 IT GuyOw, My BallsPremium
join:2004-07-29
Las Cruces, NM
 ·Comcast
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Re: Competitve and robust... And why would a company try to prevent a rural town from building their own infrastructure if that company has no interest in providing service for said town?
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Because allowing municipalities to start their own businesses using taxpayer money establishes precedence that no for profit company wants to allow. |
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IT GuyOw, My BallsPremium
join:2004-07-29
Las Cruces, NM Reviews:
·Comcast
| That was more of a rhetorical question... My point is, you can't have your cake and eat it too (unless you control the market and have the money to lobby those making the rules, of coarse). LOL
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said by openbox9:Because allowing municipalities to start their own businesses using taxpayer money establishes precedence that no for profit company wants to allow. So? If a company isn't willing to step up to the plate and provide reasonable broadband speeds and prices, then they should have no recourse to stop someone else from doing it. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to openbox9
Not taxpayer money, bonds. It's not city-subsidized, though you're right that there's no profit motive by the city and that scares for-profit companies. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to digitalfreak
Perhaps you missed the "establish precedence" part of my statement. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to iansltx
Who floats the bonds more often than not? |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Who has floated the bonds so far on a muni fiber deployment? |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | The taxpayers most of the time from what I've read. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Give me a specific instance, thanks. |
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