Municipal Wi-Fi Battle Moves to Texas

Cryofan writes "The fight in Texas is heating up over municipal wireless. Texas House Bill 789, under consideration in Texas, would impose one of the most extreme bans on municipal involvement in any form of communications--free or otherwise (the bill could ban free library access)."

Comments

Insane.

[alexwcovington]

Just plain insane. Completely banning municipalities from communications? What about police CBs? What about 911 dispatch? And for what purpose? To keep towns from competing with for-profit Wi-Fi? Bogus.

Re:PDF of the Bill

[Nebu]

If I didn't read TFA, what makes you think I'm gonna read some governmental bill?

[Shudder] Texas

[ProjectMayhem]

Fuck Texas. Let them create stupid laws. Let their talented move to staes that recognize the value of the interweb. While we're at it, let them secede and take their former governor http://www.whitehouse.gov/ with them! If they don't want their citizenry educated, I suppose it's their prerogative. Where are Texas schools right now anyways? Ahead of Arkansas? Behind Bulgaria?

Re:[Shudder] Texas

[ortcutt]

I bet more Bulgarians can correctly pronounce the word "nuclear" too.

Yeah!

[HangingChad]

While we're at it, let them secede and take their former governor http://www.whitehouse.gov/ with them!

Elect pro-business candidates then act all surprised when they create sweethear legislation protecting business interests. Duh.

Too bad we can't get Texas, Alabama and Utah closer together. Then we could let them start their own right wing facist christian paradise here on earth. The religion of big business at a 4th grade reading level.