It also shows that a municipal company can operate infrastructure plus offer retail telecom services. Nonetheless, next to Stokab, Glasgow makes me uneasy. To me, the Stokab model seems more robust, because it gains strength from the magic hand of open competition at every level above dark fiber. Tragically, both efforts would be against the law in four U.S. states. Furthermore, thanks to lobbying by the regional Bell operating companies, several other states are mulling anti-city ownership laws.
Cities benefit from having cutting-edge infrastructure, and they benefit from competition.