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Re:After beating cable lobby, Colorado city moves ahead with... by anderspitman on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @02:17PM (#16064098)
Advertising is definitely a big part of it. A common angle is to release commercials basically saying, "we shouldn't be spending government money on fiber when we could use that money for [insert emotionally-charged need that could be improved in literally every town in existence]"
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Re:After beating cable lobby, Colorado city moves ahead with... by losteric on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @02:38PM (#16064299)
Eventually those companies will have to start lobbying for those alternative public investments - the emotional argument is far more effective when <emotionally-charged need> is on the same ballot.
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