As the FCC proposes new pricing controls over special access services, a new study commissioned by USTelecom argues that the move could have grave consequences on broadband investments and the country’s job market.
The report, written by Hal Singer, principal of Economists, Inc., said that updated special access pricing regulations could result in 43,560 jobs being cut, a drop in economic output of $3.4 billion over a five-year period, and would prevent 67,000 buildings from getting access to fiber.
