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A lot of claims are being made about Iowa’s municipal communications utilities. Most of those claims are false.
The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, which represents Iowa’s municipal electric, water, gas, and communications utilities, has established this website to set the record straight.
We believe Iowans deserve to know THE TRUTH about Iowa’s municipal communications utilities. We invite you to explore this website and learn more.
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Since 1/1/05, these communities have saved: |
Muscatine
$7,406,411.88
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Spencer
$14,548,309.05 |
Cedar Falls
$19,221,402.26 |
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MYTH: Cities don't have the expertise to run a communications company.
FACT: Expertise, in the form of human and technical resources, is readily available.
This myth has been often repeated over the years as new municipal communications systems were created.
MYTH: Municipal communications utilities have an unfair advantage over private companies.
FACT: State laws keep the playing field level between municipal and private providers.
MYTH: City-owned communications systems are like mini-ICN's
FACT: City-owned communications utilities serve different purposes than the ICN.
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Spencer Responds To Allegations Made By Anti-Municipal Groups by
Leon Rodas, General Manager, Spencer Municipal Utilities
Posted: 11/4/2005 2:33:12 PM
TV viewers, radio listeners, and newspaper readers in central and eastern Iowa have been bombarded with negative ads urging a no vote in upcoming ...
NIU Conference Touts Benefits Of Community Broadband by
Andre Salles, The Beacon News (suburban Chicago)
Posted: 10/30/2005 2:31:03 PM
"If you cannot connect, you cannot compete."
So says John Lewis, the associate vice president of Northern Illinois University's Outreach program. Lewis' ...
Washtington Post Supports More Choices For Broadband by
Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post editorial
Posted: 10/27/2005 2:58:26 PM
“A choice of broadband access that's limited to the cable company and the phone company would be extraordinarily bad. Although such firms have done a ...
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"When private industry does not answer the call because of market failures or other obstacles, it is appropriate and even commendable, for the people acting through their local governments to improve their lives by investing in their own future."
---John McCain |
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