[TriLUG] Call and urge Perdue to veto H.129 or it becomes law tonight!

[David Both]

I called. Let's hope it does some good.

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On Friday, May 20, 2011 15:15:33 matt at noway2.thruhere.net wrote:
> One thing to keep in mind is that this is not the first time that an
> attempt has been made to pass this (or at least a very similar) bill. 
> Quoting from a slashdot article (link:
> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/08/27/1724249/State-Senator-Admits-Cable-Industry-Helped-Write-Pro-Industry-Legislation
> )
> 
> "The veteran state senator says cities should leave broadband to the cable
> companies. 'It's not fair for any government unit to compete with private
> enterprise,' he says. In the last legislative session Sen. Hoyle tried to
> put a moratorium on any more local governments expanding into municipal
> broadband. When the I-Team asked him if the cable industry drew up the
> bill, Senator Hoyle responded, 'Yes, along with my help.' When asked about
> criticism that he was 'carrying water' for the cable companies, Hoyle
> replied, 'I've carried more water than Gunga Din for the business
> community — the people who pay the taxes.'"
> 
> So, as you contemplate this and other things that our legislature has been
> up to these days: Are they really representing YOU or YOUR interests?  If
> you voted any of them into office, are you happy with what you've gotten
> in return?
> 
> > On 05/20/2011 12:10 PM, David Burton wrote:
> >> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Steve Pinkham
> >> <steve.pinkham at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> In the 21 century, how are roads and Internet access so different that
> >>> our laws must treat them so differently?
> >>
> >>
> >> There's no competition in roads, and the nature of roads means that,
> >> generally, no competition between roads is possible.
> >>
> >> Dave
> > That's not the case from history. Most roads *were* private roads at
> > first.  There was a lot of public/private competition early on, we just
> > found that public ownership made sense for most of the reasons this bill
> > is trying to squash in Internet access.
> >
> > The Internet is infrastructure for the 21st century.  If that model
> > works for sewer, water, roads, etc, why should we impoverish ourselves
> > at the expense of corporations for many years to come by enshrining in
> > law that the benefits of public last mile ownership are illegal?
> >
> > This law removes the benefits of public ownership and leaves only the
> > downsides.  The FCC agrees.
> >
> > http://stopthecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/MLC-Statement-on-Anti-Municipal-Broadband-Legislation-FINAL.pdf
> >
> > It is just too early in the game to cripple the public sector in this
> > way.  We cannot afford to be so short-sighted.  If I'm correct, this
> > bill will cripple our competitiveness for decades to come.  If your
> > point of view is correct Time Warner might make a slightly lower profit.
> >  Are you a gambling man?
> 
> 
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