Comcast vs. Community: The Future of Broadband Competition
Huffington Post, October 25, 2011
By Christopher Mitchell
Longmont, Col. has become ground zero for the battle over the future of access to the Internet. Because big cable and telephone companies have failed to invest in adequate networks, a number of communities have built their own networks. Longmont's elected officials all agree they need better broadband options to spur economic development. That's why they put a referendum on the ballot that will allow the city to use its existing assets to improve local broadband access. Who then, is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to derail it? Comcast and its allies, of course. And this isn't the first time.
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