This legislation would reduce regulations on incumbent local telephone companies, especially in non-urban and rural areas. USTA members support delivering high speed Internet access to customers across the country, but our companies have been stifled time and again by onerous FCC regulations.
American consumers deserve more choice for advanced services delivered at competitive prices.
USTA member companies have stated repeatedly that if they are relieved of burdensome and unwarranted regulations, they can compete effectively for data customers and prevent a situation of 'haves' and 'have nots' among American consumers. For more than 100 years, USTA has been representing the interests of the small, mid-size and large companies of the nation's local exchange carrier industry. The association represents more than 1,200 companies worldwide that provide local exchange, long distance, wireless, Internet, and cable services.