There's another argument against municipal internet, but it's one that opponents REALLY don't want to state. Specifically, they're horrified by the very IDEA th

There's another argument against municipal internet, but it's one that opponents REALLY don't want to state. Specifically, they're horrified by the very IDEA that data could be treated like a basic utility on par with gas, water, electricity, and trash service. That frames their business in the dreaded 'dumb pipe' terms that they are hell-bent on resisting at all costs. After all, you buy water and electricity by the unit. What you do with those units is your business, and has no influence on the price. That's pretty much the opposite of what "content focused" ISP's regard as their ideal operating environment. This seems like sufficient motivation. If the government successfully bans itself from providing municipal Internet access, does that then mean they could not (without additional legislative changes) stop a private company from offering city or state-wide free wireless access?