http://stopthecap.com/2010/06/04/while-north-carolina-senate-fiddles-consumers-without-broadband-burn/ Promoting Better Broadband, Fighting Data Caps, Usage-Based Billing, & Other Internet Overcharging Schemes Fri, 25 May 2012 11:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://stopthecap.com/2010/06/04/while-north-carolina-senate-fiddles-consumers-without-broadband-burn/#comment-10668 Christopher Mitchell Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:55:21 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=10371#comment-10668 Fred is right. There is also the possibility of using a nonprofit structure to own the network. However, munis have taken the lead on this issue in many areas and restricting muni power will certainly throttle competition - which is why Time Warner and others have put so much time into pushing these restrictions. Fred is right. There is also the possibility of using a nonprofit structure to own the network. However, munis have taken the lead on this issue in many areas and restricting muni power will certainly throttle competition – which is why Time Warner and others have put so much time into pushing these restrictions.

]]> http://stopthecap.com/2010/06/04/while-north-carolina-senate-fiddles-consumers-without-broadband-burn/#comment-10659 Fred Pilot Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:19:43 +0000 http://stopthecap.com/?p=10371#comment-10659 Consumers have another route to upgrade their telecom infrastructures: telecom cooperatives. Cooperatives appeared in the U.S. a century ago to provide power, water and telephone service where it was unprofitable for investor owned utilities. They should pursue this route as well and ask their elected representatives to make available grants and low cost loans to cover technical/business planning and construction costs. Consumers have another route to upgrade their telecom infrastructures: telecom cooperatives. Cooperatives appeared in the U.S. a century ago to provide power, water and telephone service where it was unprofitable for investor owned utilities. They should pursue this route as well and ask their elected representatives to make available grants and low cost loans to cover technical/business planning and construction costs.

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