Comments on: Does the Connecting of Anchor Institutions Benefit Communities? https://personaltelco.net/blog/2014/02/17/does-the-connecting-of-anchor-institutions-benefit-communities/ News from our volunteers Sat, 23 May 2015 00:44:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Lanashire https://personaltelco.net/blog/2014/02/17/does-the-connecting-of-anchor-institutions-benefit-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Pete Lanashire Sat, 23 May 2015 00:44:03 +0000 https://personaltelco.net/blog/?p=154#comment-184 I'd toss in a few $'s per year, are there any others ? I use a hosting service in/near Chicago. It costs be something like $8/month. PSU's decision doesn't surprise me, sad -pete I’d toss in a few $’s per year, are there any others ? I use a hosting service in/near Chicago. It costs be something like $8/month.

PSU’s decision doesn’t surprise me, sad

-pete

]]> By: Michael F. Weinberg https://personaltelco.net/blog/2014/02/17/does-the-connecting-of-anchor-institutions-benefit-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Michael F. Weinberg Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:19:29 +0000 https://personaltelco.net/blog/?p=154#comment-147 It's also worth noting that many public institutions receive favorable bandwidth pricing thanks for regulatory agreements with private telecommunications-incumbents that limit access to those resources by the general public. Incumbents have agreed to allow these institutions to sidestep private monopolies (largely by agreeing not to litigate), as long as they are allowed to maintain monopolies over residential and commercial service. For example, the City of Portland is able to operate its own high speed municipal network, but they are forbidden from allowing the public access to it. It’s also worth noting that many public institutions receive favorable bandwidth pricing thanks for regulatory agreements with private telecommunications-incumbents that limit access to those resources by the general public.

Incumbents have agreed to allow these institutions to sidestep private monopolies (largely by agreeing not to litigate), as long as they are allowed to maintain monopolies over residential and commercial service. For example, the City of Portland is able to operate its own high speed municipal network, but they are forbidden from allowing the public access to it.

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