WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and House author of the E-Rate program, held a summit alongside Michael Baldino, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, and former Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman and Executive Director of the MIT Media Lab Jessica Rosenworcel, celebrating 30 years since the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
"In 1996, I authored the Telecommunications Act with a simple conviction: that the internet should belong to everyone," said Senator Markey. "In the 30 years since, thanks to the pioneering work of the MIT Media Lab and the Mass...