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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by hcurtiss on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:42PM (#32414885)
I get the point you're making, but to the facts, that is quite literally how many subdivisions work, and least in the western US.
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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by bell-cot on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:06PM (#32415294)
In my corner of Michigan, there seems to be a very clear dichotomy on this:

- Private developer builds a sprawling subdivision with plenty of nice wide roads and lots. (So a very large area of pavement per tax-paying property.) And turns the whole thing over to the city/village/township, to be their public road budget black hole forever more.

- Private developer builds a very compact little development, with houses (or condo's) packed in like sardines along a rather narrow and minimalist Private Road.

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