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whmeh0 t1_jcad7hr wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Results of municipal broadband feasibility study: City-owned Internet has big pluses and price tag by b00gerbear
Comcast cannot "undercut and win at any point", they still have to make a profit, which the city will not have to do. And the city would have a risk of what, not making a profit?
Greater speed, lower cost, net neutrality. Much of Cambridge can't get fiber, so people have to choose between cheap and slow or fast and expensive cable internet. And even when you choose the fast and expensive plan, the actual speeds never meet the advertised speeds. The city will also offer even lower prices for low-income residents, who don't even have the luxury of choice, they're just stuck with the cheapest option. And then there's net neutrality, a founding principle of the internet that is no longer legally guaranteed and unfortunately is left up to the ISPs to decide if they want to preserve it for their customers. The city would have a mandate to ensure net neutrality.
Here's some basic info about municipal broadband around the country: https://communitynets.org/content/successes-and-failures
whmeh0 t1_jc8pili wrote
Reply to Results of municipal broadband feasibility study: City-owned Internet has big pluses and price tag by b00gerbear
As noted by councillors during the city council meeting last night, this really is not a big price tag for something that presents so much benefit to the entire city
whmeh0 t1_jc8owyj wrote
Reply to comment by paperboat22 in Results of municipal broadband feasibility study: City-owned Internet has big pluses and price tag by b00gerbear
Oh, there was a major sabotage attempt of USPS: https://ips-dc.org/how-congress-manufactured-a-postal-crisis-and-how-to-fix-it/
whmeh0 t1_j9xbu6d wrote
Reply to comment by BaconNinja89 in Is this AirBnB situation allowed under Cambridge rules? by SpyCats
Ignorance really is bliss, huh
whmeh0 t1_j0y0sy2 wrote
Reply to comment by AcademicMuffin2883 in My car got towed for street cleaning, however, there was no scheduled cleaning on either sides of the street. I got ticketed/towed, and this cost me $200. by Ioseb_Hates_Money
Lmao you're saying the street is a public shared space (true) and also defending space savers? Gtfo
whmeh0 t1_jcdos1y wrote
Reply to Parking ticket issued at 1:40pm for a meter expiring at 1:40pm by vincejoy
If you apologize and say you'll be more careful next time, that can't hurt your case