I don't know how I feel about municipal electric utilities extending into areas like broadband, as is described here. In most places, broadband is a fairly com

I don't know how I feel about municipal electric utilities extending into areas like broadband, as is described here. In most places, broadband is a fairly competitive market; and municipal utilities are significantly subsidized by the public purse: I'm pretty sure I'd be able to run a successful ISP if I didn't have to pay federal income tax and any debt I issued was also exempt from federal income tax, reducing my cost of capital.