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dopkick t1_iw3bcl2 wrote

Reply to comment by No-Lunch4249 in What is the best company for single person internet and phone in Hampden? by hotdoggingjukes

The municipal fiber thing sounds amazing based upon communities that have successfully implemented it. Then I consider Baltimore's track record at just about... everything. Sigh!

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[deleted] t1_iw3cqli wrote

Chattanooga’s had it for like 15-20 years and apparently have had like 1gb that whole time. Which is insane because Baltimore was lucky to get 1% of that 15-20 years ago

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dopkick t1_iw3etu5 wrote

I think Baltimore's only had 1 gbps (now 1.2 gbps) for like 4-5 years. And the upload is still a fairly slow ~50 mbps. So much for the free market delivering better services at a lower price.

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No-Lunch4249 t1_iw3g0bu wrote

Yeah…

Did some research into Chattanooga’s once upon a time and it seemed pretty incredible, symmetrical up/down 1GB for like $100 a month

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No-Lunch4249 t1_iw3c1dj wrote

Yeah I think a lot of places that pursue this have a publicly owned electrical provider, so while it’s public it’s not really directly controlled by the city

Choptank Electric Co-Op on the eastern shore is pursuing this also, but that’s very rural and it’s a bit of a different challenge

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