Kata1yst to News@kbin.social • 2 years agoWhite House announces $40 billion in broadband fundingwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square50arrow-up190file-textcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up190external-linkWhite House announces $40 billion in broadband fundingwww.theverge.comKata1yst to News@kbin.social • 2 years agomessage-square50file-textcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareKata1ystOPlinkfedilink11•2 years agoWe did this though, in the early '00s. Look up “dark fiber”. The infrastructure is there, but everyone refused to use or maintain it.
minus-squareFlaky_Fish69linkfedilink3•2 years agoThe next step would have been to make ISP a state provided utility, and in corpo-murica that’s just tooo commie to accept.
minus-squareKata1ystOPlinkfedilink4•edit-22 years agoWe did that! Then we promptly undid it '\__(°~°)__/`
We did this though, in the early '00s. Look up “dark fiber”. The infrastructure is there, but everyone refused to use or maintain it.
The next step would have been to make ISP a state provided utility, and in corpo-murica that’s just tooo commie to accept.
We did that! Then we promptly undid it '\__(°~°)__/`