Maybe it's time to come up with a unionized ISP. Similar in fashion to credit unions vs banks.
Take out the profit motive--replace it with a service motive--best bang for the buck. Oh, wait. Isn't that the goal of the community network projects like utopia, SFCN, etc? But, since those are implemented as city services, they fall under legislative control. A Utah law was passed that expressly forbids a city from providing services to non-residents. One Utah congressman living outside of Spanish Fork _wanted_ SFCN for his home, but they couldn't provide it because of said law (I don't know how he voted for it, but wouldn't it be ironic?). A non-government, "unionized" ISP wouldn't be limited in this fashion. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
