12-29-2008, 09:09 PM
> is that considered a violation of one's access to information?
No.
Until very recently, most towns kept the cable and phone franchises to one single operation each in order to prevent over-building and because the theory was that providers would not want to do business in small towns without being granted monopolies.
That's slowly changing, but many single-town-single-franchise deals still remain.
No.
Until very recently, most towns kept the cable and phone franchises to one single operation each in order to prevent over-building and because the theory was that providers would not want to do business in small towns without being granted monopolies.
That's slowly changing, but many single-town-single-franchise deals still remain.