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 . . . .
This is huge. Black & brown communities need #NetNeutrality and have been fighting hard for years towards wins like this: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22298199/california-net-neutrality-law-sb822
Congratulations to all Republicans who thought this was their big issue to run on and not just another 40%-support issue like every other issue they've got. https://twitter.com/CarrieNBCNews/status/1364660983285903360
New Pew (Feb 16-21) on school reopenings:
A majority — 59% — say K-12 schools not currently in-person should "wait to reopen until all teachers who want the coronavirus vaccine have received it"
Significant splits R/D, white/non-white, $$$$/$
https://pewrsr.ch/3aOnAva
Key @HouseJudiciary hearing Thursday to kick off their series on proposals to remedy the gatekeeper power of #BigTech. And I'll be testifying! Tune in at 10am to learn about how interoperability can restructure markets for sustainable competition. https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4385
*sigh* scarcity applies to the government imposed limit on broadcast licenses, not to the number of potential news sources.
Scarcity is dead when I can start my own broadcast station without a license.
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Illinois- Bill withdrawn.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.