« Speaking of wars... | Main | Deep Impact » Community Broadband Act of 2005Also posted at Save Muni Wireless. Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. will introduce legislation (called the Community Broadband Act of 2005) Thursday that would allow municipalities to offer broadband service. This Senate bill is a counterbalance to Pete Sessions' proposed bill to prohibit muncipalities from offering broadband. Lautenberg says that "government should work to open doors to greater technology for the American people, not slam them shut. Our bill will protect the right of communities to offer wireless broadband access to their citizens, creating a powerful tool for education and economic development." [Link] The two senators are offering the legislation because they want to remove all barriers to broadband deployment, the congressional source said -- noting that 14 states have enacted laws restricting localities from establishing wireless or wireline Internet systems. It is also a response to recent statistics showing the United States dropping to sixteenth in broadband penetration worldwide. jon posted this at 11:25 AM |
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