ACA Summit: Rep. Pompeo Hopeful on Rate Relief

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Washington – Two members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee offered mixed views about how cable will fare in the limited legislation passing through Capitol Hill this year.

Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) said that the bipartisan support for the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act is likely to accelerate the bill through his committee soon. “It may be the only good news I share you with his morning,” he said during an on-stage conversation with American Cable Association president Matt Polka at the opening session of ACA Summit, the independent-cable-company association’s 23rd annual policy summit and its 750 companies' membership visit to the nation's capital.

Pompeo said “legislators recognize the difference in costs associated with small businesses." The Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (here is the latest on its progress) would extend the FCC’s exemption of smaller operators from the FCC’s enhanced transparency requirements under new Internet neutrality rules.

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Gary Arlen
Gary Arlen

Contributor Gary Arlen is known for his insights into the convergence of media, telecom, content and technology. Gary was founder/editor/publisher of Interactivity Report, TeleServices Report and other influential newsletters; he was the longtime “curmudgeon” columnist for Multichannel News as well as a regular contributor to AdMap, Washington Technology and Telecommunications Reports. He writes regularly about trends and media/marketing for the Consumer Technology Association's i3 magazine plus several blogs. Gary has taught media-focused courses on the adjunct faculties at George Mason University and American University and has guest-lectured at MIT, Harvard, UCLA, University of Southern California and Northwestern University and at countless media, marketing and technology industry events. As President of Arlen Communications LLC, he has provided analyses about the development of applications and services for entertainment, marketing and e-commerce.