bad news for cable modems in Lansing

Paul Melson melson@scnc.holt.k12.mi.us
Tue, 2 May 2000 15:09:57 -0400


On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 01:54:00PM -0400, Eric Hendrickson wrote:
> 
> Personally, I cannot believe that BWL does not already have their own fiber 
> running down every street of this city! We have an incredible resource in 
> the BWL, I think it is simply poor foresight on the part of the City that 
> the Board has not become a more diversified entity.
> 
> Cities across the country are rapidly deploying their municipal fiber 
> initiatives. After days of ponder I cannot understand why the City of 
> Lansing has such disinterest in providing what could be a very modernizing 
> and revitalizing public project.


	That's an excellent point.  Consumers' is already
	doing exactly that, and presumably making a tidy
	little profit from it.


PaulM

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