Comment Re:Not quite a monopoly (Score 1) 97
In Denver, CO we can choose between Century Link DSL (speeds suck) or Comcast (expensive and service sucks). If the city of Denver jumped in that would at least give us three choices. Competition is good, right?
I've seen ads from Century Link that they plan on offering 1gbs fibre service in Denver. I haven't looked into it, so have no other information (timing, area, cost, etc.) In the meantime, your neighbors to the north in Longmont approved municipal gig a while ago and signup for the service in the first area has begun. Apparently a dark fiber loop was laid a decade or two ago while other work was being done, but state laws - the usual we've heard about here on slashdot - prevented the city from using it to offer service. State law changed, the city voted to utilized the fibre, then again voted to fund it with bonds for a phased but quick rollout over three years instead of using subscriber proceeds for a rollout over decades. The fiber is getting expanded to all parts of the city, absolutely anybody who wants it will be able to get it, from what I understand.
http://longmontcolorado.gov/de...