FCC overturns state laws that protect ISPs from local competition
(Ars):
http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/02/fcc-overturns-state-laws-that-protect-isps-from-local-competition/
The Federal Communications Commission today voted to preempt state
laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that prevent municipal broadband
providers from expanding outside their territories. The action is a
year in the making. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced in February
2014 his intention to override state laws designed to protect private
cable companies and telcos from public sector competition. Wheeler
took his cue from the federal appeals court ruling that overturned net
neutrality rules; tucked away in that decision was one judge's opinion
that the FCC has the authority to preempt "state laws that prohibit
municipalities from creating their own broadband infrastructure to
compete against private companies."
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