USTelecom Urges 2020 Hopefuls' Support for Web Infrastructure, Net Neutrality Legislation
USTelecom urged 2020 presidential hopefuls Thursday to “commit to timely action” including on prioritizing broadband in “any national infrastructure plan” and “support federal legislation that puts an end to the constant regulatory back and forth about net neutrality.” The industry…
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group released its proposal hours before the Democrats' presidential primary debate in Houston. Five of the remaining candidates propose broadband funding, though experts doubt such plans will have an appreciable effect in the general election (see 1909040061). Seventeen of the 21 Democratic hopefuls back restoring in some form the FCC's 2015 net neutrality rules. They should eschew support for restoring the 2015 rules and instead “champion and enact modern, enforceable national legislation to once and for all put consumers in control of their online experience,” USTelecom said. “Broadband companies have committed to honoring net neutrality. It’s time the most powerful social media, advertising, retail and search companies are required by law to do the same.” The group urged candidates to support policies aimed at ensuring U.S. leadership on 5G, anti-robocall and pro-FTC privacy bills and public-private partnerships to stay "one step ahead of cyberattacks.”