My power is pretty much always on, my water is pretty much always on and safe, my sewer system works, etc etc...
Why is layer 1 internet magically different from every other utility? -Blake On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 1:38 PM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: >> Over the last decade, 19 states have made it illegal for municipalities >> to own fiber networks > > Hi Jay, > > Everything government does, it does badly. Without exception. There > are many things government does better than any private organization > is likely to sustain, but even those things it does slowly and at an > exorbitant price. > > Muni fiber is a competition killer. You can't beat city hall; once > built it's not practical to compete, even with better service, so > residents are stuck with only the overpriced (either directly or via > taxes), usually underpowered and always one-size-fits-all network > access which results. As an ISP I watched something similar happen in > Altoona PA a decade and a half ago. It was a travesty. > > The only exception I see to this would be if localities were > constrained to providing point to point and point to multipoint > communications infrastructure within the locality on a reasonable and > non-discriminatory basis. The competition that would foster on the > services side might outweigh the damage on the infrastructure side. > Like public roads facilitate efficient transportation and freight > despite the cost and potholes, though that's an imperfect simile. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> > Can I solve your unusual networking challenges?
