More than 600 communities across the U.S. have decided to build their own broadband networks after decades of predatory behavior, slow speeds, and high prices by regional telecom monopolies.That in…

More than 600 communities across the U.S. have decided to build their own broadband networks after decades of predatory behavior, slow speeds, and high prices by regional telecom monopolies.That in…

  • grahamsz@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    As a resident of Longmont CO who’s had municipal fiber for 5 or 6 years it’s been nothing but a win for the city. Conveniently Centurytel and Comcast both offer gigabit (or faster) speeds, but they didn’t do that before they were forced to compete.

    Hard to say if the number of tech people buying homes here is a result of that or a result of the increase in prices in Boulder, but I’m sure it’s helped bring people here (and further drive up prices). Plus it meant during covid that the city was able to give free fiber to low income kids who needed to switch to remote school.

    Plus it’s had a 60% take rate, which is way higher than the original projections. That did certainly increase the capital costs of the rollout but it’s meaning the bond payback is ahead of schedule. I’m just trying to find a good excuse for why I need 10G service.