Comments on: State TV Franchising– The Illinois Municipal League puts it in perspective http://bitchslappin.net/the-fcc/state-tv-franchising-the-illinois-municipal-league-puts-it-in-perspective The Plog Politicians love to hate. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: bj http://bitchslappin.net/the-fcc/state-tv-franchising-the-illinois-municipal-league-puts-it-in-perspective#comment-1062 bj Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:50:18 +0000 http://bitchslappin.net/the-fcc/state-tv-franchising-the-illinois-municipal-league-puts-it-in-perspective#comment-1062 Well, at least someone in Wisconsin (You!) is paying attention. My friends in Georgia ignored all the yelling I was aiming at them and ended up handing AT&T the State of Georgia on a silver platter. We lucked out here in PA since we're set up as a Commonwealth, and that gives municipalities a bit more say in what goes on at State level. We voted out our particular version of this legislation once, thanks to the Municipalities screaming bloody murder, though I daresay it'll come up again in a year or two. I also find it funny how loud Verizon is yelling "Foul!" in New York State, where the legislators, in committee, rewrote the legislation to address most, if not all, of these concerns. Well, at least someone in Wisconsin (You!) is paying attention. My friends in Georgia ignored all the yelling I was aiming at them and ended up handing AT&T the State of Georgia on a silver platter.

We lucked out here in PA since we’re set up as a Commonwealth, and that gives municipalities a bit more say in what goes on at State level. We voted out our particular version of this legislation once, thanks to the Municipalities screaming bloody murder, though I daresay it’ll come up again in a year or two.

I also find it funny how loud Verizon is yelling “Foul!” in New York State, where the legislators, in committee, rewrote the legislation to address most, if not all, of these concerns.

]]> By: John Foust http://bitchslappin.net/the-fcc/state-tv-franchising-the-illinois-municipal-league-puts-it-in-perspective#comment-1061 John Foust Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:34:58 +0000 http://bitchslappin.net/the-fcc/state-tv-franchising-the-illinois-municipal-league-puts-it-in-perspective#comment-1061 Yes, this sounds exactly like the AB-207 bill before the Wisconsin assembly and senate. I suppose that's because it was written by the same folks at AT&T. And I say that as someone who sat for more than six hours at the hearing before the joint committee hearing in Madison on Tuesday. Yes, this sounds exactly like the AB-207 bill before the Wisconsin assembly and senate. I suppose that’s because it was written by the same folks at AT&T. And I say that as someone who sat for more than six hours at the hearing before the joint committee hearing in Madison on Tuesday.

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