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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by rualca on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @02:09AM (#27685459)
A government isn't picking who wins or loses if it builds a road or a sewer line.

It is in fact providing infrastructure that benefits and improves the lives of all citizens.

Why do you place greater importance on how a hypothetical business can in theory not be benefited by the government over the quality of life of all citizens?

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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @02:54AM (#27685708)
> A government isn't picking who wins or loses if it builds a road or a sewer line.

Very often it is, quite deliberately.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3539889

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