The Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act (HB 382) was introduced by Delegate Kris Fair (D-MD). The Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act requires broadband providers to offer low-cost internet service plans to eligible low-income households.
One of the more curious undertakings done by the Federal Communications Commission every year is the Urban Rate Study. This is an annual exercise to determine the highest monthly broadband rates that Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETC) can charge. This basically means regulated carriers and other internet service providers that participate in some grant or subsidy programs.
On January 20, representatives of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) met with a policy advisor to Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez to discuss a concern about Charter Communications.
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