Americans support letting cities build their own broadband networks, Pew finds

Most Americans want to let local governments build out internet service if the internet providers in their area aren’t any good, according to the Pew Research Center.
In a phone survey of over 4,000 people last month, Pew found that 70 percent of respondents agreed that local governments should have the power to start their own high-speed networks if current offerings are “too expensive or not good enough.”
The results show an overwhelming support for municipal broadband &mdash