"Big cable and DSL companies like Time Warner Cable, AT&T, CenturyLink, Comcast, and Cox have long pushed bills in state houses across the nation to limit local authority to build networks or remove it entirely. They have put forward a series of misleading claims to justify revoking local decision-making power.

If communities have no power to build essential infrastructure, especially when private companies refuse, they are in serious trouble. Without the prospect of fast, affordable, and reliable connections to the Internet, communities have no prospect for economic development and are sorely disadvantaged in matters of education, health care, and quality of life."

FCC Commissioner Clyburn

When cities and local governments are prohibited from investing directly in their own broadband networks, citizens may be denied the opportunity to connect with their nation and improve their lives. Local economies will suffer as a result, and the communities’ ability to effectively address education, health, public safety, and other social issues will be severely hampered.

Please make Shreveport an attractive city for Google Fiber. We may also need the help of Bossier City and other surrounding cities and towns. Let's work together with all municipalities to encourage high speed internet at fair prices for our community.