Lafayette Carols part of larger battle in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15093713 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:13:09 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:13:09 EDT Lafayette Carols part of larger battle http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15093713 JohnSJ : The Christmas Carols the citizen's group Lafyette Coming Together released are part of the launch of a push to repeal Louisiana's "Local Government Fair Competition Act." That act, originally intended as a compromise solution has been abused by the incumbents, but especially BellSouth, to keep Lafayette in regulatory hearings and in the courts. BellSouth has simply acted in Bad Faith...

Folks with ties to Louisiana are urged to write their state legislators by following a link at the end of the clips. This law is also preventing New Orleans, who really does not need any further barriers, from permanently deploying a free WiFi network that would at least partially compensate for BellSouth's failure to get the phone system up and running.

We urge people from around the country to beware...the incumbent teleco and cableco corporations are trying to work the same voodoo on the nation that they are trying down here: passing federal laws that restrict the traditional rights of local governments to do what the community feels is best for their future. Please feel free to email the videos around--the more people who are aware of the behavior of the teleco's the better (for us and, frankly, for you).Don't allow the Congress to pass laws to do to the nation what our legislature did to us. Support Lautenberg-McCain, a bill in Congress which would secure local rights. Oppose the recently introduced DeMint bill, another teleco tool; defeating it is crucial to the nation's future.

--thanks for all the good wishes on this page. Folks down here are feeling a little beleaguered and well-wishers are always welcome.

For more on the campaign:
»lafayettecomingtogether.org/Act.htm
For national action
»lafayettecomingtogether.org/ActGlobal.htm
For more background
»lafayetteprofiber.com/Blog/Blog.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15093713 Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:37:49 EDT