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A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community. From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:

communitynets.orgChattanooga’s Municipal Fiber Network Has Delivered $5.3 Billion in Community Benefits, New Study Finds | Welcome to Community NetworksSince 2011, a new study finds that Chattanooga's city-owned fiber network has generated $5.3 billion in net community benefits for Hamilton County. Conducted by researchers at the University of Tennes...

lcrl1961.bsky.social

@lcrl1961.bsky.social

8 Dec 2025

Another point to note is that once it was started, and despite all of the efforts, and despite TN being a infrared state, their is no desire to get rid of the service.

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

no, there's a certain beauty in the fact that these projects see huge bipartisan support, despite telecom and libertarian think tanker efforts to portray them as socialist boondoggles

8/12/25, 6:51 pm0 reposts4 likes

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