According to my friends at Free Press, the forces of municipal broadband won a major victory in Florida. Following a nasty legislative fight in the heart of Bell South territory, the Republican dominated legislature saw fit to impose only one condition on municipal broadband — annual reports.
Score since PA: Public interest- 3, Incumbents-0, Tie-1 (WV, where positive legislation was neutralized)
Stay tuned . . . .
As many in Nova Scotia struggle with spotty cell and internet service in Hurricane Fiona's wake, telecom experts are looking for ways to improve network resiliency. @haroldfeld sat down with @CBCNS to discuss steps the @CRTCeng can take▶️https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/what-canada-can-learn-from-how-the-u-s-handles-cell-outages-in-hurricanes-1.6601321
As the storm moves, so do our efforts to track damage to communications infrastructure. That's why FCC systems are expanding reporting for #HurricaneIan to counties in Georgia and South Carolina.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adjusts-scope-hurricane-ian-disaster-reporting
@haroldfeld @FCC @ISED @FP_Champagne @CRTCeng @pablorodriguez Here's a few observations that I made before the Industry, Science & Economic Development Committee hearing into the Rogers service outage in July in case you're interested. https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/INDU/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=11791034
Be like Coolio, at least in this respect. https://twitter.com/danozzi/status/1575314452286578689
i got to interview coolio one time and you bet i asked him if he was over his beef with weird al.
Went back to broadband policy land with @sydneymprice_ for a hot sec, where some tell us that @FCC nominee Gigi Sohn has a "decent" chance of confirmation in the lame duck session.
https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/gigi-sohn-confirmation-chances-decent-during-post-midterm-lame-duck-vote-72174199
Well that is satisfying.
This issue recently got front page treatment on dailykos.com. As long as we keep the pressure up, it will be increasingly harder for the telcos to write sweetheart legislation in the back rooms. . .
Thanks as ever for the good work.
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Harold, which are the three victories you are referring to? I’ll quote them on SaveMuniWireless.org for Texas.
Indiana, Illinois and Florida?
Indiana- Bill killed in subcommittee
Illinois- Bill withdrawn.
Florida- Compromise bill passed.