[1st-mile-nm] 43 Colorado Communities to Vote on Better Broadband Today
Richard Lowenberg
rl at 1st-mile.org
Tue Nov 3 09:30:15 PST 2015
43 Colorado Communities to Vote on Better Broadband
Fri, October 30, 2015 | Posted by Tom Ernste
http://muninetworks.org/content/let-it-be-local-43-colorado-communities-vote-better-broadband
One year ago, a wave started in Colorado as voters in a handful of
communities chose to reclaim the local telecommunications authority
revoked by CenturyLink lobbyists in 2005. This year, the wave is even
bigger.
Colorado Communities Want the Choice
As 2015 election day approaches, voters in 43 Colorado communities are
on track to keep the momentum going across the state. A total of 17
counties, 26 towns, and at least 3 school districts are taking the issue
to voters, reports the Colorado Municipal League. Referendums to opt out
of restrictive SB 152 will take place across the state, much to the
chagrin of big ISPs who spent millions in lobbying dollars to get the
bill passed.
In 2014, nine communities overwhelmingly chose to reclaim local
authority. Some of those communities, including Boulder and Rio Blanco
County, are taking steps forward. The intention of the referendums were
primarily to take back a local right hijacked by the state legislature
in 2005 and some communities may never take any action.
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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute 505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org www.1st-mile.org
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