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Non-American asking unironically.. I thought these guys were about free markets?

They are. I think the argument is that a company that has to turn a profit can't compete with a municipal system that doesn't have to turn a profit.

They will also claim that the municipal system gets subsidized out of taxes.

Conveniently ignoring the fact that the telecom industry gets subsidized to the tune of billions per year, despite decades of failing to accomplish the objectives that they said they would while being subsidized.

And in the former case, the people lose.

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