Lawmakers haggling over new communications rules

The Internet and all that comes with it--such as increased security risks to data, the proliferation of child pornography and the battle over selling bandwidth based on use--is the forefront of pending legislation within states and the federal government these days. One such bill is a communications legislative effort in which legislators are haggling to add amendments such as one that would stop states from preventing municipalities to build and run wireless networks.

For more on the tech issues facing legislation:
- take a look at this article at CNet News.com