INCOMPAS to NTIA: Broadband Infrastructure Money Must Build Competition, Not Monopolies

INCOMPAS, the internet and competitive networks association, filed comments with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) urging the Department of Commerce to enshrine competition laws into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation to ensure all Americans have access to faster speeds and future proof networks at more affordable prices. The INCOMPAS filing details a road map to help NTIA deliver on the promise of connecting all Americans to better internet services while creating jobs, attracting investment and unleashing innovation. “Simply put, our members have proven that competition works and monopolies fail. Markets with multiple providers, wholesale access and new fiber builders have faster speeds and the lowest prices. Access to competition helps families save and small businesses grow, and we urge NTIA to build on competition laws and results as it formulates the rules and policies for these broadband infrastructure programs,” INCOMPAS writes in its NTIA filing. The filing also highlights competition laws and policies have a proven track record of success, and urge NTIA to make rules and policies that are congruent with other Federal Agencies and the White House Executive Order on Competition.