Governor of North Carolina will enable municipal broadband by restricting the cable-backed bill becomes law

By jesse hicks published on May 22, 2011 2: 20 AM have repeatedly struck at Time Warner Cable (and his cronies of large cable) to mourn the legislature of North Carolina on municipal broadband. TWC asserts that it cannot compete with ISP backed by the contributor, such as the green light of Wilson, NC - and that should not have that. In fact, green light, and four other municipal suppliers arose because corporate players refused to provide cheap and fast broadband. And now that local governments have demonstrated that they can offer, cable companies have cried foul, pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into the pockets of politicians selected all the time. It is the drama so far, and now a draft law that restricts the municipal broadband - requiring that providers pay taxes similar to private companies, for example - has landed on the desk of Governor Bev Perdue. She did not veto the Bill, which means will soon become a law; by what is worthwhile (read: not much), she also refuses to sign it. The reason? Here it is from the mouth of the horse:

I did not sign or veto this Bill. Instead, I would ask the General Assembly to examine this issue and adopt standards that not only promotion equity but also allow the largest number of high-quality and affordable broadband to consumers options.

The legislation appears to be a coup against public ISPs in a country that occupies the ninth in the world for the adoption of broadband and download speeds. And, apparently, is what "competition" seems to be in United States.

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