The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors...

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) applauded FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s announcement (CD Feb 24 p1) that the commission may examine restrictions on cities and towns to offer broadband services (GN Docket No. 14-28) (http://tinyurl.com/ndck8d3) Wednesday. “As we have seen, robust broadband networks bring economic vitality and a wealth of new services to the communities they serve. But state barriers to community broadband initiatives prevent municipalities from working with private broadband providers, or developing networks themselves, to provide these services to their residents and businesses,” NATOA wrote in its FCC filing.