Analysis: Bills In VA. And MO. Would Double Down On Banning Municipal Broadband

Date: 23 Jan 2017 | posted in: Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

“Legislation proposed in Virginia and Missouri would tighten the noose that restricts local governments from creating broadband options. In Virginia, the bill comes from a state delegate with strong ties to the telecommunications industry and with ALEC, the national advocacy group that wrote similar laws for other states. A Virginia state delegate who has received contributions from six telecommunications corporations has introduced a bill to place further restrictions on municipal broadband,” writes Craig Settles for The Daily Yonder quoting our broadband research in his coverage.… Read More