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Big Telecom Convinces Missouri Lawmakers To Block Funding For Broadband Competition:
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) set aside $42.5 billion to be spent by the states on expanding access to affordable broadband. But state by state, telecom lobbyists are working hard to ensure that this money only goes toward "unserved" locations, and can't be used to potentially create competition in markets they already serve.
Last month we noted how states like Illinois, at the direct demand of companies like AT&T, have been passing restrictions on who can or can't access these funds. That includes blocking some cooperatives or local governments from building broadband networks. Since that's expressly forbidden by the IIJA, these states are risking all broadband funding
In other instances it's a bit more subtle than that. Missouri, for example, just passed a bill (once again directly demanded by AT&T) stating that "no federal funds received by the state, political subdivision, city, town, or village shall be expended for the construction of retail broadband internet infrastructure unless the project to be constructed is located in an unserved area or underserved area."
On its face it doesn't seem controversial. But if you know how the U.S. telecom sector and policy actually works, its intention becomes more clear. The bill doesn't just block funding for areas that are already served, it blocks access to projects in areas incumbent ISPs claim they might serve someday:
the current version of the bill would allow incumbent ISPs to block federal funding to competitors if they vaguely indicate they have eventual interest in upgrading an area. Historically, state and federal regulators in fealty to regional monopolies aren't consistent about following up on fiber deployment promises, potentially perpetuating longstanding Internet access coverage gaps.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 01 2022, @07:06PM (4 children)
And here is APK, demonstrating that this is true.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 01 2022, @07:26PM (3 children)
At least he doesn't demonstrate he's an AshkeNAZI pedophile (ala Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein etc. jews), racist OR murderer of non-jews/goyim/gentiles as well as a thieving megalomaniac tribe in jews that have been kicked out of 110 nations to this very day over the past 3000 or so years that YOUR TALMUD SAYS YOU BELIEVE IN DOING and do actually do. Jews do clearly and you had to try hide that from their TALMUD book of "law" here https://soylentnews.org/politics/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49008&page=1&cid=1241262#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 01 2022, @07:37PM (2 children)
"Jew" isn't a race, but everything about they way you construct "Jew" seems to be racial.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 01 2022, @07:48PM (1 child)
LOL! Dimwit JUDE, I state that myself stupid https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=48940&page=2&cid=1240715#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] which only proves you are not only STUPID but also UNORIGINAL jew, lol...
* NOW, as far as "RACIAL" dimwit YOODStein/YOODBerg? Let's review what you RACIST MEGALOMANIAC jews think (that we're all GOYIM CATTLE/GENTILE etc. to be MURDERED, ROBBED, RAPED & pedophiles like you, right?) https://soylentnews.org/politics/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49008&page=1&cid=1241262#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]
LMAO @ how EASY it is to OUTSMART "Holy Juden" (because they SAY SO about THEMSELVES from their books)...
APK
P.S.=> Man, you're just MAKING me HAVE to say it again: THIS? This was just "too, Too, TOO EASY - just '2ez'" & it ALWAYS is vs. LYING thieving murderous PEDO YOODS! apk
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 01 2022, @10:33PM
Yay! I'm a Jew! ^_^