Utah Bill Would Prevent Regional Fiber Networks From Growing

symbolset writes "On the heels of the smackdown received by cable lobbyists in Kansas, Ars reports out of Utah that the cable companies aren't giving up hopes of preventing competition through legislation. The bill, called Interlocal Entity Service Prohibition, would prevent a regional fiber consortium from building infrastructure outside the boundaries of its member cities and towns — a direct attack on Google's work in Provo and the UTOPIA network. Utah is the third state to be involved in the Google Fiber rollout of gigabit fiber to the home."

Comments

Re:Think of the Free Market!

[Anonymous Coward]

To save the free market, we must destroy the free market.

It is the only way. I do this with a heavy heart, knowing it is the right wrong thing.

Re:i thought ya'll niggas was capitalist

[quonsar]

oh, but it is! the fiber consortium's are free to buy more/better politicians as the cable companies and pass their own laws, yes? the competition in the graft market is healthy and vigorous!