FCC's 5 biggest battles for Trump's first year

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Here are 5 looming fights for the Federal Communications Commission in President-elect Donald Trump's first year:
1. Network Neutrality: The fate of the agency's net neutrality rules will be the FCC's biggest fight of the year.
2. Set-top cable boxes: The FCC's lone, remaining Democratic commissioner, Mignon Clyburn, supports FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's set-top proposal. But its unclear how much of a fight Clyburn can put up.
3. Broadband privacy: Chairman Wheeler's new privacy rules for broadband providers were another high-profile item from his tenure. It's unclear, though, if the FCC's Republican Commissioners would agree to scale them back. Internet companies and consumer groups, though, are likely to keep up pressure for the rules.
4. AT&T-Time Warner merger: The Justice Department will be looking into the proposed deal, but its unclear yet if the FCC will take up its own review.
5. Business data services: Chairman Wheeler also hoped to pass a major reform of the market for so-called special access deals, but dropped those plans after Trump's victory.


FCC's 5 biggest battles for Trump's first year