Cable companies want the FCC to squash local cities' own networks

Cable companies want the FCC to squash local cities' own networks   Local governments in two US cities have taken the internet into their own hands, building high-speed networks for their residents to use.And broadband association USTelecom - which represents Comcast, Time Warner and other internet providers - is determined to stop them.It's not just that residents whose municipalities provide internet for them are no longer subject to Comcast and TW's horrible and pricey service; it's that these governments can't be trusted to do it right, USTelecom said.And now it's petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop progress in its tracks. Read more >