State Attorneys General to FCC: Don’t Preempt AI Laws
The agency asked whether to consider AI laws as part of a broader preemption effort.
The agency asked whether to consider AI laws as part of a broader preemption effort.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2026 – Attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia are opposed to the Federal Communications Commission preempting state AI laws. Two of the attorneys general are Republicans.
As part of a broader inquiry into state and local rules the agency should consider preempting to promote wireline deployments, the FCC had asked whether it should eventually also look at “state or local laws seeking to govern or limit uses of AI” in the same way.
The agency has authority under the Communications Act to overrule state and local policies that effectively prevent telecom deployments. In a Dec. 18 letter, the attorneys general argued that wasn’t sufficient.
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