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Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by virtue3 on Monday April 22, 2024 @04:07AM (#40112283)
It's not like we didn't already give the major major ISPs 200 BILLION DOLLARS.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7709556

Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by whoitwas on Monday April 22, 2024 @04:27AM (#40112402)
Typically, large ISPs create local laws preventing municipal broadband. In some locales they are more successful and create laws giving themselves money or monopoly status. Often, only certain providers are permitted to use public infrastructure because of the laws (corruption).