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Re:The number of cities with municipal broadband has jumped ... by daniellarusso on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @09:54PM (#26976596)
Same with water and sewer?

I have a neighbor that refuses to use running water. Should the infrastructure be routed around their property?

Should they be forced to use running water?

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Re:The number of cities with municipal broadband has jumped ... by XorNot on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @10:42PM (#26976877)
So are they on rainwater or what's the deal exactly?
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Re:The number of cities with municipal broadband has jumped ... by daniellarusso on Thursday April 29, 2021 @01:03PM (#26983678)
They refuse to pay to ‘fix’ their pipes in their home. Claim they are all leaking.

They have the money to do it, but prefer refilling the 5 gallon jugs.

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Re:The number of cities with municipal broadband has jumped ... by winstonewert on Thursday April 29, 2021 @12:17AM (#26977413)
Not the point I was making.

If a city provides any service: water, sewer, broadband, from property taxes, its going to be really really hard for any company to compete with that.

So you can make the case for municipal broadband, but don't pretend that private ISPs are going to compete with it.

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