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stannenb t1_iy5agab wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Municipal Broadband Roundtable by blackdynomitesnewbag

So, your answer is "Yes, that Starry."

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[deleted] t1_iy5cqvs wrote

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blackdynomitesnewbag OP t1_iy5hcg4 wrote

You can't negotiate with a monopoly

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[deleted] t1_iy5i8rd wrote

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blackdynomitesnewbag OP t1_iy5j4pt wrote

> no expertise

We can hire people who have it

> No infrastructure

That’s the problem we’re trying to solve

> No economies of scale

Scale is relative. City wide fiber is a plenty large scale to see benefits. It’s not like you and I are running fiber down the cloths line out back.

Also, the point isn’t to make money, although some models show that we can undercut Comcast and still make a profit.

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