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This is somewhat notable because Florida is one of several state with laws that present roadblocks for municipal broadband efforts in the US. From [1]: > Flor
by dljsjr 4y ago
This is somewhat notable because Florida is one of several state with laws that present roadblocks for municipal broadband efforts in the US.
From [1]:
> Florida state laws impose “ad valorem” taxes on municipal broadband networks, but does not impose such taxes on other public utilities or services sold to the public. The state laws generally subject municipalities to restrictions on capital-intensive initiatives that make broadband projects difficult to begin. The statutes require municipalities to hold at least two public hearings, during which local officials must offer a roadmap to profitability within four years — making nearly any citywide municipal broadband proposal unfeasible.
I'm wondering if the fact that they're leveraging the co-op's power grid to do the build-out helps them get around this.
[1]: https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadblocks/ https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadbloc...
- gigatexal 4y agoThis is amazing. 2Gbit service for 99 a month is a great deal in the US. If it's reliable and fast ... * I almost considered thinking twice about moving down to Florida...*
- spullara 4y agoYou can get up to 10 Gbit in Chattanooga with a similar system: https://epb.com/ https://epb.com/
- zinekeller 4y agoEPB of Chattanooga is always the model system for muni internet. They also said that their goal is not to dominate (which is their current position now), but to make sure that at least competing companies will match up their offerings (which commercial consumer ISPs tried until EPB rolled out multi-gigabit symmetrical speeds).
- vmurthy 4y agoI am crying look at this. We're lucky to get 50 Mbps here in Sydney,Australia :(. The "gigabit" speeds here seem to be in the 250 Mbps range [0] [0]https://www.techradar.com/au/best/best-nbn-1000-plans https://www.techradar.com/au/best/best-nbn-1000-plans
- madengr 4y agoSure, 0.25 Gbps, it’s not like your ISP is lying. I had 0.1 Gbps before Google Fiber came through.
- gigatexal 4y agoAmazing. Love muni-fiber efforts.