A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) effort to expand municipal broadband. Reuters described the decision as "a win for private-sector providers of broadband internet and a setback for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler." For his part, Wheeler, who had promoted the policy,said the decision
Federal Courts Favor Telecom Giants, Strike Down Municipal Broadband
‘Industry-backed state laws to block municipal broadband only exist because pliant legislators are listening to their Big Cable and Big Telecom paymasters’