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City Approves Municipal Fiber Network

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Slashdot
21 July 2005 - 9:00am

Facing stiff opposition from cable and phone companies, voters in Lafayette, Louisiana approve a municipal fiber to the home network.

"Lafayette, Louisiana voters gave BellSouth and Cox the collective finger and approved a municipal fiber to the home network by a 62% to 38% margin. The Daily Advertiser has coverage of the vote and possible repercussions. The hotly-contested vote was prompted by a lawsuit by BellSouth and Cox Communications, who bitterly opposed the plan. BellSouth threatened to close a Cingular call center if the plan passed, and the companies employed push polling, including statements that a city-run cable system might ration TV programming and block religious channels."[Thanks to Slashdot for the article summary.]

Full Story: Voters say 'yes' to fiber
Source: Daily Advertiser, July 17, 2005
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