President Bush has called for ubiquitous broadband rollout by 2007, but to reach that goal, Americans must win the fight against the Axis of Old — entrenched interests in government and industry that are fighting the progress that comes with new technologies. The first member of the Axis of Old is the Federal Communications Commission. For the last eight years, FCC regulations derived from the 1996 Telecommunications Act have strangled phone companies with red tape. The constant micromanagement of this sector has squashed innovation and harmed America’s ability to compete internationally.
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Battling the ‘Axis of Old’ for Broadband
Posted by: Sonia Arrison May 28, 2004 06:00 AMPresident Bush has called for ubiquitous broadband rollout by 2007, but to reach that goal, Americans must win the fight against the Axis of Old — entrenched interests in government and industry that are fighting the progress that comes with new technologies. The first member of the Axis of Old is the Federal Communications Commission. For the last eight years, FCC regulations derived from the 1996 Telecommunications Act have strangled phone companies with red tape. The constant micromanagement of this sector has squashed innovation and harmed America’s ability to compete internationally.