Michael O'Rielly: “I am particularly concerned that women and ethnic and racial minorities are underrepresented in ownership of broadcast…”

American poverty is not isolated to urban areas but distributed throughout our country.

Over time, as the FCC and the courts have interpreted the TCPA, business models and ways of communicating with consumers have also changed. As a result, the rules have become complex and unclear.

I don't believe the bill addresses that, and I worry the money that is invested in other Federal programs is either going to be wasted or conflict and definitely lead to the point of overbuilding, to subsidized overbuilding.

I have also made the point that it is not just incentives; we need the carrot and the stick.