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| More Nonsense Telcos aren't preventing "anyone else". They're preventing municipalities from illegally competing in their franchise.
Overbuilders and cable companies and utility coops are still viable means to provide broadband if they subscriber base wants to pay for it. But you can't have the city has the primary shareholder or financier if you expect the entity to pass legal scrutiny.
It seems a common theme on this forum to look to deny the profit motive and at the same time tax it and give away what you're unwilling to pay for. What is missed is that you don't get investors to risk their capital, to finance these massive projects, without the illusion of profit, and a projected rate of 20%. And without such profits, there isn't anything to tax without destruction. |
