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Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill Introduced
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 08:52:55 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Frank Muto <info () ISPNETWORKS ORG> Date: June 3, 2005 10:24:52 PM EDT To: CYBERTELECOM-L () LISTSERV AOL COM Subject: Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill IntroducedReply-To: Telecom Regulation & the Internet <CYBERTELECOM- L () LISTSERV AOL COM>
Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill Introduced Mobile Pipeline A Texas Congressman has introduced a bill that impose a nationwide prohibition on municipally-sponsored networks.Dubbed by the Author, Representative Pet Sessions (R-Texas), the Preserving
Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005, the bill prohibits state and local governments from providing any telecommunications or information servicethat is "substantially similar" to services provided by private companies.
The bill, HR 2726, is similar to a host of state bills pushed bytelecommunications companies aimed at fending off municipally-run wireless networks. Some of those bills, most recently one in Texas, have been stalled
in state legislatures. The telecommunications operators say that such networks represent unfair competition while municipalities claim that the services are needed to promote business and close the gap between digital haves and have-nots. According to Sessions' on-line biography, he is a former employee ofSouthwestern Bell and Bell Labs. The bill will first be considered by the
House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Frank Muto President/Ceo FSM Marketing Group, Inc. Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA http://gigabytemarch.blog.com/ www.wbia.us ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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