[Boatanchors] Options to BPL being squashed.

[Ed]

All I know is that those TXU #$&*! are putting it all through my 
neighborhood here in Dallas. Ed-KV5I
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Mattson" <rjmattson at hvi.net>
To: "Boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:23 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Options to BPL being squashed.


>I just learned about a really important issue, and signed a petition about
> it.
> The federal government is on the verge of turning over a huge portion of 
> our
> public airwaves to companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast--who will use
> them for private enrichment instead of the public good.
> These newly available airwaves are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
> revolutionize Internet access -- beaming high-speed signals to every park
> bench, coffee shop, workplace, and home in America.
> BPL, phone and cable companies don't want this competition to their 
> Internet
> service--they'd rather purchase the airwaves at auction and sit on them.
> Read what is going on. You can sign the petition I signed here - urging 
> the
> government to make sure the public airwaves are used for the public good:
>
> http://civic.moveon.org/airwaves/?r_by=10433-3752612-Z4.GF8&rc=paste
>
> Thanks,
> bob...w2ami
>
>
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