[IP] more on Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill Introduced

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

nothing like conflicts of interest.  djf


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Date: June 4, 2005 9:59:15 AM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] Federal Anti-Municipal Wi-Fi Bill Introduced


Professor, 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.
...

> According to Sessions' on-line biography, he is a former employee of
> Southwestern Bell and Bell Labs. The bill will first be considered  
> by  the
> House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


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