City of Austin sues Texas over massive new telecom bill

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin sued the State of Texas in Federal Court over its massive new telecommunications law, SB 1004, which takes effect Sept. 1. This year, lawmakers decided to take away much of city’s power to regulate the installation of cell service and wireless internet, and the City of Austin wants to go to court.
In order to bring faster and better quality internet to cell phones — including preparing for the capability to 5G internet — state lawmakers