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BellSouth buys Legislature

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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