The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the states of North Carolina and Tennessee a victory on Wednesday when it struck down a Federal Communications Commission rule that pre-empted the states’ regulation of municipal broadband service within their borders. The three-judge panel said that the FCC overstepped its authority. The ruling noted that municipalities...
A high-tech analyst suggests that a Federal Communications Commission rule pre-empting state laws limiting municipal broadband — including North Carolina’s — could be in trouble. Berin Szoka, president of Tech Freedom, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan technology think tank, said that while it’s difficult to predict the outcome of a lawsuit solely from the oral arguments...
Becki Gray on the new state budget; Thom Goolsby on taxing internet-based sales; Gov. McCrory praises outgoing budget director Art Pope; Mark Prak on proposed FCC changes to media ownership rules; Terry Stoops on education funding in new budget
Past experience and common sense argue against governments leaping into areas best left for competitive markets and private enterprises to sort out.
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