Telco Sues City For Plan To Roll Out Own Broadband

Syngularity writes 'MaximumPC is featuring an article about one broadband provider's decision to sue the city of Monticello, Minnesota after residents passed a referendum to roll out their own fiber optic system. TDS Telecommunications had earlier denied the city's request for the company to provide fiber optic service. During the ensuing legal battle, which prevented the citizens from following through with their plans, TDS Telecommunications took the opportunity to roll out a fiber system.'

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Re:I wish the system could do something good for o

[rastilin]

I plan to move to Australia later this year. Don't fuck it up before I get there. (It already seems to be the only developed country with worse internet service than Canada, which makes me sad, although the weather looks better.)

I'm there now, a great country. The internet isn't that bad if you know where to look. You can get slow unlimited 512/512 but with NO limits on use, explicit or implied. Or ADSL2 with 150GB of transfer for $70. It's a matter of shopping around.

Re:Wiring is infrastructure

[JesseMcDonald]

I'm as free market as anybody, ...

You should stop making claims which are demonstrably false. You are not "as free market" as I am, ergo you are not "as free market as anybody."

Where are you going to get the funds to act as an ISP to clearly non-cost-effective houses? The private providers (incl. any non-profits, such as co-ops) will provide services to the rest, so you'll be left with just the ones which lose money at $20/mo. Taxes? Anyone who advocates theft, even a little, is not in any way supportive of free markets.