Quest For 'Utopia' Hits A Roadblock
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.
Source: ZDNetInspired 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.
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