No Speed Limit Signs on the Technology Highway in Montana

Recently, I met with some Flathead Valley business and political leaders to discuss job creation and other matters of interest to Montanans. As an entrepreneur and investor who works with start-up technology companies, it’s clear that our state’s technology infrastructure is key to many of the companies we are nurturing. Since these technology start-ups create new jobs – which, like in all states, are key to our economic recovery – communications policy changes under consideration at the federal and state levels are very important.

For this reason, I shared with the group my concerns about the Federal Communications Commission’s new proposal to reclassify broadband, which would impose a decades-old regulatory regime on new technologies, including wireless communication. While the FCC’s goal to expand broadband to every home in America is a noble one and generally well-received, the proposal to reclassify broadband crosses the line by attempting to impose a heavy-handed regulatory framework on one of the key drivers of our economy today.

By Diane Smith

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