If the lack of broadband competition in your state is keeping your community down, President Barack Obama has your back. On Tuesday, he called on the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on state laws which prevent cities and towns from building their own networks, and providing citizens potentially aster and less expensive options to companies such as AT&T, Verizon and Comcast.
Obama Wants Your Broadband To Be Faster, Cheaper, Local
Helen A.S. Popkin, ReadWriteWeb
Wed, 01/14/2015 - 9:07am
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