Municipal Broadband Is Roadblocked or Outlawed in 26 States

April 22, 2019

There are now 26 states with laws on the books that either roadblock or ban outright municipally-owned broadband networks. These laws — some of them passed just last year — point to a growing tension between state lawmakers and municipal, county and local governments, whose interests seem often at odds with one another. Interact with the map from BroadbandNow to view states with municipal roadblocks.

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