| There are better models How about reporting on better models like »utopianet.org A non-profit company owns the fiber. A for-profit company does the infrastructure. There are currently 4 different providers. There isn't a big price difference, so they need to compete on service. Example service is $50 for 50mbps up and down with a 500 GB/month cap. $20 for additional 100 GB/month. All business and residential customers in a city are connected.
A major lobbying effort from the Qwest and Comcast kept the largest city out of the plan. The original plan had AT&T as the anchor tenant. Looks like they have bailed.
It would be interesting to see plans like that in more places.
Thanks--Allen |
