text: Of course the fact that the necessary fiber optic cable expansion into every neighborhood, could be easily augmented to carry internet into every household in the city at almost no extra cost, will not be a consideration under the Big Telecom supported regime of Mayor Murray. Santa Clara's and numerous other munipower operations under more enlightened administrations used smart meters to as a vehicle for low cost broadband expansion using modern 802.11 ac mesh standards instead of the obsolete AMI standard.