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AT&T: Municipal Broadband Should Be Banned Anywhere Private Companies Might...
It’s no secret that AT&T and other big ISPs are no fans of municipal broadband projects. There are laws on the books in many states that block the expansion of municipal networks, but the FCC is...
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AT&T “Intervenes” In City’s Public Broadband Project, But Says They Won’t...
A small city in Kansas has a fiber network that currently serves local government and civic buildings. They also have a plan in mind to expand that network and offer inexpensive gigabit fiber...
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White House Calls For More Municipal Broadband Networks, Urges FCC To...
The White House is on a tear with major internet issues this winter. After two other speeches this week in which the President called for stronger consumer data protections and stronger cybersecurity...
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Senators Introduce Bill To Block States From Blocking Public Broadband
Congress is just all up in the FCC’s business lately, it seems. Earlier this week, lawmakers in both houses proposed their own version of net neutrality, one that would also strip the FCC of its own...
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FCC Chairman: Commission Should Approve Cities’ Requests To Preempt State...
Chattanooga’s biggest claim to fame, in 2015, might be its super-fast, publicly-owned, gigabit fiber network. The model has been hailed as a triumph of modern technology and infrastructure by the...
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What You Need To Know About Tomorrow’s Votes On Net Neutrality And Municipal...
On Thursday morning, the Federal Communications Commission will sit down to discuss and vote on two big issues — net neutrality and municipal broadband — that the cable and telecom industries have...
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North Carolina Sues FCC To Keep Limits On Municipal Broadband
It’s been a big year for North Carolina in terms of improving the Internet connections for many of its residents. Google Fiber will bring new options to multiple markets in the state, and the FCC acted...
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Internet Giants Come Out In Support Of Municipal Broadband
Nearly half the states in the U.S. have laws that ban or severely limit cities and counties from operating broadband networks or from selling that service directly to consumers. This week, a trade...
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Washington Law Would Let Counties Sell Broadband Service When Comcast Won’t
Last year, we told you about Seth, who had recently relocated to Washington only to find out he might have to sell his new house because Comcast had lied to him about being able to provide the Internet...
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Appeals Court Questions Tennessee & North Carolina Lawsuit To Restrict...
More than a year after the FCC voted to preempt state laws in Tennessee and North Carolina that heavily restrict city- and county-owned utilities from providing broadband to consumers, the states and...
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