| Muni's have one more ace in the hole There's one more card the muni's can play. Instead of granting 1 private provider an exclusive franchise in their boundries, like most do with cable, they should open up their territory to any provider who want's to offer service.
Let's see what the Supreme Court has to say about allowing fair competition in the market place. |
 batageekSlave To The DuopolyPremium
join:2003-01-25 | In reality, most cities don't grant exclusive franchises.
It's just that in most cases, a private sector overbuild can't be justified financially.
A muni overbuild many times can be justified because of additional uses for city buildings, schools, muni electric, muni water & muni gas utilities. It's that whole economy of scale, combined with the lack of corporate jets and golden parachutes, and the threat of actual local accountability that make muni builds work.
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