Re:Devil's advocacy and unfair competition (Score 3, Interesting)

It is hard to believe the Telco is suing to educate taxpayers about the difference between "government-funded" and "free".

It is far more likely that the Telco is already entrenched in that town, and when aproached by the city they requested "additional incentives" to build the network. When the negotiations broke over this issue, the government decided to do it on their own, and the Telco sued because they will lose to the fiber once it is laid down.

Having said this, it is not unlike a gas company suing a city because the city officials want to replace street gas lights with electric bulbs.