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Tired Of Being Ripped Off By Monopolies, Cleveland Launches Ambitious Plan To Provide Citywide Dirt Cheap Broadband (www.techdirt.com)

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Tired Of Being Ripped Off By Monopolies, Cleveland Launches Ambitious Plan To Provide Citywide Dirt Cheap Broadband::Cleveland has spent years being dubbed the "worst connected city in the U.S." thanks to expensive, patchy, and slow broadband. Why Cleveland broadband sucks so badly isn't really a mystery: consolidated monopoly/duopoly power has resulted in a broken market where local giants like AT&T and Charter don't have to compete on price, speeds, availability, customer…

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They already have all the right of way and lines right up to people’s houses so perfectly suited.

Right of way doesn't mean they don't still have to submit permits and such to the city/county.

Easements on your property for utilities are usually out of your hands as a homeowner anyway.