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In Sweden we've used a similar system. The state has provided financial support for creating economic associations (not sure of the term there, but it's what my
by m_eiman 17y ago
In Sweden we've used a similar system. The state has provided financial support for creating economic associations (not sure of the term there, but it's what my dictionary tells me) that build and own fibre networks.
It's been very successful in the country side, where the people of e.g. a village formed the association and then built their own network. These networks are then connected for municipality's backbone, and it's done.
Prices per month for Internet access in nets connected to my local backbone, symmetrical: 10Mbps for $24, 30Mbps for $34, 100/10Mbps asym for $35. There's also an additional $10 or so for access to the backbone.
Each member of the association pays something like $5000 for their part of the network, but that's tax deductible to some extent.
- Xichekolas 17y agoIn the US, we'd probably call these 'economic associations' co-operatives, or co-ops for short. There are several municipalities trying to do something like that here. The problem is that the local telephone and cable companies lobby state governments to pass laws making it illegal to do so. It's rather ridiculous.