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The City Of Knoxville Is Leading An Effort In Tennessee To Use The Judicial System To Try To Force Video Streaming Providers Netflix And Hulu To Pay Local Governments The Same Operational Fees Assessed To Cable Television Firms, Court Records Show.
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The Tennessee Legislature Has Made Positive Strides Cutting Red Tape To Aid Broadband Expansion, But The State Unfortunately Continues To Be Hostile To Taxpayers By Promoting Government-Run (Taxpayer-Funded) Networks.
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The U.S. Senate Passed A $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Tuesday Despite The Objection Of Both Of Tennessee’s U.S. Senators. The Bill, Which Passed 69-30, Would Add $256 Billion To The Federal Debt, According To The Congressional Budget Office.
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On May 5th, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Marked The Close Of The 2021 Legislative Session, Which Included The Passage Of His $42.6 Billion Budget And Full Agenda As Outlined During His State Of The State Address in February.
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A New Report Debunks Claims That The Heavily Regulated Internet Of The European Union Has Resulted In A Superior Experience For Its Consumers. Instead, That Study Finds That The U.S. Bests The EU In Both Broadband Deployment And Adoption, Showing That The Lighter Touch Approach Has Yielded Better Results.
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Tennessee Legislature State Budget Proposals Plan To Add $250 Million To The State’s Pension Fund While Cutting $100 Million From Gov. Lee’s $200 Million Proposal For Local Govt Grants And $100 Million From His $200 Million Broadband Expansion Proposal To Cover The Funds Allotted To The State Pension.
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Gov. Bill Lee Has Announced His Amendment To The Proposed 2021-22 Fiscal Year Budget Which Includes $580 Million In Available Funds.
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Biden Has Unveiled a $2 Trillion Infrastructure Spending Proposal Called The “Build Back Better” Plan Labeled A “Liberal Wish List” By Some, While Others Say Plan Does Not Have A High-Enough Dollar Amount.
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For The Fifth Consecutive Year, EPB Has Been Ranked As The Best Midsize Electric Utility In The South By Its Residential Customers, According To The J.D. Power 2020 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.
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The Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development Recently Announced Nearly $15 Million In Grant Money To Help Provide Broadband Access To A Number Of Unserved Residents.
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