| READ THIS REPORT!!!!!! »www.pff.org/publications/pop9.7g···lick.pdf
This eport takes a detailed look at Municipals (city's) and owning cable.. who burndon's the costs.. liabilities.. and profiles one of the "great" example's of so called success.. "CLICK"
It was a VERY NICE READ..
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| HTML version cfrom the Washington Policy Organization
»www.washingtonpolicy.org/ConOutP···ork.html
The Click! Network is a prominent example of an ongoing trend. Other municipalities have also expressed interest in moving into the telecommunications business. Local leaders across the state are watching and weighing the Click! Network's performance. If deemed a success, the system will serve as a model for others who may decide to embark on the same path.
This Policy Brief presents an in-depth analysis of where the Click! Network stands today. It compares the promises made when the system started with its actual performance since 1997. The study assesses whether it is effective or desirable for public entities to enter this business and compete directly against existing telecommunications providers. It also assesses the impact of the Click! Network on Tacoma ratepayers and the system's prospects if it continues on its present course. Finally, the study presents policy recommendations about how the system can be improved.
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| X. Conclusion and Recommendations
The disappointing results of Tacoma's foray into the telecommunications business indicate that traditional public utilities are not well equipped to pursue construction and operation of high-technology infrastructure projects. Such a public system can exist by operating at a loss and relying on revenue from its existing subsidized services, but it cannot sustain itself financially over time.
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 batageekSlave To The DuopolyPremium
join:2003-01-25 | reply to redstepchild
Re: READ THIS REPORT!!!!!! The ultra right telling me, the little muni supporter, I'm bad for big business??
Whatever...I can get that directly about the TriCity Project right here. »www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=10686
Don't bore me. |
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| nice Link.. proves my point! From the words of your link posted:
Generally speaking, municipal ownership of broadband networks is probably not in the best interests of residents and most businesses, even in communities not well served today by private providers. Access to broadband services in the Tri-Cities is more plentiful than advocates of municipalization claim or admit, suggesting the real issue is not availability but price and who should pay it.
The chief advantage of a municipal broadband network is that it would speed up access to high-quality broadband services by six months or a year and subsidize this access for the small number of businesses and individuals who most want it. It is unlikely that more than a small number of residents would benefit from this speed-up, that their benefits would justify the steep cost, or that it is fair to force other residents and businesses to subsidize them.
Very few other cities attempt to build and own their own broadband networks because the costs and financial risks are too great.
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batageekSlave To The DuopolyPremium
join:2003-01-25 | Ok. The real issue HERE is availabilty. It isn't here.
"Very few others build their own....."
Very few other cities own their electric utilities also. WE DO. Very few cities own the infrastructure (poles, etc).
WE DO. We've already got city owned 96 count fiber backbones in place.
The Heartland report is a load of B.S. with no data backing it up. That's why I gave you the link. Their logic is about as deep as yours. You can keep their ultra right tripe. |
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| So the story unfolds SO then based upon the fact that a utility company is owned that justifies the risks.. Sound familar to Tacoma's CLICK story..
Back to my original post and the reports done on them.
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