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You're wrong. The laws Obama is planning to strike down are entirely reasonable; they prevent people from being _compelled_ to fund municipal broadband. That is, there is a difference between:

a) some people setting up a non-profit to offer broadband, provided by voluntary donations, sponsorship, whatever

and

b) local Government taxing people to offer same

The former is as I understand it entirely legal, and entirely compatible with a free market.




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