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by dj2stein9
4167 days ago
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You don't typically call publicly owned infrastructure a monopoly. Public utility companies are created to prevent exactly what's going in broadband internet service. If the city owned the lines, it would put all ISP's on a level playing field and enable broadband competition for the first time. They wouldn't be able overcharge you 10,000% mark up for the price of bandwidth anymore, and they'd have to compete based on the quality of their service. |
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My concern is that government often does not have any incentive to innovate and often operates extremely inefficient due to bureaucracy.
As far as opening up for competing ISPs I'm all in favor of that.
However, I would be much more in favor of a building tenant being the owner of the last mile line and contracting out work to a 3rd party company. That way the tenant has the option to lease or purchase outright. Let the tenant decide the level of quality and the price they are willing to pay.
With taxes and the gov't providing it you take away choice and force people to pay for things they may not need. Or if they want to pay more for higher quality, they don't really have that option either.