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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/another-us-state-repeals-law-that-protected-isps-from-municipal-competition/

 

Minnesota this week eliminated two laws that made it harder for cities and towns to build their own broadband networks. The state-imposed restrictions were repealed in an omnibus commerce policy bill signed on Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat.

 

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