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A Small North Carolina City Leads the Way to Faster, Cheaper Internet Access

By Fiona Morgan

INDY Week | June 19, 2008

The municipal broadband movement fills the big gap between the internet speeds Americans need and those they're getting from a profit-driven telecommunications industry. The city of Wilson is on the cutting edge of that movement. It is among the newest of 44 publicly owned fiber networks serving more than 60 communities across the country.

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Tags: North Carolina, broadband, big media, telecom, web culture, computers & technology, cable companies, high-speed internet, municipal broadband, phone companies

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The Music Industry Isn't Done Harassing College Students Over File Sharing. Should It Be?new

Last December, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would no longer continue its massive legal campaign against downloaders. But that doesn't mean you should grab that album off BitTorrent quite yet.

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The people who live in rural Halifax and Nash counties northeast of Raleigh are among the poorest in the state. State Rep. Angela Bryant says that, with all the challenges her constituents face, among their top concerns is a lack of affordable access to the internet.

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Confusion surrounding mall voting rules has allegedly prompted at least one election worker to enforce policies that contradict election law. Outcry over the policy prompted picketing and a boycott effort by critics who say it violates the First Amendment.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 10-30-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, North Carolina, voting rights, early voting

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