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Re:Washington state removes all barriers to municipal broadband by exabrial on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:30PM (#27175338)
On the surface, this looks great. An independent municipal provider? Saweet!

What we've seen happen: network construction is contracted out to Comcast. They now have [yet another] local monopoly.

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Re:Washington state removes all barriers to municipal broadband by scythe on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:25PM (#27176254)
My city's government has a lot more leverage negotiating with Comcast than I do alone.
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Re:Washington state removes all barriers to municipal broadband by floatingatoll on Sunday May 16, 2021 @02:01PM (#27175635)
I have few objections to Cox, Comcast, and so forth being reduced to a CLEC-alike for DOCSIS connections, especially if the municipalities sign contracts that require the CLEC-alike to spend x% of revenue paid them by the city on infrastructure buildout first, performance upgrades only if no unserved areas remain.
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