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 . . . .
.@AlisaValentin is 100% correct when she notes that the ACP's one-time device discount is great, but what happens when the device breaks, or becomes outdated? This is why we need a federal device voucher program! https://publicknowledge.org/the-device-divide-is-hurting-americans-heres-how-we-solve-it/
I decided to elaborate on my musings re: Sohn confirmation and the broadband maps in this blog post: "No Sohn means no Maps Means No Money."
https://wetmachine.com/tales-of-the-sausage-factory/no-sohn-means-no-broadband-map-and-no-broadband-map-means-no-bead-money/
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📢The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just found that Florida's social media law, SB 7072, violates the First Amendment. More from @publicknowledge Legal Director, @bergmayer ➡️https://publicknowledge.org/eleventh-circuit-finds-florida-social-media-law-unconstitutional/ 1/2
.@publicknowledge Senior VP @haroldfeld is right: “There isn’t a heck of a lot of new spectrum around.” #12GHz is “500 MHz of spectrum without federal users that will be immediately put to use” once the @FCC acts. Read more from @Comm_Daily here: https://bit.ly/3NqjtWz
The FCC's approach to media consolidation needs a dramatic overhaul that puts diversity—working class and minority communities—front and center. - FCC commish.
Getting Gigi Sohn approved will give the FCC the power to do this overhaul. That's why Big Media is fighting her. https://twitter.com/GeoffreyStarks/status/1176202491903524865
Here we are again. For the 4th time, a federal court told the FCC that we can't relax our limits on media consolidation without analyzing the impact on diversity. The FCC's approach needs a dramatic overhaul that puts diversity front and center - and it is time to start now.
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.