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Muni Broadband is Still a Net Money Loser, says Reason
A shift to more interventionist government has led …several states, mindful of the checkered financial history of such efforts, and fearing the fiscal liability they pose, have been drafting legislation to rein in these projects which, when they fail, leave … Continue reading
Five rationales for municipal broadband, deconstructed, discredited – Part V
New York Law School authors Davidson and Santorelli in their March 2013 research, Evaluating the Rationales for Government-Owned Broadband Networks, looked at five common rationales offered by municipal broadband advocates for government ownership and entry broadband service delivery. In this post we … Continue reading
Five rationales for municipal broadband deconstructed, discredited – Part IV
New York Law School authors Davidson and Santorelli in their March 2013 research, Evaluating the Rationales for Government-Owned Broadband Networks, looked at five common rationales offered by municipal broadband advocates for government ownership and entry broadband service delivery. In this post we … Continue reading
Posted in Chelan PUD, Duplicate Facilities, government competition, government-owned networks, Municipal broadband, Municipal finance, Overbuilding, Rural broadband
Tagged cross-subsidy, fiber debt, government subsidized competition, municipalization, smart community-economic development rationale
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Five rationales for municipal broadband deconstructed, discredited-Part III
New York Law School authors Davidson and Santorelli in their March 2013 research, Evaluating the Rationales for Government-Owned Broadband Networks, looked at five common rationales offered by municipal broadband advocates for government ownership and entry broadband service delivery. In this post we … Continue reading
Five rationales for municipal broadband deconstructed, discredited-Part I
New York Law School authors Davidson and Santorelli in their March 2013 research, Evaluating the Rationales for Government-Owned Broadband Networks, looked at five common rationales offered by municipal broadband advocates for government ownership and entry broadband service delivery. The first and … Continue reading
Posted in Duplicate Facilities, Federal Action and Grants, government competition, government-owned networks, Municipal broadband, Municipal finance, Overbuilding, Rural broadband
Tagged cross-subsidy, fiber debt, government subsidized competition, municipalization, rural broadband, the availability rationale
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