Gov Haslam may appeal FCC ruling that allows EPB to expand gig

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Gov. Bill Haslam (R-TN) said he will explore whether to appeal Feb 26's Federal Communications Commission's decision allowing Chattanooga's EPB to offer lightning-speed Internet broadband beyond the municipal power distributor's service area. "We're going to have that conversation," Gov Haslam said, adding that state officials must "make sure there's a reasonable reason to do that."

A spokesman for Tennessee State Rep. Jeremy Durham (R-Franklin) said the lawmakers "see this ruling as a clear example of federal overreach -- something that will certainly have an impact on state sovereignty." Gov Haslam spokesman David Smith said that the Governor "continues to believe that encouraging investment in broadband is the right thing to do and that those decisions are best made at the state level."


Gov Haslam (R-TN) may appeal FCC ruling that allows EPB to expand gig