Is there a legitimate reason why TN blocks other municipalities from implementing similar service? Besides Regulatory capture or other forms of corruption as others suggest?
TN arguments were never really on why it would work besides claiming it would somehow protect TN residents from "mismanaged" municipal broadband. They mostly focus on how they can do it if they want to, no matter the reason.
TN is the HN libertarian paradise. Vast majority of the state's people hate anything the government provides and want to kill it with fire. Especially if their neighbors could benefit from it.
They literally had situations where people were upset that fire service was going to be paid for, then got upset they had to pay for it to get it when their house was burning.
And the appeals decision overturning the preemption https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/15...
TN arguments were never really on why it would work besides claiming it would somehow protect TN residents from "mismanaged" municipal broadband. They mostly focus on how they can do it if they want to, no matter the reason.