Biden win could curb deals, revive net neutrality in US FCC pivot


Biden hasn’t talked much about the FCC during the US presidential campaign. — Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg

A victory by Joe Biden in the Nov 3 election in the United States could usher in an abrupt change in the nation’s telecommunications policy, restoring so-called net neutrality regulation and shifting the Republican drive to rein in social media outlets, among other things.

"Democrats are more comfortable with an activist role,” Cowen & Co analyst Paul Gallant said in an interview.

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