Cross-posted at DailyKos and TurnMaineBlue
Senator Ethan Strimling, representing the Portland area here in Maine, has introduced legislation to preserve net neutrality. Although the bill currently does not have a Legislative Document (LD) number, and the text isn't yet available, it's still important that we shine some light on this.
The telecom companies summoned have their lobbyists up to Augusta to start pressuring legislators to kill the bill. According to someone up in Augusta today, the State House was swarming with lobbyists, and the lobbyists are even trying to get Ethan Strimling himself to withdrawl the bill. The telecoms do not want to see this legislation get passed, and they've launched a full assault on Augusta to make sure that happens.
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