Telecom Industry Lobbies Against Bill Supporting Municipal Broadband in Mississippi
The influence of telecom lobbyists prevented a bill supporting publicly owned fiber networks from passing in Mississippi. … Read More
Leaked Draft Bill Confirms Xcel Energy’s Priority for Profits Over Community Solar
A newly-released parody video makes Xcel Energy’s top priority clear: maximize profits for shareholders, even if that comes at the expense of the country’s most successful community solar program. Supporting analysis of a leaked draft bill from Xcel lobbyists illustrates this further and points out the company’s nasty habit of trying to make its own rules.… Read More
Monopoly Power and Network Neutrality
The FCC is scheduled to decide the fate of Internet access on Thursday, Dec 14. Will anyone anywhere in the U.S. be able to pay one basic fee to access information on the Internet from the most popular to the most … Read More
Big Money & Lies: Incumbent Cable Monopolies Try To Confuse Fort Collins, Colo. Voters
With their back against the wall, Comcast is pulling out it’s well manicured, sharp claws in Fort Collins, Colorado. Voters will be asked to approve measure 2B on November 7th, which would allow the city to take steps toward establishing … Read More
Energy and Policy Institute Exposes Three Ways Electric Utilities Stomp Innovation and Competition
If you work to secure Americans’ rights to solar energy or to accelerate the deployment of inexpensive renewable energy, you understand that not everyone is in favor. In particular, incumbent electric utilities tend to oppose competition in their (often monopoly) … Read More
Comcast Called Out For Lies Concerning Municipal Fiber Network
Sharing information about the fabulous work by communities investing in publicly owned Internet infrastructure is a full-time job. So is correcting the misinformation spread by national providers trying to undermine that important work. Fortunately, there are people with firsthand knowledge … Read More
Tennessee Broadband Bill Is A Jackpot For AT&T, Junk For EPB
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam doesn’t want the public’s money to pay for publicly owned Internet infrastructure. He has no problem, however, writing a $45 million check backed by taxpayers and payable to the likes of AT&T in Tennessee. “A Little … Read More
Companies, Associations Call On Missouri Committee To Kill Anti-Municipal Broadband SB 186
As SB 186 sits patiently in committee, advocates of better broadband from the private and public sectors are banding together to share their thoughts on the bill. They believe that the bill will stifle attempts to improve connectivity throughout the state. In a recent letter to the Chair and members of the the Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee, they laid out the other reasons why SB 186 should not advance.… Read More
Community Broadband Media Roundup – March 27
This article is so good, it was hard not to quote the whole thing. Do yourself a favor and check out the article for yourself– this is exactly why we can’t trust big cable and telephone companies to serve our … Read More