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In an article that was widely-viewed online during the last 24 hours, Broadband over Power Line World reported yesterday on the introduction into the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R. 2726, the "Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005."
This bill, which would "prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services," was introduced in Congress by U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, who represents the 32nd District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Free Press Policy Director attacks H.R. 2726 and the horse it rode in on

According to a June 13, 2005, Common Dreams—progressive newswire press release headlined "Telco stock options a conflict of interest for Rep. Pete Sessions--Congressman behind bill to ban community Internet holds more than $500,000 in SBC stock options; Free Press calls on Congress to reject HR 2726":

"Free Press, the national, nonpartisan media reform group, reported today that U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) - sponsor of a federal bill that would prohibit cities and towns from delivering high-speed Internet service to their citizens - owns more than $500,000 worth of stock options in telephone giant SBC."

Broadband over Power Line World spoke today with Ben Scott, Policy Director at Free Press, which describes itself on its web site home page as:

"a national nonpartisan organization working to increase informed public participation in crucial media policy debates, and to generate policies that will produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector."

You can listen to that conversation with Ben Scott, Policy Director at Free Press, in its entirety, by clicking here.

What Representative Sessions says about H.R. 2726

To access the press release sent out by Representative Sessions' office in support of H.R. 2726, the "Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005," on May 26, 2005, click here.

To access the "Dear Colleague" letter sent by Representative Sessions to his fellow Housemembers on June 8, 2005, in support of H.R. 2726, the "Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005," click here.

 

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