Lars,
Perhaps there is no subsidy in your case. I may have mis-understood.
If the municipality involved did not fund the fiber build with tax dollars,
and is making a profit on the network, which is necessary in order to
support and maintain the fiber network, then there is none. I do feel it
would be much better, more efficient, and more economical to have the
network operated and maintained by a commercial enterprise than a government
entity. As to the cost of your Internet connection, it sounds like a good
deal to me and I did not want to imply otherwise.
Jim
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> Jim Henry wrote:
>
> > I'd be willing to bet you are not counting the taxes you and
> > your fellow subjects pay for that municipal fiber network as
> > part of that $40/month.
>
> Does every ISP in Manhattan dig the streets to lay down their own
> cables? How does that work in this era of telecom deregulation?
> Since city streets (and street lights) are a municipal monopoly,
> it makes sense to have one municipal ditch with one municipal
> fiber infrastructre, where telcos and ISPs can rent fibers or
> bandwidth at or near cost price.
>
> My ISP is a private corporation that pays for using the municipal
> fiber, and their money comes from my $40/month. I don't see where
> any subsidy would come in.
>
> You're probably right that I pay a higher income tax, and I'm not
> defending that. I'm just curious how you could help me to find a
> more efficient broadband solution than the one I already
> have. Where and how do you live and what do you pay for broadband?
>
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