Harold Feld on the dangers of incumbents getting into muni Wi-Fi

Harold Feld writes on the dangers of using an incumbent like AT&T or a cable company to deploy and run a citywide wireless broadband network. He also differentiates between "muni broadband" and "community broadband." A municiple network is operated by a local government with a responisbility to all of its residents and operated for specific purposes responsive to those broader needs. Community-based networks are maintained by residents and private (usually non-profit) organizations within specific communities to meet the needs of that specific community.