Lobbyists try to gain a lock on broadband
San Jose Mercury News, June 8, 2005
By Editorial Board
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that states can bar cities from offering high-speed Internet services, lobbyists for telephone and cable companies have descended on state capitals across the nation. Their mission: to take cities out of the broadband business by state dictum. It has been alarmingly successful. More than a dozen states have agreed to do their bidding.
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