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knoxville news sentinel

20 Feb 2017

State Needs Better Broadband, Not Subsidies

by Christopher Mitchell | Date: 20 Feb 2017 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In this commentary for the Knoxville News Sentinel, ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell details how municipal broadband networks like Chattanooga are proving Tennessee legislation that limits the investment in these networks is just plain wrong. Read the commentary here:… Read More

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