Following a trend burning across the nation, San Francisco’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved US$300,000 for a feasibility study on whether the city should add broadband to its utility services. This move toward government-run communications systems is dangerous for a number of reasons. Many cities, like San Francisco, are in debt and ill-suited to manage complex networks. Indeed, as a city audit showed last week, San Francisco has trouble managing routine matters.
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Free Broadband? Metro Mistake
Posted by: Sonia Arrison April 1, 2005 05:00 AMFollowing a trend burning across the nation, San Francisco’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved US$300,000 for a feasibility study on whether the city should add broadband to its utility services. This move toward government-run communications systems is dangerous for a number of reasons. Many cities, like San Francisco, are in debt and ill-suited to manage complex networks. Indeed, as a city audit showed last week, San Francisco has trouble managing routine matters.