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CPUC meeting notes

Last week we rolled down to Carmel to speak for our alloted 3 minutes at an open CPUC meeting. This is what we said:

Re: Central Coast Broadband Investment

In the past, telecommunications was classed as a public utility: similarly to electricity, gas or water, infrastructure was regulated and shared due to the high costs of construction and maintenance. Funds were provided or fee structures established to encourage universal service. Following deregulatory trends in the 1990s and 2000s, however, this system no longer exists.
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