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t1_jdewk0q wrote

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You're off by about $194MM dollars. If Verizon builds the network, Verizon pays to build it.

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OP t1_jdewquv wrote

So you expect Verizon to just give the service away?

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t1_jdex8hu wrote

Why would you jump to that idiotic conclusion?

The owner of the network pays to build it. If Verizon builds the network, the city saves $194MM. How many years worth of tithe is that equivalent to? 20? More? Financially, it's a no-brainer to suspend tithe to allow Verizon into the city.

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OP t1_jdexvoo wrote

And the residents pay for it with their subscription fees.

You can't wish the cost away. And, as you say, the cable franchise fee, is just rounding error. It can't be both a rounding error and critical part of Verizon's decision making.

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t1_jdf2w6h wrote

Verizon charges fees that are the same as what's in the proposal. Same monthly price but without the city making a $194MM spend.

One of the many reasons Verizon is able to match that rate is because it would cost them significantly less than $194MM to build out their network due to their existing infrastructure in the city.

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OP t1_jdfzjw2 wrote

Then why haven't they done it already? Oh, that's right, the rounding error.

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