FCC official says Comcast ruling may impact broadband plan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A top Federal Communications Commission official acknowledged on Wednesday that the Obama administration's ambitious plan to expand broadband access could be impacted by a court ruling that limited the agency's authority to regulate operations of network providers.
Austin Schlick, the General Counsel of the FCC, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday that FCC recommendations aimed at accelerating broadband access in rural parts of the U.S. as well as connecting disabled and low-income Americans, were among the various provisions of the recently unveiled broadband plan that could be affected.

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