[CWN-Summit] "Fat Pipe Dreams in North Carolina"

[Ben West]

Did anyone happen to see this sad story playing out in NC?

http://www.innovationpolicy.org/fat-pipe-dreams-in-north-carolina

"There’s a big fight going on in North Carolina over rural broadband.
Representative Avila and Senator Apodaca have introduced bills that
would place some fairly light restrictions on the business practices
of municipal (government owned and operated) broadband networks that
have drawn the ire of network equipment vendors and out-of-state muni
broadband activists.

Charges and counter-charges are flying fast and furious.
Well-travelled muni broadband consultant Craig Settles says the
authors are in the pockets of Time-Warner Cable, and urges people
around the country to lobby NC legislators to kill the bills"

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Ben West
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