Cable lobby shovels California broadband subsidies to a halt
A good day’s work for California cable lobbyists.
With utter disregard for truth and common sense, lobbyists from Comcast and the California cable industry successfully confused enough assembly members to halt senate bill 740 in its tracks. SB 740 would have added $90 million to the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) and allowed independent Internet service providers and public agencies to apply for broadband infrastructure grants under some circumstances.
A long line of supporters – including, remarkably enough, AT&T – endorsed the compromise language negotiated last week.… More