Several in my neighborhood are pushing for a Municipal Internet in

Christiansburg.
I was wondering if anyone has experience with this?
I'm all for more options and faster/cheaper high speed internet, but I'm extremely skeptical of this as an option.
1. I would imagine it would cost quite a bit which, most likely would be passed on to the citizens.
2. And thats just to build it.....upkeep would not be cheap.
3.what about when current technology becomes slow and outdated?
4. From what little I've read, it seems like many times these municipal isp's get bought up by bigger companies. So the town pays for everything to build, only to be bought up and back to square one.
5. I hardly think Christiansburg is stuggling to bring in business due to internet.
6. Locals like to complain about financial blunders such as an expensive Aquatic Center and the cluster#### of the old Blacksburg High building.....but we want them to build and manage our internet?

What am I missing here?

Posted: 01/26/2019 at 1:50PM

Several in my neighborhood are pushing for a Municipal Internet in -- HokieGator 01/26/2019 1:50PM

Discussing in sufficient depth would require books (plural) -- Synaesthesia 01/26/2019 4:46PM

The town should be looking at the coming wireless 5G broadband networks. -- Femoyer Hokie 01/26/2019 3:05PM

Agry. If a town is going to do something at this point, better to skip -- Tafkam Hokie 01/27/2019 02:47AM

That reminded me of some of my work in South America -- EDGEMAN 01/26/2019 6:33PM

Several in my neighborhood are pushing for a Municipal Internet in

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