EARTHLINK ASKS THE FCC TO ENSURE BROADBAND COMPETITION
[SOURCE: TMCnet, AUTHOR: Spencer Chin]
Internet service provider EarthLink has filed comments with the Federal
Communications Commission requesting that the Commission promote market
competition for last-mile broadband access, in response to attempts by large
cable and telco companies to monopolize access to unbundled cooper loops.
EarthLink argued that the Commission should not bow to pressure from cable and
telco providers to eliminate access to unbundled cooper loops, to effectively
protect the vibrant, open nature of the Internet. EarthLink argued that
enabling it and other ISPs to access the loops would make the market less
vulnerable to the anti-competitive practices of the large cable/telco
monopolies, who are increasingly bundling phone, Internet, and TV services.
EarthLink contends that the incumbent providers are more likely to block,
impair, degrade, and discriminate against Internet content and applications.
http://internetcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/broadband-mobile/articles/7647-earthlink-asks-fcc-ensure-broadband-competition.htm
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