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Thursday, May 07

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Government Gridlock: Hawaii Edition

By Brad

Last January, the state of Hawaii—which ranked 49th in broadband speed—wanted to create a Communications Commission that would boost the state’s broadband speed. It was an ambitious plan and, as Forbes reports, too ambitious for its own good:

A proposal meant to speed up Hawaii’s Internet speeds has died in the state Legislature.

Disagreement among lawmakers, Internet providers and regulatory agencies caused the measure to stall out in its conference committee last week.

Legislators say it will be reconsidered next year.

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