A poor Louisiana community won $4 million for broadband. An ISP giant is standing in its way. 
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The people of Louisiana’s East Carroll parish had been fighting for decent broadband for more than two years by the time their governor, John Bel Edwards, arrived in town in July to announce his plan to make their wishes come true.
But shortly after Edwards announced the grant to Conexon, Sparklight (formerly Cable One) mounted a protest to the state broadband authority.
A spokesperson for the Louisiana Division of Administration, which oversees the GUMBO grant program dedicated to helping underserved areas get broadband service, said the division will review Sparklight’s protest and Conexon’s response before making a decision.
Now, thanks to a massive amount of broadband funding set to flow into states under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these fights could become even more frequent — and even more fierce. “
Waiting game But these eleventh-hour objections aren’t permitted in every state, and experts say states and the federal government could learn a lot from places that have instituted guardrails to discourage last-minute or frivolous protests.
The way it’s structured, we had to wait,” Chambers said. “
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City based broadband will explode in the next decade. ISPs have insane margins right now and are so easily replaced by anyone with free access to infrastructure.
A city near me offers gig internet for 20 dollars a month and got deals to run all the dedicated circuits for 911 to make themselves immune from regulatory bodies.
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I wonder if their service can be any worse or more bullshit than the private providers.
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Their ultimate boss is trying to get reelected. From what I've seen its better
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