I don't think community broadband should be banned, but if we're talking about municipalities, they really don't know what they are doing. My town is installing municipal broadband, and the contractors they hired are ripping up people's lawns, punching holes in gas, water, and sewer lines, and generally making a huge mess in a way that would never be tolerated if ATT or Comcast were doing it. Only time will tell if the service will be any good, once all the collateral damage is mended.
Perhaps, but if they were running amok like they are, there would be riots at the mayor's office and outraged citizens at the city council meetings. But because it's "municipal" it all gets a shrug and a pass.
