said by jebba2005 :

Skimmed the article, is the author a member here?

Becca Vargo Daggett of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance writes....'ILSR believes that only public ownership of a city’s information infrastructure can guarantee citizens a controlling voice in the design and operation of those systems.'”

According to a new report, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) argues that public ownership of municipal wireline and wireless broadband access infrastructure can generate significant return for localities in terms of payback and revenue generation to pay for other municipal services.