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I’ll never understand why municipal run internet is illegal in some (most?) states. Maybe national ISP lobbyist groups are just that powerful or have the right
by xyst 2y ago
I’ll never understand why municipal run internet is illegal in some (most?) states. Maybe national ISP lobbyist groups are just that powerful or have the right amount of propaganda to influence the people in their direction.
One of the many benefits I see:
- local, high paying jobs across the board (linemen, network engineers)
- money kept locally within the economy rather than used to fund a C-level executives jet fuel costs
- strong motivation to improve the network and make it resilient
- gruez 2y ago>- local, high paying jobs across the board (linemen, network engineers) As opposed to linemen telecommuting from the other side of the country? >- money kept locally within the economy rather than used to fund a C-level executives jet fuel costs True, although this could turn out to a wash. There's operational efficiencies that can be obtained by a national company (billing system, support, etc.) that city-scale ISPs can't achieve. >- strong motivation to improve the network and make it resilient The city has "strong motivation" to do a lot of things, but based on how universal complaints about city services are across the country (from potholes to clearing homeless encampments), I don't think it's a slam dunk argument you think it is.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoIt is due to isp lobbying for the most part.
- nobody9999 2y agocf. The American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC)[0] tactics[1] [0] https://alec.org/ https://alec.org/ [1] https://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/02/12385/how-alec-helps-big-telecom-change-state-laws-corporate-gain https://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/02/12385/how-alec-helps-bi...
- bombcar 2y agoWhen nobody cares strongly about something, the lobbyist groups have a much easier time.
- dboreham 2y agoBecause corruption.