It is easier to see people's private life on a public network.
The version of the story I got is that the city's going to run on the public networks.
That might be because they were on the public transport network!
By 1980, there were over 1000 switches in the public network.
And calls to parties outside the company often must still use the conventional public network for at least part of the call.
It became operational in 1972 and thus was the first public network.
But there are no guarantees on the public networks, either.
They might have not been entirely positive about a public transport network!
No votes were taken or transmitted over a public network like the Internet.
The bulk of domestic water is provided through public networks.