For more info on Lafayette and its municipal fiber project: http://lusftth.blogspot.com/
http://www.house.gov/writerep/ John --- David Monroe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "David Monroe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "David Monroe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FW: Will the Federal Government keep > Lafayette from Choosing ? > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:03:37 -0500 > > > If you think municipalities should have a choice, > then oppose HR 2726. > > > > A new bill in Congress (HR 2726) could take away > low-cost, high-speed > Internet access in every city across the country. > > > > Introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) - a > former SBC executive - and is > a blatant effort by the telecom and cable companies > to cement their monopoly > control of communications at the expense of > innovation, competition, and > local choice. > > > > The "Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act" would let > cable and telecom > companies shut down competing municipal projects > that would offer universal, > affordable access to broadband services. > > > > We need to tell Congress to oppose this bill. > > > > Please go to > http://www.freepress.net/action/sessionsbill and > send a letter > to yours. It only takes a few minutes. > > > > We must send a clear message to Congress that local > communities - not the > giant telephone and cable companies - should > determine their own > communications needs. > > > > http://www.house.gov/ > > > > http://www.house.gov/boustany/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
