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Re:Voters say “yes” to city-run broadband in Colorado by icebraining on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @08:29PM (#15658944)
Monopolists call that "bundling". For example co-financing internet service by requiring you also pay for phone service.

No. Bundling means the product I want becomes more expensive, and therefore less competitive. Taxes means I have to pay for the product in any case, removing any competitive pressure.

The main difference is that a public service doesn't need to have profit maximizing as its primary goal.

Neither does a company, that's a myth. Plus, non-profits and coops exist.

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