Subsidy or no subsidy, we only have to consider the far superior quality
of South Korean broadband to realize that the entire notion of providing
a market solution to satisfy a market need has absolutely broken down in
the case of our country. It has always seemed to me that the underylying
theme theme in the capitalistic creed is a lack of orthodoxy. It seems a
failure of the creed to ignore the crucial fact that private solutions
to telecommunications problems in the US or through the private economy
usually (if not always) involve the grant of a local franchise. I don't
see why the municipality can't grant itself the franchise. I'm tired of
any reflex response that fails to take account of our surpassing failure
in this crucial are of our business and social infrastructure.
Jim Henry wrote:
Lars,
Perhaps there is no subsidy in your case. I may have mis-understood.
If the municipality involved did not fund the fiber build with tax dollars,
and is making a profit on the network, which is necessary in order to
support and maintain the fiber network, then there is none. I do feel it
would be much better, more efficient, and more economical to have the
network operated and maintained by a commercial enterprise than a government
entity. As to the cost of your Internet connection, it sounds like a good
deal to me and I did not want to imply otherwise.
Jim
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Jim Henry wrote:
I'd be willing to bet you are not counting the taxes you and
your fellow subjects pay for that municipal fiber network as
part of that $40/month.
Does every ISP in Manhattan dig the streets to lay down their own
cables? How does that work in this era of telecom deregulation?
Since city streets (and street lights) are a municipal monopoly,
it makes sense to have one municipal ditch with one municipal
fiber infrastructre, where telcos and ISPs can rent fibers or
bandwidth at or near cost price.
My ISP is a private corporation that pays for using the municipal
fiber, and their money comes from my $40/month. I don't see where
any subsidy would come in.
You're probably right that I pay a higher income tax, and I'm not
defending that. I'm just curious how you could help me to find a
more efficient broadband solution than the one I already
have. Where and how do you live and what do you pay for broadband?
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