> what would stop local grassroots efforts from installing their own community-based ISPs High meatspace costs (digging, permits), obstruction of easements by

> what would stop local grassroots efforts from installing their own community-based ISPs High meatspace costs (digging, permits), obstruction of easements by incumbents (like pole access [1][2]), and in 19 states, state laws [3], are some of the barriers to municipal broadband efforts in the US. [1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/att-explains-why-it-sometimes-delays-google-fiber-access-to-poles/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/att-e... [2] https://www.wired.com/2016/09/utility-poles-important-future-internet/ https://www.wired.com/2016/09/utility-poles-important-future... [3] https://muninetworks.org/communitymap https://muninetworks.org/communitymap