Michigan Senate Passes Video Reform Bill
The Michigan Senate voted 26 to 12 yesterday to approve House Bill 6456, which was sponsored by State Representative Mike Nofs (R-62, Battle Creek) and has sat quietly in the Legislature since September. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm (D, MI) is expected to sign it into law, in large part because of the 2,000 jobs that AT&T is expected to create in Michigan because of it.
The somewhat quick passage of this bill took some folks by suprise. The bill has been sharply criticised by some for the fact it allows telecommunications companies to compete for internet and cable services, but doesn't do anything guarantee network neutrality or accessibilty to the internet in rural and low-income areas.
My counterparts over at Absolute Michigan managed to put their take on this issue up before I got a chance. (Dangit! Beaten to the punch!) Suffice it to say, I agree with their take on it.
