U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) wants to take state and local governments out of the broadband business. It's for their own good, the former Southwestern Bell executive said.D'OH! Will conflicts of interest EVER bother a Republican? MAN!!
On every level these guys are on the take.
Here's more from the same article:
Under the terms of the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act (H.R. 2726) introduced by Sessions, state and local governments would be prohibited from offering telecommunications, telecommunications services, information services or cable service in any geographic area in which a private entity is already offering a substantially similar service.And a bit more:
"Rather than investing in vital public works projects, some local and state governments are investing their limited funds into telecommunications projects and putting taxpayer dollars at risk," the five-term congressman from Dallas said in a statement. "By choosing to invest their limited resources in telecommunications infrastructures, municipal governments often duplicate services already provided by a private entity."What he fails to mention is that usually public 'net is cheaper than private 'net. Also, what about cities that want to give away 'net for free because the people vote to do it. There are programs around the US and in the UK to create wifi zones where anyone with a wifi card can connect for free and access the web and related technologies.
If a local government can provide a service to the people for a lower price than private business, shouldn't it be allowed to do so?
Can't capitalism handle the competition?
I guess not.
Oh yeah and this is kinda [[fascism]], isn't it? You know, when business and government work together?
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