August 21, 2024—ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer released the following statement regarding a judge striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) regulation that sought to ban noncompete clauses in employment agreements across virtually all sectors of the economy, including in the telecommunications marketplace.
“ACA Connects is pleased by this ruling – yet another decision that makes the case against regulatory overreach. As we argued in our comments, the FTC’s sweeping ban would make it more difficult for small and mid-sized providers to invest in building a specialized workforce required in the broadband industry.”