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<p>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.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/2/20 8:49 AM, Steve Ross wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">My data from every USA county shows that when
municipalities can threaten to build, carriers fall into line
and improve service.
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<div dir="auto">I might add that no carrier has ever disputed
the data.<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 10:24 PM
John Osmon <<a href="mailto:josmon@rigozsaurus.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">josmon@rigozsaurus.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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.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>
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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"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/01/denver-municipal-internet/</a><br>
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> Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM
USA<br>
> 505.577.6482(c)
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> *NM Foundation for Open Government* <<a
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> *Check out It's The People's Data<br>
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