Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh (D) misquoted Baller...
Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh (D) misquoted Baller Herbst Law Group President Jim Baller in a Baltimore Sun commentary on how community broadband projects have become more challenging, he said in a letter to the editor Wednesday (http://bsun.md/14jX1rp). While the…
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projects are more challenging, they also offer “tremendous opportunities for communities and for America’s global competitiveness,” Baller wrote. The eight projects that Pugh gives as examples of the “long pantheon of municipal projects that have failed” are a “tiny fraction” of the more than 400 municipal projects operating in the U.S., and many of which have been “spectacularly successful,” said Baller. Most of the programs are covering their costs “while providing superior services, better customer support and often lower prices,” said Baller. Pugh had no immediate comment when we asked her about Baller’s letter. Her op-ed said municipal broadband network wouldn’t be a good choice for Baltimore after the city hired Magellan Advisors to develop a range of options to expand Internet service for the city (CD Aug 21 p20).