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  • From: Mark Turner <jmarkturner AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [internetworkers] TWC pushing anti-consumer broadband bill
  • Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:31:33 -0500

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 While China now has more homes wired for fiber Internet, here in North Carolina we are stuck with outdated broadband service.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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