>If the base platform (last mile 'wires') were owned by the community It's not necessary for the wires to be owned by the people. They could be owned by a priv

>If the base platform (last mile 'wires') were owned by the community It's not necessary for the wires to be owned by the people. They could be owned by a private, highly regulated, capital intensive, infrastructure utility company, that is a legally separate entity from the ISPs who compete to provide your data services. Private is not necessarily better than community ownership, but may be more politically viable.