Michael Norbury on municipal broadband, at C4GC's FB page:
This isn't a situation of free market vs. monopoly as would be the case if the City decided to compete in the fast food market against McD's & Burger King. This is a case of a business monopoly being kept in check by the potential competition of the City.
We're talking about increasingly essential infrastructure. Greensboro doesn't need Raleigh to tie its hands when it comes to economic development.
"Greensboro doesn't need Raleigh to tie its hands when it comes to economic development."
That's right, Greensboro does a fine job of tying its hands all on its own!
Posted by: Billy Jones | Apr 01, 2011 at 12:41 PM
If Greensboro doesn't want it's hands tied, it should move to another state. Raleigh doesn't give a shit what Greensboro wants. Not now, not ever.
When you live in Skipstamistan, never forget that the patriarchy knows best.
Posted by: James | Apr 01, 2011 at 03:37 PM
If the legislature was really interested in boosting competition in the private sector, they'd ignore what some towns may or may not be up to, and compel Time-Warner, et al, to open their networks to all providers. That won't happen, of course, because hardly anyone downtown here is really interested in boosting private-sector competition. They are interested in boosting corporate profits, and corporations have no interest in competition, either.
Posted by: JustCorbly | Apr 01, 2011 at 05:15 PM
"They are interested in boosting corporate profits, and corporations have no interest in competition, either."
Yes, that's why they've kept AT&T U-verse out of North Carolina, and that's why they forced Google to choose Kanasas City for their fat pipe project, isn't it?
Posted by: bubba | Apr 02, 2011 at 09:19 AM