Compound question.
They open up market to content providers and others that do not own
infrastructure in a given area. Similar to the whole CLEC idea 20 years
ago. But this time the facility owners are not forced to share, they are
going into it with the idea of sharing. Much greater chance of good success
than the CLEC experiment.
Great if I am a provider of services, and then I can come into your area,
compete with you wireless system, using guvmnt provided fiber...
But yes, they compete with private facility owners. Unfairly so. They must
be able to pull their own weight or it is a double crime.
I remember back in the 1960s, my dad getting "soil bank" payments for not
farming some of his fields. I think that muni and govt fiber systems should
do the same thing for the WISPS they are hurting...
-----Original Message-----
From: fiber...@mail.com
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 7:34 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ammon City fiber
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.
