City Approves Municipal Fiber Network

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

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July 21, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"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.]

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FULL STORY: Voters say 'yes' to fiber

Sunday, July 17, 2005 in Daily Advertiser

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