Clinton Would Expand E-rate Model to Airports, Train Stations, the DMV, Says Aide
A Hillary Clinton administration would be committed to expanding the E-rate model to a new range of anchor institutions, said Sara Solow, domestic policy adviser to Hillary for America, Wednesday at a Philadelphia event pegged to the Democratic National Convention…
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and hosted by eight tech trade associations including CTA, CompTIA and the Internet Association. “We want to replicate the E-rate concept to other anchor institutions, like airports” and train stations and the Department of Motor Vehicles, Solow said. “When you’re in these public places, you should be able to get online, you should be able to get Wi-Fi. … The federal government can show leadership in that.” She said the Clinton telecom agenda commits that by 2020, “every household in America has access to high-speed internet,” saying this will require more than just fiber: “We should look at wireless solutions, we should look at microwave wireless solutions, we should look at satellite solutions, too.” Cities and localities should be leaders and be “fiber ready” and “more open” to third or fourth broadband providers, she said: “We want cities to think about dig once policies.” Pole attachment policies are “boring but extremely important,” she said. Solow offered similar comments Tuesday (see 1607260037). Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, at the event, cited an ongoing focus on broadband access globally: “That should be an aspiration we have for the whole world.” Pritzker also cited the privacy shield with the European Union, a process that involved “a lot of bumps in the road” but “now we’re proceeding forward.” She called the process “dynamic,” with more changes of “regulation in Europe,” requiring ongoing adaptation without “throwing the whole thing out and having to start again.” She didn’t express any particular fears about certification: “I think we’re doing a lot to go out and speak with your businesses. … Anything that’s new, you’ve got to make sure it’s up and functioning.” She said the Commerce Department is "very much" pushing forward with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition. She pushed back against "the complete misperception" that the U.S. would be giving up control of the internet. "It's not intuitive to the average person," she said, noting "challenges" on Capitol Hill in this regard.