Re: Muni network ownership and the Fourth

I'd like to join Jay, Scott, Leo, and presumably Dave supporting muni network ownership -- or at least a not-for-profit entity. I tried to start one a decade ago, but a lawsuit was threatened by the incumbent cable provider (MediaOne in those days) who claimed an exclusive right. Since then the state law has been changed, so we really ought to look into it again here. Although the 4th Amendment originally applied to only the Federal Government (states routinely violated it), the 14th Amendment applies it to the state (and local) governments now.