Pending telecom reform legislation lacks a ‘framework’ for handli...
Pending telecom reform legislation lacks a “framework” for handling universal service, 911 service, disability access and other social issues, Kyle Dixon of the Progress & Freedom Foundation said. This occurs when legislation looks at “a narrow subset” of reform…
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issues, Dixon said Mon. in a paper for PFF’s “Progress on Point” series. Policymakers should be careful in handling social regulation, whose “unintended consequences” can include discouraging investment or slowing innovation, Dixon said. He urged careful monitoring by regulators and lawmakers using 5 principles: (1) Review social goals every 2 years at the regulatory level. (2) Identify and balance competing regulatory goals. (3) Weigh mandates against efforts to spur industry to act voluntarily. (4) Avoid actions that undermine competing goals. (5) Don’t automatically pick the FCC for regulatory duties because other agencies can handle some tasks more efficiently.