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The US doesn't generally do new things anymore. We just shuffle money around into peoples' pockets. So we have plenty of societal wealth to do something like th
by viccis 1y ago
The US doesn't generally do new things anymore. We just shuffle money around into peoples' pockets. So we have plenty of societal wealth to do something like this, even given how large and rural many areas are, but we just don't. Because no one gets reelected because they rolled out bandwidth. They get reelected based on however their party is faring in the battle of the spectacle going on nationally.
- beauzero 1y agoDepends on the place. Live in rural Georgia (Carroll County). Within the last two years have had Spectrum fiber and Carroll EMC fiber run by the house. First is underground and second is on pole.
- hvb2 1y agoHave you ever wondered why each provider needs their own wire? You could have the wire be owned by a utility and let companies compete with services?
- qingcharles 1y agoI live in an insanely rural no-stop-light town, and they just ran 5gbps fiber outside my door. I already have 1gbps from another company. Can't justify the 5gbps, though - it's like $170/mo + taxes.
- consumer451 1y agoTo be fair, there will be plenty of people using EU funded fiber over here, to complain about how the EU does nothing and is pure evil, and that the country should leave the union.
- thehappypm 1y agoI don’t think this is even remotely true.
- viccis 1y agoFeel free to take a ride in the high speed cross country rail to argue about it with me to my face. Oh...
- thehappypm 1y agoIs HSR the only infrastructure that matters?