[H]ardOCP: Town Rejects Comcast and Chooses to Build Its Own Broadband Network

[H]ardOCP: Town Rejects Comcast and Chooses to Build Its Own Broadband Network
At a recent special town meeting, voters in Charlemont, Massachusetts rejected a proposal from the Comcast Cable Co. for cable internet. 
Instead the town decided to build their own municipal fiber network. 
The cost of the Comcast proposal would have been $462,123 and would have only covered 96% of the households in the area. 
Choosing to build their own network will cost the town an extra $1 million over 20 years, but the cost to taxpayers could be the same, as the town would not seek to make a profit on its citizens. 
Plus the town will be able to sell its internet service to other areas for a profit...
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