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Sixteen states (down from 21), detailed here: https://communitynets.org/content/state-state-preemption-sta...

Despite this ban, many communities in these states have pushed forward.

And there's more good news. Minnesota is not on that map, but Minnesota has moved in very good directions re: ISPs. My rural neighbors have community internet, and it's _good_. High quality fiber.

I have centurylink - ok not a community plan, but it competes directly with T-mobile, Xfinity (comcast), and other cell-based providers, and provides an excellent product for much cheaper.

And I know for a fact that colorado has been fighting the good fight. https://communitynets.org/content/colorado-passes-new-broadb...

Centurylink mentioned in the same ballpark as a "community network" is hilarious to me, having grown up in Minnesota.

It's literally the incumbent Bell provider - back in the day being AT&T and then USWest after the antitrust breakup.

Times certainly have changed for someone to even have this thought, much less write it down!

Right - not exactly what we were referring to, but a really good product at a cheap price, nonetheless.

I've been confused by that law, because I'm pretty sure Bemidji has an internet coop (which is quite good, especially for a small town like it).

> Minnesota is not on that map

What are they doing down there? Their governor is literally the Democratic VP nominee.

If I recall the original law in North Carolina to limit community-owned broadband was called "Saving North Carolina Jobs Act" or something similar. It came about as a backlash to powerline broadband. Ironically all the people that seem to be laying fiber are contractors from Florida.

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