Re: Good ruling that slows blackmail by local gov't
Cities do not usually keep other providers out. It's the cost like Fiberguy said. Who wants to pay that cost? Nobody!
The city i lived in (fremont, Ohio) found out the hard way. TWC once offered to over build along with Buckeye Cable but that was years ago when HSI and digital cable started to come out. the City voted they didnt need anyone else but the local company. and in return they ended up selling out to TWC because they wouldnt upgrade anything. Now they're trying like hell still to get someone else in to overbuild but Buckeye told them "NOPE!, we have a fiber line in the city but thats only for backhaul from Sandusky to Toledo and that's it!" So now they're stuck with TWC.
that cost is tied to the cable authority. if they force 100% coverage in x years. or do they allow neighborhood cherry picking. companies prefer cherry picking.
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