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The implications of this are fascinating to me. I'm really, really interested in how Comcast is going to figure out how to make sure the US never sees this tech
by djtriptych 14y ago
The implications of this are fascinating to me. I'm really, really interested in how Comcast is going to figure out how to make sure the US never sees this technology widely deployed.
- ams6110 14y agoWell we're not still on dial-up are we?
- Lost_BiomedE 14y agoNo, but that was due to the '96 telecom act. They wanted it to be able to get into long distance, but that backfired. As soon as others started making meaningful inroads in deploying DSL, they were crushed. Essentially the cat was let out of the bag, but it did cost tax payers billions in subsidies for fiber to the home that never happened and the 'duopoly' of cable and DSL.