[ NNSquad ] Georgia House rejects bill to ban municipal fiber networks

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Georgia House rejects bill to ban municipal fiber networks

http://j.mp/VQ6wcG  (ars technica)

   "Georgia's House of Representatives dealt a blow to major
    telecommunications incumbents Thursday when it rejected legislation
    that would have precluded many Georgia towns from getting into the
    broadband business. The vote was 94 to 70.  An earlier version of the
    legislation would have banned municipal broadband networks if any
    private firm was offering service with a speed of at least 1.5Mbps.
    The latest version raised the minimum to 3Mbps in an effort to appease
    critics."

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AT&T et al. must have forgotten to send the checks out.

--Lauren--
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