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I went ahead and nominated by community and sent my council members encouraging emails to nominate as well. My first time getting "involved" with my community
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Huh. My company already sells fiber to the home or business.
Google is a business entity, not a government entity.
Google wiring up cities is no different from Comcast or AT&T doing so.
I say rewire the cities with fiber optics, and don't throw away the old stuff. Give the old stuff to rural areas ;-)
Say that again? And please include the Chinese Government in it.
I'm not sure why you've quoted my post with this response. We don't disagree. Taxpayers should foot the bill for this kind of thing directly, and not have to wait on private companies to not deliver on promises or fail altogether.
I'll just clarify by stating that I support publicly owned and operated (read government) institutions controlling most every necessary service. From utilities and education to healthcare and police or fire protection. ISPs and basic internet service should fall under the same public umbrella. Open access to information has become as essential to modern life as having a school to send your kids.
Having said that, while ultimately I'd prefer a publicly controlled solution to the problem of limited access, this is still a good thing. Broadband availability isn't growing nearly as fast as it should. Fresh competition into this stagnant market (that's failing consumers in just about every measurable way) sure can't hurt. Personally, I'd pay anyone a pretty penny to deliver that kind of speed to my home.
Does Google have a backbone network?
I can't possibly disagree more with any of your posts in this thread. The purpose of government isn't to baby us from cradle to grave. I can't think of much the government does well or efficiently. Those "evil" private corporations you vehemently oppose have to compete which improves quality of service.
I want! My lowly 3 Mbps cable blows.
There are lots of places where fiber is not available.
Id love to hear one place?
Originally Posted by Recursion
Originally Posted by DeathFromBelow
I want! My lowly 3 Mbps cable blows.
There are lots of places where fiber is not available.
Id love to hear one place?