Obama Will Urge F.C.C. to Aid Local Broadband Expansion

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday will ask the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that restrict communities’ ability to expand high-speed Internet access to underserved areas.

Mr. Obama will make the announcement in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which has its own cable and high-speed data networks, including a one-gigabit broadband network that is 100 times as fast as the national average.

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