Digital discrimination and challenges in broadband regulation

The chapter analyzes the implications of government regulations on discrimination in the broadband sector, critiquing the language and potential expansive interpretation of a specific FCC provision within a spending bill. The speakers discuss challenges faced by telecom firms in providing equal access and express concerns about the burden of proof shifting with the introduction of a new complaint process by the FCC. Legal challenges related to broadband regulation at the FCC, particularly focusing on Title II and digital discrimination orders, are also examined with a preference for the clearer legal issues in the digital discrimination case.