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Business Data Services
Business Data Services (BDS) refers to the high-speed lines used to transmit large amounts of data quickly. BDS is a wholesale service that is a component of most broadband services. While you may not be purchasing BDS directly, it can still impact your prices since your network provider may be purchasing it and charging you for it. As it stands, BDS is a broken market with little or no competition. Seventy five percent of consumers have at most one provider option, which drives up prices. This money could go to buying tablets for students, digital labs for libraries, and new computers at nurse stations.
The FCC has tentatively put BDS on the agenda for November 16, 2016. Read documents on SHLB's stance below.
Documents on Business Data Services (BDS)
| October 27, 2016 | SHLB Statement on the FCC Voting on Business Data Services in November |
| October 19, 2016 | SHLB Ex-Parte Letter on Meeting with Claude Aiken and Travis Litman |
| October 18, 2016 | SHLB Ex-Parte Letter to Adopt Technology-Neutral BDS Reform |
| October 7, 2016 | Press Release: SHLB Pushes for BDS Reform |
| October 4, 2016 | SHLB Public Interest BDS Letter to FCC |
| September 14, 2016 | SHLB Letter to Members of Congress |
| September 12, 2016 |
"Special Access Regulation Will Promote Digital Equity and Improve Consumers’ Quality of Life" |
| September 9, 2016 | Fueling the Broadband Economy Event |
| August 22, 2016 | Public Interest & Consumer BDS Letter to Members of Congress |
| July 11, 2016 | John Windhausen's Bloomberg Op-Ed |
| June 28, 2016 | SHLB Comments Filed with Public Knowledge, NCC, OTI, Common Cause, & Engine |
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