[PR] PPGa Opposes Internet Investment Limiting Bill

For Immediate Release

The Pirate Party of Georgia categorically opposes HB282 and its attempts to cripple competition for the ingrained ISP’s and their currently woeful service.

The bill is an attempt to restrict the ability of local residents and their communities to provide services they feel they need because of poor commercial offerings.

In a nutshell, the bill says that After July 1st, anyone in a census block area where the National Broadband Map shows at least one provider offering a connection with at least 1.5Mbit in one direction, cannot implement any sort of municipal wifi or home broadband scheme.

It’s the worst sort of crony protectionism that is not in the interests of the people of Georgia. Instead it only seeks to line the pockets of the major incumbent ISPs.