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My understanding is that view only applies when the federal government is doing it. If a local government is doing it, the only ones that claim this are the peo
by ryao 10y ago
My understanding is that view only applies when the federal government is doing it. If a local government is doing it, the only ones that claim this are the people who would be losing business.
- mikeash 10y agoLaws restricting or prohibiting local governments from providing internet access to inhabitants are pretty common. I'm sure the actual underlying reason involves regulatory capture and lobbying from incumbents, but the unfair competition angle is convincing enough for the legislators in question to go ahead with it and not get ejected from office.
- ryao 10y agoA big problem there is that no one knows what laws are on the books in their own states regarding this. I know I do not in New York. I want to look it up at some point, but I don it yet know how.