>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Barry <[email protected]> writes:
Russell> The longer version of my argument is here: Russell> http://www.portlandfiber.com/2011/03/google-fiber-in-portland-is-dead-long-live-portland-fiber-instead/ Russell> Mary Beth says the public meeting schedule has slipped a Russell> little due to a bureau shuffle at city council a month or two Russell> ago, so they probably won't be held earlier than the second Russell> half of April, maybe later. Bill> The FCC chairman had something to say in support of community Bill> broadband recently Bill> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/fcc-commish-slams-north-carolina-anti-muni-broadband-bill.ars The sad thing is, for all the happy talk from the FCC, they are unwilling to take a substantive action that amounts to anything. Seriously, there is *NO* prospect that the FCC or Congress will *ever* make this better. -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
