Meet the FCC: Net Neutrality, media and technology
summary
Explains that the FCC rollback of Title II ignites a national pushback with 50 Senate votes to restore net neutrality, 23 attorneys general suing, two states passing laws and five governors issuing executive orders. Cites data that half the households have one provider, making broadband competition scarce. Pushes technical fixes: experiments in the 3.5 GHz band using databases and proposes blockchain for dynamic spectrum allocation. Flags Sinclair consolidation and the T‑Mobile/Sprint 4→3 merger as unresolved competition risks.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction to FCC role
- 0:46Commissioner’s digital revolution perspective
- 1:29Net neutrality past and present
- 2:32State-led net neutrality activism
- 3:36Broadband competition challenges
- 5:00Spectrum policy and 5G potential
- 6:47T-Mobile-Sprint merger debate
- 7:30Sinclair broadcasting consolidation concerns
- 8:53Why local broadcast media matters
- 10:16Tech policy and Congress’s knowledge gap
- 11:41Balancing old laws with new tech
- 12:23FTC’s role in net neutrality enforcement
- 13:49Impact of net neutrality repeal
- 14:53Open internet vs broadband investment
- 15:35Blockchain for spectrum policy
- 17:18Closing remarks and Commissioner Clyburn tribute
