Bristol Tennessee Essential Services Officials Want To Extend Their Broadband Services Further Out. They Are Attempting To Piggyback On The February 26th Ruling By The Federal Communications Commission That Gave The Cities Of Chattanooga And Wilson North Carolina That Ability. Tennessee Allows Local Electric Providers Like BTES, To Provide Cable Or Internet, But Only In The Area That It Provides Electrical Service. The Restriction Was Put Into Place In 1999. Two Bills Are Pending In The General Assembly Concerning The Matter.