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Showing Original Post only (View all)US cable giants call on FCC to block cities' expansion of high-speed internet [View all]
The US cable industry called on the Federal Communications Commission on Friday to block two cities plans to expand high-speed internet services to their residents.
USTelecom, which represents cable giants Comcast, Time Warner and others, wants the FCC to block expansion of two popular municipally owned high speed internet networks, one in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the other in Wilson, North Carolina.
The success of public broadband is a mixed record, with numerous examples of failures, USTelecom said in a blog post. With state taxpayers on the financial hook when a municipal broadband network goes under, it is entirely reasonable for state legislatures to be cautious in limiting or even prohibiting that activity.
Chattanooga has the largest high-speed internet service in the US, offering customers access to speeds of 1 gigabit per second about 50 times faster than the US average. The service, provided by municipally owned EPB, has sparked a tech boom in the city and attracted international attention. EPB is now petitioning the FCC to expand its territory. Comcast and others have previously sued unsuccessfully to stop EPBs fibre optic roll out.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/29/us-telecoms-fcc-block-high-speed-internet-chattanooga
USTelecom, which represents cable giants Comcast, Time Warner and others, wants the FCC to block expansion of two popular municipally owned high speed internet networks, one in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the other in Wilson, North Carolina.
The success of public broadband is a mixed record, with numerous examples of failures, USTelecom said in a blog post. With state taxpayers on the financial hook when a municipal broadband network goes under, it is entirely reasonable for state legislatures to be cautious in limiting or even prohibiting that activity.
Chattanooga has the largest high-speed internet service in the US, offering customers access to speeds of 1 gigabit per second about 50 times faster than the US average. The service, provided by municipally owned EPB, has sparked a tech boom in the city and attracted international attention. EPB is now petitioning the FCC to expand its territory. Comcast and others have previously sued unsuccessfully to stop EPBs fibre optic roll out.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/29/us-telecoms-fcc-block-high-speed-internet-chattanooga
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SecularMotion
Aug 2014
OP
I believe the USA is #13th in the world when it comes to internet speeds. And pricey.
BlueJazz
Aug 2014
#2
That high? I'm surprised. I thought out internet speed rank was as low as our healthcare rank. nt
valerief
Aug 2014
#3
hahahahah and here we have the ultimate concern troll, USTelecom! Think of the children!
whereisjustice
Aug 2014
#7
It's like the 1930s, when the electric companies were refusing to wire the rural areas
Lydia Leftcoast
Aug 2014
#12
I am sure Republicans oppose this because it benefits people and not corporations. Next thing,
world wide wally
Aug 2014
#11