Wi-fi monopoly wins in Philadelphia:

MEDIA – VERIZON VICTORIOUS IN VILLAINY: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell caved to the intense pressure applied by Verizon’s corporate lobbyists and last night signed a highly controversial telecommunications bill into law. The bill protects telecom giants by prohibiting communities from offering their own, lower cost internet access without express permission from companies like Verizon. Philadelphia, which is planning to offer its own Internet access, struck a special deal with Verizon before the legislation was signed. The rest of the state, however, wasn’t as lucky