GON with the Wind: The Failed Promise of Government Owned Networks Across America

The problems with government-owned networks (GONs) for taxpayers and broadband consumers across the country with a stress on the the massive amount of taxpayer dollars being wasted as governments continue to build broadband networks across America. Taxpayer-funded broadband networks are rarely successful as they are poorly targeted and underutilized, oftentimes being sold to private companies for less than the cost of construction. These taxpayer-funded broadband networks undermine private efforts to keep America connected during the COVID-19 crisis and are therefore especially harmful for households.