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WhatNow
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join:2009-05-06
Charlotte, NC

WhatNow to Skippy25

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Re: Comcast doesn't want taxpayer funded competitors

I have no problem with a co-op but not paid for by taxes of people that do not take the service.

I would support a government dark fiber network if it was region or at least covered an entire county. The customers would contact content providers and ISPs for internet they would lease the dark fiber and do the hookup. With that type of arrangement the network would be a utility that only provided transport but no content and be at arms length from the customer.

The utility fiber network if the content providers buy into it would give much more competition then a muni like the cable companies that gives you one choice.
sonicmerlin
join:2009-05-24
Cleveland, OH

sonicmerlin

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Jesus Christ it's not paid for by taxes. The utility issued bonds for the initial capital outlay and then pays for expenses through customer revenue.