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

[Trey Scarborough]

I would agree they typically do improve service in areas where they will 
be likely to get the recognition and return on investment when 
threatened. The problem comes in when the municipalities actually build 
some companies like ATT use it as an excuse to abandon portions of there 
network that don't make money. There are also many examples of how these 
are mismanaged and eventually fail, or are forced to be picked up by a 
private entity.


On 8/2/20 8:49 AM, Steve Ross wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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