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Municipal Wi-Fi Battle Moves to Texas

Posted by Zonk on from the because-texans-don't-need-wireless-networking- dept.

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)."

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  1. Right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cuz, you know, if people could get wireless access when they wanted it, as opposed to whenever Southwestern Bell decides they are good and ready to descend to our level and offer us the service, then the great god The Invisible Hand of the Market will surely be displeased and punish us with His wrath.

    Right?

  2. here's your tax $ freeing innocent Iraqi kids by Cryofan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here ya go: see how your tax dollars are freeing so many Iraqi kids from brutal tyranny (be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom!). Good to see, aint it?

    --
    eat shiat and bark at the moon
    1. Re:here's your tax $ freeing innocent Iraqi kids by grozzie2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      The problem is, this is /. so they dont want to see photographic evidence. Besides, its pictures of gangs of kids running the streets, most of them have guns, some are getting shot. Sounds a lot like downtown LA doesn't it ?

      I especially like the series of the american soldiers holding a gun to the head of what appears to be about a 6 year old. Lets put up a yellow ribbon for the 'hero'....

  3. Wrong. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It would just make baby Jesus cry, because he hates goverment providing useful services to the people. It's just straight up jealousy. Back in his day, the government just took your money so some asshole elsewhere could be rich. If they ever gave you anything it was a cross to bear and you still had to deploy and install it yourself. If he had to walk to carpentry school 20 miles up hill, both ways, through 20 foot snowdrifts in the middle of the swealtering summer, he doesn't want anyone to have it any easier.

  4. Hey there by Hamster+Of+Death · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This comment has nothing to do with the subject but since it has a low comment count I thought it could use help =)

  5. Mod parent Flamebait. by aztracker1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Beleive what you will, this is not the place for a political discussion..

    --
    Michael J. Ryan - tracker1.info
  6. WAKE THE FUCK UP PEOPLE!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    When the fuck exactly are you people going to acknowledge Kirk Cameron as the genius he is?

    Run, don't walk, and see The Growing Pains Movie, today!

    If you have mod points and would like to support Kirk Cameron, please moderate this post up.

  7. Re:State-run telco services have failed everywhere by mikeb39 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Hull, Quebec, the drinking age is 18 instead of 19 like it is in most places in Canada, and I went to a strip club. It was great.

  8. Re:State-run telco services have failed everywhere by DrMrLordX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yakov Smirnov > all

    I love this country.