Chuck, Do you feel government built/owned last mile open acces dark fiber networks are a detriment to the market and/or compete with private companies?
Jared > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 at 11:37 PM > From: ch...@wbmfg.com > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ammon City fiber > > From: fiber...@mail.com > > by government. Arguably water and sewer. I have lived in cities with two > > power companies. But all the rest should be done by commercial providers. > Why do you draw the line at the utilities and the infrastructure you > listed? What makes them so special? > > Duplication of public utilities is typically not in the public's interest. > Duplicate sewer systems would not give a better value to anyone. Ditto > water. Power lines use up lots of public utility easements and are best > left to one company serving for that reason. There is only so much room for > streets. > > The same philosophy used to apply to airlines, truck lines, railroads, still > applies to taxi companies in some areas but most of those have been > deregulated and open to competition. > > Same thing happened to telecom. It was deregulated to encourage competition > and choice of providers. Allowing government entities to re-enter that > market is a reversal of policy as public utilities are considered quazi > public entities. Do they want monopolies or do they want competition... If > they want a free market, they should stay out of it. > > > > More importantly government should never compete with businesses. > > They have many unfair advantages. > What unfair advantages do you feel they have? > > They do not pay taxes. Property, personal property, income, corporate, > excise etc etc. > (Ask Bountiful city how much property tax they pay on the fiber system. ) > They do not pay ROW access fees or impact fees. > They have the power to tax to finance competition. > They have the power to limit access to competitors. > They have the power to grant permits without delay and without burden. > They have the ability to market to all residents without additional burden. > They have the color of government approval on their activities. > They can force all to participate in funding a business that by its very > nature can hurt other businesses and even force them out of business. > >
