Memo: FCC Releases Rules Regarding Digital Discrimination

December 11, 2023

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “adopt final rules to facilitate equal access to broadband Internet access service, taking into account the issues of technical and economic feasibility presented by that objective, including – (1) preventing digital discrimination of access based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin; and (2) identifying necessary steps for the [FCC] to take to eliminate discrimination described in paragraph (1).”

On November 20, 2023, the FCC released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as directed taking the first steps in its mission to eliminate digital discrimination. The FCC also adopted digital discrimination regulations under 47 C.F.R. § 16.1-16.7 and modified its regulations on practice and procedure to allow for digital discrimination complaints.

Download the full memo for additional information:
Core Policy, Enforcement of Rules, and What You Can Do.

For more information, contact these members of the Vantage Point Solutions team:

Mike Neeley, JD at (605) 995-1777

Mikaela Burma, JD at (605) 995-1742

Jeff Smith at (503) 612-4409