[1st-mile-nm] Should Denver city government enter the internet business to compete with Comcast

[Steve Ross]

My data from every USA county shows that when municipalities can threaten
to build, carriers fall into line and improve service.

I might add that no carrier has ever disputed the data.

Steve Ross

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 10:24 PM John Osmon <josmon at rigozsaurus.com> wrote:

> No -- Denver city government should not enter the internet business to
> compete with Comcast.
>
> However, Denver *SHOULD* provide connectivity between residents and
> multiple ISPs so that the citizens can partake in a true competitive
> market.
>
> If you utilize the public right of way, you should not be able to be an
> ISP.  You can merely connect end users to the ISP of their choice.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 01, 2020 at 05:40:21PM -0600, Tom Johnson wrote:
> > https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/01/denver-municipal-internet/
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> > Tom Johnson - tom at jtjohnson.com
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