| The town i live in has had its broadband/cable tv system run by the municipal light dept. about 15 months. Our electric bills are approx 26% less than the surrounding towns. The cable/broadband is about 15% less than Comcast comparing prices. The subscriber base is now over 4000 customers which allows the unit to be able to be self sustaining without relying on any subsidies from the taxpayers. I find that I will save approx $180 this year compared to Comcast. Technical, or service issues are handled promptly, 24 hours or less. So why schouldn"t other towns or cities be able to do this? In my opinion any competition is GOOD! Oh, and by the way if our light bill is paid within 10 days we get a 10% discount. I've yet to hear anything like that on the private side. |
