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The FCC voted in 2015 to preempt state restrictions in Tennessee and North Carolina against municipal broadband [1][2], in response to a petition brought by the
by niftich 9y ago
The FCC voted in 2015 to preempt state restrictions in Tennessee and North Carolina against municipal broadband [1][2], in response to a petition brought by the cities of Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC. This was struck down by the Sixth Circuit in 2016 [3].
It's going to be interesting to see this idea tested again.
[1] https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-order-preempting-tn-nc-municipal-broadband-restrictions https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-order-preempting-t... [2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/fcc-overturns-state-laws-that-protect-isps-from-local-competition/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/fcc-o... [3] http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0189p-06.pdf http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0189p-06.pdf