NC Governor Allows Anti-Community-Broadband Law

zerocore writes "North Carolina governor Bev Perdue will not veto a bill that will limit small town municipalities' ability to create community broadband when private industry will not go there. 'The governor said there is a need to establish rules to prevent cities and towns from having unfair advantage over private companies. But she said she was concerned that the bill would decrease the number of choices available to consumers. The bill would require towns and cities that set up broadband systems to hold public hearings, financially separate their operations from the rest of government operations, and bar from them offering below cost services. They also couldn't borrow money for the project without voter approval in a referendum.'"

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The only way to do so will involve miles of red tape to procure rights of way, etc, and leaving your wifi open is already illegal in some places. Big business makes the rules, and the government enforces them. That is its purpose..