02-15-2013, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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Bill to ban muni broadband
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...5mbps-service/
Broadband providers want to prevent city from building muni network if just one house in area gets 1.5mbps. I call B.S. If the taxpayers decide to spend money on building their own network because the telco/cable companies ain't doing the job, that's up to them. These companies just don't want the competition. And 1.5mbps is pathetic. |
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02-15-2013, 09:26 PM | #3 |
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Why not ban municipal water and sewer while we are at it?
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02-15-2013, 09:30 PM | #4 |
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Cable companies tried to prevent municipalities from putting up their own cable back in the 1980's.
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02-15-2013, 11:25 PM | #5 |
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Because those are essential services with respect to public health. You cannot say the same about Internet service.
That said, I do believe that the citizen's within a municipality should determine whether or not municipal broadband goes ahead. Claiming otherwise would be denying democracy in preference of far more dangerous ideologies. Municipal broadband also has several advantages, ranging from lowering the digital divide to providing the foundations for economic development. |
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02-16-2013, 07:43 PM | #6 | |
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02-16-2013, 09:19 PM | #7 |
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Rural America has always had to rely on socialism to get basic services- they still have Rural Electric Cooperatives because the electric companies didn't want to string power out to rural areas.
So its ultimately no surprise that big internet companies want to outlaw it. |
02-16-2013, 11:00 PM | #8 |
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02-16-2013, 11:02 PM | #9 |
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02-16-2013, 11:05 PM | #10 |
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Sorry, I thought it was WIFI but the article mentions fiber lines.
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02-16-2013, 11:12 PM | #11 | |
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Well, sort of. Homes in our neighborhood, one of the older neighborhoods in town, all have wells. Built, maintained, and operated at homeowner expense. Almost all the rest of the town got municipal water. Us having wells didn't stop them, and we're not getting municipal water because we have wells and don't need it. |
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02-17-2013, 07:01 AM | #12 | |
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Still, I think it's kinda silly to regard the Internet as an essential service (never mind a human right). There are certainly strong arguments to fund the Internet, from an economic perspective, since it is an important tool for modern businesses and provides educational opportunities. On the other hand, there wouldn't be a negative impact upon quality of life if it disappeared tomorrow. Things would have to be done differently. But different is just that: different, not worse. |
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02-17-2013, 11:24 AM | #15 |
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In Sweden banks are essentially forcing you to do your banking online. If you want to pay a bill over the counter at the bank they charge you a $10 service fee
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