Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is not happy with the current state of U.S. broadband service under the watch of former top cable lobbyist and current FCC head Tom Wheeler. The longtime consumer advocate spoke on Wednesday during a meeting of internet industry executives and politicians in Washington D.C. and didn’t mince words when discussing the current state of broadband Internet service in the United States. “I’m not here to celebrate,” Copps began, according to a report from The Consumerist. “I’m here to advocate.” Copps said that true competition is crucial in ensuring U.S. broadband best serves consumers, but the U.S. market is not currently set up to encourage competition. “We have fallen so far short that we should be ashamed of ourselves,” Copps said, referring to the
Former FCC Commissioner: ‘We should be ashamed’ of the current state of U.S. broadband
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