We’re not in AT&T. And the problem is just because it’s not profitable for the PHONE COMPANY to upgrade our system doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be profitable to the CITY and the PEOPLE to do it.
See you just outlined ANOTHER problem with the lack of a national system. In a national system they would have upgraded you to fiber because it’s a good idea.
In a national system they would have upgraded you to fiber because it’s a good idea.
Sorry -- that's not going to work for me. Our lives are filled with "good ideas" that cost a lot of money and simply aren't worth it by any objective measure.
I do some work with the railroad industry, and I use it as a case study whenever issues involving public utilities, private companies, and network-oriented infrastructure come up. The railroad business would be a good model to use when dealing with these questions, and on that basis I think the "public utility" approach would be a disaster.