Florida: Imposes numerous restrictions that have scared local governments away from investments though they likely could have navigated them. The state imposes taxes on municipal telecommunications that do not apply to other municipal services.
Communities considering an investment must conduct public hearings under specific circumstances and prepare a report showing “a plan to ensure that revenues exceed operating expenses and payment of principal and interest on debt within four years.”
Not all business models will break even in that time - especially when the networks are often focused explicitly on low-income neighborhoods that have been left behind.