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June 13, 2005
State and Local Governments Hate America
At least, that's the impression that you'd get. A lot of cities and towns (including here in Boston) have, or are organizing, wireless broadband access citywide. Sounds great, right? The idea of a city facilitating Internet access for its citizens should be embraced by all, shouldn't it?
Not so fast. Naturally, big telecom companies hate the idea of anyone getting online anywhere without a buck changing hands in their direction, so they've mobilized. They've found a friendly in Congressman Pete Sessions, a formber SBC executive (take a guess if he's a Republican), and want to shut down any local efforts to hook local people up. The bill is named, without even a nod to the charred mangled corpse of irony, the "Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act".
There's a petition you ought to sign if you believe in local governments serving the needs of local citizens.
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