arstechnica.com — The local telephone company in an 11,000 person Minnesota town objected when the town decided to lay its own fiber optic network. It filed a lawsuit, then suddenly rolled out its own fiber network. We talk to the company to hear how it is protecting residents from becoming shareholders in a boondoggle.
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uncleosbertSep 13, 2008
so, other people shouldn't waste their money doing something that was beyond your abilities?with that rationale, we should just elect one of the candidates "king" and be done with all these silly choices! way to misunderstand the purpose of democracy and civil liberties all at once.
Closed AccountSep 13, 2008
Because government has more power in upgrading infrastructure and that's all it is. It's like piping, or highways. Also this is on a LOCAL level not a national level.
derrekitoSep 13, 2008
I'm so jealous!!
derrekitoSep 13, 2008
"I'm suing you because you are making a mistake."
atomic1fireSep 14, 2008
even if the city cant do the long term services themselvesthey can lease access and maintenance to a company that can, with oversight from the city.thats why a fiber operated city could work, as long as you take and add smart people to the equation
surferjoemauiSep 14, 2008
Google to the rescue?!?!