Saturday, February 19, 2005
Yankton Press & Dakotan: Story
Yankton Press & Dakotan: Story: "LINCOLN, Neb. -- Consumer groups nationwide are battling an effort by the telecommunications and cable industries to keep local governments from offering cut-rate broadband service.
Bolstered by a decision last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, telephone and cable companies are pushing bills in legislatures across the country aimed at keeping local governments from competing with them to offer broadband, which refers to a wide spectrum of products that includes Internet access, cable television and telephone services."
Bolstered by a decision last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, telephone and cable companies are pushing bills in legislatures across the country aimed at keeping local governments from competing with them to offer broadband, which refers to a wide spectrum of products that includes Internet access, cable television and telephone services."
