stannenb t1_jc7tdf5 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Reply to comment by scolbath in Results of municipal broadband feasibility study: City-owned Internet has big pluses and price tag by b00gerbear

One way Harvard/MIT/other-institutions-companies can actually help is guarantee a certain number of customers to the system. If they reimburse staff for home internet, make sure there are incentives to use municipal broadband. With guaranteed customers, the uncertainty around financial risk is minimized, making financing easier and deals with private partners less necessary.

scolbath t1_jc7vkse wrote on March 14, 2023 at 6:02 PM

That's a super idea! Heck, they could take 'payment in kind' for their initial investment.

BTW, loving that my initial post is being downvoted while the parent is being upvoted :-) I guess we found the Comcast fans!