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Missouri's 7th District, U.S. House of Representatives

  
 

 

 

Congressional Issues 2010
MISSOURI FARM BUREAU
Telecommunications



Missouri Farm Bureau

Kevin Craig - "Liberty Under God"

We believe that network and other advertisement-supported television programming should be transmitted in such a manner as not to interfere with free reception on home satellite dishes. In areas unable to receive the broad benefits of broadcast television or cable television service, we believe all premium, basic cable, superstation and network programming distributors which sell to consumers should be on terms and conditions which are equal to those afforded cable companies for distribution to cable consumers. Doing so will assure that the home satellite dish system user enjoys television at rates that are non-discriminatory when compared to cable consumers' rates. It would certainly be unconstitutional and unAmerican for the federal government to dictate the pricing structure to providers of subscription television.

The RF Spectrum Should Be Private Property

The FCC should be abolished.

We believe rural access to the Information Superhighway is important and should be made available through toll free numbers and not additional phone rate increases.  
We believe the goals of the USDA Rural Utilities Service's broadband program should be to assist broadband providers in expanding high-speed internet access to underserved areas and to promote competition in underserved areas to lower the price of high-speed internet access for consumers.  
We oppose legislation or regulations pertaining to access fees that could hinder the availability of affordable advanced services (i.e. broadband) or result in dramatic rate increases for rural Missouri.  

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