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Oh No, Georgia - let Chuck Williams know a "no" is requested on HB 282 preventing local control over High Speed Internet access

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I just called twice and spoke with a nice young man named Tyler who was very polite. From: "Josh Levy, FreePress.net" info@freepress.net To: Dan Matthews  Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 11:54 AM Subject: Oh No, Georgia Your Message Subject or Title Urgent: Tell  Rep. Williams to  vote "NO" on the Municipal Broadband Investment Act. Dan, An awful bill in Georgia could prevent communities from building their own high-speed Internet networks. We may have less than a week to stop it. So who supports the deceptively named Municipal Broadband Investment Act (HB 282)? Exactly who you might suspect: cable and phone monopolies that too often fail to serve the communities that need broadband access the most. Call Rep. Williams at  (404) 656-0254 and demand a "NO" vote on the Municipal Broadband Investment Act (HB 282) Many communities across the nation have done a great job of creating their...