Considering we have a town wide meeting once a year to work our issues out democratically. The local network is the entity that records and broadcasts all the m

Considering we have a town wide meeting once a year to work our issues out democratically. The local network is the entity that records and broadcasts all the monthly town meetings and works with the house of local history to broadcast to name a few community benefits. Since they community network doesn't charge money I'm not sure how they would pay taxes. The current funding is from the cable companies as part of the agreement to let them use the municipal space on our utility poles. I think you have what I'm discussing with PBS or NPR. That is not this network. This is a broadcast studio in the center of a town or 2,400 households. Staffed by volunteers or overworked employees. This broadcast network has many benefits. We do actual real time voting at town meeting which could be extended through a municipal network to allow more participation. Definitely the MBTA needs help but I'm surprised you understand that and not the subtleties of democracy in Berkshire county or that nobody is suggesting some sort golden age of TV nostalgia. Currently streaming is done asynchronously likely email. The problem with Berkshire County public transportation is the whole population of the country is 140ish people per square mile spread out over about 1,000 sq miles. I was hoping people would discuss the methods of paying for these networks vs. the current cable company subsidy.