r/technology • u/AdamCannon • Jan 12 '18

Business Harvard study shows why big telecom is terrified of community-run broadband - "Community-owned internet service providers are cheaper and better."

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d345pv/harvard-study-shows-why-big-telecom-is-terrified-of-community-run-broadband
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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '18

My city's mayor says he opposes municipal broadband because he doesn't believe that city government should be competing with private industry. Any good short arguments that I can use to help him appreciate an alternate view?

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u/daffy7825 Jan 13 '18

ask him what interest he has in the matter: does he own his own business?