Copper Network Shutdown: International Insights for US Telecom Policy

Copper Network Shutdown: International Insights for US Telecom Policy

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules intended to “get communities off of old and slow copper lines and onto new, high-speed networks.” Allowing telecommunications network providers to retire their decades-old and increasingly expensive copper line networks, the agency asserted, will “[free] up tens of billions of dollars annually for the roll out of upgraded, high-speed networks to more Americans.” The FCC actions …