A Salisbury delegation traveled to Raleigh this past week, meeting with the Revenue Laws Committee to discuss a bill that would hamper cities trying to provide fiber optic cable for broadband Internet access.
The bill, which is supported by cable and broadband industries, would prohibit cities from cross-subsidizing communications with other governmental funds.
In 2009, the Public Utilities Committee, chaired by Rep. Lorene Coates, D-Rowan, voted to have a committee look at the bill, which is called House Bill 1252.