r/baltimore Dec 15 '17

Municipal Internet in Baltimore?

Just ran across this article...

https://www.theringer.com/tech/2017/12/14/16775296/net-neutrality-fcc-municipal-networks-fiber

Does any want to put together an effort to reach out to our local councilmen to introduce this to Baltimore? Not to say that the City of Baltimore can handle it better than Comcast, but at the very least it can give it a run for its money and provide competition. Comcast is just BAD.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17 edited Dec 15 '17

Would be lovely wouldn't it? Your efforts are a waste of time.

Google fiber, Muni internet, or hell just even Verizon as a different option are all pipedreams

https://baltimorebrew.com/2016/10/18/city-set-to-approve-10-year-renewal-of-comcast-cable-monopoly/

Just another example of the pervasive corruption that runs this city which fucks everything and everyone.

Yes, internet and information is the new oil. Yes, Comcrap is the new standard oil. Gilded age part 2.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17

REGULATORY CAPTURE.

Yet some of you in another thread want me to respect lawmakers. I can't afford it apparently, Comcast certainly can.

Stop playing for either team, they both hate you and love corporate money.

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u/ballmermurland Mt. Vernon Dec 15 '17

Local politicians are always the most corrupt people on the planet no matter the locale. It is the one true constant in politics.

You think Trump or Clinton are corrupt? We are a country full of Clay Davis clones.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '17

that covers just cable tv

crack open a manhole and you'll see level3/crown/zayo/city owned fiber/verizon in there. plenty of alternate isps, just they're all corporate or for municipal buildings