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Articles Tagged "municipal broadband service"

  • Fri., February 3, 2012 8:02am
    Representatives from rural cities and counties across Georgia are balking at legislation aimed at public broadband networks proposed by a state senator who says such agencies should play by the same rules as private providers. Several local governments told a Senate panel they had to create their own broadband networks when private providers refused to come to their communities.
  • Mon., January 23, 2012 6:33pm
    A Republican lawmaker wants private companies to compete on a level playing field with cities and counties that offer Internet broadband service. Sen. Chip Rogers of Woodstock says government-operated service providers have an unfair advantage because they can run the systems at a loss.