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Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Supreme Court: states can block cities from offering broadband

Ars Technica (tech news)

In an 8 to 1 decision the Supreme Court of the United States today decided that states are free to prohibit cities and municipalities from providing telecommunications services. The opinion is available here (PDF).

This decision allows states to pass laws which prohibit cities and municipally-owned utilities from offering telecommunications services, including broadband Internet access. Several states have passed such laws limiting competition, leaving only commercial entities to provide services...
This is likely bad news for consumers in small towns, where broadband choices are limited.

http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1080176589.html
Posted by: Zayphar / 3/24/2004 06:57:00 PM
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