July 12, 2019
San Francisco Business Times, Wyatt Kroopf, July 11, 2019- In a partisan battle, the FCC preempted part of a unique San Francisco ordinance that increased internet service options for the city’s apartment tenants by fostering broadband competition. Read the post
June 28, 2019
Ars Technica, Jon Brodkin, June 27, 2019- The US House of Representatives has voted to block Ajit Pai’s attempt to kill a San Francisco ordinance designed to promote broadband competition in apartment buildings. As we reported last week, the Federal Communications Commission chair has scheduled a July 10 vote on a …
July 30, 2018
Tellus Venture Associates, Steve Blum, July 25, 2018- Although republicans and democrats often agree that broadband service, particularly in rural areas, needs upgrading, they can’t seem to agree on what constitutes improvement. A hearing earlier this month in Washington D.C. brought this conceptual digital divide into focus. Silicon Valley representative …
March 29, 2016
Cleveland Daily Banner Sunday, March 27, 2016 By BRIAN GRAVES Banner Staff Writer The battle for municipalities to provide broadband service to neighboring areas outside its electrical footprint continues in the courts. One day after the state Legislature failed to pass a bill which would have allowed EPB of Chattanooga …
March 7, 2016
MultiChannel News John Eggerton 3/4/16 Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) took aim this week at the FCC’s preemption last year of state laws in North Carolina and Tennessee limiting municipal broadband buildouts and urged the Congress “help” teh FCC recognize state laws. Cable operators are no fans of the FCC preemption …