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It's a monopoly where everyone is a shareholder.

Competition doesn't work so well for infrastructure because it's both essential and it has a high physical barrier to entry. Private corporations exist to increase profit, and that means paying employees less and lowering consumer value. Municipal broadband is making citizens happier than Comcast, Time Warner, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_broadband



It's a monopoly where everyone is a shareholder.

... 90% of whom don't care if the product is any good or not.


90% of people do not want better quality internet? I think even in our technophobic culture, people want to be able to watch videos of cats with greater speed and reliability.




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