[TriLUG] TW and Embarq work to keep Wilson style internet from spreading

[Michael Kimsal]

Not everyone who pays taxes has kids that go to school, but that's still
funded from my taxes.

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Kevin Flanagan <kevin at flanagannc.net> wrote:

> In the case of Wilson's Greenlight, there are no tax dollars being used.
> There is one narrow case where taxpayer money may come into it, that's if
> the city run entity doesnt't make enough to pay the bond.  The good thing
> about this approach is that it sets up a company that leverages the fact
> that the town government has some control, can guarantee a bond, but has
> the
> consumers pay off the bond with their rates.
>
>
> So far it's been a win for everyone except TWC, they have a vested interest
> in making sure that this kind of thing doesn't catch on.  I have several
> co-workers who live in Wilson and have Greenlight service, for $99 a month,
> they get 10MB both ways, 80something channels and VOIP.  I'd sign up for
> that if I could get it here in Raleigh.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Christopher L Merrill <
> chris at webperformance.com> wrote:
>
> > Paul McLanahan wrote:
> >
> >> The big difference is that not everyone who pays those taxes wants or
> >> needs the internet.
> >>
> >
> > Not everyone who pays taxes wants parks, convention centers, welfare
> > programs....  It is a slippery slope.  One which our society, for better
> > or for worse, passed decades ago.
> >
> > And I guess that's a core part of the debate. At one time, Internet was
> > a luxury or toy.  Many now believe it is now more of an infrastructure,
> > like roads, that benefits all of us to a degree - even if we don't
> > personally use it.  If it is more efficient for government to provide
> > as part of the infrastructure, then it makes sense for the govt to make
> > it a service.  That's a big "IF", of course...and not one that I
> > necessarily buy into.
> >
> >
> >
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