John Ensign
The Public Record
I think it is important for us to drill down a little further on Title I versus Title II.
The plan that you have put forth is an ambitious, thought-provoking document.
Before it makes a single recommendation, the National Broadband Plan admits that 'technology costs and consumer preferences are changing too quickly in a dynamic part of the economy to make accurate predictions.'
In my judgment, if the FCC were to take the action Chairman Genachowski and his colleagues appear to be considering, reclassifying broadband as a common carrier service, and if it does so without a directive from Congress and a thorough…
I simply do not see any signs of a gross market failure that might warrant the Government spending tens of billions of dollars to subsidize broadband.
A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas in the investigation of Nevada Senator John Ensign, who's accused of helping find lobbying work for the husband of his former mistress.
I think there is nothing more important that we could do than to make sure we move forward on a national broadband plan.
I believe that this would reverse the successful deregulation that has helped lead to explosive growth in the broadband age that we have seen over the last several years.
I think that a lot of Americans feel that if there is one death, you all should do a recall.





