[wplug] On the subject of wardriving...

[Drew from Zhrodague]

> The bill in question: HB30 (of '03-'04 session); signed into law by Gov. 
> Rendell Nov. 30, '04
> 
> http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2003/0/HB0030P4778.HTM
> 
> There might be other relevant sections, but my appetite for legal 
> documents and congressional bills is pretty small, so here's the first 
> pertinent section I found - page 20, line 14:
> 
> "(2)(i) Except as otherwise provided for under subparagraph (ii), a 
> political subdivision or any entity established by a political 
> subdivision, including a municipal authority, may not provide any 
> telecommunications services to the public for compensation within the 
> service territory of a local exchange telecommunications company 
> operating under a network modernization plan.
> "(ii)  A political subdivision may offer advanced or broadband services 
> if the political subdivision has submitted a written request for the 
> provision of such service to the local exchange telecommunications 
> company serving the area and, within six months of the request, the 
> local exchange telecommunications company has not agreed to provide the 
> data speeds requested. If the local exchange telecommunications company 
> agrees to provide the data speeds requested, then it must do so within 
> 18 months of the request.
> "(3)  The prohibition in paragraph (2) shall not be construed to 
> preclude the continued provision of any municipally provided 
> telecommunications services of the same type and scope as were being 
> provided on the effective date of this section."

	Thank you for posting this here on this list. This is a bogus 
piece of legislation, designed only to prevent non Verizon entities from 
competing with Verizon. Quite evil!


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