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Charter Lobbyists Sneak Language Into NY State Budget Bill To Hamstring Community Broadband
Lobbyists for Charter Communications (Spectrum) have snuck some sneaky language into New York State’s latest budget bill in an effort to undermine popular community-owned broadband networks.P…
The problem: U.S. cable providers have long falsely overstated the reach of their broadband networks in a bid to disguise their monopoly power and the resulting lack of competition. The company was almost kicked out of New York State back in 2018 for substandard service, and for failing to live up to promises it made when it acquired Time Warner Cable. So they often harass and sue community broadband initiatives, and in some states have even created fake consumer groups designed to pummel local voters with misinformation, usually under the pretense that they’re just really concerned about taxpayers.
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