The Tennessee House overwhelming passed legislation on Monday to help AT&T and other telecommunications companies gain a statewide handhold on the cable TV market.

The vote is one of the final steps before the bill heads to the governor’s desk.

“I think we passed a good piece of legislation. It’s certainly not perfect by any means, but I think it’ll go a long way toward creating competition in this state,” said Rep. Charles Curtiss, the chairman of the House Commerce Committee who helped shepherd the bill through the House.

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