Revenge of the Telcos
Thursday, June 2nd, 2005Completion Competition is heating up in the Telecom industries. A lot of consolidation happening. The last thing the large telcos need is competition from municipalities to ruin there “natural” monopoly advantage. So they turn to the tried and true method of the “over dog”. Sick the government on you.
Congressman Proposes National Muni-Wi-Fi Ban
By Eric GriffithJune 2, 2005
On May 25, 2005, U.S. Representative Pete Sessions (R-Texas) proposed bill HR 2726, called the “Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005.” This bill would “prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services.”
dap: Wi-Fi Planet
