FCC can also use its power over public operators Protect consumers in other ways. For example, former FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s net neutrality was abolished at the same time Annihilate Biden hopes to restore the Obama-era price transparency rules.

Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) praised Biden’s call for the restoration of net neutrality rules. “Once three Democratic members are in place, the FCC must take immediate action to reclassify broadband as a Title II service and reiterate its authority over broadband,” Markey said. “I also plan to pass legislation soon to do the same thing. We cannot and will not stop working until net neutrality becomes a national law.” The pandemic “emphasizes what we already know: broadband is not a luxury. Just like tap water and electricity, it is a basic utility that everyone needs,” Markey said.

The cable industry criticizes Biden’s order

The NCTA-Internet Television Association, a major lobbying group in the cable industry, criticized Biden’s order.

The NCTA stated: “We are disappointed that the executive order restated misleading statements about the broadband market, including outdated and false claims that ISPs would prevent or restrict consumers from accessing Internet content of their choice.” on Friday“During the pandemic, the U.S. broadband network has been the most resilient and critical infrastructure in the U.S. It keeps our economy running and enables our citizens to study, work, and stay connected safely at home. Policy The common goal of the makers and the industry is to connect every American for robust and reliable broadband services. We hope that the government will put aside rhetoric and focus on constructive solutions.”

NCTA and USTelecom lobby groups Repeatedly claimed Broadband prices are falling. But their statement relies on calculations of “price per megabit” and “broadband pricing index” that do not reflect the total consumer bill, which only includes prices for a few service tiers, rather than average or median prices.The actual price that consumers pay to the Internet service provider each month is The rate of increase is much faster than inflation for many years.

Municipal broadband plans have clearly stalled

Biden said for the first time that he plans to Late March When he said he would lower prices, end hidden charges, and fund municipal broadband networks. Biden pointed out at the time that public networks “have less pressure to turn losses into profits, and are… committed to serving the entire community.”

Biden initially proposed to provide 100 billion U.S. dollars in funding, prioritizing access to public networks, triggering a round of AT&T lobbying with Other ISP Designed to prevent competition and hope that broadband funds will only flow to private companies.Biden finally made Reached a $65 billion deal with the Republican Party, Obviously there is no preference for the public network, but this still needs to be negotiated in Congress.

FCC needs a fifth member to “fully function”

Biden will be less directly involved in implementing the measures he asked the FCC to resolve, because the FCC is an independent agency and will not simply act in accordance with the President’s requirements. The president can indeed nominate committee members and choose chairman, so he can choose people who agree with his priorities. But he must actually pick someone before the Democrats of the FCC begin to deal with anything that involves partisanship, such as reclassifying broadband providers as public operators, implementing network neutrality rules, and forcing ISPs to lower prices and end hidden fees.

“Executive orders are important, but the processes and personnel to actually advance these priorities are not yet in place… The agency needs a fifth commissioner to be fully functional,” Matt Wood, vice president and general counsel for free press policy , Said Friday.