No muni broadband for you. (credit: Aurich Lawson)
Tennessee lawmakers have defeated a proposal to expand municipal broadband, with one state representative accusing fellow elected officials of caving to pressure from lobbyists. "It's a testament to the power of lobbying against this bill and not listening to our electorate," Rep. Kevin Brooks (R-Cleveland) told reporters after the vote, according to a Times Free Press article yesterday.
Brooks didn't name lobbyists for any specific companies but said, "I heard they hired 27 lawyers to fight."
Sen. Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) last month blamed AT&T for leading efforts to kill the bill. "We're talking about AT&T," Gardenhire said at the time. "They're the most powerful lobbying organization in this state by far."
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