California fighting “preposterous demand”
Reynolds’ letter acknowledged that the NTIA may not agree with the CPUC’s stance and said the state thus will not distribute any funding to ISPs until after the state and federal agency sort out any differences. If the NTIA refuses to change its position, California could sue the Trump administration on the grounds that the condition is unconstitutional.
The NTIA does not appear likely to bend. “As noted in the Department’s response to CPUC, the terms and conditions of the award constitute the entire agreement between NTIA and CPUC. No part of the letter outlining CPUC’s concerns is incorporated into or made part of the
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