Baller, Jim (2005). Deceptive Myths About Municipal Ownership:
Disinformation about public ownership is impeding progress. Broadband
Properties Magazine. May 2005.
http://www.baller.com/pdfs/Baller_BroadbandProperties_May05.pdf
This short article assesses arguments against municipal ownership of
broadband networks, and refutes them. These arguments include:
-Myth 1: Municipalities want to compete with the private sector.
-Myth 2: Municipalities, as regulators, favor their own service
entities over private companies that they regulate.
public ownership
Deceptive Myths About Municipal Ownership
Submitted by ethos on Tue, 10/02/2007 - 02:05.
Business Forum: Fiber optics and the city's can't-do spirit
Submitted by lauram on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 06:41.
by Becca Vargo Daggett Originally Published in the "Minneapolis Star Tribune" January 9, 2006
Localizing the Internet: Five Ways Public Ownership Solves the U.S. Broadband Problem
Submitted by lauram on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 06:38.
by Becca Vargo Daggett, Director, Telecommunications as Commons Initiative, January 2007 AND the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Act Now for a Democratic Information Network in Minneapolis
Submitted by lauram on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 06:32.
by Becca Vargo Daggett Institute for Local Self-Reliance--New Rules Project-- www.newrules.org/info/minneapolis --December 2005
Is A Publicly Owned Minneapolis Information Network A Wise Investment?
Submitted by lauram on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 05:27.
Becca Vargo Daggett Director, Municipal Telecommunications Project -- Institute for Local Self-Reliance, February 2006
Who Will Own Minnesota's Information Highways?
Submitted by lauram on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 05:20.
Becca Vargo Daggett and David Morris, The New Rules Project and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
FAQ on Net Neutrality
Submitted by lauram on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 05:01.
by: Susan Crawford, FAQ on Net Neutrality, Wed 31 May 2006
The Case For Public Fiber-to-the-User Systems
Submitted by amelia on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 13:37.
Baller, J. and C. Lide (2006). The Case For Public Fiber-to-the-User
Systems. Baller Herbst Law Group, for the Tennessee Broadband
Coalition. March 4, 2006.
http://www.baller.com/pdfs/BHLG_White_Paper_Tenn_3-4-06.pdf
Fiscal Feasibility Analysis of a Municipally-Owned Citywide Wireless Broadband Network
Submitted by amelia on Wed, 06/27/2007 - 23:40.
San Francisco Budget Analyst (2007). Fiscal Feasibility Analysis of a Municipally-Owned Citywide Wireless Broadband Network. Prepared for the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/budanalyst/Reports/WiFi/Municipa...
Five Ways Public Ownership Solves the U.S. Broadband Problem
Submitted by amelia on Wed, 06/13/2007 - 09:50.
Daggett, Becca Vargo (2007). Localizing the Internet: Five Ways Public
Ownership Solves the U.S. Broadband Problem. Institute for Local
Self-Reliance, January 2007.
