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Summer Strand: “We don't rate, regulate telecommunications and broadband…”

Featuring: Summer Strand, Wisconsin Public Service Commission

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WisPolitics Luncheon with Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand

Published | Video Starts at 26:16

So it doesn't seem like there's a shortage of money. What is the hold up? Great question. So just very quickly, I think this is another interesting or unique aspect of the Wisconsin Commission. So We don't rate, regulate telecommunications and broadband, but we do have a role in ensuring equitable access. to telecommunications and broadband services. So that is another one of those unique parts of the purview. I think if the pandemic taught us anything, it was that high speed access or high speed broadband Internet access, all those things. (26:16–26:25)

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Asserts that the Wisconsin Commission does not regulate telecommunications but ensures equitable access.

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