FCC Wants More Time To Craft Broadband Plan

adeelarshad82 writes "Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission Chairman, has sent out a letter to Congress requesting more time for the commission to deliver its national broadband plan. According to the stimulus bill passed in early 2009, the FCC was to come up with a plan to provide all citizens with access to broadband services and deliver it to the committee by February 17, 2010. Even though an outline of the plan was released last month, FCC is requesting till March 17, 2010 to finalize the plan."

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Government ownership is the worst

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I say the people should sue for failing to provide contractual obligations

Which contractual obligations? What contract are you talking about? The Telecomunications act of 1996 is not a contract...

and we file a lien on their entire infrastructure and provide everyone with free service until they deliver on their obligations?

Do you really want to nationalize a piece of infrastructure? Who will run it? Who will pay the workers to maintain the cables? You? The bank-accounts you are planning on seizing will get depleted very quickly, and even if you start charging for the service again, you will not have the business know-how to replenish them.

Sheesh, I know, you were joking, but I suspect, you were only half-joking. It is like Socialism — government-ownership of economy — has not fallen on its face everywhere it was tried. Your friend in Zimbabwe confiscated the farms to "restore justice" and his country — formerly an exporter of food — now needs vast international help to avoid famine. Your friend in Venezuela ran his country into the ground to the point of the bridges crumbling and electricity blackouts. It only took both heroes several years to ruin their respective economies...

However bad things may be, letting the government (or "community") run them will only make them worse.