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from muniwireless.

Andrew Rasiej who is running for Public Advocate in New York City says that residents can save $480 per year and get faster, better Internet access. Rasiej has issued a report called “Can You Gouge Me Now?” (PDF format) that details NYC’s telco-cableco debacle. He claims that every consumer pays a hidden tax to jack up the profits of Verizon, Time Warner and Cablevision–to the tune of $400 million a year. New Yorkers who pay $60 a month for Internet access can have it for far less - $20 per month. He blames the lousy enforcement of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Big Political Money game (large telcos and cable companies lobbying politicians to squelch competition).

For more, read Andrew’s blog post here.

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