FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is right to shine...

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is right to shine a spotlight on “anti-competitive and economically stifling” state laws that bar or impede municipal broadband networks, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) said in a statement (http://bit.ly/1o4juOA) Wednesday. “In an era when policymakers throughout the country have recognized that robust broadband networks are necessary to ensure the nation’s economic future, it is imperative that local communities, entrepreneurs, and innovators have the opportunity to develop next generation networks at the local level,” NATOA said.