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It is a good thing to have a government that is responsive and explanatory in its application of the law.

In “notice and comment” informal rule making under the Administrative Procedure Act, it’s standard for agencies to review the submitted comments in the final rule, to show that the data, views, and arguments of interested parties were considered as the law (5 U.S.C. § 553(c)) requires.

Hey, the national security hawks get another twist of the knife to China and the home telcos get fewer people horning in on their turf... win-win scenario for everyone concerned I guess.

because the people in the government who write this stuff are going to go into industry in a few years trying to get jobs.

in most cases, regulation in the US is basically a mouse trying to "regulate" the dinner of a lion by sneaking away a morsel or two

Or, depending on the leadership, a lion overseeing prey protection policy.

More like protecting the lions dinner from other mice.