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Anti-Muni Broadband Bills Country Wide

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-than-one-equals-a-trend dept.

Ant writes "Broadband Reports says that 14 and possibly more states that have or will pass(ed) bills banning community-run broadband. Free Pass shows a map breakdown of the states while Tallahassee.com takes a look at a newly proposed bill in Florida, backed by Sprint, BellSouth, Verizon, and Comcast, designed to bog down the muni-development process."

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  1. Don't worry, America... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Community-backed broadband isn't the way we want to go. That sort of stuff is basically anti-capitalist at heart. Really. These companies might look like they're in it for the money, but really, they have our best interests at heart. Seriously. I promise.

    Oh, and Saddam really did have all those weapons. Honest. I swear.

  2. Re:I don't think governments should be competing.. by gowen · · Score: 2, Funny
    All your plan would lead to is socialism, then to communism and then where would we be?
    Why, we'd be right at the bottom of that Slippery Slope.
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  3. Re:Like I have always known... by eno2001 · · Score: 2, Funny
    4) Looking up who talked to little sally online the night before he was raped and killed reasons.

    Urggh? "Little Sally" must be one tough little girl. And you left out:

    5) Profit!!!

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  4. Touchdown! by UES · · Score: 2, Funny

    As we all know, Privately owned things can always deliver better service.

    As evidence, I offer the fact that the Privately owned Cincinnati Bengals ALWAYS defeat the Community owned Green Bay Packers.

  5. ...and your head is in the clouds. by lysium · · Score: 2, Funny
    Which would you rather have? 3 or 4 companies vying to offer broadband?

    You have 3 or 4 sets of DSL and cable wires running into your house? That sounds great. There are parts of New York City that totally lack DSL and cable. In 2005. I wonder why, after so many years? Surely the free market would not let such a need go unfilled!

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  6. Re:I'm not sure if I'll ever understand this by Jeremi · · Score: 2, Funny
    All the curruption and greed in the private sector is 10 fold in government.


    But through the miracle of competition, the private sector has shrunk this ratio to only 4-fold. At this rate we'll have parity by 2010.

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