Verizon and Verizon Wireless said the FCC can better address...
Verizon and Verizon Wireless said the FCC can better address administration deregulatory goals by soliciting “meaningful stakeholder input” supporting “deregulatory action.” Verizon commented on the FCC’s “Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules,” a November report by the Office…
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of General Counsel. Verizon said the report shows that eliminating regulations takes a long time, especially without industry input (http://xrl.us/bmri3k). “The Commission often takes years to implement proposals to eliminate or modify rules,” the filing said. “The benefits of deregulation are diluted when the Commission does not act promptly, as has been the case with many of the pending initiatives listed in the Preliminary Plan.” For example, changes to the FCC’s Part 17 rules “were first recommended by industry as early as the 2000 Biennial Review and by Commission staff in the 2004 Biennial Review” and ISP changes “were the subject of a rulemaking petition Verizon and other carriers filed back in 2006.” Both were among the deregulatory changes under the current administration described in the FCC report. Verizon listed several wireline and wireless regulations it believes should be eliminated. “These burdensome regulations should be the proverbial ‘low hanging fruit’ of a revised plan that will underscore the Commission’s commitment to reducing or eliminating unnecessary regulatory burdens,” the carrier said.