Another Muni Broadband System Bails Out

Often new municipal broadband systems receive much attention, including, of course, by advocates of government-owned broadband networks. A considerable number of the muni systems end up in financial difficulty -- and the cities and towns exit the business.

One of the latest examples of such "privatization" is the muni network owned by the North Carolina towns of Mooresville and Davidson. They sold all their communications assets to Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS).  Read all about it here.