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I think we could make a map of “private broadband failures” that funneled hundreds of millions of public dollars to private enterprises to bring broadband infra

I think we could make a map of “private broadband failures” that funneled hundreds of millions of public dollars to private enterprises to bring broadband infrastructure to millions of Americans and was never delivered.

JBSay 9y ago
As opposed to what? Billion dollars of taxpayer bail out because government have no incentive and have no idea how to run a commercial enterprise efficiently. If a private company fails on its obligation you can sue. If public company fail not only can't you sure but you have to pay more taxes to bail it out. https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2014/09/30/municipal-broadband-a-bad-deal-for-taxpayers/#2911b734125f https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2014/09/30/munic...