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New Report On Municipal Wireless

Posted by kdawson on from the he-who-owns-the-pipes dept.

PublicNet SF Coalition introduces us to a new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance called "Localizing the Internet: Five Ways Public Ownership Solves the U.S. Broadband Problem." It makes a strong case for municipal ownership of new wireless and fiber-optic networks. The history shows that there is a need for more aggressive public involvement in broadband deployment, and the affordability of wireless is a great opportunity for this.

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  1. Re:DREAMERS! by Stooshie · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... just point to one city that is actually DOING THIS ...

    South Korea funded a national project, not just city-wide, and now has one of the highest penetrations of Broadband in the world. I have also heard that they get 100Mbps standard connection speed.

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