http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/15/1460428/-Marco-Rubio-urges-FCC-to-block-fast-cheap-internet-access?detail=email
On Friday, Sen Rubio added his name to a letter addressed to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, urging the FCC to block municipalities from providing broadband services to their residents. According to The Intercept, municipalities such as Chattanooga, which provides broadband access up to one gigabit per second, are allowing their residents to have access to broadband at faster speeds and cheaper prices than telecoms such as AT&T.
In Chattanooga, for instance, city officials set up a service known as “The Gig,” a municipal broadband network that provides data transfers at onegigabit per second for less than $70 a month — a rate that is 50 times faster than the average speed American customers have available through private broadband networks.
AT&T, Cox Communications, Comcast, and other broadband providers, fearing competition, have used their influence in state government to make an end-run around local municipalities. Through surrogates like the American Legislative Exchange Council, the industry gets states to pass laws that ban municipal broadband networks, despite the obvious benefits to both the municipalities and their residents.
did you get that between the liner it hurts private broadband networks he's looking out for business not poor people who are just able to afford internet and the advantages it gives them and their kids there are dangers but proper instruction and warning can reduce the impact.
The FCC has stepped in to stop Republican led states from blocking these municipalities from providing this service. And of course, this upsets the corporate bosses at these telecoms. Luckily for them, they have Republican senators, such as Rubio, to do their bidding and these senators wrote to the FCC to express their concern that
The FCC is promoting government-owned networks at the possible expense of private sector broadband providers ... who have made strides to deploy networks throughout the country
Rubio has close ties to the telecoms industry. According to The Intercept,
Rubio’s presidential campaign has relied heavily on AT&T lobbyist Scott Weaver, the public policy co-chair of Wiley Rein, a law firm that also is helping to litigate against the FCC’s effort to help municipal broadband. As one of Rubio’s three lobbyist-bundlers, Weaver raised $33,324 for Rubio’s presidential campaign, according to disclosures.
Also, Rubio’s former chief of staff, Cesar Conda, now lobbies for ATT&T.
Marco Rubio, too busy running for President to personally attend some intelligence briefings, is not too busy to do the work of representing his real constituency.
republicans again showing their true colors money green. recognize
