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Cities Fight Bill to Limit Broadband

By Fiona Morgan

INDY Week | June 7, 2007

The North Carolina legislature is considering a bill that would severely restrict the ability of local governments to provide broadband internet access -- everything from municipal wi-fi to wiring rural areas could be affected.

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