. >> good afternoon dee dee workman from the san francisco chamber of commerce. the chamber is interested in this discussion about creating a government-owned network in san francisco. we don't have a position on it at this time but does strongly support ensuring internet access to all neighborhoods across the city. the question from our standpoint is what is the best way to achieve that. based on the experiences of other municipalities we urge caution in pursuing a government-owned system here. federal and state financing as well as utility and property tax levels on consumers are necessary to cover the cost. there are dozens of examples where the cost of implementing the system was so high and the number of subscribers so low that there were serious financial consequences. in the city of alme ta it was $25 million and that ballooned to $85 million and it was sold to a private provider and the city ultimately lost $60 million on a project. here in san francisco there is talk of putting a utility tax on the november ballot. we should think carefully aboutathabout