Still need some competition. (Score 1)

Either way this plays out, I hope there will be some incentive for the provider to keep up the quality, increase bandwidth as needed, etc. I cannot even imagine how frustrating it's going to be to have your internet go down for a week, and to have nothing but an answering machine to complain to. And what happens when the municipality claims that there is a budget crunch, and there is no money to improve coverage? Then we'll want the private provider to come back. There's something to be said for "you get what you pay for."