The advantages of publicization

In Glasgow, Kentucky you can get a highspeed internet connection for half the price of what it costs most other places in the United States. You can also get 70 cable channels for $19 a month. How is this possible? It is because a public (city owned) utility, the Glasgow Electric Plant Board, is providing the service not to make a profit but as part of their mission to "provide the highest quality electric power, cable television and other telecommunications services at costs which make them practical and improve the standard of living for all the people of Glasgow."

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• Some electric utilities offer cable (CNN, February 2, 2003)
• Why you can get the best deal on high-speed access in Glasgow, Kentucky (Telephony Online, December 9, 2002)
• A Historical, Economic and Legal Analysis of Municipal Ownership of the Information Highway by Steven C. Carlson (Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, 1999)