On Wednesday, August 1, Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced H.R. 3281, the “Community Broadband Act of 2007.” The bill, strongly supported by public power, would prohibit states from precluding municipal governments from offering competitive alternatives to incumbent providers.
This legislation is similar to S. 1853, the “Community Broadband Act of 2007,” the bill recently introduced by Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Gordon Smith (R-OR).