>"My point is simply that I’m not sure a purely municipal broadband is the panacea we all hope for."

I have never heard of it referred to as a "panacea." What it is is an alternative and some competition.

I fail to see how having another option where there is now none could ever be worse than "sticking with the devil you know." Look at what either the arrival or even the threat of Google fiber has done is some cable monopoly areas.