Cities Across US Oppose Trump FCC Plan to Preempt Local Broadband Rules (arstechnica.com)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/09/23/0144238/cities-across-us-oppose-trump-fcc-plan-to-preempt-local-broadband-rules
- Source link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/cities-across-us-oppose-trump-fcc-plan-to-preempt-local-broadband-rules/
> Cities and counties around the U.S. are angry at the Trump administration over a proposal to override local rules that govern the deployment of wired broadband networks... The Federal Communications Commission [FCC] argues that too many local governments "excessively delay approvals and seek to extract exorbitant sums from providers, resulting in costs that render some deployments infeasible." The FCC plan is supported by broadband providers, but local governments told the FCC that it would override rules that protect public safety.
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> Local governments say the plan is illegal and that the FCC should instead focus on how Internet providers thwart competition with permit-hoarding and other tactics that prevent competitors from deploying networks... They object to FCC plans to impose a 120-day deadline for processing permits and to proposed limits on fees and compensation that local governments can require from providers... Another [2]filing submitted by the League of California Cities said the FCC has no authority to adopt the proposal. "Federal preemption of traditional state and local authority over public property, construction, public safety, permitting, and rights-of-way management should rest on clear congressional authorization," the filing said. "The commission should not infer broad preemptive authority where Congress did not expressly provide it...."
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> A [3]filing by Minnesota cities said the current FCC is making the same mistake it made during the first Trump administration, when its attempt to preempt state net neutrality laws was [4]blocked in court ... If the FCC finalizes its new preemption plan, city and state governments could sue and ask a court to rule that the agency exceeded its authority...
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> Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez approved the step of asking the public for input but signaled she would vote against the final proposal. "I am dubious about the commission's authority under Section 253 to use rulemaking to preempt states and localities when it comes to their management of rights of way and fees charged to providers," she [5]said .
[1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/cities-across-us-oppose-trump-fcc-plan-to-preempt-local-broadband-rules/
[2] https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/26110076816/1
[3] https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/26110077468/1
[4] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/why-ajit-pais-unhinged-net-neutrality-repeal-was-upheld-by-judges/
[5] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-26-40A3.pdf
All of this has happened before (Score:5, Insightful)
...all of this will be overturned by the courts again.
Taxpayers will pay for both sides of the court battles. Hurray for more debt.
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I think we should tax the hell out of wealthy people and property owners to pay for it and stop doing the both sides garbage
OH Look! (Score:4, Insightful)
Another issue where there are no white knights only power vs. greed. I wish there was a good idea somewhere in here, but I'm not seeing one. I believe the local governments are squeezing on their end, but a federal answer will absolutely be overreaching. Heck the rules are so antiquated AT&T is still seen as a POTS co. and Comcast is still viewed as a cable provider.
Not public utilities (Score:3)
I thought broadband wasn't a public utility. Why are we even allowing them access to public right of way or private property? They should have to pay for that access.
Trump cable internet only $19.99/mo* (Score:2)
Trump cable internet only $19.99/mo*!
!for the 1st 500GB each 50GB after $4.99 maximum overage fee of $100 per month.
* does not include
mandatory modem renal $9.99/mo
tv basic 19.99/mo
local tv fee can an very from $0-$24.99/mo
taxes and fees.
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it's not "tv basic", liebtard pinko communist, it's TRUMP TV GOLD for $19.99/mo
Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealh (Score:2)
Here's a [1]free book [mises.org] for the politicians in DC to read to learn why central planning always fails.
I mean it's only been out 106 years, so maybe they haven't heard of it yet.
TL;DR local cities have more information about what they need.
Of course corruption happens at all levels and some folks in cities still have DSL for that reason.
[1] https://cdn.mises.org/Economic%20Calculation%20in%20the%20Socialist%20Commonwealth_Vol_2_3.pdf
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oh word, central planning never works, is that why china is kicking our ass at everything
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Oh look, the Mises Retardicans are back again. Haven't you Inbred Klanbitches died off yet?
GOP's sabotage to sabotage the GOP (Score:2)
The party of "small government" strikes again, demanding federal control of cities. Paradoxically, the USA needs to move many infrastructure-based decisions away from the "small" end of government, to the state or federal level. The problem is, many federal departments do not have that authority, partly because of the US constitution, and mostly, and ironically, because the GOP prevented the federal government from gaining that control. As a result, the GOP's own sabotage will be used against the GOP, ag
"protect public safety"? (Score:1)
"protect public safety" from what? Low voltage coax or fiber? WTF are these people on about?
If that's their argument, you know it's bullshit.
> filing by Minnesota cities
Oh kay. Found yer problem!
Trump's FCC is likely right on this one. That is, if you actually want anything built-out. Whatever the sclerotic hippy boomers in MN don't want is almost certainly the best policy.
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I would trust any random hippy boomer over any lolbertarian. You'll get better policy outcomes simply by taking lolbert preferences and doing the diametric opposite. They say a stopped clock is right twice a day but lolberts can't even manage that much.
Thank god (Score:2)
Thanks conservatives! Sure glad we protected our sacred freedom to get screwed by tech oligarchs. Thanks lolbertarians! Imagine how awful the world would be if your worthless political opinions had been crushed by the censorious left, we'd all be living in a world where Big Gobbermint trampled on the poor innocent ISP monopolies. How terrible! We wouldn't have all the positive things you guys bring to the table, such as learning the word "ephebophile."
Attenion Trump Voters (Score:2)
I implore you to read this paper written by the US government immediately after WW2. [1]https://ia801608.us.archive.or... [archive.org]
[1] https://ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/Fascism64.pdf
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> I implore you to read this paper written by the US government immediately after WW2. [1]https://ia801608.us.archive.or... [archive.org]
Fascinating. I second that imploration.
[1] https://ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/Fascism64.pdf
The repugnican morondus operandi* (Score:2)
Always talk about "small government", twist the small government's hands and beat it into submission when it gets in the way of the sponsors.
I won't even mention the "deficit" or which party is the pro-deficit party.
Incidentally, counting since the Saint Ron "the Alz" Reagan times, the "market growth" is almost exactly equal to the increase in debt.
* stolen shamelessly