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[zman <zman AT shell.neverwhere.org>]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Jim Cook wrote:
> Does anyone else find this bothersome?

Oh absolutely, the same way I find AT&T (and the other telcom companies) 
whining about infrastructure costs. They both have suckled at the teet of
 the public for long enough. They both have enjoyed free right-of-way, 
subsidies, and tax breaks for long enough. I think they should all have to 
pay for what they get to use.


> "The Local Government Fair Competition Act (HB 1587), introduced in the
> N.C. House with bipartisan partnership in April, would not allow local
> governments to use tax revenue to fund any kind of telecommunications
> utility."
>
> http://www.newsobserver.com/print/thursday/city_state/story/611549.html
>
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