FCC Proposal Will Let Carriers Provide Worse Broadband, Advocates Say

Advocacy groups have petitioned the agency to vote against a proposal permitting carriers to cut costs when updating legacy networks.

Consumer watchdog groups have warned the Federal Communications Commission that its plan to accelerate industry investment by dismantling consumer broadband protections could leave millions of rural Americans with poor or unusable connectivity.

By Jason Shueh

FCC proposal would hurt broadband in rural and low-income communities, activists warn