Analysts Ponder Telecom Policy Moves Under Harris or Trump
The Nov. 5 election could bring significant changes to the FCC
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2024 - Legal experts in the telecommunications sector met virtually Wednesday to discuss the possible ramifications of the upcoming Nov. 5 presidential election on the telecom industry.
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The speakers, including Morgan Lewis Partner Andrew Lipman and Associate Patricia Cave, noted that the coming election will be a consequential one for federal funding programs like the now-defunct $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program.
Lipman pointed to the differences in thinking about regulatory authority between the Democratic and Republican camps. He asserted that GOP presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, would take a very different approach from that of the Biden-Harris Administration.
