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At 7.21pm last night, the North Carolina senate passed the second reading of the so-called Level Playing Fields bill, condemning community broadband in the state to history. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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Bureaucratic procedures by the FCC is bad for innovation, says Google. What’s more, politicians should also do more to prevent state governments from banning community broadband networks. (0)
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The anti-community broadband actions are spreading across the US, as momentum gathers in the wake of telco success in the North Carolina legislature. Tennessee is the latest state to have its wings clipped by ill-advised politicians, as Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn raises “serious concerns” over the actions of the North Carolina legislature that are “contrary to the deployment objectives of the Broadband Plan”. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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As widely expected, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed the anti-community broadband bill H.129 at 8pm on Monday and is now making its way through the Senate. But what role did campaign contributions from US telecoms and cable companies have on the result? Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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We were promised a winner last year, but Google made us wait… and wait… but no more. Kansas City is officially the first Google City, beating off competition from thousands of candidates. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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The state that ranks 41st in terms of broadband excellence has just voted to overturn a ruling that would make 4Mbit/s the minimal standard for high-speed Internet. Yes, we’re back in North Carolina, as the passage of the contentious H.129 Bill takes yet another unexpected – and potentially damaging – twist. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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It looked as though Rep. Marilyn Avila was going to win her battle to push through cable-backed legislation that would have devastating effects on the various community broadband networks in the state of North Carolina, but hard-fought concessions were won yesterday when common sense prevailed. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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Last week TelecomTV reported on the North Carolina legislature had passed the first stage in making the contentious Time Warner-sponsored broadband proposal, H129, into law. Thanks to the Stop the Cap site, you can now listen to the full agonising 44 minutes yourselves. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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Craig Settles, co-founder of Communities United for Broadband, has been busy this past week, as Time Warner steps up its battle to prevent municipalities from running their own broadband networks. He’s been in the thick of the legal battle in North Carolina, which the cableco launched swiftly and dramatically last Monday. Guy Daniels reports. (0)
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In week 22 of the Connected States of America documentary series, TelecomTV visits Washington DC to speak to Jim Baler, one of leading lawyers involved in helping municipalities launch their own broadband networks and services, often in the face of intense legal opposition from cable operators and telcos. What are the issues facing communities who want better broadband access? Which models are successful? And what happened to the Community Broadband Act?

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In part 21 of the ‘Connected States of America’ documentary series, TelecomTV's Guy Daniels visits the city of Salisbury in North Carolina, to see how the local government is rolling out it's own municipal triple play fibre-based service.

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