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Re:Broadband Monopolies Push Bill That Would Crush Your Abil... by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday August 18, 2023 @12:39PM (#37178222)
In all the various ways that corporations manage to get legislation passed.

These corporations are not stopping local co-op formation. They are lobbying for laws that severely limit (and in some cases, prevent) their ability to operate.

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Re:Broadband Monopolies Push Bill That Would Crush Your Abil... by tivert on Friday August 18, 2023 @02:58PM (#37180456)
> They are lobbying for laws that severely limit (and in some cases, prevent) their ability to operate.

That's what I'm curious about. What's in those laws they're lobbying for?

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Re:Broadband Monopolies Push Bill That Would Crush Your Abil... by nobody9999 on Friday August 18, 2023 @04:09PM (#37181420)
>That's what I'm curious about. What's in those laws they're lobbying for?

See[0] for yourself. You keep "asking questions" about stuff that's decades old. It makes me wonder if you're not asking in good faith. Please prove me wrong.

[0] https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadbloc...

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