Sumeet
join:2000-12-01
Chantilly, VA
| Misguided policies and politicians
Muni WiFi and this is how the scenario unfolds.
1.Phily city gov appoints itself the WISP.
2.Private WISPs exit the market and wired ISPs retreat as who would want to compete with an entity backed by taxpayers money, no profit motive and accountability.
3.People start to use govt WiFi and it's quality/coverage immediately becomes a hot political issue.
4.Bureaucrats pour money into it and productivity takes a dive cos, as usual the procurement, operations will have grafts.
5.An army of contractors and govt employees (with govt benefits) try and run the system that generates not enough money to cover its expenses and provides inferior service.
6.Taxpayers money is pumped in to keep the system afloat.
7.Telco's decide not to invest more money in the wired infrastructure either as consumers flock back to them “anyway” sick of govt WiFi.
8.To cover losses govt hikes taxes on the wired ISP connections to subsidize govt WiFi, further disrupting the market forces and forcing Telcos not to invest in the infrastructure further.
9.All Philly residents pay for WiFi in their taxes, irrespective of usage.
I rest my case....:D |
