Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) have just
introduced the bi-partisan Community Broadband Act of 2005 to affirm the
right of any municipality to provide a broadband internet network for
citizens, and prevent States from prohibiting such networks. The Bill is
a direct response to HR 2726, Session's Anti-Municipal Broadband Bill.
“Government should work to open doors to greater technology for the
American people, not slam them shut,” said Lautenberg. “There is no
valid justification for blocking local communities from offering
broadband to its residents. If a town or a city wants to offer broadband
as a tool for education and economic development, why should a state
stop them?”
Read more about the Bill here:
[http://www.hearusnow.org/other/newsroom/supportingmccainlautenbergcommunityinternetlegislation/]
[http://www.muniwireless.com/archives/000743.html]
[http://www.baller.com/pdfs/Lautenberg-McCain_Bill_6-23-05.pdf]
[http://www.baller.com/pdfs/Lautenberg_Floor_Statement_6-23-05.pdf]
[http://www.baller.com/pdfs/McCain_Floor_Statement_6-23-05.pdf]
[http://www.baller.com/pdfs/Lautenberg_PR_6-23-05.pdf]
[http://www.baller.com/pdfs/McCain_PR_6-23-05.pdf]
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