Probably missing something but couldn't the municipality simply have revoked the permits? Maybe not in the case of existing infrastructure, but future projects. I'm assuming at some point the wires travel underground. How hard would it have been to simply not let them open a street?

I mostly understand that our elected representatives are beholden to the corporations that help them earn that office, and that has a trickle down effect to appointed positions. But wouldn't it be possible for the head of the FCC to explain to people how his ruling will affect them? Maybe if things were explained in simple terms?

Show of hands who else clicked on the article because they thought they'd show the test woman?

BAH you and your themes. Where is my SkiFree?

Oh so the pretzel is not worth mentioning?

Cat's are smarter. For example they know to get the hell out of the way when I'm fumbling around in the morning with one bloodshot eye open. The dog on the other hand thinks it's a great time to play...

Can we keep the Emulate IE7 button?

This is starting to sound like Buzzword Bingo.

Slate.com has a Change-o-Meter at http://www.slate.com/id/2209273/ [Slate.com] to track the "amount of change" President Obama has brought to Washington.

Maybe I'm missing something here but when did access to music become a right? Last time I checked The United States still practiced some form of capitalism. If you don't like the price of something you have the ability to NOT BUY IT. I'm tired of hearing people talk about how bad a company is and continue to buy or steal (talking about all products not just copyrighted work)things prduced by said company. We as Americans (I'm looking at you too Canadia)seem to have lost the most powerful tool our society has given us. That is the power to vote. If you don't like the price DON'T BUY IT. If you don't like the quality DON'T BUY IT. If you don't like how the company operates DON'T BUY IT. I could go on and on but I think you get my point.

+1 I wish I was moderator today.

Eh... does that make you the "Obligatory" Troll?

As if resistance was futile?

-1 offtopic... I did fall for it. It wasn't until I had already clicked that I noticed it was to logout :-(

Where is the +1 You made my coffee come out my nose?