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Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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With Minnesota repeal, number of states restricting public broadband falls to 16.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Amazing how this even legals lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's legal because ISPs wrote the laws.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yes to add to that some cable companies were literally writing the state laws.