[TriLUG] OT: TWC pushing anti-consumer broadband bill

[Mark Turner]

Just when you thought your broadband future was safe, Time Warner Cable 
is back and pushing its anti-consumer broadband bill through the North 
Carolina General Assembly.

This year's bill, H129/S87, will block cities from providing their 
municipal Internet services, essentially locking up the market for 
companies like Time Warner Cable. While China now has more homes wired 
for fiber Internet, here in North Carolina we are stuck with outdated 
broadband service. We're even behind most of *America*, ranking 41st of 
the 50 states for broadband access (well, except for our neighbors in 
Wilson and Salisbury - they have fiber Internet).

This bill will also kill any chances that Google will build a fiber 
network anywhere in North Carolina, by the way.

If you'd like to do something about this sorry state of affairs, you can 
sign the online petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ncbetterbroadband/

Also, you are invited to attend the House's Public Utilities Committee 
meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon in room 643 of the Legislative 
Office Building, 300 N. Salisbury St, in Raleigh (dress: business casual):

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Committees/Committees.asp?sAction=ViewCommittee&sActionDetails=House%20Standing_40

Thanks for your support!

Mark
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