We are standing at the threshold of a new century, a century that promises to be as revolutionary in the technology that affects our daily lives and the future of our country as the inventions and innovations that so profoundly shaped the past 100 years. The top-down regulatory model of the Industrial Age is as out of place in this new economy as the rotary telephone. As competition and convergence develop, the FCC must streamline its operations and continue to eliminate regulatory burdens.
Technology is no longer a barrier, but old ways of thinking are.
In a world of fully competitive communications markets, the FCC should focus only on those core functions that are not normally addressed by market forces. The consolidation of these two key functions will improve efficiency and enhance the delivery of these services to the general public and to industry.