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title: "President, Congress Should Find Middle Ground On Broadband Rate Regulation"
summary: |-
  The mere possibility of the FCC reneging on its forbearance of broadband rate regulation under Title II creates significant uncertainty that chills long-term investment.
date: "2016-04-13"
content_type: "Press Releases"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2016/04/13/president-congress-should-find-middle-ground-broadband-rate-regulation/"
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# President, Congress Should Find Middle Ground On Broadband Rate Regulation

WASHINGTON–The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a technology policy think tank, today released the following statement from Doug Brake, ITIF telecommunications policy analyst, on the White House’s Statement of Administrative Policy outlining its strong opposition to H.R. 2666, the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act:

*The mere possibility of the FCC reneging on its forbearance of broadband rate regulation under Title II creates significant uncertainty that chills long-term investment. Thankfully, virtually everyone agrees that rate regulation is not appropriate for the consumer broadband market, and a narrowly tailored piece of legislation could easily take it off the table. The No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, H.R. 2666, attempts to do just that. There is undoubtedly a line that can be drawn between the tools the FCC legitimately needs to enforce its rules and the investment-dampening uncertainty around price regulation. The administration and others who have pushed back on this bill should work with the sponsors to find that line, instead of dismissing this effort out of hand.*

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2016/04/13/president-congress-should-find-middle-ground-broadband-rate-regulation/*