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Comcast should be paying property owners for the privilege of using their building for a commercial/advertising service, deducting some percentage from the mont
by fiatpandas 12y ago
Comcast should be paying property owners for the privilege of using their building for a commercial/advertising service, deducting some percentage from the monthly bill. There are various benefits Comcast receives from having this turned on. They make their wifi coverage map larger and more competitive thanks to your location. They wouldn't have that blip on the map if you weren't paying property taxes.
Additionally, there is the profit benefit, assuming they will charge non-subscribers when their free 10 minutes is up.
WiFi services are competitive because of coverage, and therefore geographic location. When they are attached to buildings they need (small) amount of power and physical protection. You're providing all of this to Comcast, for free, to build their coverage network. I think compensation is warranted. In more expensive areas, both in terms of rent and location-based taxes, this becomes even more important of an issue.
- jedbrown 12y agoThe "rebate" has already been applied to your monthly bill. How much is it worth to you to remove it?