But Wait, Wasn't Muni-Fiber Supposed To Take Away Incentive For ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 10/30/2009 - 17:30

Over the past few years, there have been numerous lawsuits by telcos against various municipalities that have decided to launch municipal fiber broadband projects.

Most of these lawsuits have failed -- but the main argument from the telcos is that it's unfair to have to compete against the government, and it would take away incentives for the telcos to actually invest in infrastructure to provide for those towns.

Of course, that doesn't make much sense. That would mean that any...

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