CongressDaily, By David Hatch
McCain, Lautenberg Take On Telco Firms Over Broadband
Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., Wednesday introduced legislation that would permit municipalities to offer low-cost broadband service – putting the legislators at odds with SBC Communications and other telecom giants that oppose such networks.
Their measure, dubbed the “Community Broadband Act of 2005,” would serve as a counterweight to a bill offered in late May by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, that would bar such municipal networks in areas where private companies offer high-speed Internet access.
McCain – who chaired the Senate Commerce Committee until being forced by term limits to relinquish the gavel at the end of last year -- is increasingly weighing in on telecom issues, despite the fact that he does not currently chair any panels overseeing the industry. Last week, McCain teamed with Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., in offering digital television legislation – getting out ahead of Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who plans to offer his own DTV bill.
The broadband measure is surfacing as the legislative debate over reforming the nation's telecommunications laws ratchets up on Capitol Hill. While the McCain-Lautenberg measure will be offered as a stand-alone bill, the goal is to add it to a larger vehicle, a congressional source said. The lawmakers expect a counterpart to be offered on the House side.
SBC, which supports the Sessions bill, has argued that local governments should spend taxpayer dollars on more pressing needs than broadband access. Another Bell company, Verizon Communications, has opposed the networks in several communities -- but has not taken a stance on the Sessions bill. Opponents of municipal broadband also say that participation by localities represents unfair competition.
But McCain and Lautenberg argue that that low-income and rural Americans will be left behind unless broadband is more accessible.
"Government should work to open doors to greater technology for the American people, not slam them shut. Our bill will protect the right of communities to offer wireless broadband access to their citizens, creating a powerful tool for education and economic development," Lautenberg said.
The two senators are offering the legislation because they want to remove all barriers to broadband deployment, the congressional source said -- noting that 14 states have enacted laws restricting localities from establishing wireless or wireline Internet systems. It is also a response to recent statistics showing the United States dropping to sixteenth in broadband penetration worldwide.
"We're not trying to get communities to run out there and do this. But those communities that have the need, and whose citizens do not have access to affordable broadband, should have the right to do this," the source added.
The McCain-Lautenberg measure is backed by a host of organizations and companies, including Intel Corp., the High-Tech Broadband Coalition, National Association of Manufacturers, National League of Cities, Rural Broadband Coalition, American Public Power Association and the American Library Association. Free Press, a watchdog group, and the Media Access Project, a public interest telecom law firm, also are onboard.
Companies such as Intel stand to gain financially if municipalities deliver broadband to a wide population -- spurring the sale of computers with Intel chips. The legislation would restrict local governments from discriminating against private firms that want to offer competing broadband services, and would require municipalities to comply with federal and state telecommunications laws.
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