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The thought that government won't want to make a profit off broadband is possibly not correct. Government may and probably will see it as another source of reve
by throwaway2016a 9y ago
The thought that government won't want to make a profit off broadband is possibly not correct. Government may and probably will see it as another source of revenue. Along the lines of toll roads.
For example, here in New Hamsphire the state has a monopoly on liquor sales (but not beer and wine). So effectively when I buy my Scotch I am buying it directly from the state and the state makes the profit. It is a huge revenue source for New Hampshire.
To that point, however, the state Liquor stores have a huge selection. Better than any private one I have ever seen. And they are actually cheaper than man states with private stores because the tax is built into the cost instead of tacked on at the end like at a private store.