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Verizon Seeks To Nix Fee-Based Municipal Wireless Grids

Posted by timothy on from the evian-sues-local-over-city-water dept.

millermp writes "It looks like Verizon has succeeded in banning municipal WiFi networks in Pennsylvania. Since Verizon is looking to broadband service to fuel its growth, it calls municipal WiFi 'unfair competition.' This bill is following similar legislation earlier this year in Utah, Louisiana, and Florida." The bill has yet to be signed by Pennsylvania's governor, and as the story says, does not ban municipal wireless per se, but would place great restrictions on how it could be funded.

2 of 286 comments (clear)

  1. Re:One more reason why... by maximilln · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sure... but do you really want EVERY individual in your neighborhood to have network access? When I go to the store, or to the mall, or to the pub, I run into all sorts of people that, honestly, I do not want to meet on my network.

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  2. Re:Funding? by SillyNickName4me · · Score: 0, Troll

    You are an idiot, not even worth the air you breathe.