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> "Colorado is one of nearly two-dozen states that have passed laws, usually directly written by regional telecom monopolies, that hamstring or prevent the crea
by Reason077 6y ago
> "Colorado is one of nearly two-dozen states that have passed laws, usually directly written by regional telecom monopolies, that hamstring or prevent the creation of such networks."
From a European perspective, this just seems crazy. Regulations should be designed to promote competition, not restrict it. Incumbent networks already enjoy a huge advantage. Why would you want to entrench them even further by writing laws that make it difficult for startups and newcomers to compete?
- ajmadesc 6y agoBlatant corruption is why.
- robertlagrant 6y agoYummy pork.
- seventytwo 6y agoB-b-but nothing bad ever happens in The Free Market (TM), so the problem is therefore somewhere else!
- pottertheotter 6y agoBecause a lot of people here have been brainwashed to believe that government is bad and companies are good.
- rhino369 6y agoTheir argument is that tax payer subsidized "competition" is not true competition. Municipalities can build a network using government money and then price it below what any competitor could deliver. Municipalities also get to regulate and tax their competitors. That's not necessarily a great argument against Municipal fiber. But I don't think municipal fiber can honestly be called promoting competition.