Dear Ken:
Thank you for contacting me about our Nation's broadband infrastructure.
I appreciate knowing
your views on this issue.
As you may know, on May 1, 2006, the communications, Consumer's Choice,
and Broadband
Deployment Act of 2006, was introduced in the Senate and is now pending
before the Senate
Commerce Committee. This bill addresses universal service reform,
streamlining of the video
franchising process, interoperability of public safety communications
systems, and municipal
broadband ownership, among other things. This bill also would require the
FCC to report
annually to Congress on issuers surrounding Internet neutrality.
Again, thank you for contacting me. If you have any additional questions
or concerns, please feel
free to contact me anytime
Very respectfully yours,
MIKE DeWINE
United States Senator