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Verizon-Pushed WiFi Bill Becomes Law in PA
Cryofan writes "A Wall Street Journal article (via freepress) tells the sad tale of how legislation barring PA municipalities from offering paid telecom services was signed into law. 'Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said late Tuesday night that he had signed into law a large telecommunications bill placing severe restrictions on the ability of cities and towns to offer telecommunications services, an item that was heavily lobbied by Verizon Communications Inc. and other big telephone companies in similar legislation across the country.'" (Also mentioned last week.)
with public cat5 ethernet plugs at every street corner.
I'm glad Verizon have done this, public telecoms are an outrage when the free market can handle it. I know the telecoms sector would never engage in monopolistic and unfair practises.
*removes tongue from cheek*
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It's a *joke*.
Well as a Korean I don't find it at all funny, not only it's offensive but because where I come from jokes are only for old people.
Governor Ed Rendell is no fool. He's not going to bite the hand that feeds him.
Thank you Gov. Rendell for proving that both Democrats and Republicans can be the Devil incarnate.
Gov. Rendell disagrees with the legislature and the bill but signs it anyway promising to personally help local communities to defy the law with his approval....?
For an encore, Gov. Rendell will legalize the molestation of boys but promises to personally protect young boys from molestation!
Before you've made up your mind about an issue, go read about it for yourself. http://www.anwr.org/
Corporations controlling our country and our laws! Who would of thunk it? Fascism? What fascism? Gawd bless Amerika. Now all you little bible-thumping, code-writing, libertarian nimrods can reply.
Has Aquafina tried this anywhere with water?
- Kevin
The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act.
This is typical of Pennsylvania's legislature to bendover backwards in favor of Verizon.
You misspelled "forwards"
Ceci n'est pas une signature.