Is the FCC at Fault for Rising Connectivity Prices?

Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released “How Consolidation and Reduced Competition are Raising Your Internet and TV Costs,” which examines the costs of mobile and fixed broadband internet service. According to Sen Cantwell, the report highlights "the increasing costs to American consumers of policies being pushed and actions taken" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the tenure of Chairman Brendan Carr. The report points to a growing broadband affordability crisis in the U.S.