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What Would a U.S. Telecommunications Act 2.0 Look Like?

The last major overhaul of U.S. telecommunications law was the Telecommunications Act of 1996, written long before smartphones, streaming and modern broadband dominated the market. Analysts are revisiting what an updated version of the act would need to cover, including broadband access, competition rules, spectrum policy and oversight of today's internet-era communications services.

Why now: Ongoing debates over broadband access, net neutrality and spectrum policy are renewing calls to modernize U.S. telecom law.

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