By Braden Cartwright
Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto council members are split over whether the city should compete with AT & T and Comcast by building a city-owned fiber internet network, which could be faster, cheaper and more reliable than private service but risks depleting the city budget by millions of dollars if people don’t make the switch.
The debate on Monday over whether the city should start its own internet service brought up questions about the role of city government. Some council members said the city …
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