In theory.... So far they don’t have a good track record. I think it is due to electrons and water molecules not need individual routing.
From: Adam Moffett Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Muni Network Most water systems are municipal. A handful of electric companies are municipal. In principal there's no reason a municipal internet service couldn't succeed. I think municipal broadband hasn't often worked out because people involved underestimate how difficult and/or expensive it's going to be. We could think up plenty of sarcastic ways to say this, but I think that's the root of the problem. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Dave" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 11/7/2017 1:01:45 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Muni Network Yea sure why not throw some FREE money at some non-profit network that will Cost NOTHING to work. On 11/07/2017 11:20 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote: Not intentionally. I just copied and pasted the blurb from the vendor in the email. The RFP seems real. Ill conceived, intended, and with poor hindsight to other results perhaps but real all the same. I am not sure what else to expect from the communist state of California though. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:13 AM <[email protected]> wrote: fake news? From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 9:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Muni Network Yea, I just posted what some vendor spammed me with. I noticed the RFP said CA. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 10:53 AM Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: California, not Virginia. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 10:47:24 AM Subject: [AFMUG] Muni Network RFP- Richmond, Virginia Broadband Accessibility Project The Richmond Information Technology Department will acquire a community Broadband Network. The purpose of the project is to create a high-speed fiber and wireless mesh network that will provide no-cost broadband to all 8,400 households, 817 businesses... Yea! More Muni netowrks! --
