BellSouth buys Legislature

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Wonder how the phone industry got the Florida Legislature to rewrite the cable franchise laws and allow the phone companies to offer TV cable service without getting any approval from local governments?

BellSouth spent at least $1,020,110 — an average of $11,460 daily — to lobby state agencies and lawmakers, making it the biggest-spending firm in the Capitol this session.

The Miami Herald has the story: Click Here

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”