Broadband oversight proposed in West Virginia

The West Virginia Public Service Commission already has a say in what West Virginians pay for water, sewer and electric service. Could high-speed Internet join the list?

State legislators have introduced a bill (SB491) that would allow the PSC to regulate broadband expansion projects -- and the subsequent prices customers pay for their new Internet service. The legislation is designed to stop Frontier Communications and other large broadband providers from driving out competition. Frontier strongly opposes the bill, saying it's unnecessary.