broadband

An industry-sponsored bill in the North Carolina state legislature would squash attempts by cities and towns to follow the City of Wilson’s lead and build their own broadband networks. And local radio advocates lobbied Congress last week to pass the Local Community Radio Act.

A $44 billion broadband stimulus package would bring world-class, high-speed broadband to everyone in America and create 3 million new jobs. And media reformers offer their best wishes for 2009.

In their coverage of the impending digital TV conversion, the media has been ignoring the fact that the corporate media has a lock on any new channels that will emerge from the changeover. And Massachusetts has a new broadband bill that will bring high-speed broadband to rural areas.