From KPHO, which got its info from the Republic:

Small communities in rural Arizona are so tired of waiting for high-speed Internet hookups that many are going after it themselves.

More than 850 rural communities across the nation have established their own municipal high-speed systems.

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Arizona Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain have cosponsored a bill to designate funds to supply broadband access to everyone.

It’s similar to the Universal Connectivity Fee, which charges a fee to all telephone customers to assure every American has affordable access to telephone service.

This is part of an interesting debate, one worth keeping an eye on, especially if you live in rural Arizona — there are competing bills (H.R. 2726 and S. 1504) that would prohibit municipalities from providing broadband if they are already being served by the private sector. Imagine the federal government having that much control over your small town’s internet…

Posted by Stacy on September 18th, 2005 at 3:37 pm
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