North Carolina Broadband Bill Would Eliminate Level Playing Field
Ars Technica, May 17, 2011
By Joshua Levy
Millions of people across the country lack access to broadband Internet because big companies like Time Warner Cable, CenturyLink and AT&T don't find it profitable to reach into their areas. In response to this neglect, several North Carolina communities have built their own broadband networks, offering high-speed broadband connections for a better price than their corporate competitors. But the state legislature just passed a bill that would outlaw new municipal networks and strangle existing ones.
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