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Ed Markey: “They're there as a section of the law, and they're acting under that section of law, so it's not a rewriting of the…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
They're there as a section of the law, and they're acting under that section of law, so it's not a rewriting of the laws, it's an interpretation of the law reflecting the change in technology, but not a change in the authority under which they are operating.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey clarifies that FCC actions are interpretations of existing laws.

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