[Smudge]

> or disproportionately benefit parts of the population

Wouldn't more people be able to afford internet access under this municipal connection's pricing than under Comcast/Verizon/Time Warner/etc? I have trouble understanding how that would be a disproportionate benefit.

[rayiner]

It disproportionately benefits those who have and use home computers. Almost everyone has a cell phone, but many poor or older people don't have home computers.

[kalleboo]

But increasingly they have Wifi devices such as tablets and smartphones