

FCC vs. local governments Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren’t building networks fast enough.

15 Credit: Getty Images | Andrey Denisyuk Credit: Getty Images | Andrey Denisyuk Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Cities and counties around the US are angry at the Trump administration over a proposal to override local rules that govern the deployment of wired broadband networks.

The Federal Communications Commission has been taking public comments on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to preempt state and local permitting rules. The FCC argues that too many local governments “excessively delay approvals and seek to extract exorbitant sums from providers, resulting in costs that render some deployments infeasible.”