<div dir="auto">My data from every USA county shows that when municipalities can threaten to build, carriers fall into line and improve service. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I might add that no carrier has ever disputed the data.<br><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Steve Ross</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 10:24 PM John Osmon <<a href="mailto:josmon@rigozsaurus.com">josmon@rigozsaurus.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">No -- Denver city government should not enter the internet business to<br>
compete with Comcast.<br>
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However, Denver *SHOULD* provide connectivity between residents and<br>
multiple ISPs so that the citizens can partake in a true competitive<br>
market.<br>
<br>
If you utilize the public right of way, you should not be able to be an<br>
ISP.  You can merely connect end users to the ISP of their choice.<br>
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On Sat, Aug 01, 2020 at 05:40:21PM -0600, Tom Johnson wrote:<br>
> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/01/denver-municipal-internet/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/01/denver-municipal-internet/</a><br>
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