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[Mark Turner <markt AT siteseers.net>]

Thanks for posting this, Jim. I've been working up a blog post but 
haven't completed it yet. I consider this bill a pre-emptive strike 
against community wireless projects that will increase the "digital divide."

The bill is currently in the House Finance Committee:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=HB1587

An RSS feed for tracking the bill's progress:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=H1587&view=history_rss

The House Finance Committee members:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Committees/Committees.asp?sAction=ViewCommittee&sActionDetails=House%20Standing_24

I have written Rep. Lubeke and Rep. Weiss of the committee as well as my 
representative, Rep. Martin. Weiss and Martin share my concerns that 
this bill will hurt rural communities. I did not hear back yet from the 
committee Chairman, Rep. Lubeke.

This is being heavily lobbied by Big Telecom. Your representatives need 
to hear from you NOW if you're concerned about this bill. Take a moment 
to email the Finance Committee members and your local representative and 
give them your thoughts.

Mark
www.markturner.net

Jim Cook wrote:
> Does anyone else find this bothersome?
>
> "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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