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New Law Would Kill Municipal Wi-Fi Nationwide

It seems like just yesterday that Aunty told you about how ISP and broadband providers are lobbying to prevent municipal wi-fi, which would keep you from being able to have citywide free wi-fi such as some cities are now offering.

Well, apparently some of the lobbyists took it to a higher authority, as Texas Congressman Pete Sessions has just introduced a Federal bill that would ban municipalities nationwide from offering any telecommunications services where an ISP, cable company, or other provider is already offering similar services!

The relevant portion of the text of the proposed legislation reads…

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