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I wonder if these municipal broadband networks can be sold to a new not for profit that does the same function
by beached_whale 10y ago
I wonder if these municipal broadband networks can be sold to a new not for profit that does the same function
- 20yrs_no_equity 10y agoI suspect the regulators who wrote the laws that are preventing this are wise to your idea and its the actual right of way that they are going after. The only advantage that a municipality has over a private company or not-for-profit, is a monopoly on the control of rights of ways in their geographic area. That's why municipality is can do this- private entities would have to get their permission to install a network. And it would come at high cost.
- Spooky23 10y agoWith the right leadership, .gov has a ton of advantages. These include: - Access to fewer-strings capital with bonding. - Lower staff turnover. - Better buying power and terms than a small/mid sized company. - No taxes - No profits I used to run shared service offerings within a .gov. We almost always beat market pricing for most things. S3 and O365 are the notable exceptions.
- CyberDildonics 10y agoMunicipalities might be able to create bonds that have tax breaks.
- rbobby 10y agoIf it's put up for sale there'd be nothing stopping the big players from buying it up.