Attempts by municipalities across the country to build advanced telecommunications networks, including the high-profile “Utopia” project in Utah, are being stymied by a Supreme Court decision and opposition from major telecommunications companies.
Inspired by the model of municipally owned power and cable systems, many local governments in recent years have floated plans to build high-speed networks that their residents could use to tap the Internet, make voice calls and watch movies. But those efforts were dealt a serious blow when the nation’s highest court significantly raised the bar for such plans.
Source: ZDNet
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