Tenn. AG wants court to set aside municipal broadband ruling
Source: Associated Press
Tenn. AG wants court to set aside municipal broadband ruling
By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press | March 24, 2015 | Updated: March 24, 2015 4:44pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's attorney general wants a federal appeals court to set aside a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to allow cities like Chattanooga to offer municipal broadband beyond their normal service area.
State Attorney General Herbert Slatery said in the filing with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the FCC had "unlawfully inserted itself between the state of Tennessee and the state's own subdivisions."
Slatery had been among several prominent Tennessee Republicans who had urged the FCC not to override a state law that blocks Chattanooga's electric utility from expanding its super-fast Internet network to surrounding areas. Other letter writers included Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and the state House and Senate speakers.
The FCC nevertheless voted 3-2 last month in favor of the utilities in Chattanooga and Wilson, North Carolina. President Barack Obama had pushed for the FCC's decision, saying the state laws stifled competition and economic development.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who voted with the majority, said at the time that some states have created "thickets of red tape designed to limit competition." The ruling was opposed by the commission's two Republican members, who argued it was outside the panel's authority, violated states' rights and undermined private enterprise.
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)A likely candidate would be Santa Clara, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Santa Clara has a public electric utility much like the one in Chattanooga that offers the service.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)to get what they want. It just proves that they are hypocritical liars who don't even believe the shit that comes out of their own mouths.
It's too bad that half of the country is brain dead, because if everybody had critical thinking skills no one would vote for these lying weasel-bastards except for the 1%.
Archae
(46,260 posts)Along with the others listed opposing this.
maindawg
(1,151 posts)opt out of free internet? Why cant they be like a fascist country that limits access to information, and censors strictly adhering to religious rule? Why?
Why cant Ohio or Texas quit the union ?
Why should states obey the laws set forth by the US congress?
I propose they allow Tennessee to put the same child proof software upon that states exclusive server that is widely available. So that your child cant access bad sites. Works great for children.......
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)It should be supported by state and federal taxes and should be available to the public without additional cost.