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Ah no here is where people get it wrong. Government should build infrastructure by getting bids from private companies and it should be the same for maintenance
by xbmcuser 3y ago
Ah no here is where people get it wrong. Government should build infrastructure by getting bids from private companies and it should be the same for maintenance and management of said infrastructure. Then the government should set performance and price targets which are needed to be met for the contracts to be renewed. So the maintainer will charge isp for the using the infrastructure as well maintaining it and charge the isp accordingly. This way there is competition where it is efficient and effective. Instead of expecting multiple companies to spend billions on parallel and redundant infrastructure.
- Qwertious 3y agoSetting up all these hoops instead of just running the darn thing themselves is often framed as "reducing red tape", ironically.
- forgetfreeman 3y agoYeah I don't think so. Providing a profit opportunity to investors provides no additional services, cost benefit, or any other tangible public good. How anyone can even mention competition with a straight face in an era of mass mergers and capital hyper-concentration not seen since the Guilded Age without blushing is one of life's enduring mysteries. At least for a period of time the fastest residential broadband rates in the US were offered by a rural co-op in North Carolina that started as a bond initiative floated by local government because none of the major ISPs wanted to "compete" for rural customers. They didn't mind flinging lawsuits and bribing state legislators into forcing the town to divest, however. Is that what you meant by competition?