Comment Austin TX (Score 1) 291
Yeah, well, The City of Austin tried to build its
own metropolitan internet back in 1995. The telco's and cable companies lobbied the state legislature and passwed a law that prohibited municipalities in Texas from building, owning or subsidising data networks :-(
own metropolitan internet back in 1995. The telco's and cable companies lobbied the state legislature and passwed a law that prohibited municipalities in Texas from building, owning or subsidising data networks
Six years later some of us have DSL and roadrunner. But I think most folks still would have prefered the city services. Telecom regulation is a joke, and Southwestern Bell is operated by criminals, thugs and extortionists.
