The Indiana anti-municipal broadband bill (HB 1148) is scheduled for a hearing in the House Local Government Committee on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 15:30. It is anticipated that the hearing will be held in Room 156-A of the State Capitol in Indianapolis. I recommend this article in the South Bend Tribune (which quotes former State Senator turned SBC lobbyist The Indiana anti-municipal broadband bill (HB 1148) is scheduled for a hearing in the House Local Government Committee on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 15:30. It is anticipated that the hearing will be held in Room 156-A of the State Capitol in Indianapolis. I recommend this article in the South Bend Tribune (which quotes former State Senator turned SBC lobbyist Cleo Washington) if you want to know more about the dark forces behind this bill, which I call the “Send Jobs Away from Indiana” bill or the “Back to the 15th Century” bill. My more cynical friends call it the “We Love SBC” bill (maybe because Valentine’s Day is coming up).
See my previous post about the Indiana anti-municipal broadband bill and how it could derail economic growth in Indiana.
Note: Thanks to Laura Arnold of The Arnold Group in Indianapolis for sending me this information.
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