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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by pseudalopex on Friday February 24, 2017 @05:41PM (#13728611)
A number of cities have tried to build fiber networks only to be thwarted by ISP lobbying at the state level. Some had their eyes on Google Fiber. SF is studying municipal fiber, although I don't know how seriously.
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Re:FCC weakens net neutrality rule in a prelude to larger ro... by rayiner on Friday February 24, 2017 @08:58PM (#13729535)
I supported the Obama FCC's attempts to preempt those state laws, but most states have no such laws to begin with: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-21-laws-state....

E.g. in Maryland, nothing precludes Baltimore from building its own broadband network. It just has no money. Ditto Chicago, or New York. The laws applying to Philadelphia or anywhere in California shouldn't really stop construction either.

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