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Re:Washington state removes all barriers to municipal broadband by skybrian on Sunday May 16, 2021 @02:20PM (#27175798)
That’s some good negotiating. It’s probably for the best because the town doesn’t have to take the financial risk? If something goes wrong you want there to be some shareholders to take the loss. (In return, they profit if nothing goes wrong.)

A lot of towns have a huge bill coming up when they have to replace outdated sewer systems.

> The EPA reckons water and sewer systems will need $743 billion of upgrades through 2035

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/climate-change-means-water...

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Re:Washington state removes all barriers to municipal broadband by ttul on Sunday May 16, 2021 @02:40PM (#27175947)
As a consumer, I am not terribly displeased. Value-wise, I would have preferred that the municipality ended up owning the base fiber infrastructure and leasing it out to commercial operators. But that fantasy has passed.
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