Public Investments do not "Crowd" Out Private Sector
Municipal systems do not “crowd out” private providers any more than the New York City Subway “crowds out” private taxi cabs and car services. To the contrary, studies and anecdotal evidence repeatedly...
View ArticleFlorida Refutes "Crowding Out" Hypothesis
While critics charge that municipalities "crowd out" private investment, the reality in Florida shows that where municipalities invest in broadband, there are more private providers of broadband...
View ArticleEmpirical Study: Does Municipal Supply of Communications Crowd-Out Private...
Publication Date: February 7, 2005 Author(s): George S. Ford, Applied Economic Studies There are 2,007 municipalities across the United States that provide electricity service to their constituents....
View ArticleBureaucrats as Entrepreneurs: Do Municipal Telecommunications Providers...
Publication Date: January 14, 2008 Author(s): Janice A. Hauge, University of North Texas Author(s): Mark A. Jamison, University of Florida Author(s): Richard J. Gentry, West Virginia University We...
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Responding to "Crazy Talk" - Community Broadband Bits Episode #50
For our 50th episode, we're trying something new: Lisa and I respond to three common claims made by opponents of community owned networks. We owe these three particular arguments to the Executive...
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Crazy Talk from Another Telco-Funded Think Tank - Community Broadband Bits...
This week, we discuss a report with zero credibility from the State Government Leadership Foundation, which was written by a well-known telco economist from the Phoenix Center. Entitled, "The Impact of...
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