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more on Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill Introduced
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 14:41:35 -0400
nothing like conflicts of interest. djf Begin forwarded message: From: Date: June 4, 2005 9:59:15 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill IntroducedProfessor, please remove my attribution if you decide to post to the list.
Pete Sessions' wife is also a director at Cingular Wireless, the collboration between Southwestern Bell Wireless and Bell South Mobility.
David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message: A Texas Congressman has introduced a bill that impose a nationwide prohibition on municipally-sponsored networks.Dubbed by the Author, Representative Pet Sessions (R-Texas), the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005, the bill prohibits state and local governments from providing any telecommunications or information service that is "substantially similar" to services provided by private companies.
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According to Sessions' on-line biography, he is a former employee ofSouthwestern Bell and Bell Labs. The bill will first be considered by theHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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