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Any action on the state level...
... to make such town activities illegal, or are the State's telcos waiting for the Federal law?

A small, rural town isn't a major problem for the telcos; rural areas often receive service only by government mandate because of the low rate of return. But governments using tax money to compete with them is a dangerous example.

A good argument is, Why should government want to reduce employment in comparatively high-paying jobs, when most people are not very dissatisfied by either their costs or their service?

I think the town you describe will be one of the few areas with government WiFi. The rest will be either small towns or large cities, which can obtain many users with limited equipment.
And they'll last as now only until a law can be passed.
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Last buggy whip makers merge...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/05/06
Buggy whip companies didn't own the auto companies.  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
Yes and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/06/06
Making the connection.  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
Simply isn't needed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/06/06
Any action on the state level...  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
A goofy mish/mash of laws...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/06/06
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Yes they own the backbone  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/06/06
Umm... Isn't this history repeating?  nucrash | 03/05/06
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Perhaps..... BUT....  shawkins | 03/06/06
Noticed the ownership of the largest cell phone co?  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
That is my thought......  bammike | 03/06/06
Pheonex, ahem, I mean AT&T rises from the ashes  sykandtyed | 03/05/06
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poor americans  Scott W | 03/06/06
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Cost to Much  Cliff Williams | 03/06/06
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