After a series of net-neutrality victories for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in federal court, the agency was handed a significant defeat on Wednesday in the battle for municipal broadband networks.
Last year, the cities of Wilson, N.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn., sought permission to build their own broadband networks in order to push back against internet providers who are seen as holding regional monopolies. State laws currently prevent such projects, but the FCC fought to pre-empt state law and allow them to move forward.
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