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State Preemption of Community Cable From:Hear Us Now Consumers UnionWhat's happening:" Telephone and cable companies want to dominate Internet connections to the home. If they get state legislatures to help them block competition, like they just did in Pennsylvania, these companies would no longer have an important incentive to build their networks to connect the underserved.
AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, MN, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV or WY . . . Your state is in jeopardy of creating roadblocks to community wireless networks."
What you can do:"Act now! Tell your governor to support communities that want to offer broadband and wireless Internet services so that no one is left unconnected." For more information:For more information, visit the Hear Us Now website. Areas of Focus:Local Democracy, Media Democracy, Community Media (Local Democracy), Home Rule vs. Preemption (Local Democracy)Tags:User CommentsNo Comments.Please login at the top of the page or register as a Democracy Square member if you would like to comment. |
