[kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] More on Internet access for all, and how to make it affordable

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

This might be of interest as we work on connecting counties.

Regards
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From: "Richard Hill" <rhill at hill-a.ch>
Date: Apr 3, 2016 9:45 AM
Subject: [Internet Policy] More on Internet access for all, and how to make
it affordable
To: <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>
Cc:

Here is an entirely different approach on how to fund Internet connectivity
for all (but it isn't actually all that new or different from how we fund
roads, electrical power distribution, water distribution, etc.):

  http://potsandpansbyccg.com/2016/03/31/another-municipal-model/

City officials in San Francisco recently issued a report that takes a very
different stance than most other cities that are looking at broadband
issues. The city essentially rejects the normal demand-based commercial
model for broadband and looks at a new structure that will bring broadband
to everybody.

The report is authored by the office of supervisor Mark Farrell and reflects
some of the recommendations from the San Francisco Municipal Fiber Advisory
Panel. The report very correctly observes that today's commercial broadband
model leaves a lot of citizens without broadband. Numerous nationwide
surveys have shown that the majority of households without broadband access
today feel they cannot afford the market prices for service.

So the San Francisco report recommends that the City institute a $26 per
month fee on all households - with a higher fee on businesses - to help pay
for broadband to everyone. They further recommend a public private
partnership model to operate the business and assume that tiered pricing
will still allow for profitability for a commercial partner.

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