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May 12, 2010 News » North Carolina

Hoyle to municipal broadband: Drop dead

by Rebekah L. Cowell

Last Wednesday, state Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, unveiled a bill that if passed, would severely restrict North Carolina municipalities attempting to build their own broadband network. Supported by the powerful telecommunications companies, the bill would interminably delay or even halt public broadband…

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